Blimps Used in Afghanistan Tested to Monitor Aliens, Drug Runners From Mexico

Source: online.wsj.com

By Dion Nissenbaum

The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance blimps from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico.

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2nd Cargo Airships for Northern Operations Workshop – August 22 – 24, 2012

Source: Nasa.gov

2nd Cargo Airships for Northern Operations Workshop
By University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska University Transportation Center
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New pictures and video of the Army’s LEMV – Updated

 

Source : Aviation Week

Posted by Sean Meade

Graham Warwick sends in these photos of LEMV’s first flight..

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Discovery Air Lets Airship Deal Lapse

Source: cbc.ca

Company had planned to buy helium blimps from British manufacturer

Hopes that airships would one day fly Canada’s northern skies were deflated Tuesday when Yellowknife’s Discovery Air announced it has let its tentative deal to buy a fleet of hybrid airships expire.

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Hood® Blimp Returns to New England’s Skies

Source: Hood LLC

Lynnfield, MA (August 03, 2012)

The Hood® Blimp is officially back for the 2012 season. Continue reading →

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