Officials Respond to Lockheed Martin Potential Akron Plant Closure

lockheed02cutSource: Akron Beacon Journal

Lockheed Martin Corp. has drafted contingency business plans that include closing its Akron facility and moving its hundreds of jobs elsewhere.

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Army Lets Air Out of Battlefield Spyship Project

Battlefield blimpSource: Los Angeles Times

By W.J. Hennigan

After spending $297 million to develop a craft that could hover over an area as long as three weeks, the Pentagon quietly sold it for $301,000 to its maker.

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Blimp duo ‘dances with wind’ in South Florida skies

Pompano blimpsSource:Sun Sentinel

By Robert Nolin, Sun Sentinel

Lucky observers who cast eyes skyward Tuesday afternoon caught a rare sight: two massive Goodyear blimps performing maneuvers over South Florida’s coastline.

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World View Balloon Aims to Give You an Outer-Space View for $75,000

02 World View balloonSource: NBC News

By: Alan Boyle, Science Editor NBC News

A new venture headed by veteran space entrepreneurs plans to send tourists on a balloon up to an altitude of 19 miles, to give them the kind of spacey view that daredevil Felix Baumgartner saw last year — at a price of $75,000 a ticket. Continue reading

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Raytheon Tests System Using Blimps, to Enhance Radar for F-15 Fighter Pilots Using Air-to-Air Missiles

01 The system, known as JLENSSource: International Business Times

By David Kashi

Floating 10,000 feet (3.048 m) in the air, a 240-foot (73 m) blimp can detect, track and target a variety of threats in a system developed by Raytheon Co., the Massachusetts-based defense and technology company. Blimps have been used by the U.S. military for years, but none have yet been this “smart.” Continue reading

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