Category Archives: Airships

The Graf Zeppelin’s First intercontinental Flight (1928) and the World’s First Aerial Stowaway

Source: CNN Travel – cnn.com/travel The World’s First Aerial Stowaway In 1928, 19-year-old Clarence Terhune became a sensation in Germany, after stowing away on the return leg of the maiden flight of the Graf Zeppelin, flying from Lakehurst, New Jersey … Continue reading

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R101: The anniversary of Bedford’s greatest tragedy

Source:  Bedfordshire on Sunday – bedfordshire-news.co.uk By Judy Riley In the late autumn of 1929, little Donald Clarke posed for a photo with his brother, Reginald, in front of the R101. Little did he know then that, some 80 years later, … Continue reading

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Above and beyond: New surveillance system to guard against aerial, maritime threats

Source: Channel NewsAsia – channelnewsasia.com Singapore’s Aerostat System – a tethered balloon that uses low-level radar to detect threats as far as 200km away – will be deployed early next year.

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Lockheed Martin Extends Aerostat Mission By Providing Airborne Surveillance For U.S. Border Protection

Source: Lockheed Martin – lockheedmartin.com Working with the Army, Lockheed Martin is providing operational support for a Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostat system that is being evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … Continue reading

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Blimp-in-a-Box Goes to Work

Read two articles of new applications for this product. Ohio buys ‘blimp in a box’ for surveillance ‘Blimp in a Box’ Deployed in Search for Cop-Killer Suspect in Pennsylvania What is a ‘Blimp-in-a-Box’?

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