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

Source: 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 … Continue reading

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Goodyear-Branded Blimp ‘Overloaded’ In 2011 Crash in Germany

Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology By John Croft A highly experienced pilot of a Goodyear-branded airship that fell to the ground in flames in Riechelsheim, Germany, in June 2011 appears to have been responsible in part for the errors … Continue reading

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Airship over Atlanta

Source: AirshipoverAtlanta.com A hot air airship has been flying over Atlanta, and more recently over Waco, Texas promoting Mr. Rooter and Mr. Electric franchises.

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Cloud Lab Floats across Texas

Source: Houston Chronicle   chron.com On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, Cloud Lab, the world’s largest airship, stopped at Scholes International Airport in Galveston as it is flying coast-to-coast across the U.S. on a month-long expedition for the BBC Two series.

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Navy Airship to Conduct Operations in the DC Metro Region

Source: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy’s sole Science & Technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), will operate the MZ-3A lighter-than-air blimp in the regions surrounding Washington, D.C. beginning Sept. 21.

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