High-Altitude 'Security Blimps' Coming Soon

quackking writes "The AP is reporting (in New York Newsday) that the Georgia Tech spinoff company TechSphere has sold their concept of immense (300 foot diameter), high altitude spherical surveillance blimps to the honchos at Fort Benning, GA, and production is beginning now! (more here.) These things are as big as a 30-story building. Meanwhile Lockheed-Martin is working on gigantic 500-foot long robot blimps, (and more here.) This would be 25 times the size of the well-known Goodyear blimp. Says Mayor Don Plusquellic, 'For Akron, it's a very emotional thing.'"

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Soccer Moms Will Love It

[EyeSavedLatin]

Hmm, let me guess, they will paint a huge American Flag on it? Then people will love it! "Yay, freedom mommy!" Oh well, this won't be much different than the mini-vans I see in the suburbs (when I have to go out there to visit my parents, I would never live in the 'burbs, you insensitive clod). All flag waving - no brain. I'd feel better if it was portrayed as strictly for military use (but not much better). But luckily it's already being modeled for use in the USA. For our safety - hurrah!