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19th Century Airship Technology for Port Security

Posted by samzenpus on from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

fenimor writes "Airships - known today mainly for advertising flyovers at football games - are the core of a new coastal surveillance system in development for the the U.S. Department of Defense. These stationary platforms 25 times the size of a Goodyear blimp will be equipped with an array of cutting-edge equipment for remote sensing, communications, and risk analysis, providing surveillance coverage over a surface area of 500,000 square miles from an altitude of 70,000 feet."

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  1. Duh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It really is SO obvious that they need to put some giant laserbeams on this shit.

  2. Finally I can sleep soundly by Hoplite3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whew! Total safety is so close I can taste it! Thanks, guys. Without your cameras everywhere, we'd all be blown up tomorrow. (Well, I'm not sure the one in my bathroom is necessary, but I do store bleach there and it could be used as a weapon if terrorists break into my house.)

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