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Army To Launch Spy Blimp Over Maryland

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

FarnsworthG writes: A multi-billion-dollar Army project will soon be able to track nearly everything within 340 miles when an 80-yard-long blimp is hoisted into the air over Maryland. Way to be subtle, guys. From the article: "Technically considered aerostats, since they are tethered to mooring stations, these lighter-than-air vehicles will hover at a height of 10,000 feet just off Interstate 95, about 45 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., and about 20 miles from Baltimore. That means they can watch what’s happening from North Carolina to Boston, or an area the size of Texas."

6 of 177 comments (clear)

  1. Balls by barlevg · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can't tell me that thing doesn't look like it has a scrotum.

  2. Aerostat definitions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sick and tired of people using improper terminology to refer to aerostats.

    I share your outrage and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  3. Don't worry, no cameras by SpaceManFlip · · Score: 5, Funny
    Don't worry because the government defense contractor says it will have no cameras.

    There will be no danger of privacy violations because they said so.

    No one in those fields has ever lied to the public before.

  4. im sure it will be hard to spot. by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    husband: I wonder what my wife wants for christmas
    booming ominous sky voice: SHE WANTS YOU TO DECRYPT YOUR HAAAARD DRIVE.

    --
    Good people go to bed earlier.
  5. Re:10000 feet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean commercial jets fly at 16,000 feet below sea level? Isn't that reeeally dangerous?!?

  6. Beat Navy! by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know the Army's getting tired of losing to Navy every year, but launching a spy blimp on the Naval Academy is just getting ridiculous...