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Army Preps Its Giant Chubby Spy Blimp For Afghanistan
dvice.com 3 days, 6 hours agoBlimps had their heyday between World War I and World War II, and since then, they've more or less been left behind by the airplane. Some things, though, blimps are just plain better at, and the Army is getting ready for the first flight of their "Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle," aka "spy blimp."
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Army Spy Blimp To Launch Within Weeks: 300 Feet Long, $500 Million, 'Multi-intelligent'
engadget.com 5 days, 23 hours agoIt can't go faster than 34MPH and it's already a year late for its planned deployment in Afghanistan, but Northrop Grumman's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is now set for its maiden flight. The test run is scheduled for sometime between June 6th and 10th over Lakehurst, New Jersey, whose residents ought to be forewarned that it is not a solar eclipse or a Death Star , but simply a helium-filled pilotless reconnaissance and communications airship that happens to be the size of a football fi
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