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Re:Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. to Stop Cruise Missiles by draugadrotten on Saturday July 27, 2013 @11:23AM (#6113200)
Titillating. It's like a Hollywood movie. Giant military blimps hovering over a major US city, silently watching and feeding data to a control center deep in the ground, with corporate logos on the giant blast doors.

In addition to monitor the sky, will these blimps be able to use their sensors to monitor enemy combatants and/or civilians on the ground?

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Re:Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. to Stop Cruise Missiles by AYBABTME on Saturday July 27, 2013 @12:13PM (#6113415)
No reason to believe they couldn't.
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Re:Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. to Stop Cruise Missiles by SEJeff on Saturday July 27, 2013 @11:32AM (#6113251)
I think this is very similar to JSTARS, but likely much cheaper and using newer technology
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