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Re:Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. to Stop Cruise Missiles by doberpen on Saturday July 27, 2013 @12:35PM (#6113495)
Might actually be a nice way to detect stealth aircraft. Look at the ground from high up, and look for a moving dip in radar returns, where the stealth aircraft is preventing the radar waves from hitting the ground.
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Re:Drone Blimps Hovering Over D.C. to Stop Cruise Missiles by hga on Saturday July 27, 2013 @12:46PM (#6113529)
For that sort of detection threat, they fly high and at night, which they tend to do anyway since both are safer. ADDED: and I think flying high consumes less fuel.
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