[jughandle]

Why, green energy technology of course..it’s the future ya know./s
One would hope there is something else up and running to replace the current system.

[fso301]

One would hope there is something else up and running to replace the current system.

If it's just the balloons that are going away, that may not be a bad thing. At 15K feet, the horizon as seen from a balloon is about 175miles away. To be effective, I would think chains of overlapping balloons are needed but with just a few widely scattered balloons, bad guys know to steer clear.

[Doomonyou]

Why, green energy technology of course..it’s the future ya know./s

Solar powered radar! Works great during the day, night, not so much.