Posted on 06/18/2014 8:18:30 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ)Soon, Maryland will be the home to a couple of new landmarks. Actually, sky-marks.
As Mike Schuh reports, two large blimps will soon rise over Harford County and stay put.
Radar blimps like these have been used on the battlefield to track the enemy, and in the Caribbean to intercept drug runners.
Testing in Utah is complete. Now theyre being packed up and sent to Maryland.
There is some equipment already on grounds, yes, said Kelly Luster, a spokesman for Aberdeen Proving Ground.
What will they be looking for? Anti-ship cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft and swarming boats.
These blimps are a lot like a toy balloon. They are unmanned and are held in place by a very long tether.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimore.cbslocal.com ...
Aberdeen is near the northern end of Chesapeake Bay, and Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Newport News, and related bases/facilities are probably within range. It looks to be about 200 miles, and a previous poster mentioned a range of more than 300 miles.
Reminds me of the old barrage balloons the Brits used in WWII in association with the Chain Home radar system.
Are they armed?
Almost certain not.
This is a C3I asset. This gives you the information on where to send that drone, where to send that F15, where to send that squad/platoon/company, etc.
Oh man you need to get your sarcasm meter checked.....
It looked like a straight question.
Sarcasm often doesn’t translate well to text in forums. It’s the reason so many use a < /s> tag, or similar.
Because my response was to null and voids conspiracy ping list I kind of thought it was self-evident.
Once again I was mistaken.
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