Friday 19 December 2014

Billion Dollar Surveillance Blimp to Launch over Maryland

Billion Dollar Surveillance Blimp to Launch over Maryland


In just a few days, the Army will launch the first of two massive blimps over Maryland, the last gasp of an 18-year-long $2.8-billion Army project intended to use giant airships to defend against cruise missiles. And while the blimps may never stave off a barrage of enemy missiles, their ability to spot and track cars, trucks and boats hundreds of miles away is raising serious privacy concerns.

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