Behind The Operations of US Army’s Massive $175 Million Spy Balloon

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[steveyountz]

Starting at about 7:50, the unit being assembled is a Zeppelin NT, not a Goodyear blimp.

[garymiller]

Who ever thought airships would make a military comeback? 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[GlutenEruption]

Missed opportunity. They should have named them Covert High-altitude Observation, Detection, and Electronic Surveillance or *CHODES*

[rica]

As a retired government employee I worked with the Aerostat program from 1998 until 2015.
They are a real deterrent in interdicting airborne smuggling as well as seaborne smuggling along our coasts.
There are 23 Aerostats from the Pacific al the way to the Bahamas.

[OsmanKamara-psnx]

Wow we moving God always made us grate cuz US is bless

[stanmans]

Would a 22cal. bullet or cheap middle take down one of these?

[replica]

(balooners were the first astronauts - bringing a bottle of champagne to prove they were from earth )

[imwrong]

Had these up in iraq in 2006. These definitely arent new