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washingtonpost.com Defense Department Tests Blimp By Fred Barbash and Carol Morello Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, September 29, 2004; 7:02 AM Yes, there was a strange blimpy object flying over some government buildings in Washington before dawn this morning. But no, it's nothing to worry about. It's on our side. It was, in fact, a blimp. The Army has leased it from the nation's only airship manufacturer and outfitted it with sensors and cameras. Throughout the week, the 178-foot-long lighter-than-air craft will conduct test runs over the Washington area designed to determine how effective electro-optical and infrared cameras aboard are at detecting potentially threatening movements on the ground. The equipment already is used in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify enemy troop movement, but in combat zones it is attached to a static inflatable device that looks like a giant, blimp-shaped balloon. -- You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
