Habla Stealth Blimp?

**Skeptical** · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: Habla Stealth Blimp?

Well looks like Carol's oft-maligned stealth blimp may soon be seeing duty along the US-Mexican border. A contract has been let by the US government to build a 24/7 radar network to monitor the border and those radar units will be installed in these little babies:

To be perfectly accurate, these lighter-than-air craft are not blimps but aerostats - meaning they are tethered in place. Here's a link to a story on the new system:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Time-for-TARS-Along-USAs-Southern-Borders-04973/?camp=newsletter&src=did&type=textlink

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**TheScamDetective** · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1351 Location: California

lol well now the govt. will have a new cover up excuse for ufo sightings!!!
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a weather balloon...oops it's a blimp!!!
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craig york · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 3

Neat image, and the first I'd heard of the plan. One thing, though. If these are going to be active radar sources, they're
going to be anything but 'stealthy'. ( No offense, Ms. Nistri. )