Who’s Lying? US denies Iran captured ScanEagle drone over Persian Gulf. Tehran has claimed it captured a US spy drone in the Persian Gulf after the unmanned aircraft entered Iranian airspace, Iran’s Press TV reported. The US Navy denied the claim, saying that none of its drones in the Gulf region were lost.
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Who’s Lying? US denies Iran Captured ScanEagle Drone over Persian Gulf
Posted in News by Donna, tagged captured, drone, Persian Gulf, ScanEagle, ScanEagle drone, Spy, Tehran, United States, US, US denies Iran, US Navy, US spy drone on December 4, 2012| 3 Comments »
United States Army Airship, Spy Blimp First Flight Sighting over New Jersey?
Posted in News by Donna, tagged $517 million, /Army Forces Strategic Command, airship, Army Airship, Blimp, Jaskson, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, LEMV, long endurance, long endurance multi-intelligence vehicle, Missile Defense Command, multi-intelligence, multi-intelligence vehicle, New Jersey, Northrop Grumman., Patriots Park, Spy, Spy Blimp, U.S. Army Space, United States, United States Army, United States Army Airship, vehicle on August 9, 2012| 2 Comments »
United States Army Airship, Spy Blimp, long endurance multi-intelligence vehicle, or LEMV flying over Patriots Park, Jaskson, New Jersey. Is it the first flight sighting over New Jersey?
A football-field-size airship with surveillance gear designed to do the work of a dozen drones. The LEMV will include the capability to operate at 20,000 feet above mean sea level, possess a 2,000 mile radius of action, have a 21-day on-station availability, consume 16 kilowatts of electrical power, have reduced flight-hour costs compared to manned flights, be runway-independent and possess the ability to carry several different sensors at the same time.
The agreement to develop the project was signed on June 14, 2010, between the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Northrop Grumman.
The current model can carry 20 tons of supplies. A scaled-up version could carry hundreds of tons and at a fraction of the cost of fixed-wing airplanes.
The airship estimated cost between $154 million and $517 million.
