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Nov 16, 2023
Missile Defense News

Polish Armed Forces Will Create Aerostat Battalion to Detect Cruise Missiles

The Center also announced that the first radar post would be established in July 2026. Back in May, the Armament…

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Oct 13, 2023
Air Defense News

US Army considering aerostat overhaul as focus turns to Russia, China

C4isrnet The U.S. Army is examining how it can reinvigorate its aging fleet of blimp-like aircraft known as aerostats that…

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Oct 10, 2023
Missile Defense News

Lift off: Use of high-altitude platforms gain traction in US Army

Defense News The U.S. Army has for years experimented with high-altitude balloons and long-endurance, fixed-wing, solar-powered platforms capable of operating in the stratosphere. Now…

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Jul 27, 2016
Missile Defense News

Russia Designing Blimps Aimed at Reducing Threat of U.S. Cruise Missiles

The town of Peresvet outside Moscow is home to the testing area of an exotic type of non-lethal weapon –…

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Jun 23, 2016
Missile Defense News

Long Live JLENS? NORTHCOM Scrambles to Address Cruise Missile Defense Gap

Defense News: The tethered aerostat designed to defend against cruise missiles is slated to be killed by Congress in fiscal 2017…

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Mar 23, 2016
Missile Defense News

Amid Lack of Congressional Support, Army Hopes for 2017 JLENS Funding

Defense News: WASHINGTON — Amid a lack of congressional support, the Army is hoping for fiscal 2017 funding for the troubled Joint…

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Mar 9, 2016
Missile Defense News

In Step To Keep JLENS Alive, Army Asks Congress for More Money

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Army has asked Congress to let it spend another $27.2 million to keep the Joint Land Attack…

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Dec 31, 2015
Missile Defense News

Damage claims in JLENS ballon escape top $300,000

The Baltimore Sun: The Army has received more than $300,000 in claims from a dozen people who say their property…

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