US Army blimps are the military's new toys.

[Swampy]

They're supposed to go into operation in 2014. I'm impressed, but the country will not be facing any airborne threats, certainly not from China or Russia, so maybe this program should be cut as well.

[jerryfmcompushaft]

My guess is that the blimps will be used primarily for intel gathring and weather info and not anti-air missons.

[Sir John]

I have always thought that a radar blimp over a carrier group would be better value than a dozen planes flying in circles around that group.



SJ