Lash out: a blimp-based system for military surveillance
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Airborne billboards called blimps are equipped with Littoral Airborne Sensor Hyperspectral (LASH), which are elements of military and police surveillance. This system detects colors where every object reflects light in its unique pattern invisible to the naked eye, useful to detect man-made camouflages.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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The balloon that flew round the world
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In Mar 1999 the Breitling Orbiter 3 became the first ballon to complete a nonstop global circumnavigation. The balloon, which was built by Caneron Balloons, used a dual-gas configuration based on a 1783 design.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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A bug's lift: the Defense Department is looking for a few good mechanical insects
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The DOD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has instigated its $20 million Mesoscale Machines for Military Applications program aimed at developing micro air vehicles.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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