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It was designed for the US Army LEMV program as a high-endurance ISR platform. The cargo capacity is/was intended for minimal cargo and mission kit (radios, def

by na85 8y ago

It was designed for the US Army LEMV program as a high-endurance ISR platform. The cargo capacity is/was intended for minimal cargo and mission kit (radios, defensive EW systems, etc.)

ForHackernews 8y ago
Mind unpacking all those military abbreviations?
- bronco21016 8y ago
  I won’t attempt the unpack all of the ancronyns but in layman’s terms the military application of the aircraft is to have an automated eye in the sky with a suite of sensors that capture as much as possible. When you’re combatting guerilla warfare it’s difficult to identify the operations of your enemy as they blend in with civilians. With a 24/7 recording of everything happening you can rewind the data feed from a point in time of attack and find the who, what, and where.
- komali2 8y ago
  To add on to the other reply, a big problem in mountainous operation theaters is that soldiers can't talk to other squadrons or base, because of the mountains. Reception is shit. This big ol blimp thing could float around at 20,000 feet and act as a communication hub so soldiers can talk to each other, while also having cameras on board to be an eye in the sky for said soldiers, or painting targets for the soldiers or other aircraft's targetable weaponry.
- KineticLensman 8y ago
  LEMV = Long Endurance Multi Intelligence, in this case a specific programme [0] ISR - Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance - a generic term EW = Electronic Warfare - a generic term There is recent operational history of using blimps in the ISR role [1]. Things don't always go according to plan, though [2] [0] https://www.army-technology.com/projects/long-endurance-multi-intelligence-vehicle/ https://www.army-technology.com/projects/long-endurance-mult... [1] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blimp+iraq&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved= https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blimp+iraq&tbm=isch&tbo=u&... [2] https://frieze.com/article/eye-sky-what-surveillance-blimp-amish-country-says-about-theocracy-and-technocracy https://frieze.com/article/eye-sky-what-surveillance-blimp-a...
- na85 8y ago
  Sorry. Someone already beat me to the punch. My whole day is speaking in TLAs (Three-Letter Abbreviations).

by na85 8y ago

It was designed for the US Army LEMV program as a high-endurance ISR platform. The cargo capacity is/was intended for minimal cargo and mission kit (radios, defensive EW systems, etc.)

ForHackernews 8y ago

Mind unpacking all those military abbreviations?

bronco21016 8y ago
I won’t attempt the unpack all of the ancronyns but in layman’s terms the military application of the aircraft is to have an automated eye in the sky with a suite of sensors that capture as much as possible. When you’re combatting guerilla warfare it’s difficult to identify the operations of your enemy as they blend in with civilians. With a 24/7 recording of everything happening you can rewind the data feed from a point in time of attack and find the who, what, and where.
komali2 8y ago
To add on to the other reply, a big problem in mountainous operation theaters is that soldiers can't talk to other squadrons or base, because of the mountains. Reception is shit. This big ol blimp thing could float around at 20,000 feet and act as a communication hub so soldiers can talk to each other, while also having cameras on board to be an eye in the sky for said soldiers, or painting targets for the soldiers or other aircraft's targetable weaponry.
KineticLensman 8y ago
LEMV = Long Endurance Multi Intelligence, in this case a specific programme [0] ISR - Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance - a generic term EW = Electronic Warfare - a generic term There is recent operational history of using blimps in the ISR role [1]. Things don't always go according to plan, though [2] [0] https://www.army-technology.com/projects/long-endurance-multi-intelligence-vehicle/ https://www.army-technology.com/projects/long-endurance-mult... [1] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blimp+iraq&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved= https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blimp+iraq&tbm=isch&tbo=u&... [2] https://frieze.com/article/eye-sky-what-surveillance-blimp-amish-country-says-about-theocracy-and-technocracy https://frieze.com/article/eye-sky-what-surveillance-blimp-a...
na85 8y ago
Sorry. Someone already beat me to the punch. My whole day is speaking in TLAs (Three-Letter Abbreviations).