'Eyes in the sky' for homeland security
Image source: MSNBC / Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images
Brock Meeks writes for MSNBC:
Blimps, they’re the next big thing in homeland security.
You’re laughing.
That’s okay, a lot of people do, says George Spyrou, president of Airship Management Services, whose blimps are leased to the likes of Fuji Film and have been used as air surveillance and security platforms by the New York Police Department, the U.S. Secret Service and the Athens police during last year’s summer Olympic Games.
lthough blimps have proven their worth in various security environments from the Super Bowl to presidential conventions, the huge airships aren’t widely deployed because they suffer from bad public relations.
posted by Fergie @ 8/26/2005 11:38:00 AM
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