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Monday, July 12, 2010

Giant unmanned airships to patrol Afghanistan skies for up to three weeks at a time | Mail Online

Giant unmanned airships to patrol Afghanistan skies for up to three weeks at a time | Mail Online: "Giant unmanned airships that can fly for up to three weeks at a time could soon be providing cover for British soldiers in Afghanistan.

The LEMV (long endurance multi intelligence vehicle) is being developed by a team of British and American engineers and will give troops on the ground valuable surveillance information.

The helium-filled drone will, when it takes to the skies sometime next summer, become the world’s longest endurance UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)."

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