Manufacturer Northrop Grumman says the 302-foot long airship is designed to be a high altitude observation platform.
It can be operated by a crew or by remote control. (more and video) (previous blimp news)
If successful, the blimp will stay in the air for up to three weeks at a time, using 2500 pounds’ worth of “sensors, antennas, data links and signals intelligence equipment” to capture still and video images of civilians and adversaries below and send the pictures to troops’ bases.
