| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: WoT |
| US plans spy craft in near space zone |
| 2004-12-27 |
| Top US air force officials are working on a strategy to put spy planes in near space - the no man's land above 65,000 feet, but below an outer space orbit. If successfully developed, the aircraft could play a vital role in surveillance over trouble spots such as Iraq. Air force chief of staff General John Jumper said on Tuesday that he would meet next week with the head of Air Force Space Command, General Lance Lord, to map out plans to get lighter-than-air vehicles into near space. Jumper said the air force was working with the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a stealthy aircraft without metal that could be equipped with special sensors and remain in the air for months at a time. That would help meet the demand for persistent surveillance, which is difficult with current satellites which circle the Earth in orbit at altitudes above 300km. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 But it would be neat to see just what DARPA and the Air Scouts have been working on When they show you what they are working on, they've gone two generations past it. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-27 8:29:18 PM |
| #4 Sometimes I think we should let some of the cats out of the bag. But then I realize that would just be plain stupid. But it would be neat to see just what DARPA and the Air Scouts have been working on |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2004-12-27 5:58:53 PM |
| #3 Hey, that better be "No Persons Land". |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-12-27 4:26:23 PM |
| #2 No, No ... I have a better plan. I think it's best to use the "Islamic satelite" (IS for short). When the Dhimmi engineers construct the IS they can install a few spy cameras as a bonus on it. The Moonrise detecting camera would be controlled from Mecca, as planned, but the "other" camera's may be controlled by JPL.... or even better by Tel-Aviv. |
| Posted by: EoZ 2004-12-27 9:43:33 AM |
| #1 Haven't they been flying Mysterious Black type aircrafts for the last twenty years? LOL, but I think the planes are already there. Area 51 Black Aircraft |
| Posted by: Mister Ghost 2004-12-27 9:34:30 AM |