The U.S. military is serious about balloons over Afghanistan . Not the company form , mind you — we are not deploying goofball to the front — but the form that bristle with reconnaissance appurtenance . The spying variety .
And the U.S. is indeed serious about the steerable effort , to the line of a $ 1 billion rush in “ balloon - mount photographic camera and other intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance gear , ” reportsWired Magazine ’s Danger Room .
The balloons present a chintzy , more easily sustain spy connection option for the military , and will be used in lieu of additional dawdler , like the Predator , which can be overkill for commission that only require surveillance around bases and other outposts in area .
As an aside , the World War 2 nut in me immediately thought of barrage balloon when I read this article over at Wired today . However , while the barrage ballon was an iconic staple of WW2 photography , it was ultimately an unable tool in that war . These surveillance ballons , on the other hand , look like they will stand out as a means to protect and supervise soldiers and their camps on the battlefield . [ wire ]
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