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Northrop Grumman News Release Fourth Major Milestone Completed; Next Major Milestone is Hull Inflation MELBOURNE, Fla., BETHPAGE, N.Y., and LONDON – Feb. 1, 2011 – Six months after signing the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) agreement with the U.S. Army … Continue reading →

Original source:  npr.org by Eyder Peralta screenshot/BBC University of Qatar’s engineering department designed an artificial “cloud.” One of the big questions surrounding Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cup has been how it’s going to keep temperatures comfortable on … Continue reading →

Original Source: Flightglobal By Stephen Trimble – Posted April 8, 2011 An $86.2 million contract award last month reveals the US Air Force will seek to prove if airships can replace fixed-wing aircraft on some surveillance missions over Afghanistan.

Posted by Graham Warwick at 3/23/2011 10:41 AM CDT on Aviation Week Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works has signed a contract with a private Canadian company to develop, certify and produce a family of commercial cargo airships derived from its … Continue reading →

The National Air and Space Museum Archives have donated several books to the Lighter-Than-Air Society Special Collection which is housed at the Akron Summit County Public Library in downtown Akron. The books are from the collection of Captain Garland Fulton.