High-Altitude Airships for the Future Force Army: Summary

Across the services, there is an increasing demand for overhead communications capacity. New, lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles that operate at very high altitudes have an obvious attraction; the ability to see to a more distant horizon results in greatly expanded surveillance volumes. This report inf...

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Published in:Policy File 2005
Main Authors: Jamison, Lewis, Sommer, Geoffrey, Porche, Isaac R
Format: Report
Language:English
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Military strategy
RAND Corporation
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Summary:Across the services, there is an increasing demand for overhead communications capacity. New, lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles that operate at very high altitudes have an obvious attraction; the ability to see to a more distant horizon results in greatly expanded surveillance volumes. This report informs the U.S. Army about the usefulness and limitations of high-altitude airships (HAA) in the role of platforms for communications and surveillance suites in theater battlespace.