Congress, which in a fit of emotion nearly a decade ago terminated the U.S. military's main dirigible project that looked deep over the horizon to detect cruise missiles, is once again interested in the potential of airships and aerostats to help defend against not only cruise missiles but also ballistic and hypersonic threats as well as drones. The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its mark of the fiscal year 2025 defense policy bill, directs the Pentagon to report on the...
