Army Tests Spy Blimp Over NJ

Army Tests Spy Blimp Over NJ

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman says the 302-foot long airship is designed to be a high altitude observation platform

Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 | Updated 11:22 AM EDT

The Army is testing its $517 million spy blimp in the skies over the New Jersey military base where the German airship Hindenburg crashed in 1937.

The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle spent more than 90 minutes around Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean County on Tuesday.

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman says the 302-foot long airship is designed to be a high altitude observation platform.

It can be operated by a crew or by remote control.

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