| Stealth blimp | |
|---|---|
| |
| Artist rendering of alleged classified airship. | |
| Role | Recon platform |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
A stealth blimp is a catch-all for classified airships speculated to currently be in use by the United States Department of Defense or one or more of its intelligence agencies.
Examples edit
Previously classified edit
- B-2 Spirit stealth bomber
- Boeing Bird of Prey technology demonstrator
- F-117 Nighthawk stealth ground-attack aircraft
- KH-11 KENNAN reconnaissance satellite
- SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3.3 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
- Lockheed CL-400 Suntan high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance prototype
- Lockheed U-2 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
- Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel
- Lockheed Martin Polecat unmanned aerial vehicle
- Northrop Tacit Blue
- Operation Cyclone[1]
- RQ-3 Dark Star high altitude reconnaissance UAV
- Lockheed Sea Shadow (IX-529) experimental stealth US Navy ship
- Hughes Mining Barge CIA project, authorized by President Richard Nixon in 1974 to discover secrets from sunken Soviet sub K-129
- SR-72 stealth reconnaissance UAV, confirmed by Lockheed Martin in October 2013.[2][3]
- Long Range Strike Bomber
Currently classified, but speculated edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Greenwald, Glenn. "Dangerous Travels". Dangeroustravel.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "An SR-72 in the works?". Airforcetimes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Meet the SR-72". Lockheed Martin Corporation. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ "Investigation Casts Light on the Mysterious Flying Black Triangle". space.com ARCHIVED. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Mystery - Blimp". Fas.org. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "The stealth blimp dot com". Thestealthblimp.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.