(Worthy News) – The Department of Defense will spend millions of dollars on a fleet of high-tech surveillance blimps to help control the flow of narcotics and illegal immigrants along the border with Mexico.
According to a report from Stars & Stripes, the Pentagon will spend $52.2 million to operate and maintain up to 18 blimps known as Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS). The blimps can be outfitted with sensors and cameras and record minute details on the ground from a height of up to 15,000 feet.
The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Border Patrol, will use the blimps to monitor the border, with maintenance being funded by the Pentagon, according to Stars & Stripes. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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