Electronic References |
Links (current as of the date of publication)
U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet
Balloons & Airships
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_print.asp?fsID=726&page=1
Controllable Balloons: Dirigibles
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14206
Zeppelinheim Museum
http://www.wiesbaden.army.mil/hunion/Travel/ZeppelinheimMuseum.htm
U.S. Navy Rigid Airships at Lakehurst
http://www.navair.navy.mil/lakehurst/nlweb/rigid-airships.asp
Tethered Aerostat Radar System
http://www.acc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2359
TARS Pod Brings Picture into Focus
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123129809
Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS)
http://www.darpa.mil/sto/programs/isis/index.html
Articles
“Lighter Than Air Vehicles,” Concept Paper by Air University, Center for Strategy and Technology
http://csat.au.af.mil/2025/concepts/900345.HTM
“Airship Technology A Historical Perspective and the Way Ahead,” by Dr. John Tozzi, 2nd Airships to the Arctic Symposium, Syntek Technologies, Inc. October 23, 2003
http://www.sddc.army.mil/sddc/Content/Pub/13651/airship_technology_a_historical_perspective_and_the_way_ahe.pdf
“Potential Military Use of Airships and Aerostats,” by Christopher Bolkcom, National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service, September 1, 2006
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RS21886.pdf
“Do You See What I See? A Part of the Lighter-Than-Air Section of Langley Reveals A Hint of Early Aviation History,” by Vic Johnston, 1st. Fighter Wing, Public Affairs, Langley Air Force Base
http://www.langley.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091215-069.pdf
“Collaborative Point Paper on Border Surveillance Technology,” North American Technology & Industrial Base Organization,” Revised December 2007
http://www.acq.osd.mil/ott/natibo/BorderSurveillance.pdf
“The Paradigm Shift to Effects-Based Space: Near-Space as a Combat Space Effects Enabler,” by Lt. Col Edward B. Tomme and D. Phil, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2005
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cadre/ari_2005-01.pd
“Persistent Surveillance: Maximizing AirPower Effectiveness in Irregular Warfare,” by Evan C. Dertiem, Major, USAF and Eric J. Felt, Major, USAF, April 2007
https://research.maxwell.af.mil/papers/ay2007/affellows/dertien.pdf
“Space Force Application,” by LTC Greg Palka, Army Space Journal, Summer 2007
http://www.smdc-armyforces.army.mil/Pic_Archive/ASJ_PDFs/ASJ_VOL_2_NO_2_Summer_Article_2.pdf
“Continuously Available Battlefield Surveillance,” by Major James P. Lake, Ph.D, USAF, Center for Strategy and Technology, Air War College, April 2007
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cst/bh_lake.pdf