Autonomous Swarm

No mention of how these swarm bots will be armed.  Seems a purpose built craft would offfer some advantages

Winter Soldier Anyone?

Why bother making a story about a test when the defense application is obvious?  Why say it is a three year study implying they will be aloft that long?  If they were aloft three years they would be outdates by the time they came down.



The location is also the most populated area in the US.



Radar ‘Blimps’ to Monitor Washington-area Skies | Defense Tech



Of course any serious discussion of this developmet will be drowned out by conspiracy theorists claiming the x band radar will turn of all into mindless zombies.