All HALE-D—stratospheric eye in the sky

HALE-D (High Altitude Long Endurance–Demonstrator) is a proof of concept airship for the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command’s High Altitude Airship (HAA)—Lockheed Martin image

The High Altitude Long Endurance–Demonstrator (HALE-D) is a small version of the intended ultimate design for an airship with the mission of monitoring and observation. Powered by solar film and electric thrusting motors a HALE-D should take up and maintain position at an altitude of 12 miles which would give it the capability of observing 600 square miles and millions of cubic miles of airspace. HALE-Ds have the potential to cost and operate at a fraction of satellite recce.

HALE-D (High Altitude Long Endurance–Demonstrator) is a proof of concept airship for the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command’s High Altitude Airship (HAA)—Lockheed Martin image

HALE-D (High Altitude Long Endurance–Demonstrator) is a proof of concept airship for the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command’s High Altitude Airship (HAA)—Lockheed Martin image

HALE-D (High Altitude Long Endurance–Demonstrator) is a proof of concept airship for the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command’s High Altitude Airship (HAA)—Lockheed Martin image