29 Oct 2015 - A Raytheon Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) broke free from its ground tether and caused havoc across two states in the USA.
It is still unclear how the tether line broke free. According to Raytheon, the line is made of Vectran and has withstood storms in excess of 100 knots. The runaway blimp floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania, dragging a 3,000 metre long tether line, which cause power outage in some areas.
The military aerostat is designed to provide 360-degrees coverage of airborne threats. It can be integrated with weapon systems such as the Patriot Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system and the ship mounted Standard SAM, a detection range of up to 340 miles. JLENS is designed to stay aloft for up to 30 days at a time.
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Raytheon
It is still unclear how the tether line broke free. According to Raytheon, the line is made of Vectran and has withstood storms in excess of 100 knots. The runaway blimp floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania, dragging a 3,000 metre long tether line, which cause power outage in some areas.
The military aerostat is designed to provide 360-degrees coverage of airborne threats. It can be integrated with weapon systems such as the Patriot Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system and the ship mounted Standard SAM, a detection range of up to 340 miles. JLENS is designed to stay aloft for up to 30 days at a time.
CNN
Raytheon
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