Congress nails the Army’s runaway blimp’s coffin shut

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An aerostat is seen as it is deployed February 4, 2015 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) uses traditional technologies like radar while overcoming limitations by deploying the sensors in the air using a pair of tethered blimps. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

The four congressional committees that deal with the defense budget and spending have virtually nailed the coffin shut on the Army’s legendary runaway blimp program.