LEMV airship programme cancelled

Northrop Grumman airship programme cancelled: The Northrop Grumman Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a lighter-than-air vehicle meant to keep sophisticated sensors airborne for weeks at a time, has been canceled by the US Army.

"This project was initially designed to support operational needs in Afghanistan in Spring 2012; it will not provide a capability in the timeframe required," says the Army. "Due to technical and performance challenges, and the limitations imposed by constrained resources, the Army has determined to discontinue the LEMV development effort."