Congressman: Missile Surveillance Program Coming to APG
The arrival of two threat-detecting blimps at Aberdeen Proving Ground will have a "domino effect on our local economy," said Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger.
More than 100 soldiers will be relocated to Aberdeen Proving Ground this fall, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Baltimore/Harford) announced Thursday. In a news release, the congressman said that the U.S. Army plans to move its missile surveillance program to Aberdeen by fall 2013. The program is currently based out of Huntsville, AL, a spokesperson for Ruppersberger told Patch. Known as the "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System," or JLENS, the Department of Defense-sponsored initiative is designed to protect the United States from air-based attacks by missiles, drones and rockets, Ruppersberger said. Two blimps will conduct the surveillance, flying as high as 10,000 feet, Ruppersberger said. "Aberdeen …
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