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Thailand to Use Blimp to Seek Guerillas

Thailand to Use Blimp to Seek Guerillas

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Mar 13, 2010
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Is a big, easy-to-hit helium-filled blimp just the ticket for hunting jihadi guerillas in Thailand's strife-torn southern region?

The Royal Thai Army says it is, and an Arlington, Virginia-based company is defending its harshly criticized US$ 9.7 million sale of the blimp, equipped with infrared thermal cameras, to the Thais. Scathing criticism of the Ca…

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