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• Published Subscription Original Research 25 Oct 2024

  Balloon Deployment Strategies for Projectile Deterrence

  By Sayali Fund, Samia Shameer, Drashya Rawal, Pandi Siddharth

  Abstract: This paper presents a defense strategy inspired by historical precedents, aimed at neutralizing subsonic projectiles using a swarm of balloons filled with explosive and buoyant gases, such as hydrogen. The balloons are arranged in a swarm to effectively intercept multiple incoming projectiles. Numerous military and security uses are possible for them. Operating costs for lighter-than-air aircraft are lower than those of traditional fixed-wing aircraft. Lighter-than-air vehicles can be made less …

  Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 25–29 Read article →