The U.S. Army has talked about using high-altitude balloons to drop sensors behind enemy lines.
Credit: U.S. Army
Imagine a battlefield covered in thousands of hidden, matchbox-sized sensors, detecting movement, loud noises or fire–even signs of the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Once something is detected, a device sends a burst signal to a satellite orbiting above, which relays the data to U...
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