The U.S. Army is sending high-altitude balloons over northern Europe this month, launching a Micro High-Altitude Balloon training exercise from Sweden that will conclude with recovery operations in Latvia after roughly 24 to 30 hours of flight. Soldiers assigned to Multi-Domain Command Europe are conducting the event in early May 2026 in coordination with NATO […]
U.S. Army experiments with high-altitude balloons over Baltic region
The U.S. Army is sending high-altitude balloons over northern Europe this month, launching a Micro High-Altitude Balloon training exercise from Sweden that will conclude with recovery operations in Latvia after roughly 24 to 30 hours of flight. Soldiers assigned to Multi-Domain Command Europe are co
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