THE PENTAGON --The Pentagon has discovered a gap in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and it's about to test a solution. But depending on your point of view, the solution is either vital for national ...

This photo provided by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company shows what remains of the Goodyear Blimp "Sprit of Innovation" after it was deflated early Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Goodyear has let the ...

At 100, the airship is still in demand. Credit...Nic Antaya for The New York Times Supported by Photographs and Video by Nic Antaya By Ken Belson For the past 70 years, the Goodyear blimp has been as ...

In a world where airplanes dominate the skies, the classic blimp seems like a relic of the past. Yet, against all odds, Goodyear has kept this iconic piece of aviation history alive for 100 years.

Reporting from WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s glitch-prone, $2.7-billion system of radar-equipped blimps — designed to safeguard the nation’s capital against cruise missiles and other airborne threats — ...

If you've been in the San Francisco Bay Area recently, you might have spotted a giant airship adrift over the Golden Gate Bridge. It may look like a blimp – like the kind used these days for ...

The spectacle of a giant military blimp wreaking havoc across two mid-Atlantic states this week has prompted congressional leaders to question the worth of a long troubled missile-defense program ...

Don Hartsell knows his idea could be considered crazy. “I thought this project was so large, so ambitious, that no one would take me seriously,” says the Texas resident and aircraft enthusiast. “In ...

For generations, hundreds of millions of sports fans have seen the iconic Goodyear blimp hanging out above stadiums across the nation. Ever wonder how the thing actually flies? This 192-foot-long ...