Every so often someonw comes up with this great idea to use blimps for some purpose - and somehow persuades the military to try their idea....
But early Zeppelins (no, I don't remember them
) flew fairly low, to avoid high winds at altitude.
Tethered aerostats carrying radar seem to be successful in the war against drug smuggling, but attempting to fly an airship at the high altitudes required in Afghanistan seems doomed to failure.
Is that 80KIAS - or 80KTAS? Does the US Army understand the difference, particularly where altitude is significant?