Federal Bureau of Transoceanic Logistics officials rolled out rules allowing armed zeppelin oil convoys at the High-Altitude Bureaucratic Center in Houston. The demo flight featured airships whose helium tanks now double as artillery mounts.
Chief Helio-Logistics Officer Mac D. Windsock called it a direct way to defend fuel routes while adding mid-air target practice. Turnaround times dropped from 19 days to 14 once rooftop cannons became mandatory at every coastal terminal.
The Helium Allotment Board issued dual-use permits covering both heating and weaponry. Coastal homeowners received wind-pattern studies as official reassurance against 300-foot flaming debris zones during gusty skirmishes.
Regulators framed the convoys as routine daily transport, noting that anyone preferring the old system can still book the five-day rail crossing.
