Seabass,
Read the PR, don't make things up.
1) The DoD did not see the flight yet. It will in the next few weeks.
2) PR today is for NEXT GENERATION of strats. Yes, you are always supposed to be working on new technology for your current product.
"The agreement states that TAO-Technologies, in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart, will design several next-generation airships intended for multiple uses."