Air Force Report: Gorgon Stare Pod Has Trouble Seeing

By Marcus Weisgerber / January 24, 2011 at 8:48 PM
A new Air Force sensor designed to give commanders a bird's-eye view of the battlefield below them cannot track people once they exit vehicles and has trouble seeing all targets at night, according to draft report by service testers. The internal Air Force audit of the new, supposedly all-seeing Gorgon Stare sensor, conducted by Air Combat Command's 53rd Wing, reveals an unreliable system of high-power cameras that frequently crashes during test flights. The 53rd is responsible for operational testing of...

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