Air Force Still Plans To Deploy Gorgon Stare Pod In Coming Months

By Marcus Weisgerber / January 26, 2011 at 9:43 PM
The Air Force plans to deploy a new high-power, airborne camera system to Afghanistan in the coming months, despite problems revealed in a critical testing memo last month, according to a service officials. Service officials say they have fixed or are fixing three major deficiencies discovered during field testing of the Gorgon Stare wide-area airborne surveillance pod, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Philip Breedlove told lawmakers today. Testers from the 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, FL,...

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