Thursday, July 10, 2014

US Air Force Declares Gorgon Stare Increment 2 Operational

The US Air Force (USAF) has declared initial operational capability of the latest version of its Gorgon Stare persistent wide-area airborne surveillance system developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation.

The upgraded system provides a four-fold increase in area coverage and a two-fold improvement in resolution compared to its predecessor, the company said on 2 July.

Gorgon Stare is a spherical array of nine cameras installed on board the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle.

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