Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Eye In The Sky Is Not Working According To Plan (Or Is It?)

Photo: USAF


Our ‘All-Seeing Eye’ Sees Just Fine, Air Force Insists -- The Danger Room

Word broke yesterday that a revolutionary, “all-seeing” Air Force surveillance system had flunked key tests on its way to the war zone. But today, the Air Force and military insiders are saying most of the system’s kinks have already been worked out — and that the flaws lay in the tests themselves.

Gorgon Stare sensor is supposed keep watch over a “city-size” area from nine or more different angles. If it works, it’d be one of the biggest leaps in aerial intelligence since Predator spy drones started flying.

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More News On The Gorgon Stare Program

USAF: Some Gorgon Stare Problems Fixed -- Defense Tech
AF: Some Gorgon Stare Probs Fixed -- DoD Buzz
Air Force stands by Gorgon Stare program -- Air Force Times
Air Force addresses flaws in wide-angle surveillance system -- GCN
USAF Forges Ahead With Surveillance System -- Newsmax

Proposed drone spy system fails testing, according to draft report -- L.A. Times
The Air Force's Unblinking 'Gorgon Stare' System Appears Half-Blind in Early Tests -- Popular Science
Internal Air Force report: New drone 'not operationally effective' -- NextGov
Gorgon Stare tests reveal long list of problems -- Flightglobal
Testers say Air Force's new camera system for aerial drones not working as hoped -- Washington Post
Air Force’s ‘All-Seeing Eye’ Flops Vision Test [Updated] -- The Danger Room
Gorgon Stare test uncovers major glitches -- Defense Systems
Gorgon Stare Blinks A Lot; Testers Say Don’t Field Til Fixed -- DoD Buzz
Big Brother really can see everything: American Air Force surveillance drone will track movement across an entire town -- The Daily Mail
Three Eyed Eagle -- Strategy Page
5 Questions About the Air Force's Gorgon Stare Drone -- Aol News

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