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Air Force To Deploy ‘Gorgon Stare’ Next Year As Part of ISR Surge

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Friday, July 10th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force has plans for a limited deployment of a powerful new airborne surveillance sensor next year as part of Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to provide ground troops with better situational awareness, service officials said this week. The Wide-Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS) sensor, nicknamed "Gorgon Stare," will be flown on the Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, according to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and…

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