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AUVSI: ITT delivers Gorgon Stare payload

26th August 2010 - 20:20 GMT | by Andrew White in Denver

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ITT has delivered its Wide-Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS) sensor system to the US Air Force ahead of its proposed deployment as part of the 'Gorgon Stare' programme later this year.

Speaking to Unmanned Vehicles at AUVSI on 26 August, ITT officials said a 'few' systems had been handed over to the air force for integration onto MQ-9 Reaper UAS. According to industry sources, this will provide operators with an eight kilometre surveillance window, although ITT image scientist, Bernard Brower was unable to confirm this.

However, Brower said the five-camera WAAS or Gorgon Stare payload would allow multiple ground operators to

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