New drones to be deployed in Afghanistan

The Gorgon Stare drone has nine cameras and can monitor a whole city

The military will deploy a new kind of drone to watch entire cities in Afghanistan. The Washington Post reports the Gorgon Stare drone has nine video cameras aimed at giving troops more situational awareness. Up to now, Air Force drones have used one video camera, covering an area the size of a building or two.

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