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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Drone Spying Capabilities Are About To Take Another Huge Leap

ARGUS-IS |The fleet of drones that police our skies are about to get an upgrade.

Developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BAE Systems, The $18.5 million Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS) program will be the most advanced surveillance system in the sky.

Once attached under an unmanned aerial vehicle, an ARGUS camera can patrol at 17,500 feet and send back high resolution images of 1.8 gigapixels.

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