The Gorgon stare is set to deploy to Afghanistan in what could be one of the militarys most valuable tools.
The device is a revolutionary airborne surveillance system that can transmit live images of physical movement across entire towns.
"Gorgon Stare will be looking at a whole city, so there will be no way for the adversary to know what we're looking at, and we can see everything," according to Maj. Gen. James O. Poss, the Air Force's assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Currently, analysts must decide where to point the cameras. With the Gorgon Stare, 65 cameras are constantly recording data from all angles. However, some say the additional data will require much more analysis from military personnel.
"Today an analyst sits there and stares at Death TV for hours on end, trying to find the single target or see something move," Gen. James E. Cartwright, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a conference in New Orleans in November. "It's just a waste of manpower."
The use of unmanned and manned aircraft surveillance has increased exponentially since 2009, according to the Washington Post.
The new device was named after the Greek creature Gorgon. He would turn to stone those who looked into his eyes.
