Wednesday, December 28, 2011

1.8 Gigapixel Camera on U.S. Army's Drone-Copter

The U.S. Army is set to deploy 3 Boeing A160 Hummingbird drones to Afghanistan beginning in July of 2012.

Contrary to it's predecessor the Predator drone, which is already in combat, the A160 Hummingbird is capable of vertical take-offs and landings.

What's more impressive is the 1.8 gigapixel camera that can track objects from above 20,000 feet.

Furthermore, it can track up to 65 enemies of the state at one time and does not require refueling for 12 hour periods.

Note: 1.8 gigapixels is equivalent to 1,800 megapixels.

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