Some context: ARGUS was critical in winning the war in Iraq. It was the critical centerpiece of Task Force ODIN, and they set it up in hotspots to monitor 24/7.
Once a roadside IED bomb was detected, they rewound the video, tracked the person who setup the bomb, then tracked that person back to the supplier for the IED/Financials. ODIN killed about ~3000 in Iraq and at least ~1000 in Afghanistan See: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1142211...
Once a roadside IED bomb was detected, they rewound the video, tracked the person who setup the bomb, then tracked that person back to the supplier for the IED/Financials. ODIN killed about ~3000 in Iraq and at least ~1000 in Afghanistan See: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1142211...
Argus is now obsolete, they had a replacement RFP back in 2009. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/new-army-camera-prom...
Also a quick note, the aircraft had a 274 mbit/s uplink for streaming the live feeds.
Edit: Fixed 27/7