DARPA has awarded a $2.6 million contract to L-3 Electron Devices for the Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR). This prototype radar will allow the AC-130 to detect targets through cloud cover and dust storms.
This system has the added advantage of allowing aircraft to use clouds as a screen while attacking ground targets.
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