Geek Tweaks Bomb-Spotting Eyes in Sky

Detecting roadside bombs from the air has been a notoriously tricky process. In August 2004, for example, the U.S. military deployed satellites, high-flying U-2 spy planes, and 16 surveillance drones to stare at a 20-kilometer stretch of road from Baghdad to Balad. The idea was to spot any improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, being planted […]