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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_Stare
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01792-5
Tldr; The 1998 movie "Enemy of the State" had a fancy eye-in-the-sky drone that inspired military drone surveillance tech developed through DARPA funding and deployed in various systems. One such is known as Gorgon Stare, used on Reaper drones.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_Stare
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01792-5
Tldr; The 1998 movie "Enemy of the State" had a fancy eye-in-the-sky drone that inspired military drone surveillance tech developed through DARPA funding and deployed in various systems. One such is known as Gorgon Stare, used on Reaper drones.