Jack Daniels corporate jet retrofitted as spyplane

Party Jet Makeover of the Year

Wired.com reports that in late 2008, Lockheed Martin paid $18 million to equip a Gulfstream III with an array of sensors and cameras, making it able to shoot video of suspicious activities below and beam it rapidly to a ground station for analysis and early-warning.

     Lockheed’s still looking for an American buyer for the plane. ...Whether the U.S. military will opt to purchase it is uncertain. As the Washington Times reported last week, some senior commanders have recently complained that they’re capturing more footage of insurgents than analysts can possibly interpret. Maybe it’s time to reinstall the wetbar.