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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

CIA’s ‘ghost murmur’ tech tracked the missing airman’s heartbeat in Iran rescue

  • The CIA reportedly utilized a top-secret "Ghost Murmur" technology to locate and rescue a U.S. airman shot down over the mountains of Iran.
  • The airman, a weapons system officer from an F-15E Strike Eagle, evaded capture for 36 hours after his jet was brought down southwest of Isfahan.
  • "Ghost Murmur" employs long-range quantum magnetometry to trace electromagnetic signals from a human heartbeat, pairing the data with AI to pinpoint its source.
  • Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the technology was described as being able to detect a heartbeat from a thousand square miles in ideal, remote conditions.
  • Donald Trump praised CIA Director John Ratcliffe for the "phenomenal job" in the rescue, highlighting the use of "exquisite technologies" by the agency.

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