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11.24.09

The Top-Secret Warplanes of Area 51

Stealth jets? Hypersonic bombers? What's really being developed at the military's most famous classified base?
By Bill Sweetman Posted 10.01.2006 at 1:00 am 23 Comments

For a closer look at the exotic aircraft the Air Force might be cooking up at Area 51, launch the photo gallery.

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Planes, trains and automobiles

Not to mention ports, subways and buses. Here, the technologies that will soon safeguard your travel plans
Posted 08.16.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

The future of secure travel hinges on seamless, instant communicationand 24/7 autonomous surveillance. Smart sensors will wirelessly monitor the engines of tomorrow s buses for signs of tampering. Toxin detectors will sniff future trains and subways for airborne toxins, then alert the authorities long before passengers do. Radio transponders will constantly track the whereabouts of luggage, keeping it out of nefarious hands. In-flight cabin cams will transmit real-time images of the shady guy in row 13G to ground control.

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