stealth

Wind turbines can be a radar operator's worst nightmare. By scrambling radar waves as blades spin faster or slower, large wind farms are sometimes capable of erasing airplanes from radar screens completely. But a Danish wind turbine company and a UK defense contractor may have found a solution by unveiling the first "stealth" wind-turbine blade last month.

After almost 15 years of spying on America's enemies, and occasionally blowing them up, the venerable Predator and Reaper drones currently used by the Air Force will have to be replaced, sooner or later. The Pentagon has put out a contract for the next generation of UAVs, and Stephen Trimble of The DEW Line has the first shots of Lockheed Martin's stealthy entry, the MQ-X.

We told you about a new ultra-black material back in January and guess who was the first group to come knocking on the researchers' door?

For a closer look, click 'View Photos' at left to launch the photo gallery It will be almost silent, nearly invisible to enemy radar-and capable of dropping six powerful missiles simultaneously on a single target up to 95 miles away. But the most important feature of the DDG1000 Zumwalt, the Navy's first new destroyer in 30years, could be its versatility. The 600-foot-long ship will be just as comfortable in the deep ocean as in the mine-infested shallows of the Persian Gulf.

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

Directed by Rob CohenWritten by W.D. RichterCastJosh Lucas-Lt. Ben GannonJessica Biel-Kara WadeJamie Foxx-Henry PurcellSam Shepard-Capt. George CummingsRichard Roxburgh-Keith OrbitJoe Morton-Capt.