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Stealth Bike Celebrates 20th Anniversary of B-2 Stealth Bomber’s First Flight
12:00PM Jesus Diaz | This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber’s first flight. To celebrate, Northrop Grumman’s has unveiled the B-2 Stealth Bike, which unfortunately doesn’t fly and it’s not invisible. It looks… hmmm, stealthy? More »
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Misty Stealth Satellite Hides Perfectly While Watching You
5:40AM Jesus Diaz | Misty. That’s the codename for one of the most advanced spy satellites up there. Launched in a 1990 military mission of space shuttle Atlantis, Misty is hidden by something really weird: A balloon. More »
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Always Wanted a Stealth Boat? The Navy Is Giving This One Away
12:20AM John Mahoney | This is Sea Shadow, the Navy’s first first stealth vessel and the inspiration for the stealth ship in Tomorrow Never Dies. It can now be yours, for free. But there’s a catch. More »
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Stealth Tech Blamed for International Sub Crash, French Crew Unaware They’d Hit Anyone for Days
8:34PM John Herrman | How could two submarines end up colliding in the middle of the ocean? British military types are blaming excessive stealthiness, and the French claim they didn’t realise what had happened for days. More »
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Stealth Bomber: Cool As a Plane, Really, Really, Really Stupid as a Motorcycle
3:00AM Mark Wilson | This year marks the 20th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, an occasion that can only be properly immortalised by the crew at Orange County Choppers, apparently. More »
Toys
Lightning Review: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | The Gadget: EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles, the cheapo-version of the spy favourite that’ll allow you to go exploring, play wargames, or stalk your ex-girlfriend in the dark. galleryPost("eyeclopsgoggles", 3, ""); More »
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Next Generation Stealth Bombers Jump Out of Hyperspace
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | The next-generation stealth bomber from Boeing/Lockheed Martin is out. Developed by Phantom Works, the large diamond-shaped body, with long wings and razor-sharp nose, resembles a long-range B-2 Spirit bomber that has been retrofitted at Darth Vader’s garage: from the front, it looks kind of evil and menacing. Unlike Northrop Grumman’s proposal, which is like the stealth bomber that eats too many Snickers. More »
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Navy Scraps Plans to Build US$2.6 Billion Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyers
3:15AM John Mahoney | One place where “if you build it, they will come” doesn’t always apply is in military hardware. After constructing two Zumwalt class DD(X) stealth destroyers at US$2.6 billion apiece, the Navy has scrapped its plan to build up the rest of its intended 313-ship fleet–turns out, the demand for a ship whose primary mission is to obliterate large land targets with guided artillery and Tomahawk missiles doesn’t suit the smaller-scale anti-terror missions most of the armed forces are currently faced with. Now the Pentagon just has to decide what to do with the almost $1 trillion it just freed up in its budget. I’m sure they’ll have no problem with that. [AP] More »
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B-2 Bomber Crash Film Finally Released Publicly
12:00AM Mark Wilson | Do you remember the US$1.2 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber that crashed during take-off? Well now a video has been released of the event. But let me warn you—it’s really, really hard watching so much taxpayer cash wastefully go up in flames, especially when the travesty unfolds so slowly. Apparently the plane’s sensors were fooled by the presence of water and convinced the vehicle to pitch up on take-off. Luckily both pilots ejected safely. [via Wired] More »
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