The supersecret stealth unmanned aircraft spotted in Afghanistan, RQ-170 - a.k.a. the "Beast of Kandahar" - is made by Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works
via Wired.com
Typhoon
Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. It carries 20 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles
Mistral
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The French amphibious assault ship can carry 40 Le Clerc main battle tanks, and 16 heavy helicopters
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator,
UCAS X-47B
UCAS X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System
Specifications
Altitude: 40,000+ ft (12 km)
Combat Radius: 1,500+ nm ISR
Payload: 4,500 lb (2,045 kg) Internal
Ferry: 3,500+ nm
Speed: High Subsonic
Sensors: EO/IR/SAR/GMTI/ESM/IO
ATF Dingo
The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle.
The Dingo's standard armament is a remote controlled Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun turret. The 7.62 mm MG can be replaced with a 12.7 mm MG or a HK GMG automatic grenade launcher.
Skylab
Skylab was the United States' first space station, and the second space station visited by a human crew. It was also the only space station NASA launched alone. The 100-ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979 and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. [Wikipedia]
Ares I-X Launch
Ares I-X was the first test flight in the Ares I program, a launch system for human spaceflight currently under development by the United States space agency NASA. Ares I-X was successfully launched on October 28, 2009. [Wikipedia]
Boeing A160 unmanned helicopter
Flight testing of Boeing A160T Humingbird unmanned rotorcraft in Victorville, California
Lockheed P-791
The P-791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation.
Grumman X-29
The Grumman X-29 experimental aircraft, with forward-swept wings and canard control surfaces. It has computerized fly-by-wire control, and the wings are made of composite materials. It first flew in 1984.
DARPA VULTURE unmanned aircraft
DARPA video animation of VULTURE ulta-long-endurance unmanned air vehicle. It can fly for 5 years without refueling and landing on the ground
RAF Merlin
An all weather, day and night, multi-role helicopter used in both tactical and strategic operational roles.
Specifications:
* Engines: Three Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM 322 turbines
* Thrust: 2263shp each
* Max speed: 167kts
* Length: 22.8m
* Max altitude: 15,000ft
* Span: 18.6m
* Aircrew: 4
[RAF]
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