I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but each of the Iowa-class BBs required 3,000 sailors to man and operate. The Navy is going smaller, and using fewer sailors, and will not go back to ships that require that kind of manpower. Besides the fact that they're over 70 years old, and have been museum ships for the…

Way to ruin the fun, asshat.

I wouldn't doubt it! I can't believe that no one wanted to turn Sea Shadow into a museum ship. That's one of the saddest things ever.

Yes, it is! I worked for Lockheed Martin for almost eight years, and wish I could have worked in an organization as light and nimble as Skunk Works did. Now, I'm an engineer/manager for a much, much, much smaller company, and I'm trying to implement some of Kelly Johnson's more salient points on management and the…

Nice story, but not likely the Sea Shadow. I'm just finishing 'Skunk Works' by Ben Rich, former head of Skunk Works, and he has part of a chapter dedicated to the Sea Shadow and its development and testing. Among the things he notes, other than Kelly Johnson's (in)famous 15th rule ("Starve before doing business with…

I'd love it if the D-21 drone were photoshopped into this picture!

No, but cute != work.

The speed of light in a vacuum.

ANNA TORV ALL THE THINGS!

Jalop as fuck. Someone buy this person a beer.

Do you believe, for a second, that the US won't incorporate extensive anti-tamper features, as well as the ability to remotely control and down these, as needed?

Do you believe, for a second, that the US won't incorporate extensive anti-tamper features, as well as the ability to remotely control and down these, as needed?

It's almost like the US anticipates that there will be perpetual warfare for generations to come, because in human history, there are very, very few instances of prolonged peace, globally. It's also almost like the United Nations and most of the globe have relied upon the US to provide security and reduce armed…

Many systems like this, including a lot of anti-missile batteries (a la, Patriot PAC-3) are at least partially operated by US personnel, both to ensure proper operation, as well as eliminate tampering and reverse engineering. Don't believe, for a second, that there won't be at least a few USAF personnel on hand for…

I lived in Philly for four years, and commuted out to Bryn Mawr, King of Prussia, and Malvern for co-ops for a year of those four. I then lived on the other side of the bridge, in Mount Laurel and Cherry Hill, NJ, for a little over seven years. Philly has the worst drivers. The worst. Nowhere else on the planet…

Yep, no doubt. I interpreted their post incorrectly, anyway. People would be apoplectic if that car crashed, though there is a big contingent among us that think that cars are meant to be driven, regardless of pedigree.

Hmm...now it's working. Damn Nibbles.

My hero!

Is anyone else unable to right click on the images in this article, to bring up a context menu, and save the images? There are some desktop background worthy pictures, here, and I need some new porn airplane images to add to the rotation!

Please tell me that someone has an HD-resolution version of this picture. Someone? Anyone?