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Lockheed Martin has pulled the lid off of a secret, stealthy, high-flying drone. Built and flown by its famous "Skunk Works" division, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could serve as a model for a new generation of robotic aircraft that hits targets halfway around the world.
With a 90-foot wingspan and a tailless design, the "Polecat" UAV looks like a smaller version of the B-2 stealth bomber. And like the B-2, the drone has been built to be stealthy and sneaky. But the twin-engine Polecat is "90 percent composite materials, rather than metal," the L.A. Daily News notes. "The vehicle is also made from less than 200 parts," adds Aviation Week. "Adhesives are used rather than rivets, decreasing the amount of labor needed to construct it -- that approach also contributed to a lower radar cross section inherent in the design."

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Video Comments:
ZO6 (September 19, 2008 at 1:23 pm)
i dont think the polecat is reasonable.
seems more like a showcase for all their advanced technologies.

since its a flying wing like the B2 does it heavily rely on computers for flight?
that being said, is it expensive?
do you need a steathy profile for a UAV?

i would guess this could only be for recon
MokomaSusi (October 2, 2008 at 12:05 am)
"seems more like a showcase for all their advanced technologies."

It was that.

"that being said, is it expensive?"

US$27 million

"i would guess this could only be for recon "

If i remember correctly it was supposed be some kinda bomber.
o0OWEINERSO0o (September 12, 2008 at 3:31 am)
one of those raped my father os i dont see wtf is so funny or cool about it go fuck urselfs
TheOriginalEntz (August 25, 2008 at 1:00 am)
it can have either or - although the ai versions are in testing. They had some trouble with land ai vehicles so the programs will be held back a bit.
iscay666 (August 24, 2008 at 9:50 am)
haha all the UFO upsessed people are gonna be like 'A UFO!!!!!!!!! oh wait not that again''
Phantom666 (August 14, 2008 at 9:41 am)
You sound sure of yourself, or perhaps the russians will use all that time to improve and by the time they release it the US wouldn't stand a chance. Does it really matter? In the end the more technology we create to hurt one another, will ultimately kill us all.
iscay666 (August 24, 2008 at 9:52 am)
yeah but by time its 2018 america would of pulled all there little hidden nukes and destroyed every one becouse goarge bush accidently pressed that big red button that says DO NOT PUSH next to it
JAMTAM (September 17, 2008 at 7:30 am)
haha goarrge bush! I hope English isn't your first language!
Phantom666 (August 14, 2008 at 9:33 am)
Lets not forget that man made machine...and we can destroy it one way or the other.
JAMTAM (September 17, 2008 at 7:30 am)
hurray... how depressing