My friend Dave Hood tipped me off to this. He sent a photo to me described as the “F/A-37 Talon.” I went looking and found more photos on www.globalsecurity.org, as well as a Navy story on www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13848. In late June of this year, a film crew went aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to film “Stealth.” The heroes of the movie fly the “Talon,” but during the story an even more advanced version with a robotic pilot runs amok. The movie, starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Sam Shepard, will appear some time in 2005. At first I thought this was Photoshop in action, but it ’s too soon after filming for such shots. Presumably, the film company built a full-scale model of the aircraft. The only “specifications ” available say it cruises at Mach 3.5, has a maximum speed of Mach 4+(!), and a range of 4000 nm. It must use Hollywood snake oil for fuel. A gamer looking for advanced (2010+) aircraft for a scenario might use this as good place to start. I am so waiting for the kit to show up. BT Back to The Naval Sitrep # 27 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List & copy Copyright 2004 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com