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Call it a funeral at sea for the U.S. Navy's Sea Shadow. The stealth ship, which served as an inspiration for the supervillain's supervessel in the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies," is set to be dismantled and recycled.

India added new fire power and muscle to its Navy when Defence Minister A K Antony formally launched 'Shivalik' -- the S-class Frigate -- at the Mazagon Dock on Thursday. The Shivalik is a multirole stealth ship incorporating advanced signature suppression and signature management features along with both air defence and anti-sub marine capabilities. Though the ship is not completely invisible, it would be hard to detect on the high seas. Armed with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, Shivalik carries two advanced helicopters and is equipped with state-of-the-art CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas Turbine) propulsion system along with most of comprehensive...

NEXT GENERATION NAVY Shipshape has a new meaning • The futuristic-looking Sea Shadow arrives today at PSNS for three months of work. BY Chris Barron December 5, 2002 No, Batman isn't at the helm. And James Bond's not the captain, either. Sea Shadow, the futuristic ship with the mysterious name, will appear in local waters today and enter Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for a three-month maintenance period. Sea Shadow, based in San Diego, is a stealthy Navy test platform capable of handling many advanced technologies. It demonstrates ship control, automation for reduced manning, propulsion concepts and surface ship stealth. With...