Stealth

Stealth is a 2005 action film directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, and Jamie Foxx as a trio of elite US Navy pilots flying super-advanced F/A-37 Talon fighter jets in a series of missions aimed at combating global terrorism. When an even more advanced AI-controlled fighter called EDI (voiced by Wentworth Miller) begins flying with their team, complications arise as EDI starts to become self-aware.
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=Handguns=
==Beretta 92FS==
The Beretta 92FS is the standard sidearm of US military personnel, standing in for the military M9.
==Walther P99==
Near the end of the movie Captain George Cummings (Sam Shepard) draws a Walther P99 from his washbag.
=Submachine Guns=
==Calico M-960A Submachine Gun ==
A Calico M960A Submachine Gun is carried by the bodyguard of a group of terrorists heading for a summit in an abandoned building in Rangoon.
thumb|none|600px|The bodyguard comes out of a truck to clear the way for his charge, a terrorist leader attending a summit. He carries a Calico M-960A submachine gun.
==Heckler & Koch PDW (MP7 Prototype)==
A prototype Heckler & Koch MP7, the Heckler & Koch PDW (specifically the 2nd prototype variant), is carried and used by Lieutenant Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) when she is shot down over North Korean Territory. It seems to be the proposed personal defense weapon (PDW) for F/A-37 Talon aircraft pilots in the film. Visible differences between the prototype and final version include the arrangement of the three vent holes in the handguard (a straight line rather than a staggered), a half-length rather than full-length top rail, and a smooth pistol grip. 
This is the first ever appearance of the Heckler & Koch MP7 in a motion picture. 
thumb|none|601px|Lieutenant Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) watches with her HK PDW.
thumb|none|600px|Wade fires the HK PDW.
==Sterling L2A3==
A Sterling L2A3 can be seen in the Alaskan base's armory.
thumb|none|600px|A Sterling L2A3 can be seen lying on the table near the rifle racks.
=Assault & Battle Rifles=
==Norinco Type 56 / Type 56/1==
The Chinese AK-47/AKM variant, the Norinco Type 56 (and 56-1, the folding stock version) are the most commonly seen AK variants in film and television (at least those done by U.S. Production companies). The Type 56 (full stock) version is commonly seen in the movie, usually in the hands of terrorists of many different stripes. Terrorist guards from several organizations are seen wielding the weapon in Rangoon, Islamic extremists in a mountain fortress in Tajikistan, and North Korean soldiers.
thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
==AK-47==
In addition to the many Chinese Type 56 rifles, terrorists are also seen wielding what looks like original milled receiver AK-47 rifles with original front sights (not the hooded Type 56 sights). However, given how 'new' they look, they may be the third pattern AK-47 "Legend Series" rifles imported by Poly Technologies Inc. between 1988 and 1989. These were high-end identical clones of the original AK-47 rifles, but very few were imported.
==Norinco Type 56-1 Target==
Tajikistani terrorists are seen using a long barreled Norinco Type 56-1 'Target' variant. It has an underfolding stock and a long barrel but no bipod.
thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
thumb|none|600px|Tajikistani terrorists uses a underfolder Type 56-1 Target long barreled AK-47 variant.
==Sa vz. 58==
The Sa vz. 58 is carried by Tajikistani terrorists at the mountain fortress.
==Simonov SKS==
Carried by Tajikistani terrorists, they appear to be the Russian built SKS' with laminated stocks and full blade bayonets.
==Colt Model 733==
Though the official Colt Model 733 was 11.5 inch, 10 inch M16 shorty carbines are seen in the hands of Black Ops thugs in Alaska.
thumb|450px|none|Colt Model 733 - 5.56x45mm. Note that the Colt Model 733 has the A1E1 upper receiver (A1 rear sights, but has a brass deflector, like the Model 715 or any of the Canadian M16s)
==Zastava M70AB2==
Curiously, all the North Korean troops carry the Yugoslavian-made Zastava M70AB2, with a flashlight taped to the front hand guard.
 
thumb|none|400px|Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle with a replacement wood pistol grip - 7.62x39mm. 
thumb|none|600px|Col. Yune (Jason Lee) with a Zastava M70AB2 rifle.
==Heckler & Koch G36K ==
Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas) takes a Heckler & Koch G36K fitted with a Heckler & Koch AG36 Grenade Launcher and a Bundeswehr ZF 3x4° dual optical sight from a Black Ops guard and uses it to ambush a group of thugs in the hangar. Black Ops thugs can also be seen using G36K rifles with Bundeswehr-standard sights.
thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas) wields his Heckler & Koch G36K with AG36 40mm launcher.
thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch G36K with ZF 3x4° dual optical sight - 5.56x45mm
== Austeyr F88 ==
One of the Black Ops thugs ambushed by Gannon in the hangar has a F88 Austeyr assault rifle, which he sets on the ground at Gannon's order, later briefly retrieving it during the shootout that follows. Austeyr F88 rifles can also be seen in the Alaskan base's hidden armory as other Black Ops thugs arm up to surround EDI's hangar.
thumb|none|600px|Guard setting down the Austeyr F-88.
thumb|none|600px|Guard getting shot with the Austeyr F-88: here the bayonet lug is clearly visible.
thumb|none|600px|A couple of Austeyr F-88 rifles can be seen on the left-hand side of the rifle rack as well as one Austeyr being taken off the rack by one of the Black Ops people.
==Leader Dynamics T2 MK5==
Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 assault rifles are seen in the Alaskan base's armory, and are handed out among the thugs being sent to surround the hangar.
thumb|none|600px|Now we KNOW this is shot in Australia, with so many Leader T2 Mk 5 Assault rifles.
==L1A1 SLR==
The Alaskan base's armory also has Australian wood-stocked L1A1 SLRs, which are seen in the gun racks and being handed out.
thumb|none|500px|Lithgow L1A1 rifle - Australian Version of the British L1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO
==Colt M4A1 Carbine==
An M4A1 Carbine is used by a guard to ambush Gannon. Also M4A1s are seen in the Alaskan base's armory in the gun racks and are handed out to the Black Ops thugs preparing to surround EDI's hangar.
==Austeyr F88S==
One of the Black Ops thugs who surround the hangar is carrying an Australian Austeyr F88S.
thumb|none|600px|Another sign of filming in Australia; this thug carries an Australian-pattern Austeyr F88S with 20-inch barrel and integral Picatinny rail mounting a standard Australian 1.5x scope.
=Sniper Rifles / Designated Marksman Rifles=
==SVD Dragunov==
A North Korean marksman with the group tasked with tracking down one of the pilots hands an SVD Dragunov to his superior Colonel Yune (Jason Lee), who uses it for the rest of the movie.
 
thumb|none|600px|Colonel Yune aims his SVD Dragunov (or it could be the nearly identical NDM-86 rifle, the Chinese SVD Clone) at the final night battle at the Border station.
=Machine Guns=
==M60==
An M60 machine gun is seen on the table of the Alaskan base's armory, and is grabbed by one of the thugs as they arm up to surround EDI's hangar.
thumb|none|600px|The business end of an M60 Machine gun.
=Launchers=
==Heckler & Koch AG36==
Mounted under Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas)'s Heckler & Koch G36K is a Heckler & Koch AG36 Grenade Launcher. This is one of the earliest appearances of this grenade launcher in a film. It is only fired once during the movie; for some reason, a sound like a shotgun's pump being operated is foleyed in as Gannon prepares to do so, despite that he is simply pointing the weapon rather than loading it.
thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas) wields his Heckler & Koch G36K with AG36 launcher.
==SA-7 Grail==
SA-7 Grail surface to air missiles are fired at EDI and the other aircraft as they attack the mountain fortress.
thumb|none|600px|Along with a variety of AK and SA VZ 58 rifles, some of the Tajikistani terrorists defending the mountain fortress fire Russian-built SA-7 "Grail" surface to air missile launchers.
=Mounted Weaponry=
==DShK Machine Gun==
The DShK heavy machine gun is seen most notably at the North Korean border outpost.
thumb|none|600px|Gunners with Soviet built DShK Machine guns.
thumb|none|600px|Gunners with Soviet built DShKs.
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon==
At the mountain fortress, there are several gunners who are manning World War Two vintage Oerlikon 20mm Cannons.
thumb|none|600px|Gunners fire their Oerlikon 20mm cannons at the Talons and the EDI fighter.
thumb|none|600px|Gunners fire their Oerlikon 20mm cannons with the snail drum magazine.
thumb|none|600px|Detail shot of the Oerlikon 20mm cannons.
==M61 Vulcan==
M61 Vulcan cannons are presumably mounted on the various US fighters seen during the movie, but are also seen clearly; several appear in the introduction in M167 Vulcan Air Defence System (VADS) towed mountings, while others are visible in Phalanx installations on the US carrier, nominally USS Abraham Lincoln. See trivia below.
==Bofors 40mm==
During the introductory sequence, the fictional F/A-37 "Talon" fighter piloted by Lieutenant Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) is fired on by antiaircraft guns, including a Bofors 40mm gun in a single mount.
=Trivia=
==Carriers==
While the carrier in Stealth is nominally the USS Abraham Lincoln, there are actually three carriers in the movie; as well as the correct one, USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson are shown at various times during the movie.
==F/A-37==
At least one full-scale 53-foot mockup of the Talon fighter was created for filming carrier deck scenes. Photographs of this fake aircraft on the deck of the Abraham Lincoln were circulated online with claims that the F/A-37 was a new top-secret US fighter undergoing trials, despite several featuring actress Jessica Biel sitting in the cockpit. All footage of the Talons in the air is CGI.
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