Say Hello To The Amazing Lockheed-Martin P-791 HAV

This thing isn't a surprise, but I hadn't seen this 2010 video of one of her test flights.  By next year her sisters and cousins will be hauling cargo in remote parts of Canada and serving in Afghanistan for the US military.

HAV stands for Hybrid Air Vehicle.  She's not just a helium gasbag; the shape is a lifting body, providing lift from the forward motion of powered flight.  Vector thrust engines makes the ship more agile and controllable than previous designs, and even limited hover capability. 
She also is easier to land.  The landing gear are air-cushions that allow safe landing on any relatively flat area.  And by reversing the fans, the air-cushions become suction grapples, locking the HAV down without cables or towers.

I can imagine a fire-fighting model for cities with skyscapers, a smaller bush pilot model for solo operation in Alaska, and a sky-bus model for rural travel routes.  Such possibilities.