Saturday, August 23, 2014

A Game Changer In Amphibious Warfare?



Star Wars At Sea! The $10m 'X-Wing' Stealth Speedboat That Could Fly Across The Water To Deliver Troops Into Battle -- Daily Mail

38-foot long main cabin rests on top of a pair of 12-foot tall struts
At high speeds they raise cabin above the water like a hydrofoil

It looks uncannily like the X-Wing fighter from the sci-fi blockbuster Star Wars.

However, in fact this is the Ghost - a $10m ship designed to 'fly' above the water on legs and deliver marines into battle.

Invented by a Maine medical tech millionaire, the US Navy is already considering buying the craft.

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My Comment: The above video is impressive. From the vintage PT boats of the Second World War .... to vessels like this .... you cannot help but be impressed on how innovative the U.S. Navy is in developing new technologies and applications.

1 comment:

Orion said...

We should be replacing the semi-useless LCS with this, if this lovely sales-pitch is accurate.

Orion