A Game Changer In Amphibious Warfare?

Saturday, 23 August 2014





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.

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