Ground effect vehicle

Argonas is a large ground effect aircraft designed to rapidly deliver supporting combat firepower to surface and coastal ground forces. The features of the Argonas are not definitive. The purpose of the configuration design effort is to understand what different features would be needed in such a vehicle. And, more importantly, discover the intersections and opportunities to thoroughy integrate technologies and and create a new physical form that performs as more than a sum of it’s parts…

Neither plane nor boat, the Ekranoplan once launched nuclear-tipped missiles. Now, after a towing gone wrong, it's stranded off a beach.

Description Spartan Industries IC 397 Ground effect vehicle, a high-speed watercraft that can literally lift itself out of the water and fly like an aircraft: the flying boat to it's ultimate. though restricted to low altitudes, the ability to bypass radar defenses is an excellent payoff. able to carry a wide variety of heavy loads, the SFR has pressed several into service as cargo and Auro ferries. the Military makes use of the vessels as high-speed landing craft, able to come in at high…

Skimmer

MBDA has unveiled at DSEI 2019 how the Brimstone precision strike missile can equip unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to serve as an organic force-multiplier

A fictional, near-future variable-geometry aircraft, designed to facilitate complex characters, narratives and decision-making in entertainment and virtual experiences. More to follow...

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