Iran's New Airborne Boats Can Evade Radar & Carry Out Surveillance Missions In Persian Gulf.
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11432319
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The crafts have a hull which enables them to land on water, and can be used for surveillance.
They were filmed on display at sea in Hormozgan.
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ozoneocean
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They look like ekronoplanes, which use a ground effect to help them get airborne over water. There's nothing special in that except for increased efficiency- they don't need much fuel.
Looking at them, they've got a lot of curved surfaces, and that completely exposed metal engine- yes, you could very easily see them on radar. - 1 year ago
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ozoneocean
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ayipis
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if these works just like their missiles..get the photoshop ready and alert newsweek...
anyways they already have the most infamous and effective weaponry known..liberals and the UN
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ayipis
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DogBoy
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Interesting design. Surveillance may be all it's good for. They look like they can be shot down pretty easily. Looks like something the Tamil Tigers would have liked to have.
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DogBoy
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bailey78
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Ok them is bad ass little flying critters. i wonder how much they cost?
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bailey78
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Nephwrack
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lol somehow i doubt we have anything to worry about.
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Nephwrack
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irie_ojo
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so where can i buy one?
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irie_ojo
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remanns
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Added to "Sky High Fish".
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remanns
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remanns
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Interesting, uhm,...."boat" I guess.
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remanns
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CalgarC
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yeah??
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CalgarC
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iamaman
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link from DVICE.com http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/iran-shows-off.php
*CNN
"As for its criticisms, the Bavar 2 has been accused of being very "kit," as in it looks like a watercraft you could have ordered online and assembled yourself. Just do a Google image search for "hoverwing" and you'll see many craft like it.
There's also the big question of just how stealthy it is. Iranian officials claims that its hull makes it undetectable by radar, though videos of the thing flying show that it's pretty damn loud. The blue paint job probably works well enough — the Bavar 2 doesn't fly high enough for its red underbelly to ever really factor in — it really mostly skims above the water. Still, it looks like something out of an old sci-fi cartoon, or like the Bavar 2 belongs in a water park".
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iamaman
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Vierotchka
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The Shkval supercavitation torpedo. By the time it is detected by a radar, it is too late.
http://www.periscope.ucg.com/mdb-smpl/weapons/minetorp/torpedo/w0004768.shtml
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Vierotchka
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Vierotchka
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With those, along with its stock of Hoot (Shkval) torpedoes, Iran has the Strait of Hormuz under complete control and can shut it down any time it chooses.
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Vierotchka
