An ominous hovercraft sending up a huge plume of mist as it approaches a beach full of sunbathers might sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but it's apparently just a "normal event" in Russia.

The Chinese Navy has put their money where their mouth is when it comes to their interest in the world's largest hovercraft. They have already bought two giant Zubr Class hovercraft from Ukraine, and ...

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In order to float across land and water, the giant air-trapping skirt around the base of a hovercraft needs to keep a tight seal at all times. Were it to tackle giant waves, it would get tossed about ...

In the most recent bit of Russian bizarreness, a 550-ton military hovercraft carrying sophisticated weaponry casually pulled up onto a crowded, seemingly public beach. Because, apparently, Russia ...

In the 1960s, giant hovercraft like the SR.N4 revolutionized cross-channel travel, gliding over the water with cars and passengers aboard. Faster than ferries and futuristic in design, they once ...