Sea Fighter: a new wave in naval warfare
SAN DIEGO: Like a slender runner in a roomful of weight lifters, the Sea Fighter stands out among ever-bigger warships the Navy is building.
The aluminum catamaran — the fastest ship in the arsenal — could play a critical role in the war on terror, skimming shallow water in the fight against a smaller enemy attacking in swarms of motorboats.
By: sferrin - 10th August 2005 at 02:00
“more firepower than a battleship” ROTFL!!!!
By: DT AD - 9th August 2005 at 15:49
My hunch says this is a very good CG pic…
I have to agree with Ja
It sorta look unnatural to be a real pic.
That picture is an illustration and not a real picture.
Fast and flexible, ‘Sea Fighter’ may transform naval warfare
OFF SAN DIEGO: Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Bryan scanned the Pacific once more for stray lobster pots and took a bearing on the coast of Mexico in the distance.
Then, with a satisfied look on his face, he announced proudly, “We’ve just reached 50 knots.”
For a fast bass boat or any car on the road, 50 knots — about 57 miles an hour — would be unimpressive. But the vessel that Bryan commands is nearly the length of a football field. It can carry more firepower than a battleship, a dozen or more teams of elite Navy SEALS or a squadron of unmanned helicopters.
By: hallo84 - 8th August 2005 at 17:59
My hunch says this is a very good CG pic…
I have to agree with Ja
It sorta look unnatural to be a real pic.
By: SteveO - 8th August 2005 at 15:51
Isn’t it a concept demonstrator for the LCS program? http://science.howstuffworks.com/sea-fighter.htm
By: Ja Worsley - 8th August 2005 at 06:20
Sounds like CHARC again to me
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