Iran unveils 'Bavar 2' stealth flying boat with machine gun
By Ben on Thu Sep 30 2010
Iran unveils Bavar 2 stealth flying boat with machine
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Iran has unveiled three squadrons of new flying boats, the Bavar 2, is armed with a machine gun, possible missile attachments and carries surveillance cameras.
"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."
Via dvice, geekologie, cnn
  
#1 Post by petefreans, on Thu Sep 30 2010 10:7 AM
One solider in the U.S. Marine Corps with his trusty M16 could take out that whole fleet.  Hilarious...
#2 Post by trimtab21, on Thu Sep 30 2010 11:11 AM
These will be allot of fun to shoot down!
#3 Post by chris, on Thu Sep 30 2010 10:53 PM
let them have their toy boats. The U.S. have the Seals.
#4 Post by Midav, on Fri Oct 1 2010 2:38 AM
A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.......

that's their new weapon?

A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.......
#5 Post by Chrasdf, on Fri Oct 1 2010 7:32 AM
lol... really? the planes that US used in WWII would knock these down.
#6 Post by neetb, on Fri Oct 1 2010 9:32 PM
I have heard rumours that they are investing quite heavily in potato cannons too...
#7 Post by Dave, on Sun Oct 3 2010 11:12 PM
Whether or not they hull is stealthy, I'm guessing probably not very, the exposed rotor blades will light up a radar screen like a Christmas tree.
#8 Post by Hfly, on Sun Sep 11 2011 3:33 PM
The Bavar-2 have also been spotted on imagery recently at: http://osgeoint.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-look-bavar-2-imagery-signatures.html
#9 Post by Jay, on Fri May 4 2012 11:40 AM
They are actually very cool, the russians developed this technology and even though the US has tried to use "Wing In Ground Effect" it has never been successful at it. These boats could be very useful is certain situations, especially for the region where it has been developed.
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