The U.S. Army has a working prototype of a hoverbike, according to a video released by Army Research Laboratories.
Dubbed the “Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle,” the hoverbike is intended for short range tactical reconnaissance across difficult terrain and for rapid resupply of military forces in the field.
“Anywhere on the battlefield, soldiers can potentially get resupplied in less than 30 minutes,” Tim Vong, an Army researcher, told press officers for Army Research Laboratories. “We’re working with users in the joint community to look at this concept.”
A prototype hoverbike was shown the Army Major Gen. Jim Richardson, one of the directors of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, when he toured Aberdeen Proving Ground last week.
The U.S. Army has been trying to develop a hoverbike since the 1950s, but the repeated efforts have ended in a long string of failures. Building a hoverbike requires enough energy to cancel out gravity for both the vehicle and the soldier flying it, which is a major technical challenge.
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