Project 1141 Sokol hydrofoil anti-submarine ship - photos

[Altair]

Soviet Project 1141 Sokol hydrofoil anti-submarine ship from the 1970s.

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Bartini Beriev VVA-14 ground effect aircraft - photo and video
Foiler Flying Yacht hydrofoil boat - GIF

[Dollar Bill]

Looks like it's doing 100 knots just sitting still.

Interesting concept - Can't sink by torpedo if boat isn't in the water :-)

I guess sonar is out of the equation, must use sonobuoys?