U.S. Navy Submarine First In World Fitted With Silent Caterpillar Drive - Naval News
Submarines use stealth to dominate the seas, presenting an illusive yet deadly threat. Now U.S. Navy submarines will take stealth to a new level. American submarines will now be fitted with magnetohydrodynamic drive.
MHD is actually old technology. I first read mention of it back in the Sixties.
At that time, its only drawback was that it worked in saline (sea) water, but not so well in fresh water. But I guess that's no serious problem for an oceangoing sub.
April Fools?
And why wouldn't this be top secret classified info?
Because its already been in use for 10 years and they have something better now.
Comms are like that. Hidden in plain sight for those who are listening. Or just a coincidence ?
Still getting that rabbit farm in Montana?
"I so wanted to see Montana"... 😢
Comrade must have been a huge fan of Frank Zappa. probably kept his desire to ride pygmy ponies and grow dental floss a secret..
I remember the album, I was ..ermmm, enhanced at the time-I get Zappa and Firesign Theater confused at times...oh the 70s.. 😁
"Then I would like to live in Montana. I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And, I will drive a pickup truck or, perhaps even, a recreational vehicle. And I will drive from state to state - do they let you do that?"