In 1967, U.S. spy satellites captured an impossible image over the Caspian Sea: a 325-foot-long beast skimming the waves at ...

The USSR explored a colossal ground effect vehicle designed to carry and launch an entire two part spacecraft from the open ocean. Building on the legacy of the Caspian Sea Monster and the Lun class, ...

Second wave "Lun" will add to the attractions of a region that, up until the coronavirus pandemic, had seen a number of initiatives to open it up to tourism, including the launch of cruise itineraries ...

Images of what is claimed to be a Chinese version of the famous Soviet Ekranoplan have found their way on the internet. Technically called a wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicle, this is the first time ...

Poseidon Aerospace emerges from stealth with its uncrewed seal glider dubbed the Seagull. Inspired by the Soviet Caspian Sea Monster, Seagull uses low-altitude flight to reduce drag. Poseidon plans to ...

It might be that soon you won't need to visit a museum to spot an ekranoplan, after all. The Lun-class ekranoplan on the Caspian Sea coast. After over 30 years in the military port, in 2020 the ...