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The US Navy Seals just rolled out an unrecognizable new boat to help them out in future conflicts. Photos of the watercraft are scant for obvious reasons but the current images available to the public are pretty unbelievable.

This thing doesn’t look like it belongs anywhere near the water.

It’s pretty easy to understand why this thing is nicknamed the Batmobile. Not only does it look completely savage, it’s also supposed to be virtually indestructible and stealthy.

Its real name is the M80 Stiletto, created by defense and maritime company Knight & Carver. It will be able to hold a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) inside its hull, alongside up to 12 Navy SEALs.

And its bizarre appearance has a purpose. The bulky looking hull is actually supposed to “lift” the boat out of the water to reduce noise, drag, wake and hydraulic impact, Fox News reports.

It’s also pretty efficient. On just one tank of fuel, the Stiletto can travel up to 500 miles and can get up to speeds exceeding 70 mph. And at 90 feet in length, this thing is supposed to be able to take massive surf as well as shallow water since it only draws about 2 feet.

The Stiletto comes in at an estimated $10 million per craft so it’ll likely be reserved to very specialized operations. But one thing’s for sure.

The Batmobile is just another example that our military is the most elite, the most prepared and the most impressive force in the world.


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Pretty sure that thing has been around for awhile.


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Pretty sure that thing has been around for awhile.


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$10 million?
Seems like a good deal to me.



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Why not call it the Batboat? Or is that reserved for Greenpeace?



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that would BatShit Boat for Greenpeacer's



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Pretty sure that thing has been around for awhile.


Introduced in 2006.


Pretty cool, though.
 
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Pretty sure that thing has been around for awhile.


Introduced in 2006.


First saw it a lot earlier than that at 32nd Street







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The cheesy, poorly written article is a dead giveaway. Old-news clickbait.

The boat is cool though. I watched some youtube videos on it.
 
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Let’s hope it doesn’t end up like the ASDS project or the littoral boats. The Navy is good at pissing away money like drunken sailors.
 
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The cheesy, poorly written article is a dead giveaway. Old-news clickbait.

Very much a clickbait site you'd find pop-up on the margins of a webpage next to the 'You won't believe' headline.

The high-speed shoebox has been around for awhile, I believe only 2-3 are in existence, still in T&E phase.
More info and videos
 
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Please tell me this boat has a crew that can operate it in open water without running into a cargo ship. Eek


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Oh look !! a funny lookin boat...wonder who owns that??


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Pretty interesting, but a 500 mile range is pretty shy on even personal 90' boats I'm familiar with. And, with a 2' draft there is NO WAY it can be a great sea boat in rough water.
 
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Pretty interesting, but a 500 mile range is pretty shy on even personal 90' boats I'm familiar with. And, with a 2' draft there is NO WAY it can be a great sea boat in rough water.



That 500 mile range is probably at its TOPSEED which more than likely will get really bad gas mileage. God Bless Smile


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