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Forget drones. The Army could soon be using hovering speeder bikes.

Star Wars fans will no doubt remember that epic scene from "Return of the Jedi" in which Luke chases down a pair of fleeing scout troopers on a speeder bike. Well, get ready, because the U.S. military is designing a real-life version of that hovering vehicle.

The prototype, which is being developed by Malloy Aeronautics and SURVICE Engineering, doesn’t come with blaster cannons. But the Defense Department is imagining the carbon-fiber Hoverbike as a "multi-role tactical reconnaissance" vehicle that can be used to support a variety of missions, such as carrying supplies or gathering intelligence, according to Reuters.

By Brian Fung

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/22/forget-drones-the-army-could-soon-be-using-hovering-speeder-bikes/?hpid=z13

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