“Flying Boats” Are Back? 60 Years After Russia’s Caspian Sea Monster, China Turns Yellow Sea ‘Red’ With Ekranoplan

China appears to have developed a mammoth, brand-new Ekranoplan, popularly known as flying boats, decades after the Soviet Union first invented the technology during the Cold War.  The mysterious Ekranoplan first appeared on Chinese social media last week, with Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and naval analyst H.I. Sutton initially drawing attention to it. It was … Continue reading “Flying Boats” Are Back? 60 Years After Russia’s Caspian Sea Monster, China Turns Yellow Sea ‘Red’ With Ekranoplan