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US hovercraft development 27
Fig. 1.26 US water-jet propelled sidewall hovercraft SES-100A.
Fig. 1.27 Successfully launched guided missile on US SES-100B at speed of 60 knots.
of former secretary of the US Navy Admiral Zumwalt proposals were developed to
design high speed surface warships with a speed of more than 80 knots. This would
lead to the SES becoming the main fleet resource for attack purposes. Two test SES,
the Aerojet General model SES-IOOA (Fig. 1.26) and Bell Aerospace SES-IOOB (Fig.
