The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’: How a Cold War spy satellite uncovered a mysterious 100-metre Soviet craft unlike any aircraft ever built
American spy satellites discovered a massive Soviet craft along the Caspian Sea. This mysterious machine was identified as an ekranoplan, a unique ground-effect vehicle. It flew low over water, combining aircraft speed with ship-like cargo capacity. Soviet engineers developed several prototypes for military transport and missile deployment. Funding cuts after the Soviet Union’s collapse ended…
