Key point: These torpedoes are so much faster than anything else out there. Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. The shock of such a ...

Key point: At the moment Russia has a monopoly on supercavitating missiles. Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. The shock of such a ...

Russia's announcement in the early 1990s that it had deployed the 200-kt. supercavitating Shkval torpedo stunned Western intelligence agencies and prompted several NATO countries to begin development ...

Their torpedo armaments include the devastating VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedoes, which travel at speeds approaching 230 mph underwater – faster than most defensive countermeasures can respond.

Chinese scientists say they're working on a ultra-fast weapon that is both missile and torpedo. It will fly at supersonic speeds and use supercavitation to reach high underwater speeds, they say.

Supercavitating underwater vehicles represent a transformative approach in high-speed marine transport and defence applications. These vehicles drastically reduce hydrodynamic resistance by enveloping ...