In the thick of the Cold War, the Soviet Union built a revolutionary transport vessel that was bigger than any plane and faster than any ship. It was also capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

The relationship between the U.S. and Russia is more tense than it’s been since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. American and E.U. sanctions on the Russian government in the wake ...

In the May 1992 issue, Popular Mechanics reported on the bright future of wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) craft, known in Russian as ekranoplane. Emerged from a secretive Soviet Union project, the ...

The relationship between the U.S. and Russia is more tense than it’s been since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. American and E.U. sanctions on the Russian government in the wake ...

Yes, it’s a concept. No, it’s not that crazy. This 118-foot flying yacht could work. After all, it’s just a very pretty ekranoplane, aircraft-ship hybrids that can float like a sea vessel and fly a ...

Could a fleet of Ekranoplanes have led an invasion of Europe? Thankfully, we'll never know, as the only built model rusts away and the Russians have no plans to restart the program.