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The Zubr class, Soviet designation Project 1232.2, (NATO reporting name "Pomornik") is a class of Soviet-designed air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC). The name "Zubr" is Russian for the European bison. [5] This class of military hovercraft is, as of 2023 the world's largest hovercraft, [6] with a standard full load displacement of 555 tons.
Hovercraft. Bora-class guided missile hovercraft; Zubr-class LCAC; Landing ship. Alligator-class landing ship; Ropucha-class landing ship; Polnocny-class landing ship; Ivan Gren-class landing ship; Dyugon-class landing craft
World's largest military hovercraft – The Russian Zubr class LCAC at 57.6 metres (188 feet) length and a maximum displacement of 535 tons. This hovercraft can transport three T-80 main battle tanks (MBT), 140 fully equipped troops, or up to 130 tons of cargo.
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Approval for the sale was given by the United States Government on 8 April 1994. The craft were built by Textron Marine & Land Systems in New Orleans, Louisiana. Purchase of the first craft was included in the FY93 budget, second in FY95, third and fourth in FY99 and fifth and sixth in FY00.
A USN LCAC at Camp Pendleton. An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (landing craft, air cushioned), is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat.The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft.
The Type 724 Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) is the first indigenous air cushion landing craft in operational use with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and its origin dates back to the early 1960s, when 7th Academy was assigned to lead the developmental work on air cushioned vehicles for a 10-year plan lasting from 1963 to 1972.
Zubr may refer to: Żubr or Zubr, the name in several Slavic languages for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus) Zubr (political organization), a civic youth organization in Belarus; Zubr, a novel by Daniil Granin; TOZ-55 "Zubr", a Soviet hunting rifle; Zubr-class LCAC, a Russian hovercraft; Żubr (beer), a Polish brand of beer