The Soviet Zubr-class LCAC or air-cushioned landing craft is the world’s largest hovercraft ever produced.

Displacing over 555 tons and measuring more than 57 meters, the Zubr or Pormornik is the ultimate amphibious vehicle used for disembarking and embarking troops, supplies, and vehicles.

Thanks to its squared shape and unique pontoon structure, the Zubr can carry 500 heavily armed Russian marines, 10 armored vehicles, or three battle tanks to swiftly deliver them to the battlefield.

Developed in the 1980s by the Soviet Navy, the amphibious vehicle has been constantly modified to keep it updated with modern technologies. Today, less than a dozen such vessels have been produced, but the Russian Navy has ambitious plans to develop more and deploy them all the way to the Pacific and Eastern Europe.

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