Star Wars-like hoverbikes may one day come to a military near you

Star Wars fans are likely aware of the awesomeness of speeder bikes, which are capable of hovering and zipping through the air. Now, the concept is closer than ever to becoming a reality.

U.K.-based engineering startup Malloy Aeronautics has invented a real-life hoverbike that could be easily pass for a speeder bike and it could be coming to the U.S. military in the near future.

The company has signed a contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop hoverbikes to the U.S. military, it announced this week. The Army Research Lab is a wing of the military centered on developing new technologies Read more...