23 June 2015 From the section US & Canada Star Wars-style hoverbikes could be coming to the US military after engineers in the UK and US struck a deal with the US Department of Defense. The bikes have similar functionality to helicopters, but overcome some of the older technology's design limitations. The devices can be used in military as well as emergency and aid operations, the developers told the Reuters news agency. Further research and development will take place in Harford County, Maryland. The prototypes are reminiscent of the racers that Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia used to zoom around the forest moon of Endor in the film Return of the Jedi. "The Department of Defense is...
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