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The Canadian Military Has Been Watching One James Bond Movie Too Many
The Canadian military has been secretly test-driving a $620,000 stealth snowmobile in its quest to quietly whisk troops on clandestine operations in the Arctic.
The Canadian Press has learned that soldiers have taken the new hybrid-electric snowmobile prototype on trial runs to evaluate features such as speed, noise level, battery endurance and acceleration.
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The Department of National Defence even has a nickname for its cutting-edge, covert tool: “Loki,” after the “mythological Norse shape-shifting god.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-forces-test-loki-a-stealth-snowmobile-for-covert-arctic-ops/article13832272/
The Canadian Press has learned that soldiers have taken the new hybrid-electric snowmobile prototype on trial runs to evaluate features such as speed, noise level, battery endurance and acceleration.
More Related to this Story
The Department of National Defence even has a nickname for its cutting-edge, covert tool: “Loki,” after the “mythological Norse shape-shifting god.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-forces-test-loki-a-stealth-snowmobile-for-covert-arctic-ops/article13832272/
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