It looks like the technology from the James Bond movies will become a reality. THE Boeing filed a patent for a vehicle that can fly as well as travel underwater!
The following drone video shows the unmanned vehicle starting its journey from an airplane that moves it to the target.
Once released from the airplane carrying it, it flies until it meets the sea, where it leaves its wings and turns into a submarine.
This device it could undertake resupply operations for submarines and other watercraft in general, except of course for spying missions.
When the underwater mission is completed, the drone emerges and begins to transmit data.
To remove the wings when it enters the water, the device uses explosive bolts, or even a glue that dissolves when it comes into contact with seawater so that no significant parts of the aircraft are destroyed by the explosions.
The patent was filed by Boeing in April 2013 and was recently shown by PatentYogi.
Of course we cannot know if such vehicles already exist, as it is one project which is very likely to be funded by some government that does not want publicity, for obvious reasons.
Watch the video