US Rolling Out $10M High Speed Stealth Ship that Defy any Physics

As we look at the Stiletto in 2026, the vessel shows the patina of two decades of hard use, but it remains cutting-edge. The carbon fiber hull has held up against the corrosive salt air better than any steel ship ever could. The interior is now packed with AI-driven tactical assistants and holographic displays that didn't exist when the ship was launched.
The legacy of the M80 Stiletto is not found in a massive fleet of sister ships, but in the DNA of the vessels that followed it. The lessons learned from the Stiletto’s pentamaran hull influenced the design of the latest generation of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) patrolling the Pacific. Its "Electronic Keel" architecture became the standard for the Navy’s modular mission packages. The tactics developed by SEAL teams launching from its stern ramp rewrote the manual on maritime insertion.
Despite expected costs of between $6 and $10 million US Dollars each—a bargain in naval procurement terms—the Stiletto never saw mass production. It remained a "unicorn," a unique tool for unique jobs. But perhaps that makes it more special. It stands as a testament to a moment when the Pentagon decided to take a risk on something radical, allowing the Stiletto to defy the usual physics of naval architecture.
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