The future is nigh: a government mandated hoverbike is in the works. The United States Defense Department is teaming up with British and American engineers under Malloy Aeronautics to develop a device that will be used for “search and rescue missions, first-responder emergency services, and cargo insertion into confined spaces,” according to UK Reuters.The reason why the hoverbike was able to get government funding is because it's set to replace many uses for the helicopter. Marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics, Grant Stapleton, affirms, “It's absolutely ideal. It's inexpensive, it can carry a decent load, it can get in and out of very small spaces very quickly and it can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed into a C130 or onto a ship and taken; lots of them can be moved around and deployed in the places that you need them very easily and very quickly." The future of cavalry could be on-the-go.Watch the Hoverbike’s test flight in the video below:Related:Has Someone Finally Invented A Real Hoverboard?The Future's Hoverboard Is Almost A RealityWatch the Longest Hoverboard Ride in History
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