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MSPO 2017: Raptor hoverbike draws attention

5th September 2017 - 12:56 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Kielce

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Defence shows and exhibitions often showcase unexpected platforms or designs to the visiting public and VIPs, occasionally presenting a system or technology that flies in the face of convention.

The MSPO show has provided the platform for what could be this year’s most off-beat display, one that developers said was inspired by a particularly popular science fiction saga.

Projekt Hoverbike is showcasing its eponymous optionally-manned system, dubbed the Raptor, the first prototype of which was completed two months ago.

It is the first time that the Hoverbike has been shown in public, according to Marcin Karwat, sales director at Projekt

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