Global InformationDARPA Captive Air Amphibious Transporter information
| DARPA Captive Air Amphibious Transporter | |
|---|---|
 CAAT driving on water | |
| Type | Amphibious vehicle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | DARPA (R&D vehicle) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Navatek |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 31m |
| Width | 8m |
| Height | 5m |
| Crew | 1 driver |
| Maximum speed | ? km/h (roads) 37 km/h (water) |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Official Youtube video for 1/5 scale | |
| Half scale carrying Humvee | |
| UHAC½ unloading a vehicle | |
| UHAC½ at sea | |
| UHAC½ coming aboard the USS Rushmore |
The Captive Air Amphibious Transporter (CAAT) is a 1:5 scale[1] tracked amphibious vehicle prototype being developed by DARPA. It drives on the water with air-filled pontoons attached to the tracks and is intended to demonstrate how to transport standard 20- or 40-foot containers[2] from ordinary container ships to shore without using a harbor. DARPA is investigating its usefulness in disasters so that commercial shipping can relieve military ships to focus on military tasks. The CAAT is one of four elements in the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program; the others being a containerized living quarter, a stabilized crane, and an unmanned powered parachute delivering containers by air.[3][4]
- ^ Faleiro, Shawn. "DARPA Captive Air Amphibious Transporters" GadgetGain, 11 August 2012. Retrieved: 3 September 2012.
- ^ Alvarez, Edgar. "DARPA's Captive Air Amphibious Transporter can drive on water, help during disaster relief" Engadget, 11 August 2012. Retrieved: 3 September 2012.
- ^ "DARPA develops technologies for aiding disaster relief Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine" DARPA, 26 June 2012. Retrieved: 3 September 2012.
- ^ Littlefield, Scott. "Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine" DARPA. Retrieved: 3 September 2012.