Pegasus and Bras d'Or: hydrofoil promise

Pegasus-class missile hydrofoils were envisaged as a multinational NATO fast-attack force for the North Sea and Baltic. American plans once imagined dozens of boats, with West German, Italian, British, and Canadian participation, but most partners questioned what missions justified the cost. Canada's unarmed trial vessel Bras d'Or demonstrated remarkable stability and exceeded sixty knots, proving that the technology could work impressively at sea. The video uses both projects to distinguish exceptional technical performance from the harder institutional question of whether a navy can afford, support, and employ the resulting specialist force.