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This is not a new concept. You can see a discussion of this technique being used (to a degree) on battleships in WWII, by watching some of the videos on the Battleship New Jersey YouTube channel.
There’s also a Russian torpedo that uses a similar concept to “fly” at supersonic speeds underwater.