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Rhode Island-based REGENT Craft will enter a second phase to further demonstrate its seaglider vehicle for US Marine Corps defense operations.
Under a $10-million contract with extension options, REGENT will showcase the technical capabilities of the Viceroy seaglider prototype for various missions, including contested logistics maritime operations and medevac/casevac.
It follows the first phase under an initial $4.75-million deal that covered the technical feasibility of the maritime transport vehicle: from testing the quarter-scale prototype to starting sea trials for the full-scale version at Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.
“We are incredibly proud to extend our collaboration with the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab and continue to validate how REGENT’s high-speed, low-signature, low-cost seagliders will enable defense missions,” said Tom Huntley, company VP of Government Relations and Defense.
The seaglider is a platform designed to quickly and safely evacuate troops and equipment, powered by an electric propulsion system that enables it to run at a top speed of 180 miles (289 kilometers) per hour over 180 miles.
Original author: Christine Casimiro