{"id":15966,"date":"2025-08-31T01:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15966"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:20:56","slug":"u-s-coast-guard-clears-regent-squire-seaglider-prototype-for-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15966","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Coast Guard Clears REGENT Squire Seaglider Prototype for Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    U.S. Coast Guard Clears REGENT Squire Seaglider Prototype for Testing<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>[By: REGENT Craft]<\/p>\n<p>The REGENT Defense Squire Seaglider prototype has been officially cleared for testing by the U.S. Coast Guard, the regulator of Seaglider vessels, after rigorous safety preparations and risk analysis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regentcraft.com\/\">REGENT Craft<\/a> announced today. This milestone highlights both the versatility of REGENT\u2019s technology and the company\u2019s commitment to providing American-made maritime solutions for urgent national security needs.<\/p>\n<p>From Quarter-Scale Pioneer to Defense Platform<br \/>\nThe Squire prototype holds a unique place in REGENT\u2019s history as the company\u2019s original quarter-scale demonstrator, which successfully validated the Seaglider vessel\u2019s core operating modes: float, foil, and fly. Having already proven the fundamentals of wing-in-ground effect flight, Squire is now being optimized as a maritime defense asset.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With speeds of up to 80 knots (92 mph), a 50-lb payload capacity, and an operational range exceeding 100 nautical miles, Squire is designed to support critical defense missions including ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), logistics, and anti-submarine warfare.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSquire has come full circle, from validating the very first Seaglider flights to now becoming a critical test asset to support our defense mission,\u201d said Billy Thalheimer, co-founder and CEO of REGENT. \u201cRepurposing this prototype shows the inherent flexibility of our technology and demonstrates how they can evolve to meet the needs of the American warfighter.\u201d \u200d<\/p>\n<p>A Growing Seaglider Ecosystem<br \/>\nSquire represents just one element of REGENT\u2019s multi-tiered approach to developing next-generation maritime capabilities. The company is building a portfolio that spans both autonomous and crewed Seaglider vessels, as well as all-electric and hybrid versions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Squire, the company is also currently conducting sea trials of its 12-passenger Viceroy Seaglider prototype in Rhode Island.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maritime-executive.com\/corporate\/u-s-coast-guard-clears-regent-squire-seaglider-prototype-for-testing\">Go to maritime executive<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Coast Guard Clears REGENT Squire Seaglider Prototype for Testing [By: REGENT Craft] The REGENT Defense Squire Seaglider prototype has been officially cleared for testing by the U.S. Coast Guard, the regulator of Seaglider vessels, after rigorous safety preparations and risk analysis, REGENT Craft announced today. This milestone highlights both the versatility of REGENT\u2019s technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-15966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maritime-executive","tag-maritime-executive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15966"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}