{"id":450591,"date":"2026-05-15T17:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/450591\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:43:11","slug":"squire-wig-field-test-applying-lessons-learned-to-viceroy-wig-protoype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/450591\/","title":{"rendered":"Squire WIG field test applying lessons learned to Viceroy WIG protoype"},"content":{"rendered":"

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REGENT Craft’s Seaglider prototype approaches downed personnel in a raft during a rescue demonstration for the US Marine Corps. (REGENT Craft)<\/p>\n

\n REGENT (Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport) Craft’s demonstration of its Squire seaglider drone is providing lessons for flight testing its manned Viceroy craft, Tom Huntley, general manager and vice-president of REGENT Defense, told
\n Janes
\n on 1 May.\n <\/p>\n

On 13 April, REGENT announced that it had completed the first ground-effect flight of its Squire seaglider drone.<\/p>\n

Squire is an autonomous vessel that uses wing-in-ground-effect aerodynamics to travel over water. It can take off from and land on the water’s surface and fly below line of sight.<\/p>\n

In its defence variant, Squire can reach speeds of up to 160 kt. Huntley said the all-electric commercial version can travel about 200 n miles, while the hybrid-electric defence version can extend that range to 1,400 n miles.<\/p>\n

Huntley said the Squire test was the first time REGENT tested its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) computer system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re now doing autonomy building, so waypoint following followed by actual mission autonomy. We’re building that out,\u201d he told Janes.<\/p>\n

He added that with the BVLOS system being tested on its float, foil, and flying capabilities, one of the next steps will be participating in a military exercise in the summer where the equipment will be tested with electronic warfare payloads and sensors alongside the US Navy.<\/p>\n

Huntley said the US Coast Guard, which serves as REGENT’s regulatory authority, has approved testing on both Squire and Viceroy through REGENT’s advanced flight testing campaign.<\/p>\n

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