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US Marines to get high-speed, radar-evading electric seagliders for rescue ops

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134 points jdmark | 2 comments | 28 Mar 25 21:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Rygian ◴[01 Apr 25 13:00 UTC] No.43546290[source]▶
I wonder why the title clarifies "for rescue ops".

Is there anything inherent to this technology that prevents it from being used for anything else? The article body insists on "demonstrations relevant to specific defense operations" which sounds quite broad and not limited to rescue ops in any way.

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nilamo ◴[01 Apr 25 13:55 UTC] No.43546830[source]▶
- Very fast - avoids radar/detection - water based

My first assumption is that this is for stealth ops. "Rescue" doesn't need those features.

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1. K0balt ◴[01 Apr 25 14:22 UTC] No.43547115[source]▶
TBF, You never know when you might need to sneak up on a shoreside compound, go in and “rescue” a bunch of people from their beds, and get back out undetected.
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2. moffkalast ◴[01 Apr 25 17:34 UTC] No.43549486[source]▶
Congratulations, you are being rescued. Please do not resist.