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In July 2023, A'ndre sat down with Billy Thalheimer, Co-Founder and CEO of REGENT, to discuss contested logistics and how REGENT's Seaglider vehicle seeks to address some of these challenges. Billy co-founded REGENT in order to provide zero-emissions, high speed, regional transportation, and we draw on how Billy's own career experiences informed his motivations behind REGENT.  Billy discusses how a seaglider would fit into the concept of 'distributed logistics', and outlines how a seaglider would avoid key threats facing traditional military aircraft, specifically discussing how the 'ground effect' improves survivability.