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Neoteric Military Light Hovercraft

The light hovercraft is the only vehicle able to perform fast, safe operations on swift water, thin or broken ice, snow, mud, swampland, and flood waters. Because it safely hovers 9 inches above the terrain, a hovercraft keeps military personnel above the danger - not in it - and allows them access to areas that helicopters or boats cannot reach.

But the Neoteric Hovertrek™ is unlike all other hovercraft on the market. Its unique capabilities have made it the industry standard, particularly for military search and rescue missions. Neoteric’s clientele now spans 50 nations and includes the U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security; the U.S. Air Force, airport Police/Fire/EMS services; and Sheriff, Police and Fire Departments throughout the world.

The Only Hovercraft with Effective Brakes

Particularly in rescue operations, sometimes backing up is the only way out. Neoteric’s patented reverse thrust system gives the Hovertrek™ the unique ability to brake, hover in place, and back up at more than 25 mph. Neoteric is the only hovercraft manufacturer to offer this crucial feature. Our hovercraft are also the lightest and quietest production hovercraft in the industry.

Hovertrek™ Equipment Options

The Neoteric Hovertrek™ is available with a wide array of features and equipment options including stretcher mounts, light bars, searchlights, GPS systems, VHF marine radios, cold water immersion suits and life vests, throw bags and wireless communication headsets. Each Hovertrek™ is custom built to government specifications, and is guaranteed for its lifetime.

Free Pilot Training

Neoteric provides hovercraft pilot training/certification and preventative maintenance instruction with each military hovercraft. On-site pilot training at our Terre Haute, IN location is provided to military customers at no charge.

 
 
Counterfeit Hovercraft Warning!

Matteo Passoni, Carlo Guido Passoni, and their start-up company Hi Tech International S.r.l. (HTI) of Italy, have counterfeited the patented Neoteric Hovertrek™ recreational, rescue and commercial hovercraft by stealing Neoteric’s patented designs and illegally splash molding the Hovertrek™ to produce inexpensive tooling. HTI is aggressively marketing these unreliable forgeries under names such as Hoverescue Model 425 and Hoverescue Model 525.

There is widespread concern in the hovercraft industry that HTI is threatening consumer safety by selling hovercraft with no track record, while plagiarizing Neoteric’s logo and web site text to fraudulently claim Neoteric’s 40-year history in hovercraft design and technology. HTI’s rescue hovercraft forgeries have serious problems such as exploding fans, and pose a danger to first responders and to those they are tasked to save.

To read how Hi Tech International perpetrated this theft - in their own words - and to understand the risks of utilizing HTI’s counterfeit hovercraft, we urge you to see the World Hovercraft Organization’s Hovercraft Ripoff Report

 






Homeland Security hovercraft photo

"Hovercraft are much better suited for Homeland Security and search and rescue missions than our present fleet of patrol boats."
Congressman John Hostettler
U.S. House of Representatives
House Armed Services Committee



UTTR US Department of Defense hovercraft picture

"[In our rescue of a downed F-16 aircraft with one pilot] we launched our hovercraft and beat the life flight helicopter to the pilot. They are state of the art . it's good to have the equipment necessary for a timely response."
Ron Short, Director
David Kallman, Fire Chief
Utah Test and Training Range
U.S. Department of Defense



Kuwait Military hovercraft Land mine detection

Ecology and Environment, Inc. utilizes Neoteric hovercraft in Kuwait's intertidal zone to survey the environmental damage inflicted by the 1991 Persian Gulf War oil fires. Kuwaiti military personnel use the hovercraft to safely detect land mines before E&E representatives begin to deploy hovercraft into the intertidal zone for core sampling.


Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.
1649 Tippecanoe Street Terre Haute, Indiana USA 47807-2394
Telephone: 812-234-1120 / 800-285-3761 Fax: 812-234-3217
Homepage:
www.neoterichovercraft.com / www.rescuehovercraft.com
E-mail: hovermail@neoterichovercraft.com
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