Medusa Special Projects has developed a unique Powered Paraglider program it has termed “Serpent”.  The Serpent Program consists of several form factor vehicles named Hydras that primarily serve a persistent dwell-time ISR function and are designed for between 6 hours and 35 hours of airborne loiter time each, depending on the specific Hydra and its anticipated payload. Each platform is designed with the customer's specific requirements in mind.

The composite, high efficiency soft wings the Hydras employ are impervious to the traditional UV damage which occurs in most nylon wings.  The material allows wings to be flown that have varying aspect ratios for specific mission sets, with up to 70% reduction in wing weight. 

The actuator servos themselves have been tested in thousands of hours of airdrop flight testing time, without a single accident.

Possible payloads include EO/IR Sensor Suites, SIGINT Sensors, MASINT Sensors, SAR/GMTI Sensors, as well as a testing platform for various other requirements.