REGENT
Advancing electric seagliders from crewed flight into Rhode Island production
The product
Viceroy, a 12-passenger electric seaglider designed for float, foil and ground-effect flight; Squire, an autonomous seaglider drone; and a future larger Monarch concept. Its completed 255,000-square-foot Rhode Island facility supports structures, wing and hydrofoil integration, battery installation, systems work and waterfront testing.
The thesis
Seagliders aim to combine aircraft-like speed with dock infrastructure and maritime regulation, creating a new option for coastal transport while offering military users runway-independent, low-signature movement for logistics, evacuation and ISR missions.
How it runs
Dual-use vehicle manufacturer: REGENT designs, certifies, manufactures and tests seaglider vessels in Rhode Island, sells to commercial operators, and develops military variants and mission concepts through government contracts and cooperative agreements.
How it earns
REGENT explicitly reports commercial vessel orders and U.S. Marine Corps contracts. Inference: long-term revenue is expected from vessel deliveries and associated training, maintenance and support, while current defense revenue includes prototype and demonstration contracts.
Why it wins
A proprietary float-foil-fly architecture uses existing waterfront infrastructure and a Coast Guard-led maritime certification pathway, while a common manufacturing base serves both passenger and autonomous defense platforms.
Evidence ledger
- website · 2026-04-27
REGENT identifies as a reindustrialization company.
https://www.regentcraft.com - first-party · 2026-09-08
Viceroy completed its first human-crewed flight on September 2, 2026; REGENT also reported that Squire had completed a defense-specific wing-in-ground-effect flight.
https://www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-viceroy-seaglider-worlds-first-human-crewed-seaglider-flight - first-party · 2026-09-08
REGENT completed a 255,000-square-foot Rhode Island manufacturing facility for end-to-end Viceroy and Squire production in June 2026.
https://www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-completes-worlds-first-seaglider-manufacturing-facility - first-party · 2026-09-08
REGENT reports $15 million in U.S. Marine Corps contracts and a CRADA with USSOCOM for defense applications including contested logistics, evacuation, ISR and launched effects.
https://www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-viceroy-seaglider-worlds-first-human-crewed-seaglider-flight - first-party · 2026-09-08
The company reports a commercial order book exceeding $10 billion across six continents, while disclosed 2026 orders include Viceroy vessels for XXV and Synerjet.
https://www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-2026-seaglider-test-campaign - first-party · 2026-09-08
REGENT submitted a Design Basis Agreement for Viceroy to the U.S. Coast Guard in March 2025 and received approval for a navigational safety risk assessment supporting crewed testing.
https://www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-submits-design-basis-agreement-to-u-s-coast-guard-advancing-seaglider-certification
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