From industry-leading innovation to local impact, REGENT marks 4 years in Rhode Island

REGENT reflects on a period of rapid growth, technical milestones, and deepening rootsin the Ocean State. Key achievements include:

• Completing the world's first Seaglider Manufacturing Facility at 1 Seaglider Way in Quonset Business Park
• Advancing defense readiness with a full family of Seaglider systems for maritime national security missions
• Growing the global commercial order book

NorthKingstown, RI, August 6, 2026 — REGENT, the developer and manufacturer of Seaglider™  vessels, today marks four years in Rhode Island, reflecting on a period of rapid growth, technical milestones, and deepening roots in the OceanState.

REGENTis growing the blue economy and driving innovation by creating a path to long-lasting manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island. The company has already invested $71.5 million back into the state's economy and is projected to create upwards of 750 jobs over the next decade. REGENT remains focused on bringing real manufacturing jobs back to America.

"We're proud to be building in the U.S. and part of the growing movement to anchor Rhode Island as the global hub of the Blue Economy and maritime defense innovation," said Billy Thalheimer, co-founder and CEO of REGENT. "In the four years REGENT has been in the Ocean State, we've completed the world's first Seaglider Manufacturing Facility, proven our Seaglider technology, grown our global commercial order book, and built out a defense product line to support the warfighter. We’re growing quickly and gearing up for this next chapter of execution and delivery.”

Industry-leading innovation‍

REGENT continues to build and test its Seaglider platforms in Narragansett Bay.The Viceroy prototype keeps expanding its flight envelope, progressing from its float campaign through foiling and now working toward full flight later this year. When the Viceroy prototype takes to the air, it will mark the largest all-electric wing-in-ground-effect flight ever achieved.

REGENT has also advanced Squire, its autonomous Seaglider drone, which recently completed its first wing-in-ground-effect flight, a milestone that proves out the platform's autonomy systems and lays the groundwork for future defense and commercial applications.

Revitalizing U.S. manufacturing ‍

This year, REGENT finished construction on the world's first Seaglider Manufacturing Facility in Quonset Business Park. The 255,000-square-foot site, spanning the equivalent of five football fields, includes dedicated areas for structural assembly, wing and hydrofoil integration, battery and systems installation, and water-based test and acceptance operations, with direct waterfront access for sea trials. Through Rhode Island's Qualified Jobs Program,REGENT has pledged to create 300 jobs, with the potential to grow to 750 positions, over the next decade — high-quality roles in manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, logistics, and operations.

In recognition of the facility's significance to the region, local officials formally renamed the site 1 Seaglider Way, cementing Quonset's storied legacy in defense manufacturing and maritime industry as the foundation for REGENT's next chapter.

Advancing defense readiness

REGENT Defense continues to build momentum as it develops a full family of Seaglider systems for maritime national security missions. The full defense range will span a defense version of REGENT's crewed, all-electric Viceroy vessel, a fully autonomous Viceroy variant, hybrid-propulsion versions capable of routes up to1,400 nautical miles, and Squire, REGENT's smaller autonomous Seaglider drone. The flexible, scalable platform provides unmatched solutions for missions including contested logistics, MEDEVAC and CASEVAC, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and launched effects.

REGENT continues to prove this technology out on the water: Squire completed the fist defense first wing-in-ground-effect flight, and the Viceroy prototype completed multiple successful on-water demonstrations as part of its $15 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.

Growing commercial orders

REGENT's commercial order book continues to grow across the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., REGENT named The Twenty Five as its first U.S. delivery and launch partner, bringing Seaglider service closer to reality for coastal routes across the Northeast and Southeast.

 In Latin America, REGENT secured an order for 10 Viceroy Seaglider vessels from Synerjet, a leading aviation services provider, to serve high-traffic coastal routes including Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. And in the Middle East, ADNOC Logistics and Services selected REGENT's Viceroy Seaglider for a proof-of-concept trial to transport personnel to and from offshore energy infrastructure.

REGENT has also extended its partnerships across cargo missions. The company signed aMemorandum of Understanding with DHL Express to explore deploying all-electric Seaglider vessels for short-haul, coastal, and island cargo logistics.

About REGENT

REGENTis pioneering the future of maritime mobility through the development andmanufacturing of Seaglider™ vessels — high-speed hydrofoiling wing-in-groundeffect (WIG) craft that operate over the water within a wingspan of the surface, combining the speed of an aircraft with the convenience of a boat. A dual-use company headquartered in Rhode Island, REGENT has secured global commercial orders valued at more than $10 billion from leading airline and ferry operators around the world, as well as contracts with the U.S. MarineCorps. REGENT has raised more than $100 million from investors including 8090Industries, Founders Fund, Japan Airlines, and Lockheed Martin. Learn more at www.regentcraft.com.

Contact: REGENT Craft Press Team | regent@boldspace.com