Regent Craft Finishes Electric Seaglider Production Center in Rhode Island

Manufacturer officially lays anchor in Ocean State, completing one of the world’s first such facilities.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 03:30 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Regent Craft’s Viceroy is an electric, wing-in-ground effect seaglider design. [Credit: Regent Craft]

Key Takeaways:

Regent Craft has completed the world's first dedicated 255,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for electric seagliders (wing-in-ground effect vessels) in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
The facility will produce the 12-passenger Viceroy and autonomous Squire military seagliders, with plans for phased capacity increases and the creation of 300 to 750 jobs.
These electric WIG craft are regulated as maritime vessels, can reach speeds of 180 mph, utilize hydrofoils for smooth docking, and are designed to fit existing port infrastructure.
Regent has secured customers globally, including leading airline and ferry operators, and the U.S. Marine Corps, with crewed testing aimed for this year on anticipated commercial routes.

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Regent Craft, the Rhode Island-based developer of electric, wing-in-ground effect (WIG) seaglider vessels, said Tuesday that it completed the facility that will anchor its global manufacturing activities.

The 255,000-square-foot site at 1 Seaglider Way in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, will handle end-to-end production for Regent’s 12-passenger Viceroy craft, as well as Squire, its autonomous, hybrid-electric military variant. The company is also developing a 50-100-passenger model, Monarch, that was not mentioned in its news release Tuesday.