# REGENT

> REGENT develops and manufactures seagliders that float, hydrofoil and fly in ground effect over water for coastal passenger, cargo and defense applications. Its full-scale Viceroy prototype completed its first crewed flight in September 2026; customer deliveries are targeted for late 2027.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** North Kingstown, United States
- **Founders:** Billy Thalheimer (Co-Founder & CEO), Mike Klinker (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Products:** Viceroy electric, Squire, Viceroy hybrid, Monarch
- **Notable:** Quarter-scale prototype demonstrated float, foil and fly in 2022., Full-scale Viceroy sea trials began March 2025., Squire ground-effect flight announced April 2026.

## Products & services

- **Viceroy electric** — In development: 12 passengers and two crew, with design targets of up to 180 mph and 180 miles; first full-scale crewed flight in September 2026.
- **Squire** — Autonomous defense seaglider drone; ground-effect flight announced April 2026. Planned payload 50 pounds and range over 100 nautical miles.
- **Viceroy hybrid** — Hybrid autonomous defense configuration under development for longer-range missions; projected specifications are not demonstrated operational performance.
- **Monarch** — Larger passenger seaglider under development; UME Shipping announced as first delivery customer in 2024. Configuration and performance remain development targets.

## Achievements

- Quarter-scale prototype demonstrated float, foil and fly in 2022.
- Full-scale Viceroy sea trials began March 2025.
- Squire ground-effect flight announced April 2026.
- Full-scale crewed Viceroy flight on September 2, 2026: 30 seconds, 1,956 feet, 33 feet above water.
- 255,000-square-foot manufacturing facility opened September 30, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Manufacturing facility opened September 30; planned eventual annual capacity of 75 Viceroys and 300 Squire drones.
- **2026-09** — Marine Corps agreement expanded by $5 million to $19.25 million.
- **2026-09** — Full-scale Viceroy completed first human-crewed flight September 2.
- **2026-08** — $240 million equity-and-debt Series B package announced.
- **2026-06** — The Twenty Five named first U.S. delivery and launch partner.

## Links

- Website: https://www.regentcraft.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/regentcraft/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/regentcraft
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LiOhPIbGAz5IsVCtM7m9g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regentcraft/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/regentcraft

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Last updated: 2026-10-06