REGENT CRAFT INC., designers and builders of seagliders, pictured, recently received an undisclosed investment from Lockheed Martin Corp. that will help the company expand into the defense manufacturing field. / COURTESY REGENT CRAFT INC.
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Regent Craft Inc., a Quonset-based startup developing “seaglider” transportation technology, is expanding its reach into the defense manufacturing sphere with a recently announced investment from Lockheed Martin Corp. “We see defense strategy evolving toward an island-hopping force featuring agile, affordable, and distributed craft,” Regent CEO and co-founder Billy Thalheimer said in a statement.…