Red Cat Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-17 - Partnership - Blue Ops and Havoc partner on collaborative autonomy for uncrewed vessels - The planned integration covers the Variant 7 and future Blue Ops platforms, supporting coordinated multi-vessel operations for U.S. and allied defense customers. The companies plan operational fleets at Havoc's Rhode Island headquarters and Blue Ops' Florida… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-08-06 - Market Signal - Red Cat Q2 revenue rises 527% to $20.2 million - Gross profit reached $3.3 million and gross margin was 16.1%, improving both year over year and sequentially. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totalled $325.6 million at quarter end. Management tied the scale-up to defence-system deliveries and… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-08-03 - Capability - Blue Ops integrates Volvo Penta propulsion as Variant 7 enters full-rate production - The propulsion configuration is connected to Variant 7’s autonomous navigation, remote-operation, mission-planning and payload-management architecture. Blue Ops positions the 24-foot craft for high-speed littoral operations, with diesel propulsion adding a… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-07-30 - Contract Award - Red Cat receives $2.49m U.S. Air Force order for Black Widow systems - Red Cat’s Teal Drones subsidiary received a $2.49m firm-fixed-price U.S. Air Force contract for Black Widow small UAS, training, batteries, spares and support. The order includes train-the-trainer support, batteries, spares and shipping. Contract delivery is… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-07-29 - Demonstration - Red Cat validates five partner integrations on Black Widow and Teal 2 - Black Widow testing covered Hoverfly NEXUS communications extension, Safe Pro AI threat detection on collected imagery and Palantir vision navigation in simulated GNSS-denied conditions. Teal 2 testing covered Vigilare TitanOps voice and text commands, scene… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-07-28 - Org Change - Red Cat withdraws non-binding Steyr Motors acquisition proposal - The proposal was preliminary and non-binding rather than an agreed transaction. Red Cat said no active proposal remained outstanding after the withdrawal. Steyr Motors remained outside Red Cat's ownership after the proposal was withdrawn. - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-05-28 - Production Milestone - Blue Ops begins ramping Variant 7 into full-rate production - Variant 7 combines a domestic autonomy, command-and-control, communications and mission-systems stack. The production design prioritises U.S.-made and NDAA-compliant navigation, control, marine-hardware and perception components. Blue Ops uses a modular open… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-05-21 - Contract Award - Red Cat to deliver Black Widow drone systems under Japan Ministry of Defense contract - Red Cat issued a corrected release for its Japan Ministry of Defense / JGSDF Black Widow contract. The corrected release states that each system includes Black Widow aircraft, the WEB ground control station and other mission-critical components. Red Cat said… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-05-20 - Acquisition - Red Cat acquires Quaze Technologies for wireless unmanned-system power - Red Cat acquired Quaze Technologies, a Quebec developer of wireless power transfer for unmanned systems, drones and autonomous machines. Quaze's platform-agnostic charging approach is intended to reduce connector, alignment and manual battery-swap… - source: globenewswire.com
• 2026-04-02 - Contract Award - Red Cat secures Black Widow orders from NATO ally - A NATO ally selected Red Cat's Black Widow sUAS through a competitive tender in March 2026. Delivery of an undisclosed number of systems is scheduled during calendar year 2026. The contract was facilitated through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-03-30 - Acquisition - Red Cat closes acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics - Apium will operate as an independent Red Cat company, continuing to develop and scale its multi-agent autonomy architecture for integration across Red Cat’s Family of Systems. Apium successfully demonstrated autonomous multi-agent missions using Red Cat’s… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-02-02 - Contract Award - Red Cat secures Black Widow orders from Asia-Pacific ally - An unnamed Asia-Pacific ally selected Red Cat's Black Widow sUAS through a competitive tender in December 2025. Delivery of an undisclosed number of systems is scheduled during calendar year 2026. This was the second Asia-Pacific allied nation to recently… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-11-13 - Facility Opening - Blue Ops opens Valdosta USV factory with capacity above 500 vessels per year - The leased plant is dedicated to watercraft production and related manufacturing operations. The facility provides the scaled-production layer alongside prototype and development work in Maine. Red Cat disclosed the operational facility and capacity in its… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-10-27 - Demonstration - Red Cat completes Palantir VNav flight test on Black Widow - The flight test used Palantir Visual Navigation to guide Black Widow from onboard imagery in simulated GPS-denied conditions. Black Widow completed the test after its acceptance into the Army Short Range Reconnaissance programme of record. Red Cat described… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-10-14 - Partnership - Redwire and Red Cat pair Black Widow with Stalker for Army echelon concept - The concept uses Edge Autonomy's Stalker Group 2 fixed-wing VTOL aircraft as a carrier, launch platform, and communications relay for Black Widow. That architecture links a longer-endurance Group 2 aircraft with a deployable Group 1 reconnaissance system.… - source: rdw.com
• 2025-10-03 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines receives USD 800K Red Cat order for high-performance drone components - Unusual Machines received a USD 800,000 component order from Red Cat Holdings. The order covers Aura analog cameras, Aura VTX, Brave flight controllers, Brave ESCs, HDO+ goggles and motors. The components are intended for integration into Red Cat’s FANG… - source: seekingalpha.com
• 2025-09-11 - Regulatory - Red Cat Black Widow approved for NATO NSPA catalogue - Catalogue inclusion lets NATO member nations and eligible partners procure Black Widow through NSPA-managed channels. NSPA provides a multinational acquisition route without requiring each buyer to establish a separate procurement framework. Teal Drones… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-08-26 - Company Formation - Blue Ops launches as Red Cat's maritime autonomy division - The new subsidiary was established alongside Red Cat's Teal Drones and FlightWave Aerospace businesses as its maritime systems arm. Blue Ops was formed to design, build and deploy a family of modular USVs for military and security operations. Barry Hinckley… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-08-18 - Partnership - Lantronix Open-Q 5165N powers Red Cat Black Widow drones - Lantronix had begun production shipments of Open-Q 5165N modules for Black Widow when it announced the design win. The module is built around Qualcomm QRB5165 compute and provides onboard edge-AI processing. Lantronix described the module as TAA- and… - source: lantronix.com
• 2025-02-24 - Regulatory - Red Cat Black Widow and Edge 130 selected as Blue UAS Refresh winners - Black Widow and Edge 130 were included in a refresh cohort covering 23 platforms and 14 unique components. Selected systems proceed through NDAA verification and cybersecurity review for potential Blue UAS List or Framework inclusion. The pathway is designed… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-01-23 - Commercial Order - Red Cat secures $518K in Edge 130 orders from U.S. government agencies - Red Cat secured $518,000 in new orders for Edge 130 drones from U.S. government agencies. Edge 130 is a Blue UAS-approved VTOL tricopter with more than 60 minutes of forward-mode flight time. The orders extend FlightWave Edge 130 use across government ISR… - source: redcat.red
• 2025-01-08 - Regulatory - Red Cat receives FAA authorization for non-Remote-ID research flights - The authorization supports controlled UAS research flights through January 31, 2028. The FAA was the named regulatory authority. The approval supports Red Cat's path toward fielded use in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations. - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2024-12-16 - Partnership - Red Cat partners with Palantir for Black Widow visual navigation and Warp Speed - Palantir Visual Navigation uses onboard camera imagery to estimate position when satellite navigation is unavailable or degraded. The agreement also covers Palantir Warp Speed, a manufacturing operating system intended to support Black Widow production. The… - source: redcat.red
• 2024-11-19 - Contract Award - Red Cat wins U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program of Record selection - The Army decision concluded a competitive evaluation conducted across multiple SRR tranches. Black Widow is delivered with the WEB ground-control system for short-range reconnaissance missions. Red Cat said the programme decision shifted its focus to ramping… - source: redcat.red
• 2024-10-28 - Contract Award - Red Cat supplies 12 Edge 130 Blue systems to Royal Australian Navy - The order gives Red Cat a named naval customer and system quantity. Criterion Solutions was named as an Australian channel counterparty. - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2024-10-14 - Product Launch - Red Cat introduces ARACHNID family of small ISR and precision-strike systems at AUSA 2024 - The family spans Black Widow, Edge 130, FANG, and the WEB ground-control system for platoon- and company-level missions. WEB provides a common command interface across the family, linking reconnaissance aircraft and precision-strike systems into one… - source: redcat.red
• 2024-10-08 - Commercial Order - Red Cat secures $1.6M in Edge 130 Blue contracts for U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Red Cat secured $1.6 million in contracts for Edge 130 Blue drones for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The procurement was coordinated through the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and facilitated through Darley. Edge 130 Blue is a Blue UAS-approved… - source: redcat.red
• 2024-09-05 - Acquisition - Red Cat closes acquisition of FlightWave Aerospace Systems - Red Cat closed its acquisition of FlightWave Aerospace Systems. The acquisition brought the Edge 130 Blue VTOL tricopter into Red Cat's family of portable unmanned reconnaissance and precision-strike systems. Red Cat said it would begin ramping Edge 130… - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2024-04-18 - Partnership - Red Cat and Sentien integrate Teal drones with Hive fleet platforms - The integration connects Teal aircraft with automated storage, charging, launch and recovery infrastructure. Sentien’s Hive software supports fleet orchestration and coordinated multi-UAS missions. The agreement positions the companies to demonstrate… - source: redcat.red
• 2023-12-14 - Award - Red Cat selected as Army SRR Tranche 2 finalist - The milestone included $3 million in funding for prototype advancement. The finalist step preceded later production-selection milestones for Red Cat's Teal drone line. The recognition validates Red Cat selected as Army SRR Tranche 2 finalist's work in… - source: redcat.red
• 2023-09-20 - Contract Award - Red Cat wins $1.8M CBP order for 106 Teal 2 drone systems - The order included 106 Teal 2 drone systems for border operations. U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the named public-sector buyer. - source: redcat.red
• 2023-04-26 - Product Launch - Red Cat officially launches Teal 2 military-grade sUAS - Red Cat officially launched the Teal 2 military-grade small UAS at the 2023 AAAA Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit. The release positioned Teal 2 for nighttime operations and said the system was available to order for military, government, and… - source: redcat.red