Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: Puerto Rico
• Founded: 2016
• Website: https://redcat.red/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

Red Cat develops small unmanned aircraft systems for defense and public-safety users through Teal Drones. Its drones support short-range reconnaissance, ISR and tactical field operations, with a focus on U. S. -manufactured systems for military programs.

Market context

Red Cat matters as a U. S. small-UAS builder with defence and public-sector exposure, spanning tactical drone platforms, Blue UAS programs, and related unmanned systems businesses.

Products

• Black Widow
• Teal 2

Facts

• Website: https://redcat.red/
• HQ: San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Founded: 2016
• Ticker: RCAT / NASDAQ
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

8 commercial events; 6 contract awards; 2 commercial orders; 4 named customers; latest event 2026-05-21

• 2026-05-21 - Contract award - Red Cat to deliver Black Widow drone systems under Japan Ministry of Defense contract - Japan Ministry of Defense - Japan FY2026 Black Widow procurement - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-04-02 - Contract award - Red Cat secures Black Widow orders from NATO ally - unnamed NATO ally - Black Widow sUAS procurement - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2026-02-02 - Contract award - Red Cat secures Black Widow orders from Asia-Pacific ally - unnamed Asia-Pacific ally - Black Widow sUAS procurement - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-01-23 - Commercial order - Red Cat secures $518K in Edge 130 orders from U.S. government agencies - source: redcat.red
• 2024-11-19 - Contract award - Red Cat wins U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program of Record selection - U.S. Army - Short Range Reconnaissance Program of Record - source: redcat.red
• 2024-10-28 - Contract award - Red Cat supplies 12 Edge 130 Blue systems to Royal Australian Navy - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2024-10-08 - Commercial order - Red Cat secures $1.6M in Edge 130 Blue contracts for U.S. Customs and Border Protection - source: redcat.red
• 2023-09-20 - Contract award - Red Cat wins $1.8M CBP order for 106 Teal 2 drone systems - source: redcat.red

Defence drone systems company

Red Cat develops small unmanned aircraft systems and related drone technologies for military, public safety and government users.

• Target environment: Defence field operations, tactical ISR missions, public-safety deployments, training areas and contested small-UAS environments.
• Deployment model: Drone hardware and ecosystem supply through military UAS programs, acquisitions and product lines such as Teal and FlightWave.
• Customer context: U.S. defence customers, allied military users, public-safety agencies and government drone programs.
• Workflow context: Tactical reconnaissance, ISR, small-UAS operations, field intelligence, mapping and mission-support flight.
• Commercial maturity: Public defence drone company with acquisitions and program activity in small-UAS markets.
• Market position: Small-UAS defence company focused on tactical drone hardware and related autonomy or payload ecosystems.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on procurement cycles, platform reliability, Blue UAS compliance, production scale, operator training and mission validation.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes tactical drones, Blue UAS, small unmanned aircraft systems, ISR platforms and defence drone supply chains.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 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.
• 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 aut…
• 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.
• 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.
• 2025-10-27 - Capability - Red Cat completes Palantir VNav flight test on Black Widow - Red Cat announced successful flight testing of Palantir Visual Navigation software on the Black Widow drone.
• 2025-10-14 - Partnership - Redwire and Red Cat pair Black Widow with Stalker for Army echelon concept - Redwire and Red Cat announced an integration concept pairing Red Cat's Black Widow sUAS with Edge Autonomy's Stalke…
• 2025-09-11 - Regulatory - Red Cat Black Widow approved for NATO NSPA catalogue - The designation allows NATO member nations and eligible partners to procure Black Widow through NSPA-managed channels.
• 2025-02-24 - Award - Black Widow selected in Blue UAS Refresh - Red Cat announced that Teal's Black Widow drone was selected as a winner of the Blue UAS Refresh.
• 2025-02-24 - Regulatory - Red Cat Black Widow and Edge 130 selected as Blue UAS Refresh winners - Teal's Black Widow and FlightWave's Edge 130 were selected as winners of the DIU Blue UAS Refresh.
• 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.
• 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.
• 2024-12-16 - Partnership - Red Cat partners with Palantir for Black Widow visual navigation and Warp Speed - Red Cat partnered with Palantir to integrate Visual Navigation software into Black Widow drones.
• 2024-11-19 - Contract Award - Red Cat wins U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program of Record selection - Red Cat's next-generation Teal system was selected as the U.S. Army's Program of Record Short Range Reconnais…
• 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.
• 2024-10-14 - Product Launch - Red Cat introduces ARACHNID family of small ISR and precision-strike systems at AUSA 2024 - Red Cat introduced the ARACHNID family of small ISR and precision-strike systems at AUSA 2024.
• 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 Pr…
• 2024-09-05 - Acquisition - Red Cat closes acquisition of FlightWave Aerospace Systems - Red Cat closed its acquisition of FlightWave Aerospace Systems.
• 2023-12-14 - Award - Red Cat selected as Army SRR Tranche 2 finalist - The milestone included $3 million in funding for prototype advancement.
• 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.
• 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.

Team

• Jeff Thompson - Chief Executive Officer

Supply chain relationships

• Allen Control Systems - integration partner - Allen Control Systems integrates Bullfrog into Red Cat's all-domain autonomy ecosystem through the Red Cat Futures Initiative.
• Unusual Machines - commercial_order - Unusual Machines received an $800,000 high-performance drone-component order from Red Cat.
• drone supplier - Red Cat secured new Black Widow drone orders from a NATO ally.

Relationships

• commercial_order - Red Cat signed a contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 106 Teal 2 drone systems.
• commercial_order - Red Cat agreed to supply 12 Edge 130 Blue systems to the Royal Australian Navy.
• customer - Red Cat Black Widow drone systems under Japan Ministry of Defense contract.
• Unusual Machines - customer - Red Cat has a public supply relationship with Unusual Machines.
• Edge 130 government customers - Red Cat received $518,000 in Edge 130 orders from U.S. government agencies.
• Black Widow military customer - Red Cat secured new Black Widow sUAS orders from an unnamed Asia-Pacific ally.

Context tags

• Defence UAV builder - Peer Group - Red Cat builds tactical small UAS, including Black Widow systems for defense customers.
• Contested defence environments - Customer Environment - EW-resilient and defense procurement context places Red Cat in contested operating environments.
• Defence drone OEM - Stack Layer - Profile is a U.S. defense drone OEM lane rather than generic commercial drone exposure.
• Aerial ISR - Workflow - Black Widow and related systems are positioned for tactical ISR and reconnaissance.

Customers and deployments

• Black Widow System Contract - Black Widow drone systems under Japan MoD contract - 2026-05-21 - Japan Ministry of Defense / JGSDF - military small-UAS operations - Red Cat said it would deliver Black Widow drone systems…
• Black Widow Order Status - Black Widow drone orders from NATO ally - 2026-04-02 - NATO ally - defense UAS - Red Cat secured new Black Widow drone orders from a NATO ally. - source posture: Company Disclosed
• Customer Order - Black Widow drone orders from Asia-Pacific ally - 2026-02-02 - Asia-Pacific ally - military small-UAS operations - Red Cat secured new Black Widow sUAS orders from an unnamed Asia-Pacific ally after a c…
• Commercial Rollout - $518,000 Edge 130 orders - 2025-01-23 - U.S. government agencies - United States - Red Cat secured $518,000 in new orders for Edge 130 drones from U.S. government agencies. - source posture: Company…
• Customer Bound UAS Systems - 12 FlightWave Edge 130 Blue systems - 2024-10-28 - Royal Australian Navy - naval unmanned aircraft systems - Red Cat agreed to supply 12 FlightWave Edge 130 Blue systems to the Royal Austral…
• Customer Bound Teal2 Systems - 106 Teal 2 drone systems - 2023-09-20 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection - public-safety drone operations - Red Cat signed a $1.8 million contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection…