Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2020
• Website: https://rdw.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Relationships
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

Redwire Corporation develops space and defense technology including sensors, avionics, deployable structures, manufacturing systems and autonomous spacecraft infrastructure. Its robotics-related work supports in-space servicing, assembly, manufacturing and mission operations in orbit and beyond.

Market context

Redwire is relevant to robotics and physical AI through its Stalker and Penguin UAS families, defense UAS contracts, multi-domain autonomy positioning and supply of airborne systems to NATO and U. S. military customers. Redwire supports space robotics through in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing systems, autonomous spacecraft infrastructure, sensors, avionics and deployable structures.

Facts

• Website: https://rdw.com/
• HQ: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Founded: 2020
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

5 commercial events; 3 contract awards; 2 commercial orders; latest event 2026-06-03

• 2026-06-03 - Contract award - Redwire Defense awarded $15.86M U.S. Army Stalker Block 35 contract - source: war.gov
• 2026-05-20 - Commercial order - Redwire secures $15 million U.S. Army follow-on order for Stalker UAS training systems - source: businesswire.com
• 2026-05-19 - Contract award - Redwire wins multi-year NATO contract for Penguin Mk3 tactical UAS - source: asdnews.com
• 2026-04-14 - Commercial order - Redwire awarded $20 million in follow-on Stalker UAS orders - source: asdnews.com
• 2025-09-18 - Contract award - Redwire announces Stalker UAS contract with European NATO ally - source: businesswire.com

Public defense-technology platform with tactical UAS exposure

Public defense-technology platform with tactical UAS exposure

• Target environment: U.S. and allied tactical ISR, training, defense aviation, space-defense and multi-domain operations
• Deployment model: Public-company defense supplier delivering UAS platforms, optics, power systems, space infrastructure and related mission technologies
• Customer context: U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, NATO countries, defense agencies, federal civilian agencies and allied governments
• Workflow context: UAS delivery, training support, reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, tactical drone operations, payload integration and space-airborne connectivity
• Commercial maturity: Public company with completed Edge Autonomy acquisition and multiple disclosed defense UAS orders
• Market position: Multi-domain space and defense technology company with fielded UAS platforms and public capital-market access
• Adoption constraints: Defense program timing, export controls, platform qualification, customer concentration, integration of acquired UAS assets and production scaling
• Adjacent context: Adjacent to UAS builders, defense space companies, ISR payload suppliers, optical systems, resilient power systems and missile-defense infrastructure.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-03 - Contract Award - Redwire Defense awarded $15.86M U.S. Army Stalker Block 35 contract - Redwire Defense was awarded a $15.86 million firm-fixed-price U.S. Army contract for eight Stalker Block 35 systems.
• 2026-05-20 - Commercial Order - Redwire secures $15 million U.S. Army follow-on order for Stalker UAS training systems - Redwire secured a $15 million follow-on order from the 1st Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Ce…
• 2026-05-19 - Contract Award - Redwire wins multi-year NATO contract for Penguin Mk3 tactical UAS - Redwire secured a multi-year, high-eight-figure contract from an undisclosed NATO country for its Penguin Mk3 tactical U…
• 2026-04-14 - Commercial Order - Redwire awarded $20 million in follow-on Stalker UAS orders - Redwire was awarded $20 million in follow-on orders for Stalker UAS advanced navigation and standard systems.
• 2025-09-18 - Contract Award - Redwire announces Stalker UAS contract with European NATO ally - Redwire announced that Edge Autonomy was awarded a contract from an undisclosed European NATO country.
• 2025-06-13 - Acquisition - Redwire completes Edge Autonomy acquisition - Redwire completed its acquisition of Edge Autonomy.
• 2025-01-20 - Acquisition - Redwire announces $925 million acquisition of Edge Autonomy - Redwire announced an agreement to acquire Edge Autonomy in a transaction valued at approximately $925 million.

Relationships

• tactical UAS customer - Redwire secured a multi-year high-eight-figure contract from an undisclosed NATO country for Penguin Mk3 tactical UAS delivery and support.
• Stalker UAS customer - Redwire said Edge Autonomy received a contract to deliver Stalker UAS, spares and training to a European NATO ally.
• supplier - Redwire secured a $15 million U.S. Army follow-on order for Stalker UAS training systems.
• customer - Redwire Defense $15.86 million U.S. Army Stalker Block 35 contract.

Customers and deployments

• Ordered UAS System Count - eight Stalker Block 35 systems - 2026-06-03 - U.S. Army - ISR UAS operations - Redwire Defense was awarded a $15.86 million U.S. Army contract for eight Stalker Block 35 ISR UAS systems. - sou…
• Order Value Usd - $15 million - 2026-05-20 - U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence - UAS training - Redwire secured a $15 million U.S. Army follow-on order for Stalker UAS training systems. - source posture: Company D…
• Contract Value Band - high-eight-figure Penguin Mk3 tactical UAS contract - 2026-05-19 - undisclosed NATO country - tactical UAS procurement - Redwire secured a multi-year high-eight-figure contract from a NATO country…
• Order Value Usd - $20 million follow-on Stalker UAS orders - 2026-04-14 - defense customers - tactical UAS procurement - Redwire received $20 million in follow-on orders for Stalker UAS advanced navigation and standard…
• Commercial Rollout - Stalker UAS contract - 2025-09-18 - European NATO ally - Europe - Redwire said Edge Autonomy received a contract to deliver Stalker Group 2 fixed-wing UAS, spares and training to a European NATO all…