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Red Cat completes Palantir VNav flight test on Black Widow

Oct 27, 2025 · Capability · Red Cat · Defence

  • Red Cat announced successful flight testing of Palantir Visual Navigation software on the Black Widow drone.
  • The release said the test demonstrated GPS-denied navigation on a drone already accepted into the U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance program of record.
  • This adds a product-level autonomy and GPS-denied navigation milestone for Black Widow.

Red Cat is a drone technology company focused on small unmanned aircraft systems for defence, public safety and government users. Its portfolio includes tactical drone platforms and related unmanned systems businesses.

Company
Red Cat
Segment
Defence
Event type
Capability
Geography
San Juan · Puerto Rico