Electronic warfare (EW) testing has been completed in Ukraine for Red Cat Holdings’ subsidiary Teal Drones‘ systems, which were integrated with Doodle Labs‘ mesh radios.
The successful test is part of a continuous innovation cycle that began in May 2023 with a partnership between Doodle Labs and Red Cat for its U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program prototype.
The ongoing partnership between Red Cat and Doodle Labs is addressing the growing need by the U.S. and its allies for small, autonomous, and attritable drones equipped with anti-jamming radios capable of operating in electronic warfare. Russian jamming is said to have posed the biggest challenge to Ukrainian armed forces’ use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) at scale. Teal systems with Doodle Labs frequency-hopping radios can evade jamming attempts and are usable in multi-domain environments for surveillance and swarming operations.
Red Cat’s success with Doodle Labs and integration of its Helix Mesh Rider® Radio adds to its robust tactical ecosystem of partnerships with leading companies in the industry. Other Red Cat hardware and software partners include Sentien Robotics, Ocean Power Technologies, Primordial Labs, Tomahawk Robotics, Athena AI, Teledyne FLIR, Reveal Technology, Immervision, and Doodle Labs, which combined enable multi-domain capabilities that will deter conflict or dominate the fight.
George Matus, Red Cat CTO, said; “The main objective of every one of our partnerships is to increase the survivability and lethality of the warfighter – and our work with Doodle Labs is no exception.
“Requirements for operation in EW environments are changing rapidly as sUAS become an integral part of modern warfare. The U.S. and its allies require a capability that prevents their systems from being jammed during critical missions, and this successful EW test is a major step forward for Teal in meeting these requirements.”
Amol Parikh, Doodle Labs Co-CEO, said; “The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the real world need for low-cost, U.S. made drones that can be deployed rapidly at scale and withstand enemy jamming attempts. Drone communication and jamming is a continuous game of cat and mouse that requires constant innovation. Our Mesh Rider radio is proven to evade the most highly sophisticated jamming attempts at long distances, and we’re highly encouraged by the successful integration and EW testing with Red Cat and Teal.”
