Advanced Aerial Intelligence & Situational Awareness Technologies for Military, Security & Civilian Applications

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Red Cat Holdings

Advanced Aerial Intelligence & Situational Awareness Technologies for Military, Security & Civilian Applications

Red Cat Holdings is a leading developer of advanced aerial intelligence and situational awareness technologies for military, security and civilian applications. We are committed to advancing and accelerating the drone industry with unique and innovative offerings that transform the way that people work.

We partner with a range of other leading companies to ensure that we maintain a cutting-edge technology stack and provide our customers with a highly reliable state-of-the-art ecosystem of hardware and software.

Black Widow

Portable sUAS for short-range ISR & electronic warfare

Black Widow Portable sUAS for ISR

The Black Widow is a portable multirotor sUAS designed to support the warfighter in a variety of tactical scenarios, including short-range reconnaissance and target identification. Made in the USA, the Blue UAS-certified drone system is part of Red Cat’s Arachnid Family of Systems, which has been purpose-built for the U.S. Army’s roadmap for UAS integration.

The versatile system features a fully modular architecture, allowing it to be quickly reconfigured in the field for different mission requirements. It is provided as standard with the Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R+, enabling it to gather mission-critical EO/IR imagery at any time of day or night. An integrated Picatinny rail allows secondary payloads to be connected with ease.

The Black Widow also includes a hex-band radio from Doodle Labs, with frequency-stepping for enhanced resilience in electronic warfare (EW) environments.

The Black Widow drone has been chosen for the US Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program, read about it here.

Learn more about the Black Widow Portable sUAS

Edge 130 Blue

Blue UAS approved hybrid VTOL tricopter for ISR & mapping

The Edge 130 Blue is an advanced tricopter drone that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of mission-critical government and military applications. Able to take off and land anywhere, the versatile drone can operate from an extremely small logistical footprint, and can be assembled and launched in just one minute. Featuring independent tilt-pod technology, the hybrid platform seamlessly transitions between forward flight and hover modes, and delivers class-leading flight endurances of up to two hours.

FlightWave Edge 130 Blue uas

The Edge 130 Blue can be equipped with a range of easily-swappable Blue UAS-approved payloads, including a dual-channel EO/IR gimbal and a triple-camera mapping system. The UAS also features cyber-hardened radios with AES-128/256 encryption for the utmost in security.

Learn more about the Edge 130 Blue sUAS

Teal Drones

Our Teal Drones subsidiary develops American-made drone platforms that are more than just flying cameras. Teal’s military-grade unmanned aircraft equip warfighters and civilian operators alike with powerful and rugged capabilities that ensure maximum mission effectiveness even at night and under the most challenging of environmental conditions.

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Teal 2

Blue UAS quadcopter with high-resolution thermal imaging

The Teal 2 is an advanced quadcopter sUAS (small unmanned aerial system) that is designed, built, and serviced in the USA and is one of the approved platforms on the U.S. Department of Defense DIU Blue UAS list. Designed primarily for short-range reconnaissance missions, it is ideal for a wide range of military and civilian use cases, and is highly cost-effective within its class.Teal 2 Blue UAS quadcopter

Featuring a compact, foldable and rugged design, the versatile UAS is easily carried in a rucksack and can be rapidly deployed under the most challenging of conditions.

Learn more about the Teal 2 Blue UAS quadcopter

infrared drone

Advanced thermal imaging capabilities

Optimized for mission-critical night-time operation, the Teal 2 is equipped with the advanced FLIR Hadron 640R EO/IR payload, combining a 64MP visible camera with a radiometric 640 x 512 thermal imager. This sophisticated system enables you to easily identify and track targets and gain critical situational awareness even in complete darkness.Teal 2 Thermal imaging drone

The Hadron 640R provides a comprehensive set of thermal palettes, allowing you to optimize infrared imaging output to suit specific mission requirements. These include:

  • White Hot – mostly-dark screen for preserving night vision
  • Black Hot – displays body heat in a clear image with high detail
  • Hottest – ideal for high-contrast environmental conditions, firefighting and leak detection
  • Arctic – contrasts light colors against darker shading, making it easy to rapidly detect heat sources and slight temperature changes
  • Ironbow – shows heat distribution and subtle details, ideal for low-contrast environments

Learn more about Teal 2’s thermal imaging capabilities

Future-proof modular design

The Teal 2 has been engineered with a modular design that allows it to be enhanced with upgrade packages, future-proofing the platform as technology advances. This modularity also allows payloads and propulsion systems to be quickly swapped out, making it easy to repair or reconfigure in the field.

modular uas

The Teal 2 is part of a comprehensive tactical ecosystem that has been created in conjunction with our business partners, allowing the platform to be equipped with third-party AI and computer vision enhancements for 3D mapping, target identification, and more.

Learn more about the Teal 2 sUAS

Applications

military dronesMilitary & Defense
Designed to support United States military operations, the Teal 2 is a crucial tool for gathering real-time ISR data in the field. The platform’s long-range and high-altitude capabilities allow it to access difficult and dangerous areas without putting personnel at risk.

drones for firefighting supportFirefighting
The Teal 2’s cutting-edge FLIR Hadron 640R payload make it an excellent choice for supporting firefighting missions. The advanced thermal imaging capabilities allow it to detect and monitor hotspots, assess damage, and analyse temperature data, even under highly limited visibility conditions.

drone search and rescueLaw Enforcement & Public Safety
Our sophisticated drone platforms allow law enforcement, public safety and search and rescue personnel to gather critical aerial intelligence that allows them to make better-informed decisions, respond rapidly, and significantly increase the chances of a successful mission.

commercial dronesCommercial & Industrial
In addition to military and tactical applications, the Teal 2 is also highly suited to a wide range of civilian and commercial use cases, including industrial inspection, construction, agricultural management, and more.

Red Cat Futures Initiative

We have assembled an industry-wide consortium of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) partners that leverages agile development capabilities and cutting-edge technologies to provide new solutions for the needs of Government and warfighters.

The Red Cat Futures Initiative is designed to accelerate integration through open architecture and interoperability, and provides the customer with a variety of options that allow them to tailor baseline system purchases to their exact requirements. The consortium also focuses on smaller vendors and developers, allowing them to compete effectively in the marketplace against larger businesses. Find out more >

Futures Initiative Partners

Products

Black Widow Multirotor UAS

Portable sUAS for short-range ISR & electronic warfare

Edge 130 Blue

Blue UAS approved hybrid VTOL tricopter for ISR & mapping

Teal 2 Quadcopter Drone

Blue UAS-approved drone with high-resolution thermal imaging

Articles

Latest
FAA Permits Red Cat to Operate UAS Without Remote ID for Research

Red Cat has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones without broadcasting Remote ID information, specifically for the purpose of aeronautical research

Jan 14, 2025
Computer Vision-Based Navigation for Black Widow sUAS

Red Cat's Black Widow has been equipped with advanced software that enables it to operate autonomously and independently of GPS

Dec 17, 2024
Thermal Camera Provider Selected for SRR Program Award

Teledyne FLIR will provide Red Cat with thermal imaging and AI embedded software for its Black Widow sUAS, rucksack-portable drone designed for EW environments

Nov 29, 2024
Red Cat Production Selection for US Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Red Cat Holdings' next generation Teal system will be the Army’s Program of Record SRR sUAS, concluding the rigorous, multi-tranche competitive process

Nov 22, 2024
Red Cat Supplies Australian Navy with FlightWave Tricopter Drones

The Edge 130 Blue military-grade tricopter for long-range mapping, inspection, surveillance, and reconnaissance needs is designed specifically for government and military applications

Nov 01, 2024
AUSA Sees Launch of New Small ISR & Precision Strike Systems

Red Cat’s new ARACHNID unmanned ISR and precision strike systems, launched at AUSA, are designed for short- and medium-range operations in air, over land, and at sea

Oct 16, 2024
Red Cat Secures $1.6 Million in Contracts for FlightWave Military-Grade Tricopter

The contracts are for the Edge 130 Blue drones, which can be assembled and hand-launched in just one minute by a single user to capture high-accuracy aerial imagery with medium-range autonomy

Oct 11, 2024
Partnership to Embed AI into UAVs for Autonomous Operation

Red Cat and Palladyne AI aim to enable persistent detection, tracking, and classification of objects of interest by synthesizing multi-modal sensor fusion data from UAVs in real-time

Oct 08, 2024
Red Cat Adds VTOL Tricopter to Drone Lineup

Red Cat has acquired FlightWave Aerospace Systems, expanding its military drone offerings with the Edge 130 Blue, a long-endurance, Blue UAS-certified VTOL tricopter

Sep 13, 2024
Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence & Situational Awareness Solutions for Civilian & Defense Applications

Red Cat Holdings’ products include Blue UAS-approved systems for mission-critical government and military applications

Sep 09, 2024
New Portable Unmanned Reconnaissance & Precision Lethal Strike Systems 

The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strike drones from Red Cat will provide the industry with an alternative to conventional ISR/strike systems currently on the market

Jun 18, 2024
Red Cat to Acquire VTOL Drone Provider

Upon closing, FlightWave's Edge 130 Blue UAS approved military-grade tricopter will be added to Red Cat's line of unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems

Jun 12, 2024
Red Cat’s Agreement with Sentien Robotics for Drone Swarming Operations

The partnership between Red Cat Holdings and Sentien Robotics will enable those using Sentien's Hive UAS management platform to deploy Teal Drones as part of a larger autonomous drone swarming strategy

Apr 19, 2024
Drone System to Equip AI Capabilities for U.S. Army SRR Program

Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones aims to help the program reach its goal to provide rucksack-portable sUAS to Army platoons for situational awareness beyond the next terrain feature

Jan 30, 2024
U.S. Air Force Security Forces Request Teal 2 sUAS

172 units of the recently launched Teal 2, designed to Dominate the Nightâ„¢, will be supplied to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to assist in the defense of Air Force bases and installations

Aug 14, 2023
Teal Drones Receives Additional Funding for US Army’s SRR Program

The US Army seeks a rucksack-portable drone to provide platoons with rapidly deployable reconnaissance capability

Jul 04, 2023
New sUAS Receives Blue UAS Approval

The Teal 2 drone joins a select group of US DoD-approved drones that are NDAA compliant, validated as cyber-secure and safe to fly, and are available for government purchase and operation

Jun 28, 2023
Teal 2 Drone Now With AI, Computer-Vision Capabilities

Athena’s AI technology has successfully performed target recognition and battle tracking for a nighttime flight of Red Cat’s Teal 2 drone

Jun 23, 2023
Long-Range, First-Person View Drones for Ukrainian Deployment

Red Cat Holdings will deliver 200 long-range, high-speed, first-person view drones to Ukraine, offering increased maneuverability even in GPS-denied and GPS-jammed battlefield conditions

May 17, 2023
New Military-Grade sUAS Launched for Nighttime Operations

Red Cat's Teal 2 sUAS, equipped with Teledyne FLIR's Hadron 640R sensor, is compact and rugged, with multi-vehicle command and control allowing for 360-degree view of a target

May 02, 2023
Red Cat Holdings Invests in First Modular, 3D Printed & Payload Agnostic UAS

Firestorm is building a new category of fixed-wing UAS with 30-day product iterations, a commitment to open-system architectures, and an additive manufacturing approach that allows it to scale production in an elastic manner

Mar 17, 2023
AI & Computer Vision Capabilities for Teal 2 Military Drone

Athena has licensed its proprietary computer vision architecture to Red Cat, providing enhanced night-time capabilities for the UAV

Mar 07, 2023
US Border Patrol Orders Golden Eagle Drones to Enhance Situational Awareness

Teal Drones’ Golden Eagle drones will provide a supplemental airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and tracking capability to enhance situational awareness in areas without manned air support

Oct 25, 2022
Teal Drones Secures Exclusive Drone Automation Software License

Under the terms of the agreement, Autonodyne software will only be made available to Teal, enabling the company to ship its Golden Eagle drone with exclusive autonomous capabilities in late 2022

Aug 26, 2022
Tactical Multi-Drone Mapping Demonstrated to US Military

Farsight gives military teams virtually real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area overlaid with Geographic Intelligence concerning rapidly developing situations on-the-ground

Aug 19, 2022
Teal Drones to Compete in US Army SRR T2 Drone Program

The company will develop a next-generation drone prototype that is based on the Army's technical system requirements of the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) program and competes for the SRR T2 production contract

Mar 17, 2022
Drone Group to Include Military sUAS Company

Teal Drones, U.S. manufacturers of the sUAS Golden Eagle and one of five companies selected by the DoD in 2020...

Jul 23, 2021
New US Government-Approved Commercial UAS Launched

Teal has launched the Golden Eagle UAS (unmanned aerial system), a US-designed and manufactured solution that provides aerial surveillance with...

Sep 04, 2020
Regional Offices & Locations
Red Cat Holdings Puerto Rico 15 Ave. Muñoz Rivera Ste 5, San Juan Puerto Rico 00901-2510 Contact Website
Teal Drones United States of America 2800 S W Temple St., Unit 2, South Salt Lake, UT 84115 Website