Red Cat

Every DroneXL story tagged “Red Cat” — newest first.

Articles

Beats covered

Reporters on beat

Oct 19

Last updated

Two gray Blue Ops Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessels speeding toward the camera across open water, throwing white spray

Red Cat · Industry

Red Cat Bids €205M for Its Drone Boat Engine Maker After Walking Away

Red Cat offers €39 a share, about €205 million, for Steyr Motors, the Austrian maker of its V7 drone boat engine, 12 weeks after walking away.

Haye KestelooOct 194 min read

A gray Skydio X10D quadcopter hovers in front of the copper Vessel structure and high-rises at Hudson Yards in Manhattan during the DHS complex urban assessment.

DHS report

DHS Lab Grounds 3 of 5 Blue UAS in NYC, Withholds Chinese Drone Scores

DHS lab put Blue UAS before 26 public safety pilots: three of five could not fly Manhattan, links dropped at 50 feet, Chinese drone scores stay private.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Drone Dominance Program seal on a trade show backdrop with two FPV attack drones on the table in front of it

Department of Defense

Neros Makes Both Pentagon Gauntlet II Boards As Skycutter Falls To 4th

Neros is the only company on both Gauntlet II leaderboards, Perennial Autonomy wins deep strike, and March champion Skycutter drops to fourth.

Haye KestelooSep 19

Red Cat Black Widow drone seen head-on, showing its forward camera payload and folding arms

Interview

Red Cat Has Air Force Black Widows Built as Army Tests AiN

Red Cat's entire $2.49 million Air Force Black Widow order is built and waiting, Divisional CEO Mitch McDonald told DroneXL, as the Army assesses the company's new Palantir-equipped AiN payload on its own factory floor.

Rafael SuárezAug 18

Red Cat Black Widow small drone flying above a dry field

Air Force

Red Cat Lands $2.49M Air Force Test Against Its Own Teal 2

Red Cat's Teal Drones won a $2.49 million Air Force order to evaluate Black Widow as a potential successor to the Security Forces' current Teal 2 fleet.

Rafael SuárezJul 31