Red Cat Aerial

As demand for American-made drones grows, strengthening domestic manufacturing capacity and supply chain resilience is critical to meeting the needs of the U.S. military. In a new feature from Manufacturing Engineering & Technology (MET), Red Cat COO Chris Ericson discusses the challenges facing the U.S. drone industrial base, including limited domestic component availability, single-source dependencies, and the need for greater investment in manufacturing infrastructure. Ericson also highlights Red Cat's approach to building more resilient supply chains and scaling production to deliver reliable, mission-ready systems to the warfighter. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/ei8z3xY6

This week, #Hellcat earned a 4-Star Award in the Autonomous Systems category of the Military Embedded Systems Best in Show Awards at AUSA 2026. Hellcat is built on the Black Widow™ platform, which the U.S. Army selected for Short Range Reconnaissance. We designed it around what operators told us they need: GPS-denied operation from power-on, recovery without GPS, and command-and-control and payload configurations that match the mission instead of forcing the mission to fit the aircraft. Warfighter feedback from the field shaped it, and so did lessons from our ongoing partnership with Ukraine. Military Embedded Systems also stopped by Booth 353 to film our small UAS platforms and swarm technology for Army operations. Watch the walkthrough: https://lnkd.in/gEzg86Hq Thank you to Military Embedded Systems and to everyone who stopped by Booth 353 to see Hellcat, TRICHON™, Black Widow, FANG™, and Edge 130 up close. One brand. One team. Proven platforms, built in America. That’s a strong way to close our first week as Red Cat Aerial. #AUSA2026 #RedCatAerial #Hellcat #sUAS #AutonomousSystems #DefenseInnovation #MadeInAmerica Mitch McDonald Chris Ericson

AUSA 2026 is 10 days out, and we're bringing more than a booth.   Red Cat is heading to Washington, D.C. with major announcements across air and sea, built in America for the warfighter. If you want to see where multi-domain capability is headed, Booth 353 is where it starts.   📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center 📅 October 12–14 🎯 Booth 353   Stop by, meet the team, and be there when we unveil what's next.   Association of the United States Army - AUSA, Blue Ops - A Red Cat Company, APIUM Swarm Robotics - A Red Cat Company, Quaze Technologies, Teal Drones, FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company #AUSA2026 #RedCat #MadeInTheUSA #Defense #UAS #USV

Made in America means more than final assembly. It means securing the supply chain behind the technology. Red Cat CEO Jeff Thompson joined Yahoo Finance Live today to discuss the new tariffs on foreign drones and the importance of building a strong domestic drone industrial base. Red Cat builds American-made drones with a supply chain that is not dependent on China, giving our customers access to critical unmanned technology built here at home. Watch the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gBJWixAv

Red Cat has received a $2.49 million U.S. Air Force contract for Black Widow™ systems, training and support. The award will support the Air Force Security Forces’ technical and operational evaluation of Black Widow for missions at the tactical edge. Read the full release: