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Red Cat Aerial

Unmanned aerial systems
built for the mission

Red Cat Aerial is the air arm of Red Cat’s all domain solutions: short range reconnaissance, extended range ISR, precision effects, and the ground control systems that command them.

Made in the USA

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Integration and ecosystem partners

ACSKymetaPalantirPalladyneTomahawkHoverflyMMSOPTPrimordial LabsReachUnusual MachinesNearthLabSentien RoboticsSightlineArastelle

Complete air dominance

Every layer of the fight

Explore the platform, payload, control, and supporting systems that fit the mission.

Fang01 / FPV

Fang™

First-person viewManually flown FPV airframes in three sizes and three mission configurations. Low cost, reusable, squad-issued.View systemBlack Widow02 / SRR

Black Widow™

Short range reconShort range reconnaissance system with modular architecture and integrated EO/IR capability.View systemHellcat03 / ISR

Hellcat™

Dual-use ISRDual-use ISR platform designed around open architecture and rapid mission adaptation.View systemTeal 204 / Public safety

Teal 2

Thermal sUASBlue UAS listed sUAS with high-resolution thermal imaging, built for public safety and first responder teams.View system
Edge 13005 / ESR

Edge 130

Extended short range reconHybrid fixed-wing VTOL tricopter by Red Cat Aerial. Vertical take-off and landing, a seamless transition between hover and forward flight, and tool-free payload swapping.View systemTrichon06 / Mapping and ISR

Trichon™

Hybrid VTOL tricopterVertical takeoff with fixed wing cruise, a 150 cm wing, and 60 to 90 minutes of mission endurance. Built for extended short range mapping and ISR.View systemCommand and Control07 / C2

Command & Control

Ground control stationsWEB™, ATAK, GRIP, and TAC. The ground control stations behind every platform.View system

Operational baseline

Issued, not improvised

Ready to procure*

Listed on the DIU Blue UAS Marketplace and available through the Red Cat Storefront.

Made in the U.S.A.*

Designed, built, and supported in the United States.

NDAA compliant*

Supply chain and components meet National Defense Authorization Act requirements.

SRR program of record*

U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance program of record, Black Widow™.

CMMC Level 2 certified

Final CMMC Level 2 status recorded October 2, 2026, after an independent C3PAO assessment against NIST SP 800-171 for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information.

GPS denied*

Visual navigation for operation without satellite positioning, from power-on.

Modular, field repairable*

Open architecture built on MOSA. Arms, payloads, and radios swap in the field without a depot or downtime.

Rucksack portable*

Compact and rugged design enables fast deployment in challenging environments.

Multi-vehicle control*

Multi-vehicle command and control provides a 360-degree view of a target, or ISR on multiple targets.

* Applies to listed systems. Status is held per platform; see each system page for current details.

From the field

“As a market leader in military-grade drones, and especially night-specific drones, we look forward to providing our solutions to the government personnel who are responsible for protecting the American people and safeguarding our borders.”

Jeff Thompson

CEO, Red Cat

Black Widow™In the field, 2026

Red Cat

Defining the Future of All Domain Operations

Red Cat is a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Red Cat develops American-made hardware and software that support military, government, and public safety operations across air, land, and sea. Red Cat Aerial covers the air domain with FANG™, Hellcat™, Black Widow™, Trichon™, and Edge 130, which deliver tactical capability in small unmanned aircraft systems, and in the maritime domain Red Cat is innovating in uncrewed surface vessels through Blue Ops.

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Black Widow in flight ahead of two operators and a Humvee

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