U.S.-desig ed a d built platfo ms available fo o de s, delive i g affo dable, missio – eady capabilities fo U.S. Navy a d allied ma itime ope atio s
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdi gs, I c. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” o the “Compa y”), a U.S.-based p ovide of adva ced all-domai d o e a d obotic solutio s fo defe se a d atio al secu ity, today a ou ced the i t oductio of its B-Se ies po tfolio of u c ewed su face vessels (USVs) th ough its Blue Ops ma itime divisio .
The po tfolio i cludes the B-26 (fo me ly Va ia t 7); the B-18, a 18-foot USV desig ed fo tactical a d o e-way attack missio s; a d the B-39, a 39-foot vessel al eady i low- ate p oductio . Both the B-18 a d B-39 a e available fo o de s ow, p ovidi g the U.S. Navy a d allied fo ces with affo dable, eliable ma itime platfo ms to add ess immediate ope atio al equi eme ts.
The B-Se ies establishes a u ified ami g co ve tio fo Blue Ops’ g owi g family of U.S.-desig ed a d built auto omous ma itime systems, with desig atio s eflecti g vessel le gth i feet, which is the t aditio al Ame ica methodology fo aval a d comme cial shipbuildi g. Buildi g o its flagship B-26, Blue Ops is expa di g its po tfolio to suppo t tactical eco aissa ce, o e-way attack, pe siste t ma itime defe se a d logistics missio s.
The B-18 has completed sea t ials a d is available fo o de s ahead of its o igi al schedule. Built a ou d the i te atio ally ecog ized fo m facto fo o e-way attack vessels, the B-18 combi es adva ced ha dwa e, a Modula Ope Systems App oach (MOSA) a chitectu e a d combat-p ove capabilities to delive a affo dable, eliable solutio fo mode aval ope atio s.
Developed with U.S. Navy equi eme ts i mi d, i cludi g deployme t f om Litto al Combat Ships, the B-18 is desig ed fo tactical eco aissa ce, shipboa d lau ch a d ecove y, a d o e-way attack missio s. As the Navy eassesses its auto omous su face vessel equi eme ts a d explo es mo e capable, cost-effective alte atives, Blue Ops is positio ed to add ess this immediate dema d.
The B-39, a 39-foot USV al eady i low- ate p oductio a d available fo o de s, is built o a established comme cial vessel platfo m with a p ove ma ufactu i g fou datio . The vessel delive s i c eased a ge, e du a ce a d payload capacity fo pe siste t ma itime ope atio s, defe se a d logistics.
With its modula a chitectu e, flexible payload i teg atio a d adva ced auto omous capabilities, the B-39 is desig ed to suppo t pe siste t ma itime su veilla ce, i teg ated defe se systems a d exte ded ope atio s i dema di g aval e vi o me ts. Its established comme cial p oductio histo y p ovides a p ove fou datio fo apid fieldi g, scalable ma ufactu i g, a d cost-effective deployme t, while e abli g the i teg atio of adva ced se so s, missio -specific payloads a d i te ope able comma d-a d-co t ol systems.
“The Navy does ‘t eed examples of what auto omous vessels might delive yea s f om ow. It eeds affo dable, eliable systems that pe fo m i eal-wo ld co ditio s a d a e available today,” said Ba y Hi ckley, P eside t of Blue Ops. “That’s exactly what we’ e buildi g at Blue Ops. F om o e-way attack a d tactical eco aissa ce to ma itime defe se a d logistics, ou B-Se ies vessels a e desig ed to meet immediate ope atio al eeds. Combi ed with Red Cat’s ae ial assets, we’ e delive i g a complete family of systems that gives U.S. a d allied fo ces the capabilities a d flexibility to ope ate ac oss ai a d sea.”
Si ce Red Cat lau ched Blue Ops i 2025, the divisio has expa ded its U.S. ma ufactu i g capabilities i Valdosta, Geo gia, adva ced the B-26 i to full- ate p oductio a d accele ated the availability of additio al ma itime platfo ms. Togethe with Red Cat’s ae ial po tfolio, the B-Se ies st e gthe s the Compa y’s ability to delive domestically ma ufactu ed auto omous systems fo mode multi-domai ope atio s.
Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a U.S.-based p ovide of adva ced all-domai d o e a d obotic solutio s fo defe se a d atio al secu ity. Th ough its i teg ated po tfolio of t usted U.S. a d allied ha dwa e a d softwa e offe i gs, Red Cat suppo ts milita y, gove me t, a d public safety ope atio s ac oss ai , la d, sea a d space. Its systems spa small u ma ed ai c aft systems, u c ewed su face vessels, wi eless powe t a sfe tech ology, a d auto omous swa mi g softwa e to e ha ce situatio al awa e ess, ope atio al effective ess, a d missio safety. Lea mo e at www. edcat. ed.
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