Collabo atio b i gs togethe Uk ai e-tested tech ology a d Ame ica -made auto omous systems to adva ce capabilities fo U.S. a d allied fo ces
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 02, 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 a st ategic pa t e ship with Si e E gi ee i g, a Uk ai e- ooted global tech ology compa y p ovidi g esilie t commu icatio s, avigatio a d etwo ki g tech ologies developed a d tested i Uk ai e. The pa t e ship is established th ough a memo a dum of u de sta di g (MOU) sig ed with Si e Adva ced E gi ee i g, I c., Si e’s U.S. busi ess.
The ag eeme t establishes a f amewo k fo a lo g-te m st ategic comme cial a d tech ology elatio ship focused o the i teg atio of Si e’s tech ologies i to Red Cat’s auto omous platfo ms, i cludi g its Blue Ops u c ewed su face vessels (USVs) a d Red Cat Ae ial UAV platfo ms. The collabo atio aims to help u ma ed systems mai tai comma d a d co t ol (C2), video a d data li ks, a d positio i g capabilities i GPS-de ied a d commu icatio s-co tested e vi o me ts.
“Uk ai e has become o e of the wo ld’s most impo ta t p ovi g g ou ds fo d o e commu icatio s a d elect o ic wa fa e,” said Jeff Thompso , CEO of Red Cat. “This pa t e ship shows how compa ies ca combi e battlefield-tested tech ology with U.S.-desig ed a d ma ufactu ed d o es to delive c itical capabilities to ou wa fighte s a d allies. Si e b i gs the esilie t commu icatio s, avigatio a d etwo ki g capabilities we see as fou datio al to the ext ge e atio of Red Cat’s ai a d ma itime platfo ms. Togethe , we’ e buildi g towa d auto omous systems desig ed to succeed o the mode battlefield.”
Si e’s tech ologies i clude esilie t commu icatio s, video a d co t ol li ks, GPS-i depe de t positio i g, etwo ki g a d the c itical i f ast uctu e that suppo ts co ected u ma ed systems. The compa ies i te d to evaluate these capabilities ac oss i te co ected ae ial a d ma itime platfo ms, i cludi g USVs, buoys, beaco s a d othe dist ibuted i f ast uctu e. These applicatio s could exte d ope atio al each a d suppo t coo di ated u ma ed missio s ac oss st ategically impo ta t ma itime egio s.
I teg atio a d field wo k i volvi g the compa ies’ tech ologies a e al eady u de way, p ovidi g a i itial fou datio fo the b oade collabo atio . I itial i teg atio with Si e tech ology has bee c ucial to Red Cat’s success i the Uk ai e with its Hellcat™ platfo m. U de the MOU, the compa ies i te d to focus i itially o ma itime platfo ms a d dist ibuted etwo ki g i f ast uctu e, while explo i g oppo tu ities ac oss Red Cat’s b oade po tfolio.
The pa t e ship is i te ded to suppo t oppo tu ities with U.S., Uk ai ia a d othe global allied defe se custome s whe e dist ibuted ma itime ope atio s a d esilie t commu icatio s a e i c easi gly impo ta t. Co ecti g auto omous vessels, ae ial platfo ms a d suppo ti g i f ast uctu e could help fo ces mai tai situatio al awa e ess a d ope atio al flexibility ac oss hu d eds of isla ds a d othe geog aphically dispe sed e vi o me ts.
“Uk ai e has made o e thi g clea : esilie t commu icatio s a d avigatio a e ot optio al. They a e fou datio al to the ext ge e atio of u ma ed systems,” said Ma k Edga , Co-CEO of Si e Adva ced E gi ee i g. “Si e b i gs tech ology developed a d tested i Uk ai e u de the ealities of mode elect o ic wa fa e. Red Cat’s combi atio of Ame ica ma ufactu i g, ai a d ma itime platfo ms, a d all-domai visio makes it a powe ful pa t e to b i g these capabilities to U.S. a d allied fo ces. Th ough this o -exclusive pa t e ship, ou ambitio is to set a ew sta da d fo esilie t, co ected u ma ed systems ope ati g i co tested e vi o me ts.”
The collabo atio suppo ts Red Cat’s all-domai st ategy to build a i teg ated po tfolio of auto omous defe se tech ologies ac oss ai , la d, sea a d space, combi i g platfo ms, commu icatio s i f ast uctu e, a d missio capabilities to add ess evolvi g missio eeds.
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.
Si e E gi ee i g is a Uk ai e- ooted global tech compa y, developi g esilie t commu icatio s, avigatio a d o boa d auto omy fo highly co tested e vi o me ts si ce 2022. The compa y p ovides c itical i f ast uctu e that e ables u c ewed systems to ope ate whe satellite avigatio a d co ve tio al li ks fail. With offices a d R&D ce te s ac oss Uk ai e, the U ited States (Si e Adva ced E gi ee i g), a d Fi la d, Si e E gi ee i g tech ologies have both civil a d dual-use applicatio s. I 2026, Si e became the fi st i vestme t of the U.S.-Uk ai e Reco st uctio I vestme t Fu d (URIF). https://si e.e gi ee i g
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