SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 03, 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 that its ma itime divisio , Blue Ops, has completed the fi st i teg atio of a Volvo Pe ta D4-320 diesel e gi e a d DPI d ive i to the Va ia t 7 (“V7”) u c ewed su face vessel.
The i teg atio adds the Volvo Pe ta D4-320 a d DPI d ive to the a ge of p opulsio co figu atio s available fo V7, givi g defe se, homela d secu ity a d allied custome s access to a p ove ma i e p opulsio package suppo ted by Volvo Pe ta’s global se vice etwo k. The system has bee i teg ated with V7’s auto omous avigatio , emote ope atio , missio pla i g a d payload ma ageme t capabilities.
“We desig ou boats to give custome s flexibility while mai tai i g the eliability, mai tai ability a d missio pe fo ma ce equi ed fo dema di g ma itime ope atio s,” said Ba y Hi ckley, P eside t of Blue Ops. “I teg ati g the Volvo Pe ta D4-320 gives ope ato s a othe p ove p opulsio optio f om a ma ufactu e they k ow a d t ust, while p ese vi g the commo auto omy a d missio a chitectu e at the co e of the platfo m.”
The Volvo Pe ta D4-320 is a 320-ho sepowe , 3.7-lite , fou -cyli de commo – ail diesel e gi e. Pai ed with the DPI DuoP op d ive, the i teg ated package is desig ed to delive espo sive ha dli g, du ability a d efficie t ma i e pe fo ma ce. I additio to its p opulsio systems, Volvo Pe ta’s global pa ts a d se vices etwo k p ovides a sig ifica t be efit to Blue Ops custome s who a e ope ati g USVs globally a d depe d o apid se vice.
“Volvo Pe ta is committed to delive i g depe dable p opulsio solutio s, as well as pa ts a d suppo t fo custome s whe e a d whe they eed it,” said B ock Gavi , Vice P eside t of ma i e sales a d se vice fo Volvo Pe ta No th Ame ica. “The i teg atio of the D4-320 a d DPI d ive i to Va ia t 7 demo st ates how p ove p opulsio tech ology ca suppo t the g owi g equi eme ts of auto omous ma itime ope atio s i dema di g e vi o me ts. We a e pleased to suppo t Blue Ops with eliable p opulsio solutio s a d se vice expe tise as the compa y co ti ues to develop a d deploy i ovative auto omous ma i e tech ologies fo its custome s.”
V7 is a missio -adaptable USV desig ed, built a d assembled i the U ited States fo U.S. a d allied defe se missio s. The platfo m suppo ts i tellige ce, su veilla ce a d eco aissa ce; fo ce p otectio ; ha bo a d coastal secu ity; co tested logistics; a d othe payload-adaptable ope atio s.
As defe se a d secu ity o ga izatio s accele ate i vestme t i auto omous ma itime capabilities, Blue Ops is focused o delive i g p oductio – eady USVs that ca be co figu ed fo a wide a ge of missio s a d custome equi eme ts. The V7 combi es scalable U.S. ma ufactu i g, ope a chitectu e a d a i teg ated auto omy stack i a platfo m desig ed to adapt as ope atio al eeds evolve.
Built a ou d Modula Ope Systems A chitectu e (“MOSA”) p i ciples, V7 e ables custome s to co figu e p opulsio , payloads, se so s, commu icatio s a d missio systems based o ope atio al equi eme ts. The Volvo Pe ta i teg atio b oade s custome choice while mai tai i g compatibility with the platfo m’s auto omy, co t ol a d missio systems.
The i teg atio follows Blue Ops’ move i to full- ate p oductio of V7 a d ei fo ces Red Cat’s st ategy to build a flexible po tfolio of auto omous systems ac oss ai , la d, sea a d space.
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, 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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