Red Cat maritime unit Blue Ops ramps Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel into full-rate production

• Red Cat subsidiary Blue Ops ramped the Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel into full-rate production of a U.S.-built model for defense missions.
• Variant 7 uses a Steyr engine, pairs with a domestic autonomy and command-and-control stack, targets NDAA-compliant supply chains.
• Blue Ops positioned the platform as modular for ISR, force protection, coastal security, contested logistics, payload-driven missions.
• Red Cat’s Apium Swarm Robotics acquisition will develop multi-agent autonomy for integration into Variant 7, supporting coordinated air-land-sea operations.
• Production footprint spans design in Maine, manufacturing in Maine, Georgia, R&D and testing in Florida.

Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Red Cat Holdings Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via GlobeNewswire (Ref. ID: 202605281100PRIMZONEFULLFEED9728225) on May 28, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein.