Teal Drones
"Purpose-Built for Defense"
Teal Drones builds American-made military-grade small UAS for defense reconnaissance and national security, now a Red Cat Holdings subsidiary.
Teal Drones is a U.S.-based manufacturer of military-grade small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) founded in 2014 by George Matus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Acquired by Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT), Teal Drones focuses exclusively on defense and government applications, producing American-made sUAS that comply with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requirements, ensuring no components from adversary nations are used in its supply chain.
The company's flagship product is the Black Widow, a compact quadcopter weighing 1.63 kg selected for the U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record. Black Widow achieves a flight time of over 35 minutes, a range of 8 km, and a maximum speed of 10 m/s. Its primary payload is a dual EO/IR camera system combining a 64-megapixel visible-light camera and a Boson+ 640 radiometric infrared sensor, both mechanically stabilized. The system incorporates AES-256 encrypted video and command-and-control links, anti-jamming electronic warfare countermeasures, autonomous forward-looking obstacle avoidance, and Qualcomm RB5-powered AI capabilities. The modular architecture allows rapid payload swapping to adapt to diverse mission profiles. In September 2025, the Black Widow System was approved and added to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) catalogue, enabling NATO member procurement. Teal Drones achieved AS9100 aerospace and defense quality certification in August 2025.
Beyond Black Widow, the Red Cat Family of Systems includes TRICHON, a fixed-wing VTOL for extended endurance and range, and FANG, an NDAA-compliant FPV drone optimized for military precision-strike applications. FlightWave Aerospace, another Red Cat subsidiary, produces the Edge 130 tricopter for extended short-range mapping and ISR with tool-free payload swapping. Teal's manufacturing is conducted entirely in the United States, with operations at its Salt Lake City facility.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Black Widow Short Range Reconnaissance System
- Model: Black Widow
- Launch Year: 2023
NDAA-compliant military quadcopter selected for the U.S. Army SRR Program of Record with dual EO/IR payload and AI navigation.
Hellcat
US-made dual-use ISR sUAS on the Black Widow platform with open MOSA architecture, 3-axis EO/IR gimbal, 50+ min flight and GPS-denied operation.
Fang FPV
US-made, NDAA-compliant 7-inch manual FPV small UAS with rugged carbon-fiber frame and retrievable design, for training and tactical ISR.
Warfighter Electronic Bridge (WEB)
Universal ground control station for Teal Arachnid family and multi-domain platforms, with a NettWarrior interface and standoff radio.
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Contact Teal Drones
WEBSITE
https://tealdrones.com/PHONE
+1 (801) 649-8351HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2014
Primary Role
Manufacturer
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Primary Region
North America
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