Red Cat sending 200 fast, long-range Teal FPV drones to Ukraine

The owner of Utah security and defense UAV producer Teal drones, Red Cat Holdings, says it is moving to deliver 200 long-range first person view (FPV) UAVs to Ukraine for use in the nation’s anticipated counter-offensive against invading Russian forces. 

Red Cat said it expects to hand over the relatively large number of specialized FPV drones sometime in June. The development follows CEO Jeff Thompson’s meetings with NATO leaders in February to discuss the possibility of providing Ukraine with Teal military aerial tech. That effort apparently led to the transaction that will deliver 200 of the long-range, high-speed UAVs to Kyiv in coming weeks.

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A Red Cat communiqué described the Teal-made craft as having “the highest power-to-weight ratio in the drone industry, offering increased maneuverability, especially when combined with the FPV…