Red Cat’s Teal 2 drone marks its second on coveted Blue sUAS list

Defense and security aerial tech company Red Cat Holdings has announced the night vision-excelling Teal 2 has become the second small aircraft produced by its Teal Drones affiliate to qualify for the Department of Defense (DoD) Blue sUAS list.

Red Cat revealed its Teal 2 drone has joined the previously selected Golden Eagle on the Blue sUAS list Wednesday. The revision of the DoD reference extended the number of UAVs it considers sufficiently efficient, economical, and above all data-secure for official use by federal agencies.

Presence on the registery is considered a major advantage for defense and security small craft producers at a time when politically driven efforts in Washington have focused on data security concerns to add China-based sector leader DJI to a growing number of federal  blacklists.

The current Blue sUAS list – which at the time of Red Cat’s announcement still hadn’t been revised to include the Teal…