New Partnership with Palantir
Redcat Holdings announced a partnership with Palantir to integrate visual navigation and artificial intelligence into the Black Widow drone, enhancing its battlefield capabilities. This is expected to add high-margin software revenue to each drone sold.
Guidance Increase
The company increased its revenue guidance from $50 million to a range of $80 million to $120 million, factoring in SRR-related revenue.
High Demand for Black Widow Drones
Post-SRR announcement, Redcat Holdings has received around $14.7 million in quotes for Black Widow drones, primarily from U.S. DoD and international clients.
FlightWave Acquisition
Redcat Holdings closed the acquisition of FlightWave, adding the Edge-130 drone to its product mix, which is expected to help achieve up to 50% gross margins under mass production.
Potential Funding Opportunities
Redcat Holdings is exploring non-dilutive funding options, including a loan from the Office of Strategic Capital, which could range from $10 million to $150 million.