We Talk About The U.S. Army’s New Black Widow Short-Range Recon Drone With Red Cat

As the U.S. military works to catch-up to major unmanned warfare trends on the battlefield, companies like Red Cat are stepping in.

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway

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Red Cat, which owns Teal Drones and Flightwave, gave us a briefing on their Black Widow short-range recon drone that the Army selected just recently, as well as the longer-range Edge-130, on the floor of Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Both of these systems have the ability to leverage artificial intelligence and cooperative operations, which are increasingly looking to become a game changer on future battlefields.

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U.S. Army's New Black Widow Short-Range Reconnaissance Drone

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Jamie Hunter

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Jamie is TWZ’s Branded Content and YouTube Editor, overseeing the content side of the site’s industry partner programs and our expanding video programs. He lives in London, U.K. but is regularly on the road particularly with our international trade show presence.

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Tyler Rogoway

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Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, and foreign policy and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense media space. He was the creator of the hugely popular defense site Foxtrot Alpha before developing The War Zone.