---
title: "We Talk About The U.S. Army’s New Black Widow Short-Range Recon Drone With Red Cat"
date: "2025-05-08"
modified: "2025-05-08"
authors:
  - name: "Jamie Hunter"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/jamie-hunter.md"
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway.md"
url: "https://www.twz.com/news-features/we-talk-about-the-u-s-armys-new-black-widow-short-range-recon-drone-with-red-cat"
categories:
  - "Air"
  - "Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)"
  - "Drones"
  - "Land"
  - "News & Features"
  - "Unmanned"
tags:
  - "Special Operations Forces Week 2025"
---

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

![Red Cat drone interview.](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Red-cat-copy.jpg>)
*TWZ*

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](<https://www.therobotreport.com/red-cat-wins-u-s-army-next-gen-drone-contract-over-skydio/>), 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](<https://www.twz.com/news-features/drone-warfares-terrifying-ai-enabled-next-step-is-imminent.md>) on future battlefields.

Check it out:

https://youtu.be/5xiHLjtW0P4

*Contact the author: Tyler@twz.com*

## Author
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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