Red Cat Holdings' Blue Ops and Havoc Partner to Advance Autonomous Maritime Defense Systems
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, has announced a partnership between its maritime division, Blue Ops, and Havoc, a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy. This collaboration aims to develop open-architecture autonomous maritime defense systems. The core of the partnership involves integrating Havoc’s collaborative autonomy software and command-and-control capabilities across Blue Ops' uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), including the Variant 7 and future platforms. This integration is designed to facilitate coordinated multi-vessel operations and expand autonomous functions for U.S. and allied defense customers. The partnership leverages Blue Ops’ Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) approach, which supports the rapid integration of various mission technologies. Havoc's autonomy technology has previously been deployed by the U.S. Department of War in multiple operational contexts. Both companies plan to establish operation...