Red Cat Holdings announced that its subsidiary Teal Drones’ Black Widow small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) has been approved for inclusion in the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) catalogue.
The approval allows NATO member nations and partners to acquire the system through NSPA-managed channels such as direct catalogue orders and sponsored tenders. Procurement quantities, configurations, and delivery schedules will continue to be determined by end users under standard NSPA procedures.
“Black Widow gives allied forces a rugged, rapidly deployable ISR capability with minimal training burden,” said Geoffrey Hitchcock, Chief Revenue Officer at Red Cat. “Being available through NSPA simplifies cross-border acquisition and sustainment, helping customers move from requirement to fielding faster. Just as importantly, it ensures NATO forces can operate with a trusted, American-made system that is fully interoperable with allied mission requirements.”
The Black Widow system has previously been selected by the U.S. Army as one of two vendors for its Short Range Reconnaissance program. It is designed for tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, perimeter security, overwatch, and other defense and security missions.
Key features include:
NDAA compliance for sourcing and cybersecurity
Portability, weighing under 3 lbs. and deployable by a single operator
Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R EO/IR sensor for day and night operations
Over 45 minutes of endurance with encrypted, high-bandwidth communications
Modular payload architecture for AI and computer vision applications
Rugged design for all-weather environments and rapid field repair
Integrated Doodle Labs radio resistant to electronic warfare
The inclusion of Black Widow in the NSPA catalogue is part of a three-year contract, with options for two additional years at NSPA’s discretion.