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Teal Drones

Teal Drones builds small tactical reconnaissance UAS — led by the Black Widow/SRR system — for U.S. Army infantry platoons under a >$260M contract.

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Teal Drones
Drones/UASUSPrivate (acq. Red Cat)
Teal Drones builds small tactical reconnaissance UAS — led by the Black Widow/SRR system — for U.S. Army infantry platoons under a >$260M contract.
Founded
2014
HQ
Salt Lake City, UT
Headcount
69–84
Total raised
~$14M–$20Mest.
Valuation
Embedded in Red Cat Holdings (NYSE: RCAT); not separately disclosed
Stage
AcquiredRed Cat Holdings, July 2021
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