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2. Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT)

Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) saw its share prices climb by 32.61 percent on Thursday to finish at $14.15 apiece, as investors took heart from news that its subsidiary is now in full gear for the production of a maritime autonomy platform to support US defense missions.

In a statement, Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) said that its maritime division, Blue Ops, is now ramping up the production of the Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel—a mission-adaptable USV powered by a Steyr engine and integrated with a domestic autonomy, command-and-control, communications, and mission systems stack.

V7 is designed for sea state endurance, maintainability, survivability, operational simplicity, and long-term mission reliability. It supports missions including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; force protection; harbor and coastal security; contested logistics; and payload-adaptable operations for US and allied forces.

“Blue Ops is moving Variant 7 into full-rate production because the mission demand is here now,” said Barry Hinckley, president of Blue Ops.

“This platform brings together US boatbuilding expertise, a modern tech stack that was designed and developed domestically, and a defense-ready supply chain for customers who cannot compromise on origin, reliability, or adaptability. We designed Variant 7 to be built at scale and configured for the missions our customers face,” he noted.

Blue Ops’ autonomy roadmap is further strengthened by Red Cat Holdings Inc.’s (NASDAQ:RCAT) acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics, a California-based developer of distributed control systems for autonomous swarming drones and USVs. Apium will continue developing its multi-agent autonomy architecture for integration with the V7 and Red Cat’s Family of Systems, supporting coordinated operations across air, land, and sea.