Special Operations Forces (SOF) warriors and frontline warfighters need to not only identify targets and look at what to hit and what not to hit with only what they have in their rucksack. In this interview, Stan Nowak, Vice President of Marketing, Red Cat Holdings, discusses his company developed a sensor to shooter solution for warfighters on the move that fits into their portable rucksack.

The fastest growing part of the SOF Week exhibits floor over the last few years has been companies focused on autonomous systems – air, ground, and sea – many carrying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The 2026 event, for which we are again the Official Show Daily and Show Guide producer and where this issue is distributed, promises even more growth in these areas.

TAMPA, Florida. Red Cat will showcase autonomous systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), first-person view (FPV) drones, and uncrewed maritime operations at SOF Week, according to a company official.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Red Cat Holdings said a NATO ally selected its Black Widow small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) through a competitive tender in March 2026, with deliveries of an undisclosed number of systems scheduled for 2026, the company announced in a statement.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Red Cat Holdings said Allen Control Systems joined its Futures Initiative and will work with the company on integrating the Bullfrog autonomous counter-drone system with Red Cat platforms, the company announced in a statement.

For decades, militaries have pursued a single idea, connecting every sensor, platform, and soldier into a unified web of intelligence. From the U.S. military’s network-centric warfare initiatives of the 1990s to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) program launched in the late 2010s, this vision has steadily evolved.

Stan Nowak, Vice President of Marketing at Red Cat discusses how his company is showcasing their Black Black Widow™ Short Range Reconnaissance drone at the 2025 AUSA Annual Meeting.