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accession: "0001554795-24-000304"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCAT"
cik: "0000748268"
company_name: "Red Cat Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T22:48:27.562042+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Red Cat wins U.S. Army SRR production contract for 5,880 systems

## Summary
- Teal (Red Cat subsidiary) selected as winner of U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record for its Black Widow sUAS.
- Army's stated acquisition objective: 5,880 systems over a 5-year period; subject to change.
- Selection based on soldier feedback, technical performance, manufacturability, and cost.
- CEO Jeff Thompson: long-term contract enables scaling production and margin improvement.
- Contract builds on recent momentum: FlightWave acquisition, ARACHNID family, Red Cat Futures Initiative.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001554795-24-000304
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCAT
- cik: 0000748268
- company_name: Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000155479524000304/0001554795-24-000304-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000155479524000304/rcat1119form8k.htm

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