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Red Cat closes acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics for autonomous drone swarming capabilities
Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
- Acquired Apium Swarm Robotics and Apium Inc., developers of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems.
- Apium will operate as an independent Red Cat company, continuing development of multi-agent autonomy.
- Technology enables swarming in GPS- and communications-degraded environments for defense applications.
- Red Cat and Apium previously partnered in 2025 under the Futures Initiative, demonstrating system integration.
- Acquisition deepens Red Cat's Family of Systems, including Black Widow drone fielded by U.S. Army SRR program.