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Red Cat's strategy to build sovereign defence drone technology

Red Cat Vice President of Marketing Stan Nowak discusses how the company developed a fully domestic supply chain.

  

Here we talk to drone manufacturer Red Cat about its strategic pivot toward developing a complete US-made, sovereign system and how this decision is opening doors with international allies and NATO partners.

It covers: 

  • Why compliance certifications like the National Defense Authorization Act have become the new gatekeepers for defence contracts
  • How redundancy in manufacturing protects against supply chain disruption while scaling production for global demand
  • Red Cat's expansion into maritime systems and the emerging strategy of localised, distributed manufacturing