Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative to Advance Swarming Autonomy for Tactical Drones

Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative

Apium Swarm Robotics partners with Red Cat Holdings to advance swarming autonomy for tactical drones.

Apium and Red Cat announced a new partnership on November 4, 2025, signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to join Red Cat's "Futures Initiative" consortium.

The goal is to accelerate the deployment of advanced unmanned systems for defence and national security operations.

Successful testing integrated Apium's swarm-autopilot and ground control system into Red Cat's Teal 2 drone platform, demonstrating decentralised, scalable drone swarming in contested environments.

Apium's approach shifts the "swarm logic" from a central ground station to the drones themselves.

The partnership aims to bring scalable, resilient drone swarms into tactical defence operations.

Author's summary: Apium partners with Red Cat to advance drone swarming autonomy.

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Dronelife Dronelife — 2025-11-04