FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company
Aviation and Aerospace Component ManufacturingCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
FlightWave Aerospace is a Santa Monica-based division of Red Cat focused on developing extended short-range, endurance-optimized unmanned aircraft for mission-critical operations. The company is best known for its Edge 130 Hybrid VTOL Tricopter, and it emphasizes aerodynamic efficiency, modular payload integration, and reliable autonomy to support ISR, mapping, and tactical reconnaissance in demanding environments. As part of Red Cat, FlightWave combines engineering with scalable production to deliver field-ready aerial systems capable of real-world performance. Its customer base comprises defense and security operators that require unmanned systems for surveillance and geographic data collection. A notable development in 2024 was FlightWave's integration with Red Cat Propware, aligning its Edge-series UAVs with Red Cat's portfolio of portable reconnaissance and precision-strike systems.