Tag: X-Bat

This AI FIGHTER Could Turn Almost Any Warship Into an AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Shield AI has secured a $150 million modification to its existing agreement with the U.S. Navy to advance development of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical...

From F-16 Agility to AI Combat: GE’s 1990s Thrust Tech Makes a Comeback

GE Aerospace’s Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) has been given a second life as a key propulsion technology for Shield AI’s X-BAT autonomous VTOL...

Hivemind Goes European: AI Autonomy Expands to Destinus UAVs

Shield AI and Destinus have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind mission autonomy software across Destinus’ aerial platforms, including the Ruta...

AI-Powered Fighter Jet Promises Runway-Free Air Superiority

Shield AI has unveiled the X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) combat aircraft designed for expeditionary and maritime missions in contested environments....

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