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American defense contractor Shield AI announced the arrival of the X-Bat, a jet engine-powered drone that launches vertically.

A scale model, not a production model, was unveiled by Shield AI. Still, the company noted that the aircraft will utilize a jet engine with an afterburner and thrust vectoring nozzle to achieve a ...

U.S. company Shield AI is developing the jet-powered X-Bat a successor to V-Bat drone already well-known in Ukraine ...

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Shield AI and GE Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical ...

A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off vertically without runways, accelerating the Pentagon's push toward a future ...

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...