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Prototype X-BAT VTOL ‘Fighter’ Drone Unveiled
Why it’s here: Shield AI's X-BAT is a Navy-backed autonomous combat drone program in defense tech and the defense industrial base, with a Navy vote of confidence and ship-deployment plans bearing on acquisition policy.
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12d agoThe War ZonePrototype X-BAT VTOL ‘Fighter’ Drone UnveiledNavy has funded Shield AI $200 million this year for the RIMES runway-independent maritime strike drone program, with Shield AI matching with equal internal funds.1 outletRoboticsDefense3 linked
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