Getting Shield AI's hugely ambitious X-BAT off the ground vertically and recovering it the same way is essential to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shield AI announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing fighter jet designed for expeditionary and ...

Smith & Wesson didn’t throw the Shield name on a minor refresh this time. The Shield X is a real pivot for the line: double-stack capacity as standard, optics-ready slide, extended grip, longer barrel ...

Shield AI plans to conduct initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X-BAT drone fighter jet “as early as fall 2026, followed by all-up flight testing and operational validation in ...

Analysts say China has developed a chilling strategy for fighting a war with the United States: destroy America’s fighter jets before they ever leave the ground. In nearly every modern conflict, ...

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 ...

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have confirmed that the GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 engine will power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft. The pair have ...

Credit: Vital Archive/Alamy ROME—Shield AI has chosen GE Aerospace’s F110 engine to power its X-Bat vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Until now, the company has ...