Shield AI
San Diego aerospace and defence company building AI-piloted aircraft and drones.
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3 November 2026
Shield AI shows its first full-scale X-BAT combat drone prototype
United States: the jet-powered, tail-sitting drone is designed to take off and land vertically; Shield AI plans a first flight before the end of the year.
Aviation Week; The War Zone
Collected 25 October 2026
Taiwan plans a 280-aircraft V-BAT purchase
Taiwan's big drone buy (reported October 17): the navy plans to acquire 280 V-BAT vertical-takeoff reconnaissance drones from Shield AI under a four-year, TWD 36 billion (about USD 1.1 billion) program; with 12 already delivered to the…
taipeitimes.com