X-BAT
Aircraft, also known as X-BAT 001
Shield AI's autonomous vertical takeoff and landing strike fighter. The jet-powered, tailless aircraft takes off and lands vertically from a tail-sitting position, powered by a GE Aerospace F110-GE-129E engine with an Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle, with an advertised range of more than 2,000 nautical miles with a full mission payload. Shield AI announced on November 4, 2026 that the first full-scale prototype, X-BAT 001, was complete and moving from its Frisco, Texas development facility to the X-Forge 2 flight test site in Newton, Kansas, with a missionized flight planned for 2028 and production targeted for 2029.
Description from shield.ai
