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The Navy added $150 million to an existing agreement with defense technology company Shield AI to help develop an aircraft that can take off and land from ships without traditional runways. Shield AI ...

The US Navy has executed a $150 million modification to its existing Other Transaction (OT) agreement with Shield AI to ...

X-BAT at a Glance: Measuring 26 feet long with a 1,000-nautical-mile combat radius, Shield AI’s autonomous strike fighter is designed to launch vertically from highways or naval decks—bypassing ...

The US Navy has added $150M to Shield AI's X-BAT program, with the company matching the investment as flight testing ...

The two facilities are projected to create about 9,800 American jobs.

The autonomous VTOL aircraft will be featured during the Dec. 12, 2026, game at MetLife Stadium. Shield AI announced its X-BAT has been named the Official Autonomous Aircraft of the Army-Navy Game ...

Shield AI today announced that the U.S. Navy has executed a $150 million modification to its existing Other Transaction (OT) agreement with the company to advance X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical ...

Shield AI announced the completion of two manufacturing facilities in Kansas and Washington for its X-BAT unmanned fighter ...