Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense companies in recent weeks.
The X-BAT, revealed at a private event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening, is Shield AI’s first unmanned fighter jet offering. The San Diego-based AI developer, coming off wins for testing and fielding its autonomous software on military aircraft, sees the fighter drone’s versatility to function as a robot wingman or as a standalone platform as one of its biggest strengths.
“X-BAT’s ability to autonomously operate standalone or collaboratively allows it to project power when other assets aren’t around and simplifies kill chains,” Armor Harris, senior vice president of aircraft at Shield AI, said in a press release.
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…It’s like select parts of several generations watched every Terminator movie and said, “yes, that.”
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Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense companies in recent weeks.
The X-BAT, revealed at a private event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening, is Shield AI’s first unmanned fighter jet offering. The San Diego-based AI developer, coming off wins for testing and fielding its autonomous software on military aircraft, sees the fighter drone’s versatility to function as a robot wingman or as a standalone platform as one of its biggest strengths.
“X-BAT’s ability to autonomously operate standalone or collaboratively allows it to project power when other assets aren’t around and simplifies kill chains,” Armor Harris, senior vice president of aircraft at Shield AI, said in a press release.
…It’s like select parts of several generations watched every Terminator movie and said, “yes, that.”