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Shield AI Completes First Full-Scale X-BAT Prototype

Shield AI Completes First Full-Scale X-BAT Prototype

Shield AI has completed construction of its first full-scale X-BAT prototype, a vertical takeoff-and-landing Collaborative Combat Aircraft now moving into further development and testing.

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Shield AI has completed construction of its first full-scale X-BAT prototype. The company describes the aircraft as a vertical takeoff-and-landing Collaborative Combat Aircraft and is moving it into further development and testing.

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  • The X-BAT is designed for vertical takeoff and landing.
  • The prototype is entering a further development and testing phase.
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