Shield AI has revealed a new artificial intelligence-driven uncrewed fighter capable of vertical takeoffs and landings that it says could represent the next generation of military combat aircraft and ...

The announcement comes as the Polish government is mulling plans to acquire up to 32 new fighter jets.

Shield AI, the American start-up best known for its autonomy software, is progressing through testing of its new uncrewed tactical aircraft. The company in October 2025 unveiled the autonomous jet, ...

The AI that powered an F-16 in a dogfight against a manned aircraft is powering a new, fully autonomous fighter jet, its maker said as it unveiled the new aircraft design. US defense tech unicorn ...

The future of air combat is starting to look a lot more like something pulled from a design lab that refuses to follow the old rules of fighter jets. The X-BAT, an autonomous vertical takeoff and ...

The deal puts Poland in line to become the first country on NATO's eastern flank to acquire the Shield AI-made drone.

An artist's rendering of the X-BAT that Shield AI is developing to be a runway-independent unmanned VTOL strike jet. (Shield AI) US company Shield AI is developing an unmanned vertical take-off and ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) says that within 12 months it aims to provide the civilian government in Canberra with options for procuring a fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft. However, such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delegates mingle around a 45% scale model of Shield AI's X-BAT combat drone at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris on ...