Credit: Shield AI
DEFENSE Shield AI has unveiled the first prototype of its X-Bat tail-sitting vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous combat aircraft and plans for it to make its first flight before year-end. The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin for a $1.08 billion cost-sharing program to develop a new...
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