Shield AI’s X-Bat Moves Toward First Flight

Shield AI’s X-Bat Moves Toward First Flight
Credit: Shield AI
MUNICH–Shield AI has shown off the first prototype of its X-Bat tail-sitting, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) autonomous combat aircraft and plans a first flight before year’s end. The company showed video of X-Bat serial number 001, bearing civil registration N228XB, at the International...
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