Shield AI's unmanned X-BAT flies using an autonomous core that could allow it to be a drone wingman and team up with a crewed ...

The U.S. defense startup says the AI-piloted jet can launch without a runway and operate in denied airspace. (Credit: Shield ...

Defense tech startup Shield AI unveiled a new fighter jet called the X-BAT — an autonomous vehicle powered by artificial ...

Shield AI says its new autonomous fighter jet could turn even a container ship into a launchpad for combat airpower.

Shield AI revealed X-BAT this week, an autonomous VTOL fighter jet that it said can take off from islands and ships. "Airpower without runways is the ...

The construction of a new exhibition hall has started in this western Japan town to preserve the only remaining ...

President Donald Trump responded to the No Kings protests over the weekend with video posts on Truth Social. One video, which ...

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone ...

In late 2024, China shocked the world with the reveal of its rumored sixth-generation stealth aircraft, the J-36. Featuring a ...

During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- ...

Silicon Valley-based defense technology firm Shield AI has launched a conceptual model of its large X-Bat drone, the company said on Wednesday, joining a growing field of companies vying to supply the ...

Aircraft carriers are the most formidable ships ever created and changed the face of military combat, but how many jets can ...