BAT, the first autonomous vertical takeoff and landing fighter jet. This jet can operate without runways, enhancing ...

The War Zone first reported the GJ-X's existence in September, when the aircraft was spotted on the ground at Malan Air Base ...

Runways? Where we're going, we don't need runways US defense technology biz Shield AI claims it can build a jet-powered ...

– GJ-X UCAV: 42m wingspan stealth drone, tested October 19, 2025, at Malan base, Xinjiang. – Flying-wing design, WS-10C/WS-15 ...

Now, Shield AI is upping the ante with X-BAT. Based on the company's smaller, propeller-driven unmanned V-BAT drone, X-BAT ...

US company Shield AI is developing an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) ‘strike jet' for runway-free operations.

BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S.

Anduril's jet-powered drone flew for the first time on Friday, the company and the U.S. Air Force said, marking a significant step for the defense tech company's drone ambitions.

Shield AI plans to conduct initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X-BAT drone fighter jet “as early as fall 2026, followed by all-up flight testing and operational validation […] ...

The Lotus UAS design in some ways resembles features of the newly revealed Lockheed Martin Project Vectis, with a long, slender fuselage positioned forward of the leading edges of the wings, capped by ...

BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday before a meeting with defence ministers that the military alliance and the European Union were working together in their efforts to ...

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