"X-BAT represents the next part of that plan, expanding U.S. and allied warfighting capacity through a transformative, runway-independent aircraft. Airpower without runways is the holy grail of deterrence," Mr. Tseng said.
Shield AI, defense tech firm, unveils X-BAT drone platform for Air Force
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Brandon Tseng, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and co-founder of Shield AI, told Threat Status in an interview at IDEX that Ukrainian forces have deployed the V-BAT for “flying long-range, long-endurance, strategic [reconnaissance]-strike missions, where they are going in and finding Russian targets and calling in long-range fires and having wild success.”
Shield AI's V-BAT among advanced drones on display at weapons expo in Mideast
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