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Whatever the weather, V-BAT persists. Built for the real world, not the ideal world, V-BAT operates with a small footprint and minimal logistics, from ship decks to some of the most austere locations on the planet, across open ocean or land-based sites, in environments where GPS and comms are jammed. If you want to join the team that makes it happen for our customers around the world, check out our open roles at the link in comments. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Nice to be quoted in this @WSJ piece that was quoted by @SecWar. "deliver" is the key word here. Lots of noise in defense tech, lots of tech demos that aren't actually usable on the battlefield, the critical part is to deliver undeniable battlefield outcomes. @shieldaitech has been doing this for some time now.

“The department’s operating in a new paradigm. They’re going to reward companies not for investing, but because you have invested, you are now building better products and capabilities that you otherwise would not have had.” – @brandontseng2 Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Could The X-BAT Stealth Fighter Drone Change The Air Combat Game? We talk with Armor Harris, the chief designer of X-BAT, about its GE engine, thrust-vectoring controls, Hivemind AI 'pilot' and forthcoming flight-test plans. Check out the interview: twz.com/air/could-the-…

250 years of fighting forward, and the @USMC isn't slowing down. We were on the ground at @ModernDayMarine this week, connecting with industry, government, and customers on how our products tackle the toughest problems in the fight. V-BAT has deployed with every Marine Expeditionary Unit and is actively deployed today, delivering mission impact across the force. We look forward to continuing to support the Marines and building on our partnership! Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

A new chapter in New Delhi! This week, our President and Co-Founder @rtsengusa and retired U.S. Navy Admiral John Aquilino, former @INDOPACOM commander and member of our Defense Advisory Board, joined Managing Director Sarjan Shah for the official opening of Shield AI's New Delhi office and met with the Indian Ministry of Defence. Shield AI India is now live as a wholly owned subsidiary supporting software integration, engineering, and autonomy development. The New Delhi office is open with a second location in Bengaluru opening this summer. "Being a strong partner means being present and working alongside our customers. With our New Delhi office, and with our plans to expand soon in Bengaluru as well, we are strengthening our ability to support India's autonomy priorities and partner on systems that can be built, deployed, and sustained within the country, while growing a pipeline of Indian engineers and developers who can build and evolve mission autonomy on Indian terms." — Sarjan Shah Full press release in comments. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Performance. Assurance. Speed. Shield AI CTO Nathan Michael joined John Werner's Imagination in Action at @MIT for a panel on "Autonomy at the Edge: Warfighters, AI, and the Future of Defense" — covering the future of warfare, battlefield iteration, and what it takes to deliver proven autonomy at the speed of relevance. "We focus on performance, assurance, and speed. That creates an incredible tension. You have to be able to rapidly iterate based on knowledge, information, and data collected in the field, which is highly dynamic. It becomes a question of how do you move very quickly, deliver this exquisite capability, and how do you do that with assurance?" Full panel in the comments. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Unlimited mass, unlimited deterrence. @brandontseng2 joined Shasha77, host of one of Taiwan's leading educational YouTube channels, to discuss autonomous drone warfare, the combined strength of the U.S. and its allies, and why autonomy is becoming the decisive force enabler in conflicts today, and in preventing the ones tomorrow. "There's a fundamental principle of warfare as old as warfare itself: mass. If you have more mass, you tend to win more battles. Drones and AI together unlock the concept of unlimited mass." Watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=b-zRAb… Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

@brandontseng2 trained for war. Today, he's working to prevent it. Brandon joined the @juliandorey Podcast to talk openly about his time in the SEAL Teams, his deployments to Afghanistan and the Pacific, and what those experiences taught him. That background now drives how he leads at Shield AI, focused on protecting service members and civilians through intelligent systems and deterring the conflicts he once prepared to fight. "I've been to war. I never want to see my kids go to war. It's an awful thing. Our tagline at Shield AI is 'The greatest victory requires no war.' My objective is to help deter a conflict. You want to buy diplomacy another day." Watch the full podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=ubT2ta… Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

That's a wrap at @NavyLeagueUS @SeaAirSpace 2026! Our team had a fantastic week connecting with leaders from the @USNavy, including @USNavyCNO Daryl Caudle. As we continue supporting the Navy, @USCG, and @USMC with V-BAT, we’re also looking ahead – expanding the ability to project power across expansive maritime domains with X-BAT, the world's first AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet, and showcasing how Hivemind is already shaping the future of autonomy across sea, air, and space. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Shield AIとGEが共同開発を進める垂直離着陸型UAV「X-BAT」。そこで使用されている全方向推力偏向ノズルは、なんと1993年にF-16 VISTAで試験された「MATV」の現物パーツを倉庫から掘り出したものだという。 30年以上の時を経て、往年の技術が最新鋭機の一部として蘇る。まさに「封印されていた古代兵器の復活」を彷彿とさせる、アニメさながらの胸熱な展開だ。

Last week, we shared results of our fourth autonomous flight test on the H145 as part of the @USMC Aerial Logistics Connector program, in partnership with Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Parry Labs, and @L3HarrisTech. For the first time, all four teams' technologies operated together on a single aircraft, with Hivemind detecting obstacles on the landing zone and autonomously rerouting to a safe alternate site in flight. Behind every test like this is a team that makes the hardest problems look routine. Watch them in action. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Great read on XBAT, there is not a cooler, more transformational product being built in the defense industry right now: twz.com/air/x-bat-auto…

X-BAT Autonomous VTOL ‘Fighter’ Looks Dramatically Different Development of X-BAT is accelerating, including the use of a thrust vectoring nozzle from an experimental F-16 that was borrowed "Indiana Jones style." Latest on X-BAT: twz.com/air/x-bat-auto…

Our friends over at @shieldaitech are having quite the start to the year. Yesterday, the San Diego-based autonomy giant announced that it’s been tapped by the US Navy to compete for $800M in ISR services with its VTOL V-BAT drone. tectonicdefense.com/shield-ai-tapp…

Leave it to the X-perts. X-BAT experts from Shield AI and @GE_Aerospace teamed up yesterday at @SeaAirSpace to share the latest progress. From @RocketArmor's original vision to the production of first flight models, X-BAT is accelerating through development and is now integrating GE’s F110 engine with the axisymmetric vectoring exhaust nozzle (AVEN). The AVEN integration will represent a full-circle moment for our teams, bringing GE technology originally designed in the 90s to the future of airpower. Visit us this week at Booth 336 for your chance to see X-BAT up close. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.