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4 Fighter Jets That Can Take Off And Land Without A Runway

Not every plane has the luxury of very long airport-worthy runway strips. In fact, many combat scenarios are in non-ideal locations that often do not come with a nice long runway for landing and ...
MarketWatch

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, an AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...
TechSpot

This new AI fighter jet doesn't need pilots, runways, or GPS

What just happened? Remember the AI-controlled jet that the US Air Force successfully tested in a dogfight last year? The same AI pilot responsible for that feat has just debuted in a fully autonomous ...
The Aviationist

Shield AI Chooses F110-GE-129 Turbofan Engine for X-BAT VTOL Unmanned Fighter

The development began in the mid-1980s when the Air Force needed an engine to produce a thrust in the 129 kN class, while retaining the durability and reliability of the F100-PW-220 and F110-GE-100 ...
The Aviationist

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT VTOL Stealth Drone

Shield AI has revealed the X-BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S. defense technology company Shield AI has ...
Flightglobal

Shield AI partners with GE Aerospace to power developmental X-Bat unmanned VTOL fighter with F110-GE-129 engine

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have confirmed that the GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 engine will power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft. The pair have ...