U.S. Navy invests $50M in Shield AI’s runway-free strike drone
The funding backs runway-independent strike drones for destroyers, with first flight targeted for 2026 and no procurement count disclosed, officials said.
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U.S. Navy invests $50M in Shield AI’s runway-free strike drone
The U.S. Navy’s Rapid Capability Office, PAE Aviation and the Defense Innovation Unit are investing $50 million to scale unmanned, runway-independent maritime strike capabilities built around Shield AI’s X-BAT aircraft, the Navy announced. The funding falls under the Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike program, or RIMES, which the Defense Innovation Unit and Navy launched in […]
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