DRONECOMBAT PROVEN
SHIELD AI V-BAT
V-BAT
VTOL UAS
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United States
North America
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
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MANUFACTURERShield AI (Martin UAV)
YEAR INTRODUCED2021
UNITS IN SERVICE100
UNITS PRODUCED200
UNIT COST$1.0M
DESCRIPTION
AI-enabled tail-sitter VTOL drone that can operate fully autonomously without GPS using Shield AI's Hivemind AI. Launched from ship decks.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Endurance
8-11 hours
Range
300 km
Ceiling
6100 m
Payload
11 kg
Launch
Vertical takeoff and landing (tail-sitter)
Ai
Hivemind AI โ can fly fully autonomously without GPS
Weight
27 kg
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
US Navy/USMC deployments. AI-autonomous operations.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon