Shield AI and GE Aerospace on Monday said they have completed integration of an advanced vectoring exhaust nozzle, including actuation and engine light-off testing, into the engine that will power the ...

The next fighter jet may not need a runway. Shield AI and GE Aerospace have completed a critical propulsion test for X-BAT, an autonomous strike aircraft built to take off and land vertically. The ...

American defense company Shield AI tested the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) tech for the X-Bat combat drone ...

Portuguese-UK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) maker Tekever unveiled a prototype of its AR6 heavy-lift UAV, the first of a ...

The X-Bat is the first AI-piloted supersonic jet with the ability to take off and land vertically without a runway.

In a critical milestone towards the first flight later this year, Shield AI and GE Aerospace integrated the X-BAT with the ...

The U.K.’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo LDO-0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 7011 0.34%increase; up pointing triangle secured a contract valued at 4.6 ...

The Bell D-188 was an extraordinary VTOL fighter concept designed to take off without runways or aircraft carriers while still reaching supersonic speed. Its final layout used eight engines, including ...

BERKELEY, Mo. – St. Louis is expected to become the home of America’s next-generation fighter jet. On Monday, Sen. Eric Schmitt visited Boeing’s campus in Berkeley to celebrate the F-47 program, which ...

An F-16 fighter jet intercepted a civilian plane that was flying through restricted airspace over Hagerstown, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, military officials said. The plane had violated a VIP ...

Delegates mingle around a 45% scale model of Shield AI's X-BAT combat drone at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris on June 17, 2026. (Sebastian Sprenger/staff) WARSAW, Poland — ...