Shield AI's V-BAT will be the first-ever shipboard drone used by the Japanese navy to collect intelligence and surveil faraway targets. Why it matters: Shield is placing big bets on the ...

The company recently announced a $240 million fundraising round and a new CEO to support Shield AI’s next phase of growth.

After chasing a drone for an hour, Shield AI engineers came up with a solution to allow it operate without GPS in 24 hours, ...

Defense startup Shield AI has finalized a deal to raise $240 million from investors at a valuation of $5.3 billion — a ...

The as-yet-unnamed variant will be formally unveiled in April, according to Shield AI. Of the upgrades to the V-Bat, this variant reportedly has a heavier fuel engine and is SATCOM integration-capable ...

Shield AI's V-BAT UAS, shown as it was announced that Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces were training with the system on 15 January 2025. (Shield AI) US-based aerospace and defence company Shield ...

Engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have spawned the "Bat Bot", a three-ounce flying robot which they say has more agility than standard drones. The three ...

Some details of the round were previously reported by the Information. Shield AI is most famous for its drone, called V-BAT, ...