MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year

Shield AI continues to make major enhancements to its versatile V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing drone, as well as the Hivemind autonomy software that underpins its operations. From a successful combat trial in Ukraine to expanding V-BAT’s connectivity and even getting kinetic strike options, our Jamie Hunter got the low-down on the future of the increasingly popular unmanned system from company co-founder Brandon Tseng on the floor of Sea Air Space 2025:

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Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, and foreign policy and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense media space. He was the creator of the hugely popular defense site Foxtrot Alpha before developing The War Zone.