---
title: "MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year"
date: "2025-04-08"
modified: "2025-04-08"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway.md"
url: "https://www.twz.com/news-features/mq-35-v-bats-capabilities-grow-micro-guided-weapons-coming-next-year"
categories:
  - "Air"
  - "Drones"
  - "News & Features"
  - "Unmanned"
tags:
  - "Sea Air Space 2025"
---

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

![Shield AI V-BAT](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/VBAT-Shield-1.jpg>)
*Jamie Hunter*

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](<https://www.twz.com/sponsored-content/v-bat-drone-has-proven-its-ability-to-operate-in-heavily-contested-skies.md>) 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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oprzjTiL7Wk

*Contact the editor: Tyler@twz.com*

## Author
Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel>)