GE Aerospace (GE) and Shield AI have agreed to collaborate on propulsion technologies for Shield AI’s new X-BAT vehicle program. Through the Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, the F110-GE-129 engine, featuring the advanced Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle, or AVEN, has been selected to power the X-BAT. GE Aerospace will provide propulsion and testing support for the X-BAT program. Unveiled on October 21 in Washington, D.C., X-BAT is an AI-piloted vertical take-off and landing fighter jet by Shield AI engineered for contested and austere environments. Powered by Shield AI’s proven Hivemind autonomy software, X-BAT delivers scalable, survivable combat mass in contested environments and can operate independently or as a drone wingman.
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