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V-BAT
V-BAT

Shield AI› offers V-BAT

ProductOperating Status: Currently Offered

V-BAT is Shield AI's runway-independent vertical-launch fixed-wing unmanned aircraft for expeditionary ISR and targeting.

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Overview

V-BAT is an unmanned aircraft system from Shield AI built around a ducted-fan, heavy-fuel design that launches and recovers vertically without a runway. It carries a modular payload bay with electro-optical, radar, and signals sensors for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and targeting missions.

Shield AI states the platform is cleared for United States Government purchase through the Blue UAS list and available through the Army UAS Marketplace. Its heavy-fuel engine delivers endurance beyond twelve hours and supports persistent maritime and land surveillance in contested and GPS-denied environments.

V-BAT - Classification

Industry
  • Drones
Tags
  • Aerospace

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AttributeV-BATGrackle
ProviderShield AIshield.ai3.1B raised · Series GPurple Rhombuspurple-rhombus.comSeed
Founded20152024
Sells ToGovernmentGovernment
Pricing ModelRecurring, SoftwareProduct Sales
OwnershipPrivate, Venture CapitalPrivately Held
V-BAT

Provider Shield AIshield.ai3.1B raised · Series G

Founded 2015

Sells To Government

Pricing Model Recurring, Software

Ownership Private, Venture Capital

Grackle

Provider Purple Rhombuspurple-rhombus.comSeed

Founded 2024

Sells To Government

Pricing Model Product Sales

Ownership Privately Held

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