Пам'ятаєте такі неземні штуки, як з Аватара, з круглою основою знизу, які злітали в Україні не боялися вражого РЕБ-у і у важких умовах виконували неймовірні речі? Тепер в них нова розробка. Думаємо, що з'явиться і у нас (якщо вже не з'явилася). Здогадайтеся чому? #ShieldAI #XBAT https://youtu.be/OnpuNlE3UxU
X-BAT: Earth Is Our Runway

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La société Shields AI veut bousculer le microcosme des drones de combat avec son projet X-BAT.  Décollage et atterrissage vertical, vitesse supersonique et furtivité sont au menu. L’histoire est riche de projets d’avions à décollage vertical. Certes l’absence de pilote à bord résout une partie des problèmes qui n’ont jamais permis à la formule d’être concluante. Mais le projet X-BAT est-il plus crédible pour autant ? #XBAT #SHIELDAI

https://www.aerobuzz.fr/defense/entree-en-scene-spectaculaire-du-drone-de-combat-x-bat-de-shields-ai/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Entrée en scène spectaculaire du drone de combat X-BAT de Shields AI - Aerobuzz

La société Shields AI veut bousculer le microcosme des drones de combat avec son projet X-BAT.  Décollage et atterrissage vertical, vitesse supersonique et furtivité sont au menu. L’histoire est riche de projets d’avions à décollage vertical. Certes l’absence de pilote à bord résout une partie des problèmes qui n’ont jamais permis à la formule d’être

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Pilot, pist, GPS yok! 🤯 ABD, tamamen otonom savaş 'uçağı' X-BAT'i tanıttı. VTOL yeteneğiyle dikkat çeken bu teknoloji, geleceğin hava operasyonlarını baştan yazabilir. Savunma sanayiinde yapay zeka devrimi!

🚩 #XBAT #OtonomUçak #YapayZeka #SavunmaTeknolojileri

Could the future fighter jet fly without a pilot at all?

The unveiling of the X-BAT autonomous combat aircraft by Shield AI brings runway-free vertical takeoff, AI-pilot autonomy, and 2,000-nautical-mile range into one sleek package.

Dive into how this game-changer in autonomous air combat might reshape air power.

#XBAT #AutonomousAircraft

Read more:
https://defensefeeds.com/news/aerospace-news/shield-ai-launches-x-bat/

Shield AI Launches X-BAT, A VTOL Jet-Powered Combat Drone

https://youtu.be/BEer2MXTAcU?si=vmCYOAHnbjTGq3vM Defense Feeds - Shield AI Launches X-BAT, a cutting-edge vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) stealth drone designed as a loyal wingman fighter.  This latest innovation from the artificial intelligence firm combines advanced AI autonomy, stealth technology, and multi-role versatility in a jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with applications in air combat, surveillance, and electronic

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États-Unis : la montée en gamme des drones de combat

La start-up américaine annonce #XBAT https://shield.ai/shield-ai-unveils-x-bat-an-ai-piloted-vtol-fighter-jet-for-contested-environments/ un #drone piloté par #IA qui décolle et atterrit à la verticale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnpuNlE3UxU

#armement #etatsunis

🇺🇸 @shieldaitech dévoile son BatWing !

La start-up américaine annonce #XBAT, un drone VTOL piloté par IA qui décolle et atterrit à la verticale.

En savoir plus https://opexnews.fr/x-bat-drone-vtol-autonome-shield-ai/

#ShieldAI, a $5.3 billion defence company, is unveiling its next-generation #autonomousfighterjet, the #XBat. The X-Bat, piloted by #Shield #AI’s #Hivemind AI software, combines advanced technologies like a jet engine, vertical takeoff and landing, and a 2,000-mile range. While the company aims to produce the X-Bat for $27 million, a fraction of the cost of traditional fighter jets, it faces competition from defence primes and startups. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/exclusive-first-look-at-shield-ais-x-bat-ai-piloted-fighter-drone.html?AIagents.at #AIagent #AI #ML #NLP #LLM #GenAI
In 1999, I wrote an article about Xbat. It is a Xevious clone which appears to use Xevious graphics. (I tend to avoid games doing copyright infringement now or replace the graphics myself.) The site for the game is gone. Looks like it is still packaged in *bsd and aur. Based on running it on my machine I suspect it is unplayable. Even at "high speed" it is too fast and collisions don't seem to be occurring. #gamedev #xbat
https://identicalsoftware.com/ogs/1999/xbat.html
Open Game Source: Xbat