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Earth is Our Runway

  • THE GREATEST

  • VICTORY REQUIRES

  • NO WAR

Earth is Our Runway

[X-BAT]

The World’s First AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet

X-BAT completely reimagines airpower – from training and logistics to operations and operating costs. This marks the greatest transformation in military aviation since the first airplanes launched and landed from ships 115 years ago.

[Launch + Recovery Vehicle]

Create Endless Dilemmas for Adversaries

X-BAT will serve as the leading edge of a distributed, unmanned fires network—capable of launching and recovering from ships, remote islands, or austere forward bases while eliminating dependency on traditional infrastructure.

[NO RUNWAY REQUIRED]

Launch From Anywhere

  • COVERT

  • MOBILE

  • LAND BASES

  • MARITIME

Pick Your Mission

  • Air-to-Air

  • Air-to-Surface

  • Electronic Warfare Suite

Specifications

  • >4g Maneuver Load Factor

  • 39 ft Wingspan

  • >2,000 NM Maximum Range

  • >50,000 ft Ceiling

  • 26 ft x 5 ft Fuselage Height

  • 40 ft x 14 ft x 6 ft Storage

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Launch and Recovery Vehicle

From road to air in minutes. Vertical takeoff and landing meets 2,000+ NM of long range multi-mission dominance.

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Fly Quietly, but Carry Big Sticks

X-BAT can carry both air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons in its internal bays. It can also carry large strike weapons on its external hardpoints.

Its sensor suite provides the full spectrum of active and passive air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-surface modes.

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3:1 Expeditionary Footprint

Three X-BATs fit in the deck space of one legacy fighter, dramatically increasing sortie generation and operational tempo.

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Powered by Hivemind

Autonomy at the edge. Shield AI’s combat-proven AI pilot maneuvers X-BAT. Built to fly and fight in teams of X-BATs. X-BAT also operates in GPS and communications jammed environments.

AI-Powered Mission Autonomy

Hivemind unlocks AI-powered mission autonomy for X-BAT. Resilient execution in denied, degraded, or disconnected conditions — no GNSS, no comms, no human input required.

Intelligent, Collaborative X-BAT Teams

Machine Speed OODA Loops

Combat-Proven Autonomy

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First Flight 2026. Production 2029.

The future of autonomous airpower is not a concept — it is being built right now. In eighteen months, X-BAT has progressed through wind tunnel, pole, and engine testing, with the structural pathfinder in fabrication. With first VTOL flights scheduled for 2026 and mission capability by 2028, X-BAT is proving that speed, autonomy, and ingenuity will redefine airpower.

  • Engine Testing

  • Radar Cross Section Testing

  • Wind Tunnel Testing