Shield AI Says Need for Bombs on V
Business Insider • • world
Key Points:
- Shield AI's cofounder Brandon Tseng emphasized that their V-BAT drone, primarily used for intelligence and reconnaissance, does not need to be armed as experienced militaries prefer to use it for target spotting rather than direct attacks.
- The V-BAT drone, capable of vertical takeoff and landing and operating in jammed environments, has completed over 200 missions in Ukraine by 2025, helping to identify strategic targets such as Russian air defense systems.
- While Shield AI is exploring weaponizing the V-BAT through a partnership with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to equip it with guided missiles, Tseng noted that sophisticated militaries rely on other precision strike assets to act on the drone’s intelligence.
- Early in its deployment in
