Defense Daily

X-59 Flies For First Time From USAF Plant 42

The X-59 supersonic aircraft by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division had its first flight from U.S Air Force Plant 42 in ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for ...
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Shield AI unveils X-BAT autonomous vertical takeoff fighter jet

Shield AI's unmanned X-BAT flies using an autonomous core that could allow it to be a drone wingman and team up with a crewed ...
Defense One

Shield AI’s unmanned fighter jet concept pitched as a drone wingman or solo aircraft

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone ...
American Military News

Video/Pics: New AI-piloted military aircraft revealed

A defense technology company is developing a new AI-piloted aircraft that can help the US military prepare for a future ...
The Aviationist

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT VTOL Stealth Drone

BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S.