The U.S. Navy’s Rapid Capability Office, PAE Aviation and the Defense Innovation Unit are investing $50 million to scale unmanned, runway-independent maritime strike capabilities built around Shield AI’s X-BAT aircraft, the Navy announced. The funding falls under the Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike program, or RIMES, which the Defense Innovation Unit and Navy launched in […]
U.S. Navy invests $50M in Shield AI's runway-free strike drone