AI powered fighter jet to be designed and built South of Seattle.
It looks like another big win for the aerospace industry in the Pacific Northwest. A company called Shield AI just landed an additional $150 million from the Navy to work on an advanced AI piloted fighter jet called X-BAT.
According to geekwire.com,
‘ Designed to take off and land vertically, the X-BAT is built to operate from amphibious assault ships, destroyers, commercial cargo decks, and highway strips without relying on traditional concrete runways or aircraft carrier catapults. It launches from a specialized Launch and Recovery Vehicle — a mobile trailer that erects the jet vertically, allowing it to be towed on interstate highways or loaded onto ships.’
Brandon Tseng, Shield AI co-founder and president is quoted as saying,
X-BAT is a “transformative, runway-independent aircraft” and noted that “airpower without runways is the holy grail of deterrence.”…