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We recorded this week’s GeekWire Podcast at Front Burner Studios near Pike Place Market with co-owner Seth Paul, CEO of security startup Qinsay. We discussed Shield AI’s AI-piloted fighter jets, the White House crackdown on Microsoft, and the vintage console Seth hauled from Detroit. Read More
Shield AI matches the funding as autonomous X-BAT heads toward flight testing later this year
Fresh off securing a massive factory site near Seattle, Shield AI has landed a $150 million U.S. Navy agreement for its X-BAT autonomous fighter jet. Paired with $150 million in company matching funds, the new capital targets export features to help bring the AI-piloted aircraft to international…
X-BAT at a Glance: Measuring 26 feet long with a 1,000-nautical-mile combat radius, Shield AI’s autonomous strike fighter is designed to launch vertically from highways or naval decks—bypassing traditional runways entirely.
Defense tech upstart Shield AI has selected the Puget Sound region as the manufacturing hub for X-BAT, bringing AI-piloted fighter production to the region and promising 4,000 jobs by the early 2030s. Read More
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