Shield AI’s “Batman-style” AI Fighter: What We Know

San Diego–based Shield AI has unveiled its cutting-edge autonomous fighter jet, the X-BAT, designed to outsmart Chinese first-strike strategies with AI-driven flight control, vertical takeoff capabilities, and autonomous combat intelligence. Built to survive in GPS-denied war zones, the X-BAT could revolutionize U.S. air power by eliminating reliance on vulnerable airbases — a direct response to China’s growing anti-access missile threat in the Indo-Pacific.