Shield AI and GE Aerospace collaborate on X-BAT propulsion
Evidence notes
- The work connects GE Aerospace propulsion engineering with Shield AI’s autonomous VTOL aircraft programme.
- The agreement follows Shield AI’s October 2025 public unveiling of X-BAT.
- The partners framed propulsion integration as a programme-development step, not a completed flight demonstration.
Company context
Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. Its stack includes the Hivemind autonomy platform and aircraft such as V-BAT and X-BAT. The company focuses on autonomous mission execution in contested and degraded environments.