American defense company Shield AI tested the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) tech for the X-Bat combat drone ...

The X-Bat is the first AI-piloted supersonic jet with the ability to take off and land vertically without a runway.

The next fighter jet may not need a runway. Shield AI and GE Aerospace have completed a critical propulsion test for X-BAT, an autonomous strike aircraft built to take off and land vertically. The ...

Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely ...