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Shield AIDeployedUnited StatesUnited States

Shield AI V-BAT

Single-ducted-fan VTOL ISR drone with Hivemind autonomy. Released 2021.

Official page on shield.ai
600 min
Flight time
167 km/h
Top speed
73 kg
Weight

Specifications

MakerShield AI
TypeRecon UAV
StatusDeployed
OriginUnited States
Released2021
NDAA / Blue UASBlue UAS
Under 250 gNo
Weight (max takeoff)73 kg
Payload18 kg
Flight time600 min
Top speed167 km/h

Not yet published by the maker or not yet verified: range, price.

Sources

  1. shield.ai/v-bat/

Dataset updated 2026-09-24.

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