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We Built the First X-BAT Prototype in One Year. Now We Put it to the Test.
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One year ago, we shared our design and vision for X-BAT, the world’s first autonomous vertical take off and launch (VTOL) strike fighter. Today, as I write this, the first-full scale X-BAT prototype is complete and on its way from our development facility in Frisco, Texas, to our flight test facility in Newton, Kansas. This milestone represents a year of sustained effort and discipline from a team that committed to an ambitious design and build schedule and delivered. That is no small feat. Shield is building the best team in aviation. This aircraft, and the speed at which we built it, is a testament to that team and the work put in over the last year. It’s an incredible accomplishment, to be sure. But we still have a long way to go, and we’re not losing sight of that.
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