Shield AI Delivers First V-BATs to Taiwan, Deepening its Partnership with Taiwan Coast Guard Administration

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TAIPEI (October 13, 2026) – Defense-tech company Shield AI announced the first delivery of its V-BAT to the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (CGA) with its partner Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC). Over the coming months, twelve V-BATs will be delivered to the CGA. Shield AI’s V-BATs were competitively selected by the CGA in July 2026 for its “Shipborne UAV” program. On October 7, the CGA presented its newly arrived V-BATs at the Port of Taipei to Minister Kuan Bi-Ling of the Ocean Affairs Council and Secretary General Joseph Wu of the National Security Council. Shield AI engineers demonstrated aircraft setup within minutes, displaying V-BAT’s ease of operations and advanced technological capabilities for maritime security. CGA will utilize V-BAT as a ship-based capability to maintain persistent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) for surveillance, coastal patrols and law enforcement operations. Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft eliminate the need for runways and improve deployment flexibility while optimizing costs and reducing personnel requirements. Partnering to build local expertise, Shield AI will train Coast Guard operators and maintenance personnel while simultaneously creating a robust localized support system for the V-BATs with AIDC.

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