Startups & Business
Shield AI V-BAT swarming autonomy and Anduril Lattice rivalry
Shield AI's V-BAT Block Upgrade extends endurance beyond 13 hours using a JP-5 engine and Hivemind autonomy. Key engineers like Andrew Reiter and Nathan Michael drive development, positioning the mid-six figure drone against Anduril's jet-powered Fury within the Pentagon's Replicator program.