Smith & Wesson didn’t throw the Shield name on a minor refresh this time. The Shield X is a... The post Shooters keep asking the same question about Smith & Wesson’s new Shield appeared first on The ...

CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Disruptor 50 list. Submit a nomination before February 23. Shield AI is a defense startup with a $5.3 billion valuation. The company is unveiling the ...

Shield AI plans to conduct initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X-BAT drone fighter jet “as early as fall 2026, followed by all-up flight testing and operational validation in ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...

The Trump administration is trying to pressure the United Kingdom not to take action against Elon Musk’s social media platform in the wake of a scandal involving artificial intelligence-generated ...

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense ...

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have confirmed that the GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 engine will power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft. The pair have ...

Credit: Vital Archive/Alamy ROME—Shield AI has chosen GE Aerospace’s F110 engine to power its X-Bat vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Until now, the company has ...

From the day the original Shield showed up, the gun sold because it was thin, simple, and easy to carry. It also baked in a gripe that never really went away: no real accessory rail. If you wanted a ...