The U.S. Navy has selected Shield AI from among a pool of vendors eligible for contractor-run intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services in an operation that could total as much as $800 million in task orders.
The work would be carried out using Shield AI’s V-BAT vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft to provide ongoing airborne monitoring. It operates at sea and from land-based sites with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marine Corps, including deployments from Navy ships, the press release stated.
“V-BAT has delivered more operational outcomes than any other Group 3 VTOL UAS. We’ve interdicted over 100,000 lbs of narcotics in the Caribbean and Pacific. V-BAT has executed hundreds of targeting operations in Ukraine, where GPS and communications are jammed during every mission, and we have delivered substantial outcomes in …
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