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Shield AI V-BAT

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Manufacturer:Shield AIIntroduced: 2021|Status: active|Origin: United States

DRONESPEC // SHIELD-AI-V-BAT

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$1.2M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typedrone

Categorydrone

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorShield AI

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2021

Service StatusActive

Data SourceShield AI / US Marine Corps / US Navy Fact Sheet

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

92/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

55/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length2.7 m

Width2.9 m

Height0.6 m

Weight57 kg

Max Speed166 km/h

Range600 km

Endurance11 hrs

Ceiling6,100 m

Fuel Capacity20 L

PowerplantTwo-stroke heavy-fuel engine with ducted-fan VTOL propulsion

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

2 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Tactical ISR / Target Acquisition / Hivemind multi-agent autonomous swarm coordination2 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Hatchet miniature precision glide munition (optional strike configuration)

GUIDED MISSILES

Hatchet precision glide munition

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Compact synthetic aperture radar pod (SAR/GMTI)(35 km)

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

RTX Corporation🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Aerojet RocketdyneThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Lockheed MartinPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Analog Devices

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

CountermeasuresGPS-denied Hivemind visual odometry, Low acoustic ducted-fan shroud

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioSilvus SC4400E MIMO tactical MANET and V-BAT Teams autonomous link

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems

UNMANNED

Autonomy Levelautonomous

Control Radius600 km

Payload Capacity11.3 kg

Loiter Endurance11 hrs

Swarm CapabilityYes

AI AssistedYes

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$1,200,000

Annual Operating Cost$50,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$30,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

2 Operator Nations~100 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	80units
🇺🇦Ukraine	Export Operator	20units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

60/100

Mobility

85/100

Protection

40/100

Sensors

92/100

Reliability

90/100

Maintainability

94/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceShield AI / US Marine Corps / US Navy Fact Sheet

Last Verification Date2026-10-10