Shield AI and GE Aerospace fired up the X-BAT’s engine, an AI-piloted jet that takes off vertically with no runway. Flight tests come later this year.

The X-Bat is the first AI-piloted supersonic jet with the ability to take off and land vertically without a runway.

Shield AI and GE Aerospace fired up the X-BAT’s engine, an AI-piloted jet that takes off vertically with no runway. Flight tests come later this year.