X-BAT: Powered by Hivemind Earlier this month, cnbc visited our Dallas office to sit down with Gary Steele, CEO, and Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president, and get an inside look at the people and tech behind X-BAT. The team went behind the scenes to explore Shield AI’s founding mission of protecting service members and civilians and how X-BAT, our revolutionary, next-generation multirole strike jet, is designed to advance it. With its ability to deliver combat power from virtually anywhere, X-BAT is built for the fight that will never happen because of it. “The number one benefit of being able to take off vertically is you are no longer constrained by runways. They are massive, stationary, and expensive infrastructure targets for the enemy.” - Brandon Tseng Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war. #XBAT #CNBC #Autonomy #NextGenTech #Airpower #Aircraft #Aviation #Defense