V-Bat receives APFIT program funding (Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies) :
- Autonomous Unmanned Aerial System – Vertical-BAT, USAF, Shield AI, California, and Texas.
- Initial procurement of semi-autonomous, long-loiter, vertical takeoff, and landing-capable UASs with modular payload capability. Can provide resilient data transport and locate and provide weapon quality targeting information as part of the Joint Sensing Grid to JADC2. VBAT VTOL can operate in high-wind conditions.
DoD Announces First Set of Projects to Receive Funding From the Pilot Program to Accelerat
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering announced the first set of projects to receive funding via the pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of
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