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Shield AI completes first full-scale X-BAT prototype

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Shield AI has completed its first full-scale prototype of the X-BAT autonomous fighter jet, as the defense startup builds out a manufacturing and engineering hub south of Seattle. The company has already posted dozens of Seattle-area openings in avionics, mechanical design, software engineering and aircraft manufacturing. Shield AI expects the first X-BAT to roll off the line in Des Moines in 2028, with production ramping to about 150 aircraft a year by the early 2030s, CEO Brandon Harris told GeekWire in September.

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