23 jun 2026
Polish navy to acquire Shield AI’s V-Bat for maritime surveillance
The VTOL aircraft will be deployed from surface vessels. Warsaw has ordered Shield AI’s V-Bat UAS to support maritime operations, the US airframer has announced. Under its contract with Poland’s Armament Agency, disclosed on 23 June, Shield AI will supply an undisclosed number of the tail-sitting autonomous aircraft for use by the Polish navy. The company says the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) type will provide “maritime domain awareness and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support”, with operations to be performed from an unidentified vessel.
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Shield AI, the defense-tech company building the world’s best AI pilots and next-generation aircraft, today announced that Poland’s Armament Agency has signed a contract for the acquisition of V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) intended to support Polish Navy operations. Shield AI press release The V-BAT force will be deployed aboard a Polish Navy vessel, providing maritime domain awareness and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support.
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Shield AI’s V-BAT to support Polish naval operations
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