Defense technology company Shield AI has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard to provide contractor owned contractor operated (COCO) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services.
Shield AIAs informed, the services will be implemented using the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
The V-BAT series aircraft is the only operationally deployed single-engine ducted fan vertical takeoff and land (VTOL) UAS that can launch and recover from a hover and fly on wing in horizontal flight.