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Deployment

Shield AI V-BAT at Ukraine

Group 3 VTOL fixed-wing ISR/targeting drone (designated MQ-35) that takes off and lands vertically from a small footprint, powered by the Hivemind autonomy stack and resilient in GPS- and communications-denied environments. Fielded in Ukraine and selected by the US Coast Guard. (V-BAT Teams is a multi-aircraft capability, not a separate model.)

Shield AI V-BAT by Shield AI · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified


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V-BAT operations in Ukraine in partnership with Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces: 130+ sorties in electronic-warfare-denied conditions, including locating a Russian SA-11 Buk air-defense system that was then struck.

Key facts

Operator
Ukrainian forces (Unmanned Systems Forces)
Result
130+ V-BAT sorties in EW-denied conditions; located an SA-11 Buk
Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-05-31
Model
Shield AI V-BAT
Company
Shield AI
Location
Ukraine
Status
active
ID
b75a8c99-e895-427e-9df8-03667c2c668b

Verifications (0)

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Sources (3)

  1. https://shield.ai/shield-ai-surpasses-130-v-bat-sorties-in-ukraine-in-partnership-with-ukrainian-forces/
  2. https://shield.ai/shield-ai-starts-training-with-ukraines-unmanned-systems-forces-establishes-local-presence-in-ukraine/
  3. https://www.army-technology.com/news/shield-ai-v-bat-ukraine/