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1950s Insane VTOL Jet Fighter - Lockheed CL-346

This lockheed concept jet can not only fly at Mach 2.2, but land vertically using 1950s engine technology. It would have been ...
Found and Explained Official on MSN

The Incredible 'Tail Sitter' Convair Pogo - The First VTOL Plane!

Carrying 48 rockets and the most powerful engine of its type outside the Soviet bloc, this buzzy little fighter could fly ...
KXAN

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, an AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...
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Shield AI partners with GE Aerospace to power developmental X-Bat unmanned VTOL fighter with F110-GE-129 engine

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have confirmed that the GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 engine will power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft. The pair have ...
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Horizon Aircraft to Certify VTOL for Operations in Icing Conditions

“The Cavorite X7 is one of the only modern VTOL aircraft designed to fly in clouds,” said Brandon Robinson, co-founder and ...
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Shield AI launches X-BAT unmanned VTOL strike jet concept

An artist's rendering of the X-BAT that Shield AI is developing to be a runway-independent unmanned VTOL strike jet. (Shield AI) US company Shield AI is developing an unmanned vertical take-off and ...