Talk:Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT

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I would like the first paragraph of this article to be updated to mention:

"The V-Bat was invented by Dr. Stephen Morris in 2004 and developed by the MLB Company between 2004 – 2015 after which MLB was acquired by Martin UAV.  Martin UAV and eventually Shield AI continued the V-Bat development for specific military applications."

The references below substantiate these claims:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170057632A1/en

https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mlb-v-bat-vtol-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav/

https://vtol.org/news/march-april-2024-vertiflite

https://www.npr.org/2009/06/26/105962358/video-pick-an-airplane-that-flies-itself

https://shield.ai/v-bat-a-gold-standard-for-architectural-excellence/

https://vtol.org/files/dmfile/AHS_SFBAC_050813.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_yb5VRBBwU

https://x.com/chr1sa/status/1641245370465533952

https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2013/03/mlbs-vtol-uav-demonstrates-capabilities-delivering-payloads-autonomously/

https://www.flightglobal.com/civil-uavs/martin-uav-nears-completion-of-vertical-take-off-design-/120500.article

https://www.suasnews.com/2015/05/mlb-company-acquired-by-martin-uav/ Smorrismlbco (talk) 07:23, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]