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Shield to buy Echodyne for $5.3 billion in counter-drone expansionTop story
BusinessNovember 5, 2026, 17:30

Shield to buy Echodyne for $5.3 billion in counter-drone expansion

Shield has agreed to acquire radar company Echodyne in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion, expanding Shield's Mission Systems business into radar and counter-drone…

Shield to acquire Echodyne for $5.3 billion and raise $2.5 billionTop story
BusinessNovember 5, 2026, 17:28

Shield to acquire Echodyne for $5.3 billion and raise $2.5 billion

Shield has agreed to acquire radar company Echodyne in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion, expanding its Mission Systems business into radar and counter-drone…

Shield AI completes first full-scale autonomous X-BAT prototype
Chips and infrastructureNovember 4, 2026, 15:30

Shield AI completes first full-scale autonomous X-BAT prototype

Shield AI has completed the first full-scale prototype of its autonomous X-BAT vertical takeoff and launch strike fighter. The aircraft is moving from the company’s…

GE Aerospace, Shield AI and WZL-2 Plan F110 Engine Support in Poland
BusinessOctober 12, 2026, 18:30

GE Aerospace, Shield AI and WZL-2 Plan F110 Engine Support in Poland

GE Aerospace, Shield AI and Poland's Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. (WZL-2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore maintenance, repair and overhaul…

Navy adds $150M to Shield AI's X-BAT, bringing total commitments to $400M
BusinessOctober 8, 2026, 16:10

Navy adds $150M to Shield AI's X-BAT, bringing total commitments to $400M

The U.S. Navy has executed a $150 million modification to its agreement with Shield AI to advance X-BAT, an AI-piloted vertical takeoff and landing fighter aircraft.…

Shield AI and GEK TERNA team up to build X-BAT industrial base in Greece
BusinessOctober 8, 2026, 12:00

Shield AI and GEK TERNA team up to build X-BAT industrial base in Greece

Shield AI and GEK TERNA, which the release calls Greece's largest investor in critical infrastructure assets, have signed a strategic agreement to jointly pursue parts…