{
    "byline": "Joseph Trevithick\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Editor",
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    "excerpt": "Shield AI says it is on track to roll out the first prototypes of its X-BAT jet-powered stealth \u2018fighter\u2019 drone by the end of this month. Flight testing of this uncrewed aircraft, which is designed to take off and land vertically from a tail-sitting position, is still scheduled to kick off before the end of the year. X-BAT\u2019s core concept was already highly ambitious, but an extremely aggressive timeline to reach some degree of operational capability through the U.S. Navy\u2019s Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) program has now been disclosed.",
    "lang": null,
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    "title": "Navy Doubles Down On X-BAT VTOL \u2018Fighter\u2019 Drone Development"
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