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Shield AI MQ-35 V-BAT is a unmanned aerial vehicle originating in United States. It was built by Shield AI. Reported operators include United States Navy.
United StatesTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
V-BAT (MQ-35A) V-BAT drone lands on USCGC Kimball during RIMPAC General information Type Unmanned aerial vehicle National origin United States Manufacturer Shield AI Status In service Primary user United States Navy The Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT is an American Group 3 vertical take-off and landing (VTO
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Unmanned aerial vehicle
United States
Shield AI
In service
United States Navy
None
12.5 ft (3.8 m)
9.6 ft (2.9 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1 × Heavy Fuel Engine (JP5)
56 mph (90 km/h, 49 kn)
12+ hours
18,000 ft (5,500 m)
Colombia
Greece
Indonesia
Japan
Netherlands
Romania
Ukraine
The Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shield AI MQ-35 V-BAT equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Armenia
Colombia
GreeceArmy exact named equipment holdings: MQ-35A V-BAT. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Shield AI V - BAT · MQ-35A. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Indonesia
Japan
NetherlandsReported count for V-BAT. Service scope: Other equipment of the Royal Netherlands Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-03-17. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
RomaniaReported count for Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TaiwanReported count for Shield AI MQ-35 V-BAT · MQ-35 V-BAT. Service scope: Republic of China Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 280. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UkraineNavy exact named equipment holdings: MQ-35A V-BAT. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.