Sources and docs detail defense tech startup Shield AI's struggles to overcome years of technical hitches and safety concerns with its V-BAT autonomous drone (David Jeans/Reuters)

David Jeans / Reuters : Sources and docs detail defense tech startup Shield AI's struggles to overcome years of technical hitches and safety concerns with its V-BAT autonomous drone — A year ago, Ryan Tseng, the head of U.S. defense tech startup Shield AI, announced his company had turned a new page.

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