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Shield AI and Kratos team up to integrate the Artificial Intelligence pilot in the XQ-58 Valkyrie

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 18/06/2023 - 13:06in Military, UAV - UAV

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Shield AI signed an agreement to integrate and bring to market an Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot built by Shield AI for Kratos' XQ-58 Valkyrie, making the concept of manned and unmanned team for jet aircraft real.

“Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones per month due to Russian electronic warfare – mainly because Russians are blocking communications and GPS. If an unmanned aircraft is unable to operate without GPS and without communications, it will be almost useless in future conflicts," said Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of Shield AI, which is also a former Navy SEAL. "Artificial intelligence pilots allow aircraft teams to perform missions intelligently without GPS and communications. When you take an amazing and affordable jet plane like the XQ-58 and pair it with our AI pilot, you create a game-changing strategic impediment."

"The Valkyrie is one of the few unmanned jet planes that are flying today, increasing production and are ready for the integration of the AI pilot. The close integration and access with Kratos on the XQ-58 will allow the production of unmanned intelligent jet aircraft on a timeline that, frankly, will shock some people. Ultimately, our AI pilots will be flying a lot of unmanned jet planes, but I can't think of a better unmanned jet to start with than Valkyrie," said Ryan Tseng, co-founder and CEO of Shield AI.

Shield AI developed an AI pilot deployed in combat that flew on a variety of platforms, including a quadcopter, its own Group 3 unmanned aircraft system called V-BAT and a modified F-16 jet fighter.

"By taking the most economical, proven, existing and in-production unmanned jets, with key performance features, and pairing them with the smartest, capable and proven AI pilots, Kratos and Shield AI are uniquely positioned to quickly bring the first and best manned and unmanned aircraft on the market," commented Eric Demarco, CEO of Kratos.

Kratos has active production lines producing approximately 150 jet drones annually, including Valkyrie, and a family of affordable, disposable and atttable tactical jet drones flying today, including Tactical Firejet, Mako, Valkyrie and others, with known real cost points of approximately $400,000 to $6.5 million and multiple contracts with the United States Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps and others.

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Daytona Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work around the world of aviation.

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       “I want people to be afraid of the woman I dress”

A B O U T

Name: Alexia Correa Nickname: Alex Age: Eighteen Date & Place of Birth: March 2nd, 1999 & Rio de Janiero, Brazil Sexuality: Up to Player Pronouns: She/Her Faceclaim: Barbie Ferreira Alternate FCs: N/A Status: OPEN

M O R E

Major: Fashion Design Classification: Freshman Occupation: Student Rank: Hero Power: Super Strength Limitations: It can be difficult to control her own strength to do activities such as sewing with a needle and not breaking it.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

+  driven, innovative, influential –  spoiled, naive, short-tempered

B I O G R A P H Y

One would think that a girl with the entire world and everything it could offer at her fingertips would be satisfied, sated, and want nothing more. The youngest of four to Augusto and Valentina Correa, household names in superhero technology, Alex Correa had it all, and yet none of it was what she truly desired. All the Correa children would come to develop athletic abilities, and with their eldest daughter already finding her way in the world, they expected the same of their three other children. But Alex proved to be more demanding than her brother and sisters. 

Nothing seemed enough for the ‘princesa,’ as lovingly dubbed by her siblings. Countless maids, personal drivers, home chefs, and private academies were cycled through until her parents finally cracked down and threatened the loss of allowance and, god forbid, mandatory attendance in a public school. Alex’s temperament mellowed for a few years, acquiescing to her parents’ wishes, but flared up again when she developed her superpower: super strength. Augusto and Valentina were overjoyed, and immediately signed up Alex for weight-lifting, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu, much to the girl’s dismay. None of these sports were cute. It was too easy to overpower the other students and win. And the more she won, the more her parents were invested in her abilities and hovering over her. Where was the fun in that? 

The pressure only grew once she entered superhero high school. All her past wins–the medals, the trophies, the notoriety–ensured that most of the student body knew her by name, or at least knew of her reputation. They all expected greatness. And she wasn’t willing to deliver it. Not once had anyone asked her what she was interested in. Not once had anyone allowed her to truly speak her mind. She began to lash out, slacking in school work, losing in tournaments, skipping out on classes and practices. It became the new norm, but as the years progressed, Alex could no longer relish in being a disappointment. 

Having just barely graduated high school, with no real-life plans to speak of, Alex made a choice. Collecting some of the more valuable, less-likely-to-be-missed items scattered about her family’s grand estate, she bartered and pawned until she had enough money of her own to purchase a plane ticket. She was on her way to the United States to live with a friend, bringing little else other than a suitcase of clothes and a few other items to sell once stateside. No one in her family but her sister Joana knew of her plans. She and Joana arranged a taxi ride to the airport, and with a long hug goodbye, Alex left her legacy and family behind. 

A few months passed, and Alex found herself in the process of applying to Skybourne University. All those years of neglected training left her powers unstable, volatile, difficult to control, and deep down, it scared her. But she also needed something to do with her time here, and didn’t want to have to start work at a low-income job and then work her way up. So Skybourne seemed like the best idea. And anyways, they had a fashion design program headed by world-renowned designer Phoenix Tseng, which immediately appealed to Alex. Hopefully her courses would provide her some insight on what to do with her life and how to make herself happy, and no one else. 

F A M I L Y

Augusto Correa (father - estranged) Valentina Correa (mother - estranged) Isabelle Correa (oldest sister - estranged) Ryan Correa (older brother - estranged) Joana Correa (older sister - alive)

C O N N E C T I O N S

Phoenix Tseng: Everyone who is anyone in the super hero community knows of Phoenix Tseng. They make the best costumes. And Alexia is determined to win them over so she can get an internship with them. After all they are one of her main reasons for attending Skybourne.

Leah Johnson: The two of them have been assigned as roommates and Alex is excited to get to know the girl. Ever since meeting her, Alex has been toying with the idea of asking Leah to put her in contact with the theater director so she can try costume design.