雷神供雷达、卡塔尔谈合作:Shield AI未首飞的X-BAT顶着127亿美元估值

雷神将为Shield AI的X-BAT研制雷达和电子战系统,莱茵金属的一家合资企业则将把Hivemind自主软件用于卡塔尔的海军无人艇。两笔合作在48小时内接连落地,而127亿美元的估值,仍在等待这型战机的首飞。

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Shield AI联合创始人兼总裁瑞安·曾(Ryan Tseng)。他为X-BAT定下的目标,本周引来了雷神的雷达合作和卡塔尔的自主软件合作备忘录。

48小时内连签两单

这一周,Shield AI$13.77B — Shield AI, private, latest valuation $13.77B忙着收集别家的logo。10月27日,纽交所上市公司RTX旗下雷神公司的先进技术部门同意为X-BAT供应雷达和电子战系统1。X-BAT是Shield AI研制的自主垂直起降战机。

一天后,在卡塔尔Milipol安防展上,Shield AI与RBAT签署合作备忘录,探讨让Hivemind自主软件在卡塔尔的无人水面艇上运行2。RBAT是德国莱茵金属与卡塔尔巴尔赞控股(Barzan Holdings)的合资企业。两笔合作都指向Hivemind:这款软件已为40多个平台担任“飞行员”,从F-16战斗机到近地轨道上的一颗卫星2。

背书靠什么支撑

两笔背书落在127亿美元的估值上——这一估值来自3月完成的20亿美元融资3。这轮融资是创投热潮的一部分,同一波浪潮还将Mach Industries的估值翻倍至37亿美元。联合创始人兼总裁瑞安·曾预计,全任务配置的X-BAT单价约3000万美元,约为F-35战斗机全寿命周期成本的十分之一,年产量为150架;这些是公司的目标,并非订单4。

美国海军围绕这型战机的承诺投入总计4亿美元,其中计入一笔1.5亿美元的合同,Shield AI按一比一配套投入了相同金额5。眼下真正带来收入的,是更小、也经过实战检验的V-BAT:仅台湾地区到2029年就将接收280架,其中150架将在2027年底前服役6。

光有背书,不见进账

两笔新交易都没有金额。与雷神公司协议的条款未予披露1,与卡塔尔的合作备忘录也没有写明价值2。两大名字落地的这一周,X-BAT仍未能完成它的标志性动作——垂直起飞:首架全尺寸原型机原定于10月底前后亮相,试飞定于2026年底在堪萨斯州展开75。信奉者把主承包商的入局视作有人替自己做完了尽职调查;怀疑者数出的,则是两笔没有标价的协议和一架尚未升空的战机。

Shield AI以127亿美元估值屈居第二,与Anduril的610亿美元相去甚远

$0B$20B$40B$60B$80BAnduril$61BShield AI$12.7B本周两笔交易需要撑起的估值Saronic$9.25BMach Industries$3.7B
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Value
Anduril$61B
Shield AI$12.7B
Saronic$9.25B
Mach Industries$3.7B
数据为2026年已披露各轮融资的投后估值,单位为十亿美元:Shield AI与Saronic的融资在3月,Anduril在5月,Mach Industries在9月。3

真正的关口在堪萨斯州

透露底牌的信号已经排上日程,而非口头承诺。新西兰的极地巡逻招标将于11月8日截止,1月下旬确定优先中标方,2027年5月初签订合同;Shield AI正在考虑以V-BAT投标8。自2025年底选定通用电气F110发动机起,X-BAT便定下了首飞目标9。首飞是一道关口,将为此前积累的一切重新定价;在关口开启之前,唯一还在变动的估值,都停留在一级市场。

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