Philip Jones

Part of Shield AI, Inc., Martin UAV LLC is a private, advanced technology company based in Plano, TX. The company specializes in building wholly-unique, unmanned aircraft systems and associated flight control software. Its systems are commercially developed to fill critical operational needs in tactical & confined operational environments. Martin UAV's V-BAT series aircraft is the only single-engine ducted fan VTOL that has the ability to launch & recover from a hover, fly up to eleven hours in horizontal flight, and make mid-flight transitions to "hover & stare" at any time throughout a given mission set. The company was founded in 2015. The CEO is Ruben S. Martin. Martin UAV was acquired by Shield AI, Inc. on July 30, 2021.