With its 154 lb. payload and intelligent control system, the XAB P150 features advanced rotary atomization spraying technology. | Credit: Rantizo. Rantizo yesterday announced the expansion of its equipment portfolio with the new XAG P150 spray drone. Released by manufacturer XAG in December 2024, the XAG P150 brings the latest spray drone technology to the agriculture industry, it said. The addition to Rantizo’s drone lineup is now available for the 2025 spraying season

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI, the defense technology company building an AI-powered autonomy software platform and tools for the world, announced today that its V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been selected by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as the country's first-ever maritime-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform. V-BAT will provide advanced ISR capabilities to JMSDF surface vessels, reinforcing Japan's defense posture and operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific region

Mistral AI, France’s open-source answer to OpenAI, plans to go public instead of being acquired. “We are not for sale,” CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch told Bloomberg TV Tuesday (Jan. 21). There had been speculation that the startup would be acquired by Microsoft, in part due to a partnership and the tech giant’s investment of 15 million euros ($15.6 million) in Mistral. (Microsoft has invested nearly $14 billion in OpenAI.)