Construction company workers digging a trench for a water pipeline in North Monterey County in California came across a piece of wreckage believed to be that of a military aircraft from the 1940s. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency called on Travis Air Force Base for help investigating the site. Capt. Vanessa Hill told reporters that so far they had found no obvious markings on the wreckage.
Shield AI has entered the increasingly crowded field of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, this week announcing its “X-BAT” vehicle that stands out from others by having both vertical takeoff and landing capability and supersonic speed.

