Who Is Ryan Tseng? Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer of Shield AI
Ryan Tseng is cofounder and chief strategy officer of Shield AI (Breaking Defense).
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He told Breaking Defense at the International Fighter Conference in Munich that a “snowball of activities” covering European orders and regional partnership agreements for the X-BAT fighter-jet drone is set to be announced “soon” (Breaking Defense).
What Tseng Said About X-BAT in Europe
Tseng said the prospective deals and industry pacts will be publicized when “we’re ready to announce them,” and declined to comment on aircraft quantities, saying only “watch this space” (Breaking Defense).
He argued that Europe “can and should be a critical component of the [X-BAT] supply chain for Europe,” and that a “European sovereign” supply chain makes the U.S. more capable too (Breaking Defense).
Andrew Hawkes, Shield AI's X-BAT director for Europe, told the same outlet the company is in “several active” sales campaigns for the aircraft across the continent without naming customers (Breaking Defense). The article also notes that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reportedly said in June that Shield AI planned local production of X-BAT; this profile has not re-read that earlier report.
- Role: cofounder and chief strategy officer, Shield AI (Breaking Defense)
- No order quantities, customers or values were disclosed; the announcements are described as upcoming, not signed
What Is Not Established
The single article reviewed is the basis for everything on this page. It does not give Tseng's biography, and this profile does not add background that was not sourced. Treat the European orders as an unconfirmed company statement until Shield AI or a customer government announces them.
Ryan Tseng FAQs
Who is Ryan Tseng?
He is cofounder and chief strategy officer of Shield AI (Breaking Defense).
What did Ryan Tseng say about X-BAT in Europe?
He said European orders and regional partnership agreements for X-BAT will be announced “soon,” without giving quantities or customers (Breaking Defense).