Shield
2026
Bringing the XBAT into the world of apparel
Designing a custom apparel release for the commercial store of ShieldAI.
Overview
Earth is Our Runway
Shield AI is an American defense technology company developing AI-powered autonomous aircraft and systems to protect service members and civilians. In October 2025, the company unveiled X-BAT, an AI-piloted fighter jet capable of taking off and landing vertically without a runway, marking an ambitious step toward the future of autonomous airpower.
Problem
While Shield AI has an employee merchandise store, it doesn't appear to offer a public X-BAT apparel collection. Inspired by the aircraft's unveiling and striking design, I took it upon myself to imagine what that collection could look like, creating two independent T-shirt concepts that bring the X-BAT into the world of apparel.
Design
Outcome
Bringing aerospace into the world of apparel.
What I enjoyed most about this project was bringing two of my interests together: aerospace and apparel design. Shield's unveiling of the X-BAT gave me an opportunity to explore how a company at the forefront of defense technology could express itself through clothing. Having the freedom to imagine what that might look like, without the constraints of a client brief, was a refreshing creative exercise and a project I enjoyed bringing to life.