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N974QV

Martin UAV (Shield AI) V-BAT

Valid Defense dronesTexas

N974QV is a Martin UAV (Shield AI) V-BAT, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine. It is unmanned. It is registered to Martin UAV LLC, an LLC in Frisco, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 8, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Martin UAV (Shield AI) (United States)
FAA spelling: MARTIN UAV LLC
Model
V-BAT
Serial number
VB-100100
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AD93F3 (octal 53311763)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 8, 2023
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
August 24, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01392753

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Martin UAV LLC
Type
LLC
Address
10624 Gateway Path Ste 100
Frisco, TX 75033

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data