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Shield AI

Shield AI develops autonomous aircraft and AI pilots for defense missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack and V-BAT aircraft support ISR, targeting and contes...

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Segment
DEFENSE
Country
US
Headquarters
San Diego
Founded
2015
Website
https://shield.ai

About Shield AI

Shield AI develops autonomous aircraft, AI-pilot software and vision systems for defence operations in contested or communications-degraded environments. Hivemind is its platform-agnostic autonomy stack: Hivemind Solutions supplies turnkey mission integrations, Hivemind Enterprise gives customers tools to develop and deploy their own AI pilots, and Hivemind Vision supports computer-vision applications.

V-BAT is Shield AI's vertical-take-off aircraft for ISR and targeting, while X-BAT is a jet-powered collaborative combat aircraft programme using the same autonomy layer. The June 2026 acquisition of Aechelon Technology added high-fidelity simulation, synthetic environments and sensor modelling for training and autonomy development. V-BAT is already procured and operating internationally, while X-BAT and several third-party Hivemind integrations remain programme-specific development efforts.

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DEPLOYMENT

Summary

Type: Defense autonomy

Core: Hivemind / V-BAT

Function: Gather intelligence

Audience: Armed forces

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