Hivemind successfully completes first CCA flight test aboard Anduril's YFQ-44A aircraft
Evidence notes
- Hivemind completed its first flight test aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
- The Mojave Desert flight completed all planned integration and mission-autonomy test points.
- Test points included mid-mission updates and initial operational behaviours.
Company context
Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. Its stack includes the Hivemind autonomy platform and aircraft such as V-BAT and X-BAT. The company focuses on autonomous mission execution in contested and degraded environments.