Shield AI signs contract with Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to accelerate and indigenize Taiwan-developed AI pilots

Feb 11, 2026 · Partnership · Shield AI · Defense

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  • Shield AI signed a contract with Taiwan’s NCSIST to develop, demonstrate and deploy AI-piloted unmanned systems.
  • NCSIST will integrate Hivemind into locally developed platforms for autonomous missions and coordinated multi-system teaming.
  • The agreement covers both Hivemind SDK use and turnkey integrations for NCSIST unmanned systems.

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.