Shield AI and Airbus complete successful autonomous flight with DT25 target drone

Sep 23, 2025 · Demonstration · Shield AI · Defense

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  • Shield AI and Airbus completed an autonomous flight using the DT25 target drone.
  • Hivemind controlled the partner aircraft during the flight-test programme.

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.