Airbus and Shield AI accomplish first autonomous Aerial Logistics Connector helicopter flight
Evidence notes
- Airbus and Shield AI completed the first autonomous flight of the Aerial Logistics Connector helicopter demonstrator.
- The flight validated Hivemind integration on an Airbus rotary-wing logistics platform.
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.