Shield AI completes successful V-BAT deployment supporting border and emergency operations with Frontex in eastern Europe
Evidence notes
- V-BAT operated for Frontex from early June 2025 across thousands of miles of European land and maritime borders.
- The aircraft supported surveillance, border security and emergency response, including a July wildfire mission in eastern Bulgaria.
- During the fire response, V-BAT detected the blaze from 30 kilometres away and supplied real-time fire, hotspot and personnel-location data.
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.