RTX and Shield AI partner to develop new defense capabilities

Jul 1, 2025 · Partnership · Shield AI · Defense

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  • RTX and Shield AI formed a partnership to develop new defence capabilities.
  • The collaboration combines RTX platform and systems expertise with Shield AI Hivemind autonomy.
  • The work targets autonomous capabilities for future defence programmes.

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.