Airbus U.S. Space and Defense and Shield AI partner to integrate autonomy on unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector

Apr 30, 2025 · Partnership · Shield AI · Defense

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  • Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI partnered to integrate Hivemind on the unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector.
  • The integration brings mission autonomy to a partner cargo-aircraft platform.
  • The programme targets autonomous logistics operations in contested environments.

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.