V-BAT selected for U.S. Coast Guard contract
Evidence notes
- The U.S. Coast Guard selected V-BAT under a contract worth up to about $198 million for maritime unmanned aircraft system services.
- The award is tied directly to Shield AI's aircraft platform rather than a broader autonomy-software partnership.
- The award is one of the clearest large-scale customer validations for V-BAT in U.S. government service.
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.