Event
Shield AI and MHI complete autonomous flight tests in Japan
Key points
- • Shield AI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) conducted autonomous flight demonstrations in Japan, integrating Shield AI's Hivemind sof...
- • The development began in September 2025, with flight tests on November 7 in Ibaraki Prefecture and December 18 in Gunma Prefecture.
- • The entire process, from AI development to UAV installation and flight, was completed in eight weeks.
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.
Context
- Company
- Shield AI
- Segment
- Defence
- Event type
- Demonstration
- Geography
- San Diego · United States