Event
Full-mission Hornet exercise validates Hivemind counter-UAS autonomy
Evidence notes
- Shield AI and Destinus completed a full-mission flight exercise with Hivemind on the Destinus Hornet interceptor.
- The Segovia, Spain tests validated AI piloting, coordination and in-flight adaptation in a counter-UAS mission profile.
- The companies framed the mission set around loitering munitions, drone swarms and hostile uncrewed threats.
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
- Defense
- Event type
- Demonstration
- Evidence
- Source linked
- Added to Korthos
- Jun 15, 2026
- Geography
- San Diego · United States