Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company building mission autonomy software and aircraft. Its core product, Hivemind, is AI-enabled mission autonomy software proven across crewed and uncrewed platforms. Designed for GNSS- and communications-contested environments, Hivemind enables dynamic operations without external control links. Through Hivemind Enterprise, partners can develop and field intelligent behaviors across multi-domain systems with greater speed, lower cost, and reduced integration complexity.
Shield AI also offers Hivemind Vision, which provides AI-enabled wide-area motion imagery for real-time detection and tracking. The company’s flagship platform, V-BAT, is a Group 3 single-engine, ducted-fan VTOL UAS with 12-plus hours of endurance and unassisted launch and recovery. Designed for electronic warfare environments and proven in Ukraine, V-BAT delivers surveillance and targeting at a fraction of the cost and logistics of larger drones.
Shield AI’s newest product, X-BAT, is a fighter aircraft combining VTOL, long range, and combat autonomy to eliminate reliance on runways and carrier decks. Powered by Hivemind, X-BAT delivers scalable, survivable combat mass in contested environments while freeing aviators for missions requiring human judgment. With multirole systems and modular payloads, X-BAT delivers unmatched flexibility, resilience, and deterrence.
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