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Shield AI

AI pilot 'Hivemind' and the V-BAT VTOL drone — autonomous, GPS- and comms-denied flight at scale.

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What they build

The product

Shield AI builds the V-BAT (and successor X-BAT) vertical-takeoff group-3 UAS, paired with Hivemind autonomy software that pilots aircraft without GPS or communications. Hivemind Enterprise is being licensed to other primes, and V-BAT is in operational use across the Black Sea, Caribbean, and Middle East.

Why it matters

The thesis

Future air dominance depends on intelligent autonomy that survives jamming and contested networks. Shield AI is one of the few U.S. companies actually fielding autonomous combat aircraft today.

Source material

Evidence ledger

  • website · 2026-04-27

    Shield AI identifies as a reindustrialization company.

    https://shield.ai
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