Shield AI

Shield AI is a defense technology company building autonomous aircraft and the AI pilot software that flies them. Its stated mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The core software product is Hivemind, described as an AI pilot that provides mission autonomy for aircraft in contested and degraded environments where communications fail and manual control falters. Shield AI reports that Hivemind has flown a Kratos MQM 178 Firejet in dual ship tests and an MQ 20 Avenger using interfaces compliant with the Autonomy Government Reference Architecture, and that its technology enabled the X 62 VISTA to fly tactical maneuvers autonomously against human pilots. The company also offers its own aircraft, including the V BAT for intelligence, surveillance and targeting and the X BAT, as well as Aechelon, a synthetic reality and simulation platform. The customers are defense and government organizations that want autonomy added to aircraft, drones and other military platforms. It is enterprise and government procurement, not a self serve product. Pricing is not published. The site directs interested buyers to contact sales. Note that the offering spans hardware, simulation and autonomy software, so the AI pilot software is only one part of what the company sells.