Shield AI develops autonomous mission systems and resilient autonomy software for crewed and uncrewed aircraft platforms. Founded in 2015, the company operates over a thousand personnel across multiple offices in the United States and internationally, with a focus on delivering mission-ready hardware and software modules for defense operations.
The autonomy backbone, Hivemind Enterprise, underpins a suite of platforms including the X-BAT and V-BAT aircraft systems. Supporting infrastructure encompasses EdgeOS for rapid development and deployment cycles, Pilot and Forge software frameworks, Commander mission management systems, and sensor capabilities such as ViDAR - engineered to function in GPS-denied and communications-denied operational environments. This technical stack addresses the requirement for resilient autonomous systems capable of independent navigation and decision-making across contested domains.
Shield AI's product family emphasizes human-directable autonomy with aircraft-agnostic integration approaches. The company positions its systems around reducing operational risk and enhancing effectiveness in complex tactical environments where communications and positioning infrastructure may be degraded or denied. Development, testing, and deployment workflows are structured around operational reliability and certification standards appropriate to military and defense applications.