Shield AI's Hivemind demonstrates flight on Destinus Hornet in two-month integration - 2026-03-24 - Demonstration - Shield AI says Hivemind was integrated onto the Destinus Hornet in two months The flight is positioned as a platform-agnostic autonomy integration milestone - source: shield.ai
Northrop Grumman's Talon IQ flies Shield AI's Hivemind software - 2026-03-19 - Demonstration - Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ completed its first partner mission-autonomy flight using Shield AI Hivemind. Hivemind commanded combat-air-patrol and target-engagement manoeuvres before control switched back to Northrop Grumman… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., complete autonomous flight tests in under 60 days - 2026-03-17 - Demonstration - Shield AI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completed autonomous flight tests after integrating Hivemind on the ARMD platform in under 60 days. Two aircraft demonstrated reinforcement-learning behaviours and coordinated motion… - source: shield.ai
Hivemind successfully completes first CCA flight test aboard Anduril's YFQ-44A aircraft - 2026-02-26 - Demonstration - Hivemind completed its first flight test aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The Mojave Desert flight completed all planned integration and mission-autonomy test points. Test points included mid-mission… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI demonstrates AI-enabled autonomy for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft - 2026-02-19 - Demonstration - Hivemind autonomously flew two Navy BQM-177A aircraft during a December test at Point Mugu Sea Range. The aircraft defended Combat Air Patrol positions in a live-virtual-constructive scenario with a virtual F-18 and constructive… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI selected as mission autonomy provider for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program - 2026-02-13 - Award - The U.S. Air Force selected Shield AI to provide the mission-autonomy layer for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The work centers on Hivemind, Shield AI's autonomy software, rather than the sale of a Shield AI aircraft. The… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI signs contract with Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to accelerate and indigenize Taiwan-developed AI pilots - 2026-02-11 - Partnership - Shield AI signed a contract with Taiwan’s NCSIST to develop, demonstrate and deploy AI-piloted unmanned systems. NCSIST will integrate Hivemind into locally developed platforms for autonomous missions and coordinated multi-system… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI, RSAF, and DSTA expand partnership - 2026-02-05 - Partnership - Shield AI expanded its work with the Republic of Singapore Air Force and Singapore's DSTA to field autonomy capabilities over time. The partnership is centered on autonomy deployment and integration, with Hivemind as the relevant… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and ST Engineering sign MoU to boost next-generation autonomous defense capabilities - 2026-02-04 - Partnership - Shield AI and ST Engineering signed an MoU at the Singapore Airshow covering next-generation autonomous systems. Selected ST Engineering platforms will be evaluated for Hivemind integration. The work includes demonstrations, system… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and MHI complete Hivemind Enterprise flight demonstrations in Japan - 2025-12-18 - Demonstration - MHI used Hivemind Enterprise for AI development, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing and UAV integration. Flight demonstrations occurred on 7 November and 18 December 2025 in Japan. MHI said the programme moved from AI… - source: mhi.com
Shield AI expands into space domain through partnership with Sedaro - 2025-12-03 - Partnership - Shield AI and Sedaro formed a strategic partnership for autonomous orbital operations. Hivemind Pilot became Sedaro’s preferred autonomy software for on-orbit demonstrations. Shield AI will use Sedaro’s simulation platform to… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and HII successfully combine proven autonomy in USV operations - 2025-11-03 - Demonstration - Shield AI and HII integrated Hivemind mission autonomy into an HII unmanned surface-vessel operation. The test exercised autonomous navigation and mission execution on a partner maritime platform. - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and Parry Labs announce strategic collaboration to deliver integrated autonomy at the edge - 2025-10-13 - Partnership - Shield AI and Parry Labs signed an MoU to integrate mission autonomy with edge computing. The planned solution combines Hivemind with Parry Labs STRATIA software, digital-engineering tools and edge hardware. The integration targets… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and Airbus complete autonomous DT25 flight test - 2025-09-23 - Demonstration - The teams completed the Hivemind integration in three months before flying at Andoya, Norway. The DT25 autonomously tracked a live adversary aircraft in both permissive and degraded operating environments. The flight exercised a… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI demonstrates Hivemind on BQM-177A, supporting Navy manned-unmanned teaming goals - 2025-09-22 - Demonstration - Shield AI demonstrates Hivemind on the BQM-177A The event supports Navy manned-unmanned teaming goals Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. - source: shield.ai
L3Harris and Shield AI demonstrate AI-powered system to defeat unmanned threats - 2025-09-22 - Demonstration - L3Harris and Shield AI demonstrated an AI-powered system for detecting and defeating unmanned threats. The exercise combined L3Harris sensing and effectors with Shield AI mission autonomy. - source: shield.ai
AIDC and Shield AI sign unmanned-systems teaming agreement - 2025-09-11 - Partnership - The agreement defines collaboration on sustainment, training, autonomy integration and other technical initiatives in Taiwan. Shield AI contributes mission-autonomy software and aircraft while AIDC contributes aerospace… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI and HII partner to accelerate modular cross-domain mission autonomy solutions - 2025-09-10 - Partnership - Shield AI and HII formed a partnership focused on modular cross-domain mission-autonomy solutions. The collaboration combines Hivemind autonomy with HII platforms and systems-integration capabilities. The companies intend to… - source: shield.ai
Airbus and Shield AI complete first autonomous Aerial Logistics Connector flight - 2025-08-19 - Demonstration - The Grand Prairie test used an H145 helicopter, with Hivemind integration completed in under two months. Hivemind and Airbus Helionix performed automatic takeoff, landing and other test points without pilot input. The tested… - source: shield.ai
RTX and Shield AI partner to develop new defense capabilities - 2025-07-01 - Partnership - RTX and Shield AI formed a partnership to develop new defence capabilities. The collaboration combines RTX platform and systems expertise with Shield AI Hivemind autonomy. The work targets autonomous capabilities for future defence… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI integrates Hivemind Enterprise with AWS for fleet-scale mission autonomy - 2025-06-25 - Partnership - The integration pairs Shield AI’s Hivemind Enterprise autonomy stack with AWS IoT infrastructure. AWS IoT Core and Amazon Elastic Container Registry provide centralized control and secure software deployment to distributed fielded… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI advances Hivemind with second MQ-20 Avenger flight - 2025-06-17 - Demonstration - Hivemind coordinated one live MQ-20 with its digital twin in a blended physical and virtual mission scenario. The aircraft executed formation flying and combat-air-patrol manoeuvres using A-GRA-compliant mission-planning layers.… - source: shield.ai
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense and Shield AI partner to integrate autonomy on unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector - 2025-04-30 - Partnership - Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI partnered to integrate Hivemind on the unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector. The integration brings mission autonomy to a partner cargo-aircraft platform. The programme targets autonomous… - source: shield.ai
Shield AI acquires Crowdbotics Data Driven Readiness software tools - 2025-04-15 - Acquisition - The acquisition expanded Shield AI's software stack for AI-enabled defence systems. Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. - source: shield.ai