Theme
Private companyPhysical AIDeployment

Shield AI

Shield AI is one of the clearest examples of real-world AI deployment in defense autonomy, pairing hardware systems with its Hivemind autonomy stack.

HQ

San Diego, US

Founded

2015

Region

North America

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Current position

Founded

2015

Watch cadence

Daily

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Autonomous defense systems and AI software for aircraft and drone operations in contested environments.

Latest move

Shield AI keeps expanding Hivemind and V-BAT as autonomy products for increasingly contested defense environments.

Category and subcategory context

defenseRoboticsautonomy

Competitive context

AndurilSkydioHelsing

Recent models

This profile is tracked more for products and workflow influence than for a standalone model family.

Products

HivemindV-BAT

Open weights

No

API access

No

Watch level

Daily

Signals

Defense AIAutonomyDrones

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