Shield AI, Inc.
Developer of onboard autonomy software and systems for military and government customers. Builds edge-capable autonomy stacks, integrates AI pilots across a range of airframes (small quadcopters, tactical UAS, rotary and fixed-wing platforms), and provides integration, mission analytics, and field support for operations in contested and communications-degraded environments. Works with aerospace manufacturers and government prototyping programs to adapt autonomy to logistics and rotary-wing platforms.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
Hivemind
Autonomy software stack for aircraft enabling AI piloting, mission planning, and resilient edge execution.
EdgeOS
Edge runtime environment for executing autonomy software on embedded aircraft systems.
Pilot (AI pilot)
Set of autonomy behaviors that implement flight control and tactical maneuvering for unmanned and crewed-capable platforms.
Forge
Tooling and factory processes to build, test, and deploy autonomy software and mission packages.
Commander
Command-and-control toolkit to orchestrate missions and manage autonomous platforms.
Wide-area detection and analytics package
Hardware and analytics package for wide-area detection and maritime surveillance.
Hivemind
Autonomy software stack for aircraft enabling AI piloting, mission planning, and resilient edge execution.
EdgeOS
Edge runtime environment for executing autonomy software on embedded aircraft systems.
Pilot (AI pilot)
Set of autonomy behaviors that implement flight control and tactical maneuvering for unmanned and crewed-capable platforms.
Forge
Tooling and factory processes to build, test, and deploy autonomy software and mission packages.
Commander
Command-and-control toolkit to orchestrate missions and manage autonomous platforms.
Wide-area detection and analytics package
Hardware and analytics package for wide-area detection and maritime surveillance.
Services
Platform adaptation, rapid integration, and deployment of autonomy software onto customer airframes and systems; includes operator training and field support.
Enterprise tools and workflows for developing, testing, and certifying autonomy behaviors and mission packages.
Services to analyze, score, and visualize mission data to improve autonomy performance and operational procedures.
Platform adaptation, rapid integration, and deployment of autonomy software onto customer airframes and systems; includes operator training and field support.
Enterprise tools and workflows for developing, testing, and certifying autonomy behaviors and mission packages.
Services to analyze, score, and visualize mission data to improve autonomy performance and operational procedures.
Expertise Areas
- Autonomous systems development
- Edge autonomy and embedded runtimes
- Autonomous flight control and AI piloting
- Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) analytics
Key Technologies
- Edge autonomy runtime
- Reinforcement learning and scalable simulation
- Computer vision for EO/IR
- Sensor fusion and wide-area detection
News & Updates
Teaming agreement to integrate autonomy software onto an unmanned logistics connector helicopter platform to expand logistics-enabled autonomous operations and scale autonomy levels through staged testing and demonstrations under a rapid prototyping acquisition effort.
Test flight demonstrating autonomous takeoff, landing, and mission points on a helicopter platform following integration of autonomy software.
Demonstration flight of an autonomy-configured logistics connector helicopter as part of Department of Defense prototyping activities for autonomous logistics operations.
Listed in a 2025 NatSec100 compilation highlighting national-security technology companies.
Summary of 2024 operational impacts including multiple tactical UAS deployments, maritime interdictions, demonstrations of autonomy under GPS/comms denial, and international selections and government contracts.
Coverage and commentary about the role of drones and AI on the modern battlefield featuring company leadership.
Teaming agreement to integrate autonomy software onto an unmanned logistics connector helicopter platform to expand logistics-enabled autonomous operations and scale autonomy levels through staged testing and demonstrations under a rapid prototyping acquisition effort.
Test flight demonstrating autonomous takeoff, landing, and mission points on a helicopter platform following integration of autonomy software.
Demonstration flight of an autonomy-configured logistics connector helicopter as part of Department of Defense prototyping activities for autonomous logistics operations.
Listed in a 2025 NatSec100 compilation highlighting national-security technology companies.
Summary of 2024 operational impacts including multiple tactical UAS deployments, maritime interdictions, demonstrations of autonomy under GPS/comms denial, and international selections and government contracts.
Coverage and commentary about the role of drones and AI on the modern battlefield featuring company leadership.