Recent conflicts in Iran and Ukraine show that modern warfare does not wait for ideal communications, clear GPS signals, or manual replanning from a ground station. Modern strike systems must operate ...

Building and testing the aircraft in the two states is projected to support about 9,800 American jobs by the early 2030s and add roughly $78 billion to the Newton and Seattle economies through 2046.

$150 million agreement modification supports Defense Exportability Features and is matched by $150 million in Shield AI capital The Navy executed the $150 million modification with funding from the ...

The message below was shared with Shield AI employees today. A year ago, I joined Shield AI because I believed this company had the potential to play a defining role in the future of defense. A year ...

WASHINGTON — (April 20, 2026) — Shield AI announced today its selection by the United States Navy to provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ...

TAIPEI (August 6th 2026) — Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) today announced the successful field demonstration of a coordinated autonomous search ...

WASHINGTON (October 22, 2025) – Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in ...

SAN DIEGO (December 29, 2023) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft, today announced the expansion of their Series F funding round to a total of ...

SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2026) — Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilots and next-generation aircraft, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Aechelon ...

WASHINGTON (May 19, 2026) — Shield AI, the defense-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software and aircraft, today announced that the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and ...

ROME (July 21, 2026) — Shield AI announced today that V-BAT achieved the highest European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) authorization issued to date in Europe for unmanned maritime operations ...

This blog is the first in a series exploring the technologies and principles shaping the future of AI and autonomy. In a contested environment, yesterday’s software is rarely enough for tomorrow’s ...