Shield AI is a US-based defense technology company founded in 2015 that designs and deploys autonomous mission systems for aircraft and unmanned platforms. The company operates in the defense and unmanned systems sectors, with presence both in the United States and internationally, and employs over a thousand people.
Its technical work spans autonomous systems, AI pilots, computer vision, edge computing, and autonomy software development. Central to its product lineup is Hivemind, an autonomy backbone comprising mission-ready software and hardware modules. The company also develops aircraft platforms such as V-BAT and X-BAT, alongside supporting technologies including ViDAR (computer vision), EdgeOS (an operating system for rapid development and deployment of resilient autonomy), and Hivemind Enterprise, built to operate in GPS and communications-denied environments.
Additional products in the ecosystem - Pilot, Forge, and Commander - further enable development, testing, and deployment of autonomous capabilities across multiple domains. The company identifies its culture around servant leadership and a mission-first mindset.
