Shield AI

Affordable mass just got smarter. The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW R&E) selected Shield AI to integrate Hivemind onto LUCAS, the United States Department of War’s new class of low-cost, one-way attack drones built to operate in large numbers. “LUCAS is about delivering affordable mass, but mass without coordination is limited in value. Hivemind is the AI pilot that makes that mass intelligent. It’s the autonomy layer that enables teams of drones to sense, decide, and act at scale. We’re proud to partner with OUSW R&E to put this capability in the hands of the warfighter at the speed of relevance." – Brandon Tseng Read the full press release at the link in the comments. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

11 years in, and we're still disrupting the defense industry.   Our inclusion on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 is a reflection of what our customers, teammates, and partners have built together, grounded in a single mission: protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems built for the world's most contested environments. Delivering these capabilities at the quantity and quality warfighters expect is hard. But the adoption of AI-piloted systems across domains is accelerating, and that momentum is unstoppable. We're just getting started.   Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

The U.S. Coast Guard isn't chasing technology headlines. It's applying innovative capabilities to enduring missions Last year, Coast Guard crews saved 5,200 lives, assisted 19,437 more, and operated across 4.5 million square nautical miles. V-BAT is part of how they do it, with the Coast Guard crediting it with over $1B in narcotics seizures in 2025 alone. Read how Anthony Antognoli, Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Robotics and Autonomous Systems, breaks down what that looks like in practice at the link in comments. Photos from the U.S. Coast Guard. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Show, don’t tell. Last week, defense leaders, partners, and customers from four continents joined us in Texas for Demo Days. Participants watched multiple autonomous systems operate as a team powered by Hivemind, and saw firsthand how we build, deploy, and operate V-BAT globally. Thank you to all our attendees for your time, trust, and partnership! Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

From Tokyo to D.C.: Japan's leaders focused on sovereign AI Last week, we hosted a delegation from Japan’s National Diet and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA at our Washington, D.C, office. Our CTO Nathan Michael joined the conversation on how Hivemind can support Japan's sovereign AI and national security priorities. V-BAT is already the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's first maritime-based ISR platform on surface vessels, and we look forward to expanding our autonomy capabilities across defense and commercial missions with Japan and our partners worldwide.   Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Hivemind is heading to sea in Taiwan. We are partnering with Thunder Tiger Corp. to integrate Hivemind across their unmanned systems portfolio, starting with a live demonstration on an unmanned surface vessel this summer. "Hivemind has been integrated and proven across dozens of platforms worldwide, and we are excited to see it on the water in Taiwan with Thunder Tiger, supporting the kind of cross-domain, multi-agent teaming that changes what unmanned systems can do in contested environments. Our partnership with Thunder Tiger is about getting Taiwan MND the asymmetric capabilities needed to deter conflict and is part of a broader strategy to support Taiwan." - Brandon Tseng, co-founder of Shield AI and a former U.S. Navy SEAL Read the full press release at the link in the comments below.   Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Tampa next week. Excited to discuss how Shield AI is enabling ISR-T in contested environments with #VBAT, as well as the work we're doing to advance intelligent swarming of low-cost UxS through our #Hivemind autonomy. Oh yea, the #XBAT will also be on full display!

Every year, the best young engineers in the world compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championships. This year, a team coached by one of our own came out on top. Jonathan Mi, an electrical design engineer at Shield AI, mentored Team 4414, HighTide, who took first place across 93,000 students, 3,700 teams, and 35 countries. They designed, programmed, and built their robot from scratch. Watch what it does. The strongest engineers build up everyone around them. That's who we hire. Congrats to HighTide, and when graduation comes, you know where to find us! Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.

Getting ready for SOF Week 2026 next week with the team at Shield AI. A lot of work happening behind the scenes right now with the GTM team and across multiple groups to button everything up ahead of the show. If you’ll be attending, stop by Booth #2033 to see the X-BAT 45% scale model and connect with the team. #SOFWeek #DefenseTech