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2026
22 July

ReleaseHoneywell Aerospace, Shield AI collaborate to advance development of autonomous aircraft

20 July

ReleaseShield AI and GE Aerospace light off X-BAT engine

24 June Designed to operate alongside crewed fighters, CCA are intended to extend combat mass, survivability and situational awareness in contested environments through human-machine teaming.

U.S. Air Force awards production contracts for CCA development

General Atomics, Anduril and three autonomy software providers have secured key production awards as the Air Force pushes to field Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2030.

22 June

ReleaseShield AI completes acquisition of Aechelon Technology

17 June

ReleaseShield AI and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía partner to expand Hivemind autonomy across European unmanned systems

10 June Airbus sees future roles for the U145 spanning logistics, firefighting, surveillance and drone mothership operations.

Airbus unveils autonomous helicopter derived from H145

The uncrewed platform combines a proven helicopter design with autonomous technology and has its first flight planned later this year.

13 April

ReleaseAirbus and Lakota Connector partners successfully execute fourth autonomous flight test period

26 March

ReleaseShield AI to acquire software simulation company Aechelon and raise $2B at $12.7B valuation

19 March

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman’s Talon IQ flies Shield AI’s Hivemind software

26 February

ReleaseHivemind successfully completes first CCA flight test aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A aircraft

19 February Hivemind enables unmanned defence systems to sense, decide and act without human intervention.

Shield AI advances US Air Force CCA mission autonomy

The company’s Hivemind software integrates with Anduril’s Fury aircraft and advances system testing ahead of planned flight demonstrations.

19 February The achievement forms part of an accelerated YFQ-42A development schedule that began in August 2025 and has already included multiple aircraft builds and autonomous take-offs and landings.

GA-ASI advances YFQ-42A autonomy with Collins Sidekick

The four-hour airborne mission validated third-party software operating through A-GRA within the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.

11 February

ReleaseShield AI signs contract with Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to accelerate and indigenize Taiwan-developed AI pilots

5 February

ReleaseShield AI, Republic of Singapore Air Force, and Defence Science and Technology Agency expand partnership to progressively field autonomy capabilities

2025
2 December

ReleaseJSW Defence commences construction of next-gen UAS facility in Hyderabad

5 November

ReleaseGE Aerospace and Shield AI to collaborate on propulsion for X-BAT vehicle program

22 October

ReleaseShield AI unveils X-BAT, an AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet for contested environments

13 October

ReleaseShield AI and Parry Labs announce strategic collaboration to deliver integrated autonomy at the edge

21 August The MQ-72C’s autonomy will be gradually scaled through more flight demonstrations.

Airbus U.S. and Shield AI achieve milestone autonomous helicopter test

Working with Shield AI’s Hivemind software, Airbus U.S. tested mission autonomy on an H145 in preparation for Marine Corps logistics operations.

7 August Beacon brings together flight-proven software and hardware with partner technologies to test autonomous systems in real-world mission scenarios.

Six partners aboard for Beacon autonomy testbed trials

Flight trials on the Scaled Composites Model 437 aircraft and Northrop Grumman hardware will begin this year using autonomy software from partners including Applied Intuition and Shield AI.

1 July

ReleaseRTX and Shield AI partner to develop new defense capabilities

28 May

ReleaseLIG Nex1 and Shield AI sign MOU for cooperation in developing manned and unmanned complex solutions

30 April

ReleaseAirbus U.S. Space & Defense, Shield AI Partner to integrate autonomy on unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector

7 April

ReleaseShield AI unveils V-BAT block upgrade powered by Hivemind: advanced autonomy, SATCOM, and heavy-fuel engine among new features

20 March

ReleaseShield AI partners with Korea Aerospace Industries to advance AI-powered autonomy with Hivemind Enterprise 

6 March

ReleaseShield AI raises $240M at $5.3B valuation to scale Hivemind Enterprise, an AI-powered autonomy developer platform

4 March

ReleaseGA-ASI flies government reference autonomy stack at Orange Flag 25-1

2024
13 November V-BAT provides cutting-edge ISR functionality in a highly tactical system, capable of being forward deployed in complex and adversarial territory in order to provide a range of flexible solutions to special forces, front-line infantry, armored and artillery units.

JSW and Shield team up to bring UAS production to India

The partnership has been crafted over a multi-year period to transform the depth, scale and scope of India's indigenous capabilities in the field of military unmanned systems.

2021
28 July

ReleaseShield AI signs definitive agreement to acquire Martin UAV

22 July

ReleaseShield AI acquires Heron Systems

11 June

ReleaseTrillium Engineering to support Martin UAV on next-generation UAS program

11 May

ReleaseUS Navy unmanned aircraft program to utilise MPU5 radios

30 March

ReleaseMartin UAV unveils V-BAT 128, featuring increased payload, endurance for defense and private-sector application

18 March The upgraded V-BAT 128.

Martin upgrades V-BAT for expanded mission variety

The V-BAT is designed to make transportation and rapid tactical deployment easier for both defence and commercial application, assembled by two personnel in less than 30 minutes.