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US Drone Maker Shield Brings V-BAT Maintenance to Japan in Deal With Kawasaki’s NIPPI
Shield has named NIPPI, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries subsidiary, as its primary in-country MRO and training provider for V-BAT in Japan, giving…
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Greece Expands V-BAT Drone Fleet for Army and Navy Through NATO Agency Order to Monitor the Aegean
NSPA has ordered more V-BAT drones for the Hellenic Army and Navy, with spares, training and long-term support. Shield gave no quantity…
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US Air Force CCA Drones Fly as a Coordinated Team for the First Time Under Hivemind, Shield AI Says
Shield AI says Hivemind flew multiple Air Force CCAs through coordinated beyond-visual-range maneuvers 18 days after an F-22 pilot directed a single…
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US Defense Tech Firm Shield Agrees to Buy Counter-Drone Radar Maker Echodyne for $5.3 Billion
Shield will acquire Echodyne, whose MESA counter-drone radars are used in more than 40 countries, for $5.3 billion, funded by a $2.5…
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American Shield AI Rolls Out First X-BAT Prototype of Its Vertical-Takeoff Jet Combat Drone
Shield AI has completed X-BAT 001, the first full-scale prototype of its tail-sitting jet combat drone, and moved it to Kansas for…
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Airbus U.S. Unmanned Lakota Connector Helicopter Passes Control Between Teams Over 20 km Apart
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense let operators more than 20 kilometers away take control of its unmanned Lakota Connector by tablet and…
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American Shield AI Pitches X-BAT Pilotless Fighter to Europe as a Strike Jet That Needs No Runway
Shield AI is taking its X-BAT pilotless strike fighter to European air chiefs in Munich. Ex-RAF Typhoon pilot Andrew Hawkes argues its…
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Leonardo Selects Shield’s Hivemind to Expand Proteus Autonomy for Royal Navy Sub-Hunting Missions
Leonardo will use Shield’s Hivemind SDK to build its own mission autonomy for Proteus, the uncrewed helicopter demonstrator it is developing with…
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Shield AI Signs MoU to Explore Hivemind Autonomy on Qatar’s Barzan Unmanned Surface Vessels
Shield AI signed an MoU at Milipol Qatar 2026 with RBAT, Barzan Holdings’ joint venture with Rheinmetall, to explore integrating Hivemind autonomy…
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Shield AI Hivemind: How an Onboard Monitor Keeps the AI Pilot in Check When the Datalink Drops
Shield AI has detailed how it keeps its Hivemind AI pilot within safety limits after a datalink loss: layered simulation testing, an…