Decision Summary
Type
company
Contracts
9
Programs
2
Use this to assess whether the organization is commercially and operationally relevant.
Founded
2015
HQ
San Diego
Shield AI is a U.S. defense technology company that develops AI-powered autonomous systems for military aviation, with its core product Hivemind enabling uncrewed aircraft to operate independently in GPS-denied and communications-degraded environments. The company manufactures platforms including the V-BAT VTOL drone and the X-BAT autonomous fighter jet, and licenses its autonomy software to major defense contractors for integration into their aircraft systems.
Products(4)
Blue UAS Systems(3)
Programs(2)
Contract Analytics(9)
9
Contracts
9 vendor · 0 buyer
EUR 1.3B
Total Value
fixed-wing
Primary Category
7
Unique Buyers
Win Rate
89%8 awarded of 9
Buyer Countries
Unknown4
PL2
US1
NL1
JP1
Categories
fixed-wing6
other1
uav1
Contract Timeline
324
525
126
Contracts(9)
| Title | Role | Program | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India V-BAT + Hivemind Deal | vendor | — | USD 90.0M | 1 Jan 2026 |
| USAF Shield AI CCA Autonomy ($950M ceiling) | vendor | US Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) | USD 950.0M | 1 Sept 2025 |
| Netherlands Navy V-BAT Maritime ISR (8 systems) | vendor | — | — | 1 Jul 2025 |
| UAV ISR | vendor | NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) | EUR 31.7M | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Frontex V-BAT Border Surveillance (Eastern Europe) | vendor | Frontex RPAS Border Surveillance | — | 1 Jun 2025 |
| Japan V-BAT East China Sea Reconnaissance | vendor | — | USD 25.0M | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Frontex Tactical RPAS Pilot 2024 | vendor | Frontex RPAS Border Surveillance | EUR 3.0M | 17 Sept 2024 |
| THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT INSTALLATION SUPPORT,… | vendor | — | USD 9.9M | 1 Jul 2024 |
| USCG V-BAT ISR Services | vendor | — | USD 198.1M | 1 Jul 2024 |