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Shield AI

AI pilot software and drones for the military

Raised to date

$591.8M

of $591.8M offered across 1 Form D filing

Investors
32
Last filed
May 1, 2026

About

Shield AI is a San Diego defense technology company that builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft for military operations. Its Hivemind autonomy stack flies aircraft without GPS, waypoints, or a remote pilot, and powers its V-BAT vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft system as well as the X-BAT tactical aircraft. Founded in 2015, the company sells to the U.S. military and allied defense ministries; V-BAT has been selected by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, and the Indian Army. Shield AI has also acquired Aechelon Technology for simulation and synthetic-reality capabilities.

Autonomy that keeps working in GPS- and communications-denied environments, paired with a single-engine ducted-fan VTOL airframe that delivers Group 4/5 class capability in a Group 3 package and needs no runway.

Funding

  • EquityFiled May 1, 2026Form D
    $591.8M/ $591.8M

Product

Hivemind

Defense autonomy software

Shield AI's AI pilot — an autonomy software stack that enables aircraft and other platforms to fly and make mission decisions on their own in contested environments, without GPS, waypoints, or continuous communications.

  • Operates in GPS-denied and communications-degraded environments
  • Autonomous mission decision-making without waypoints or remote piloting
  • Runs across multiple airframes including V-BAT, Avenger, Firejet, and VISTA

Built for

U.S. Department of Defense and allied national militaries and defense ministries, including navies, armies, and maritime self-defense forces

People on file