PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution program (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets program (PMA-208) have partnered with Shield AI to incorporate autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI) software into the BQM-177A subsonic aerial target, Naval Air Systems Command announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI conducted its first multi-jet autonomy flights using two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets piloted by its "Hivemind" AI pilot, the company announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Shield AI won a contract from NAVAIR PMA-281 to integrate its Hivemind AI pilot onto the Kratos BQM-177A uncrewed aerial system (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Shield AI won a contract to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services to the U.S. Coast Guard using the V-BAT uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. Shield AI engineers are working to change the way the U.S. military and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) leverage artificial intelligence (AI) capability. In an interview I did with Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of Shield AI, for the SOF Week Show Daily, he and I discussed why USSOCOM is the best customer to deal with when introducing new technology, the tech Shield AI is showcasing at SOF Week in Tampa, and how AI pilots will enable small groups of warfighters to command the same combat power as a carrier strike group. Brandon also shared experiences from his years as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Edited excerpts follow.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Shield AI, a company that develops advanced AI pilot technologies, plans to acquire Sentient Vision Systems, an Australian company specializing in AI-enabled real-time situational awareness technologies, Shield AI announced in a statement.

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos and Shield AI recently completed the initial phase of AI-piloted flight testing using the Kratos Tactical Firejet, the companies announced in a statement.