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Disrupting Defense
China’s military is Netflix; the U.S. military is Blockbuster. China is Amazon; the U.S. is Barnes & Noble. China is Tesla; the U.S. is General Motors. People thought the automotive industry could not be disrupted and that Ford, GM and Toyota had preordained rights to be the leaders for the next thousand years. Automotive executives mocked and balked at the idea an outsider could do what they do. They spent billions on research and development; they allocated billions in resources and thousands of people to their products and capabilities. Yet here we are today, after less than a decade: Tesla is a $1 trillion company; it has dethroned the incumbents.
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Martin UAV Kicks Off MTUAS Increment 2 Effort with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
SAN DIEGO – (November 16, 2021) Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of unmanned aircraft to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, announced today that Martin UAV (a Shield AI company) kicked off its Multi-Mission Tactical UAS Increment 2 (Mi2) prototype effort with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) on...
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Shield AI Awarded Prime Position on Multi-Billion Dollar EWAAC Contract
SAN DIEGO – (October 18, 2021) Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of robots to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, announced today that it has won a prime position on the United States Air Force's multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC). The contract has a 10...
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V-BAT Takes Flight with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Portland
Flights demonstrate the platform’s unmatched versatility and durability
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 7, 2021) – Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of robots to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, today announced that its company, Martin UAV, has successfully flown its ...
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Shield AI Selected for Competitive Phase of Air Force’s Golden Horde Vanguard Program
Selection Will Enable Shield AI to Further Develop Collaborative Autonomy Capabilities
SAN DIEGO, CA (September 20, 2021) – Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of UAS and aircraft to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, today announced it has been selected to compete in the U.S. Air Force Golde...
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Shield AI Raises $210 Million Series D Round
Funding enables investment in state-of-the-art AI capabilities for the autonomous piloting of military aircraft.
SAN DIEGO, CA (August 25, 2021) – Shield AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing AI and self-driving technologies for aircraft, today announced it has raised $210M in equity financing as part of a Series D fundraising round, increasing its v...
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Shield AI Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Martin UAV
Shield AI’s Hivemind® will enable GPS- and communications- denied operation and swarming onboard Martin UAV’s V-BAT
SAN DIEGO, CA and PLANO, TX (July 28, 2021) – Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that develops artificial intelligence and self-driving car technologies for the defense industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to a...
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Shield AI Acquires Heron Systems
The acquisition enhances shield ai’s industry leading reinforcement learning and ai engineering capabilities.
San Diego, CA and Alexandria VA, July 22, 2021 – Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that is applying self-driving car technologies to military aircraft, today announced that it has acquired Heron Systems Inc., a software company known for decisively defeating an experienced Ai...
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Silicon Valley reboots its relationship with the US military
Shield AI's co-founder Brandon Tseng spoke about the US Tech Industry's relationship with the US Military in this piece published by the Financial Times.
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AI 50: Top AI Companies to Watch in 2021
Forbes included Shield AI among the companies listed in its annual AI 50 list for the second year in a row.
Per Forbes, the AI 50 is a list of private, promising North American companies that are using artificial intelligence in ways that are fundamental to their operations. Forbes received several hundred entries of companies for consideration, with the list ultimately determined by ...
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AI company Shield AI opens new office, names retired colonel to VP role
As reported by Inside Defense, Shield AI announced today the opening of an office in Washington, D.C., and its new Vice President of Strategy and Engagements, COL(R) Johnny Cochran.
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