Accelerating the Operational Deployment of the World’s Best AI Pilot to F-16, F-22, F-35 and Beyond
Craig “Bluto” Baker is a 30-year U.S. Air Force veteran, who recently retired as a Brigadier General. He is a command pilot with multiple combat tours and has directed operational […]
Hivemind for Operational, Read-and-React Swarming
As part of Shield AI’s work on an AFWERX Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract, we’ve integrated our autonomy and artificial intelligence stack, Hivemind, onto our vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) […]
A 30-year Adventure: From Working on F/A-18 Avionics to Managing a Global V-BAT Fleet
At Shield AI, we love a good story. Whether it’s a story about one of our teammates going above and beyond to delight a customer or colleague or a story […]
Mission First, People Always
During my more-than-20-year career as human resources leader, I have learned that a meaningful, impactful mission is one of the greatest offerings an organization can make to their prospective and […]
AI for Maneuver: Air Dominance
“AI for Maneuver has the promise to break the paradigm by delivering both quality and quantity: capabilities that don’t just augment human performance, but also scale human performance.”
From Intelligent Enterprise Cloud Software in Silicon Valley to AI-Pilots on the Edge at Shield AI: Meet Tricia Yankovich
“I’m grateful to have the opportunity to do what I love, build winning teams and cultures in support of a deeper mission, and that my work contributes towards meaningful positive impact.”
The Next Era of Aviation – Autonomy and AI Pilots
I will never forget my first conversation with our engineers at Shield AI, where I learned that in three weeks our AI Pilots accumulated the equivalent of 31 years of […]
Why Shield AI? Bob Harward’s Perspective
My good friend, former Secretary of Defense and fellow professional warrior General Jim Mattis said, “America’s military has no pre-ordained right to victory on the battlefield.” The assumption that our military will […]
Tesla Shows Us The Risks When Dominant Incumbents Fail To Be Bold
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 […]
Andrew Berlin Joins Shield AI as Managing Director
As many of you know, scaling teams and enterprises to new heights and disrupting the status quo have always been major goals of mine. My first big opportunity to meet […]
