Brandon Tseng’s Statement for U.S. House Armed Services Committee on Fielding Technology & Innovation

Written Statement:Brandon Tseng, President and Co-FounderShield AISeptember 16, 2024 Watch the entire U.S. House Armed Services Committee hearing here. Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and HASC members:   Intro and Background Thank you for hosting this fielding hearing on acquisition. The legislative work you are doing is vital, and I appreciate your consideration and swift action. […]

Navy Partners with Shield AI to Enhance Autonomy in Naval Aviation

A BQM-177 aerial target conducts test flight from China Lake, Calif. The Navy integrating artificial intelligence software into the BQM-177 to test capability for future autonomous operations. The BQM-177 replicates modern subsonic anti-ship cruise missile threats launched from air, land, surface and subsurface to test the effectiveness of shipboard air defense systems and used for […]

Shield AI Achieves Groundbreaking Collaborative Multi-Jet Aircraft Autonomy in Kratos MQM-178 Firejet Flight Test Event

SAN DIEGO (August 21, 2024) – Shield AI, Inc., the technology company building the world’s best AI pilot, completed a major milestone on the path towards its overarching goal of providing autonomy for the world by successfully demonstrating its first-ever multi-jet autonomy flights on two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets. The flight tests featured two autonomous agents piloted […]

Shield AI’s V-BAT Selected for $198 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Coast Guard with Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System Services 

WASHINGTON (July 1, 2024) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot, announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded the company a $198,106,876 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed-price contract to provide Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) services. This service will be implemented using the V-BAT unmanned […]

Shield AI Raises Additional Capital in Series F, Boosts Total Amount to $500M

Funding will accelerate deployment of AI pilots to different classes of aircraft  SAN DIEGO (December 29, 2023) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft, today announced the expansion of their Series F funding round to a total of $500 million. An additional $100M in equity, raised at […]

Shield AI Raises $200M, Reaching $2.7B Valuation

Funding round is led by Thomas Tull’s U.S. Innovative Technology Fund and will help accelerate the deployment and scaling of intelligent, affordable aircraft  SAN DIEGO (Oct. 31, 2023) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft, today announced it has raised $200 million in Series F funding in […]

Shield AI Unveils V-BAT Teams: A New Type of Conventional Deterrence

Product makes concept of intelligent, affordable mass for aviation assets an operational reality WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 9, 2023) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft, today announced the official launch of its V-BAT Teams product.   V-BAT Teams enables multiple V-BATs to autonomously execute missions in electronically contested […]

Shield AI Welcomes Shivon Zilis to Board of Directors 

Neuralink director brings expertise in productizing AI and autonomy to leading defense tech firm SAN DIEGO (Sept. 26, 2023) – Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot for aircraft, today announced that Shivon Zilis, Director of Special Projects at Neuralink and former Open AI board member, has joined its board […]