Why today’s defense programs need more than a product—they need a platform. 

Many defense programs today are doing the hard work: standing up autonomy from scratch, assembling large engineering teams, integrating complex development tools, and investing in simulation and certification infrastructure. It’s a valiant, often necessary effort. But it’s also one that comes with significant time and cost investments. 

Even with the right people and intent, autonomy programs that take on everything in-house tend to hit the same friction points—slowing progress and making it harder to scale. The integration overhead grows quickly. Certification requirements get pushed later. The work required to connect all the pieces consumes more time than building the actual autonomy.  

What partnership looks like

The alternative to building everything alone is building with the right platform partner. One that helps you to reduce overhead, shorten development timelines, and leaves full ownership of the solution in your hands. Own your customization! 

A Real Partnership in Action: Booz Allen Hamilton  

We’re working with Booz Allen Hamilton to advance autonomy through a new kind of partnership.  

Their engineering teams are using Hivemind Enterprise to build autonomy into various UAS platforms ranging in size, complexity and mission sets. They’re adapting it for their missions, accelerating test timelines with leaner teams and moving toward operational deployment at a pace that wasn’t previously achievable.  

“Investing in autonomous systems redefines how America fights and wins,” said Shands Pickett, Senior Vice President, Defense Technology, Booz Allen. “Booz Allen’s

partnership with Shield AI combines our mission engineering and advanced technology expertise with their cutting-edge autonomy software to get systems into the hands of warfighters faster.” 

This approach gives Booz Allen greater flexibility to deliver autonomy that’s mission-specific and continuously evolving. By building on a modular platform, they can meet the pace of their customers’ needs while maintaining control and scalability over time. It’s a model that supports continuous delivery, deeper integration, and long-term ownership.  

In our work together, we’ve seen what’s possible when teams align around that goal.  

If you’re leading autonomy development—whether in defense, government-led initiatives, or commercial industries—you know the complexity and scale of what’s ahead. 

Mission autonomy leaves no room for trial and error. 

Getting it right means reducing complexity, accelerating timelines, and making confident, accountable decisions along the way.  

Let’s talk. Your next system should be powered by Hivemind.