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Shield AI x US Air Force CCA Production Contract
Shield AI announced a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft mission autonomy, centered on Hivemind software and collaborative behaviors under human supervision. Treat award scope as company-stated.
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- deployment
- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2026-06-154 months ago
- Active for
- 4 months
Who’s involved
Shield AItechnology provider
American defense-autonomy company (San Diego, founded 2015 by Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter) building the Hivemind AI pilot and the V-BAT VTOL drone. Hivemind flies aircraft without GPS, communications, or a human pilot. Raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation in March 2026; Gary Steele became CEO in 2025 (effective May).
Off-registry parties
- US Air Force · customer
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