Partnership
US Air Force CCA Mission Autonomy x Shield AI
Shield AI announced selection to provide Hivemind mission-autonomy software for the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Separate Air Force coverage describes competitive CCA Increment 1 mission-autonomy work among vendors. Treat final provider selection and fielding dates as reported/government-stated rather than closed awards unless primary language says otherwise.
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- deployment
- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2026-06-174 months ago
- Active for
- 4 months
Who’s involved
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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Sources (3)
- https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-general-atomics-anduril-cca-production-contracts/
- https://shield.ai/shield-ai-selected-as-mission-autonomy-provider-for-the-u-s-air-force-collaborative-combat-aircraft-program/
- https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4520575/air-force-advances-future-of-air-superiority-with-cca-contracts/
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