Manufacturer Profile

Portal / Programs / Sourcing Partners

Shield AI VTOL ISR Fixed-Wing UAS in operational configuration
SHIELD AI
Drones & Autonomy

Shield AI

Autonomy software and VTOL ISR aircraft for GPS-denied environments.

Headquarters
San Diego, California, USA
Founded
2015
Scale
Approx. 1,000 employees
Export jurisdiction
ITAR
Company Overview

Shield AI's core product is autonomy software that flies aircraft without GPS or a communications link, deployed both on its own VTOL ISR platform and on third-party aircraft. It represents the shift from remotely piloted drones to genuinely autonomous ones.

Why we source from them
  • Autonomy that survives jamming and GPS denial is what customers now ask for after observing contested-environment operations.
  • Because the autonomy stack ports to other airframes, a customer can modernize an existing fleet rather than replace it.
Capability Focus
  • GPS-denied and comms-denied autonomous flight
  • VTOL ISR aircraft for expeditionary launch
  • Autonomy stack portable to third-party airframes
  • Multi-aircraft teaming and coordinated behaviors
Shield AI Product Line

Hivemind

Autonomy software for GPS/comms-denied flight

Platform Imagery
Shield AI VTOL ISR Fixed-Wing UAS
VTOL ISR Fixed-Wing UAS
Shield AI Counter-UAS Detect & Defeat
Counter-UAS Detect & Defeat
Shield AI Military Drones & Ground Robotics
Military Drones & Ground Robotics

Export control & compliance posture

Jurisdiction
ITAR
Typical categories
  • USML Cat. VIII
  • USML Cat. XI (autonomy software)
Transfer route
DCS + TAA

Autonomy software and technical data are release-sensitive under USML Category XI and require TAA coverage for any collaboration or on-site support. Source-code and algorithm transfers are handled separately from hardware licensing. Algorithm and source-code transfers are licensed separately.

Typical classifications drawn from public regulations and company sources for guidance only. Final jurisdiction is confirmed per configuration, end user and destination with the responsible US authorities. Listing does not imply a partnership or endorsement by Shield AI.

Related Reading
Technology

Human-Machine Teaming: Autonomy Across Air, Land and Sea

Read article
Technology

The Autonomous Battlefield: From Crewed Armor to Robotic Ground Combat

Read article

Start a requirement with Shield AI

Send the model, quantity and destination. Our desk returns pricing guidance, availability and the licensing route that fits the program.

All manufacturers