Shield AI integrates AI pilots into NAVAIR’s Unit 8

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March 13, 2024

San Diego, California. Shield AI has been awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA-281) to integrate Hivemind artificial intelligence (AI) pilots onto the Kratos BQM-177A as part of an effort to enhance aircraft with advanced AI-based autonomous capabilities. Obtained. The company announced this in a statement.

According to the company, Hivemind AI Pilot is designed to operate autonomously in high-threat environments, eliminating the need for remote operators or GPS. The system is deployed on a variety of aircraft types, including quadcopters, MQ-35A V-BATs, and F-16s, and the company compares the system’s capabilities to self-driving technology in self-driving cars.

Shield AI’s approach to naval contracts includes specialized AI architectures with methodologies aimed at promoting cooperative tactics between multiple sensor-equipped or fire-equipped unmanned aircraft to enhance defensive anti-aircraft operations. , the statement says.

Hivemind’s integration into the Kratos BQM-177A marks the eighth distinct aircraft type to be equipped with Shield AI’s technology, the statement added.