Shield AI Soars with $500 Million Boost: AI pilots poised to revolutionize warfare as defense tech giant fuels its autonomous future.
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| From F-16s to Dogfights; AI Takes the Helm with Shield AI's Hivemind. the funding boosts the race for AI pilots in combat skies. |
San Diego , California, USA:
Brace yourselves for dogfights of the future, because Shield AI just secured a hefty $500 million war chest to make its AI pilots a reality. The defense tech company, aiming to build the world's best robot jockeys, announced today the expansion of its Series F funding round, bringing its total haul to a staggering half a billion bucks.
This isn't just about fancy drones buzzing around. Shield AI's Hivemind system is like the self-driving car for fighter jets, enabling teams of aircraft to operate autonomously in hostile environments, even without GPS or human remote control. Think swarms of V-BATs dancing through the skies, executing complex missions like a perfectly choreographed ballet of steel and wings.
"AI pilots are becoming the next big deterrent, right up there with aircraft carriers and submarines," proclaimed Ryan Tseng, Shield AI's CEO and co-founder. "But these are software-defined weapons, a whole new ball game for defense thanks to AI and computing leaps."
Brandon Tseng, Shield AI's president and former Navy SEAL, sees Hivemind as a game-changer for global security, solving the pesky jamming problem plaguing drones in Ukraine and paving the way for "affordable mass," where fleets of cheaper drones can tackle missions typically reserved for top-dollar jets.
And Hivemind isn't just a theoretical pipe dream. It's already flown F-16s, V-BATs, and even quadcopters, racking up more fighter-jet dogfighting hours than any other company on Earth. It's even got next year booked with Kratos' XQ-58 Valkyrie, a badass high-speed drone ready to join the Hivemind dance party.
But they're not just throwing tech at the sky and hoping for the best. Shield AI recently unveiled V-BAT Teams, where Hivemind powers squads of V-BATs, enabling them to communicate, react, and execute missions together just like a squad of human pilots.
With half a billion in fuel, Shield AI is ready to take off in the race for the skies. Their AI pilots promise to rewrite the rules of warfare, changing the game from lone wolves to synchronized swarms. Whether this leads to a future of high-tech dogfights or a sky filled with robotic dance battles, one thing's for sure: the future of flight is looking pretty darned intelligent.