Shield AI
- Company name
- Shield AI
- Headquarters
- San Diego, United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Founded
- Insufficient verified information.
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Actor category
- Defense-Industrial Company
- Website
- shield.ai
- Operating status
- Insufficient verified information.
- Confidence level
- VERIFIED
- Last verified
- 08 Jul 2026
- Recorded classification
- Defense-technology company
Actor category describes what kind of organization this is (its business type). Recorded classification is the regulatory category recorded for the entity in PMCDB research; it is not a legal determination.
Shield AI is a defense-industrial company headquartered in San Diego, United States. PMCDB records its primary activities as AI autonomy for unmanned systems. Documented activity is recorded in: United States, allied nations. Its profile identifies the following regulatory considerations for further analysis: export control, dual-use technology risk, technology leakage. For Ukraine policy research, it is classified as relevant to: technology-transfer risk model.
Some recorded service and client fields for this profile are pending further verification.
| Country / region | Activity type | Client type | Period | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Autonomous flight AI (Hivemind), V-BAT UAS (further verification required) | U.S. DoD and allied customers (further verification required) | Not recorded | Source | VERIFIED |
| allied nations | Autonomous flight AI (Hivemind), V-BAT UAS (further verification required) | U.S. DoD and allied customers (further verification required) | Not recorded | Source | VERIFIED |
Locations reflect publicly documented activity as recorded in the database. Absence of a period means the record does not establish whether activity is current or historic.
Recorded client / counterparty · U.S. DoD and allied customers (further verification required)
As recorded in Geographic Operations. Individual government clients, dates and contract terms are not separately itemized in this profile.
Contract values are never estimated. Entries appear only when sourced from procurement records, filings, or official disclosures.
- Export controls
Recorded export-control consideration for this entity. Recorded dual-use technology consideration.
- Weapons licensing
Recorded technology-transfer consideration.
Exposure indicates which legal frameworks may govern the recorded activities. It is not a finding of non-compliance.
- Ownership type
- Privately held
- Parent company
- Insufficient verified information.
- Subsidiaries
- Insufficient verified information.
- Major owners
- Insufficient verified information.
- Government links
- Insufficient verified information.
- Registration jurisdiction
- Insufficient verified information.
- Shield AI official websitePrimary company sourcePrimary sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
Shield AI is a defense-technology company building autonomous aircraft and AI-enabled systems, including V-BAT and Hivemind.
- Shield AI V-BAT official pagePrimary company sourcePrimary sourceAccessed 08 Jul 2026
V-BAT is a Group 3 VTOL ISR drone used for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, and operations in electronic-warfare environments.
- Primary Source
- https://shield.ai/
- Secondary Source
- https://shield.ai/v-bat/
- Claims Supported
- Defense-AI/autonomy classification; V-BAT as Group 3 VTOL ISR drone for EW environments; Hivemind autonomy stack.
- Date Last Checked
- 2026-07-08
- Uncertainty Notes
- Specific customer contracts and Ukraine deployments not independently cited.
- Shield AI official website· Primary source
- Shield AI V-BAT official page· Primary source
Supported by at least one primary source and one further reliable secondary or government/legal source.
Last verified: 08 Jul 2026