US Taps Shield's System for Intelligent, Low-Cost Attack Drone Swarms

Pentagon selects Shield AI to plug swarm software into LUCAS drone, company says

The Pentagon selected Shield AI to integrate swarm technology onto the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a one-way attack drone the U.S. military cloned from an Iranian variant, according to the company. U.S. Central Command said it used the LUCAS for the first time in combat against Iran during Operation Epic Fury, though the military produced just dozens of the systems initially, according to the Pentagon’s chief technology offic…

US taps Shield's system for intelligent, low-cost attack drone swarms

The Pentagon has selected Shield AI to integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS). The LUCAS program focuses on a new class of low-cost, one-way attack drones designed to operate in large numbers. The integration will include an operational demonstration this fall, during which a single operator will command a swarm of these autonomous systems. Developed by the Office of the Deputy Assistant …

Shield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone

The company says it will integrate its Hivemind software on the drones, with plans to demo its swarming capability later this year.

Shield AI selected to bring AI-powered swarming to LUCAS kamikaze drone program

Shield AI, the defense-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software and aircraft, today announced that the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW R&E) has selected Shield AI to integrate its Hivemind autonomy software onto the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a new class of low-cost, one-way attack drones often […] The post Shield AI selected to bring AI-powered swarming to LUCAS kamika…

Shield AI selected to integrate Hivemind autonomy software into LUCAS one-way attack drone program

The LUCAS program is being developed by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Prototyping and Experimentation under OUSW R&E. Its goal is to provide affordable mass by fielding large numbers of low-cost systems that can operate together to overwhelm adversary defenses and increase warfighter capability at scale. Hivemind will act as the AI pilot for LUCAS, allowing groups of drones to coordinate, maneuver and adapt in real time…