Pentagon Taps Shield AI to Power LUCAS Drone Swarms With Hivemind Software
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The US Department of Defense has just entrusted the startup Shield AI with a crucial mission: to equip its low-cost drones with a collective brain. The aim is to transform individual machines into an intelligent and coordinated swarm, capable of saturating opposing defenses.
LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone Will be Piloted by Hivemind AI
Shield AI has been selected to integrate Hivemind on the LUCAS drones, enabling them to coordinate and operate intelligently in a swarm. Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomous flight software will be integrated onto the U.S.-made Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) One-Way Attack (OWA) drone, the company announced on May 19, 2026. Shield AI was selected by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW R&E) ahead…
Pentagon Taps Shield AI to Power LUCAS Drone Swarms With Hivemind Software
The Pentagon has selected Shield AI to integrate its Hivemind autonomous software into the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed 136, as part of a pilot program to field operational drone swarms under the control of a single operator. “Bravo Zulu. U.S. Navy forces in the Middle East are advancing warfighting capability in new ways, bringing more striking power from the sea a…
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