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Shield AI is a defense artificial intelligence and drone company founded in 2015 by former Navy SEAL officer Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter, and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company develops AI-powered autonomy software, known as Hivemind, that enables unmanned aircraft to operate in GPS-denied and communications-denied environments without human pilots. Shield AI acquired Martin UAV in 2021, bringing the V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing drone into its product portfolio, with V-BAT production and development conducted at the company’s Batcave facility, a 107,000-square-foot manufacturing site in Dallas, Texas. The company serves U.S. military customers across multiple branches and operates additional offices in Washington D.C., Abu Dhabi, Kyiv, and Melbourne. Shield AI’s domestic manufacturing operations are concentrated across its California and Texas facilities.
