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Shield AI contractors prepares the Vertical-BAT to launch aboard amphibious docking landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), Jan. 23, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marcela Diazdeleon)

Shield AI wins Air Force contract intended to help bridge ‘valley of death’

Shield AI wins a STRATFI contract to deliver its unmanned AI tech to Air Force Special Operations Command.

Jan 28, 2022 By Jackson Barnett

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Edwards, 125th Fighter Wing Detachment 1 commander, responds to a simulated alert call during the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2 demonstration out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Sept. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Dutton)

Air Force awards potential $46B digital engineering contract vehicle

Booz Allen and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors selected, alongside a host of smaller startups.

Sep 7, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Two L-39 Jets fly in tandem during a mock dogfight performance at the Air & Space Expo, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Sullivan)

Shield AI buys company whose AI beat a fighter pilot in a dogfight

Shield bought Heron Systems, which won the much-hyped AlphaDogfight trials that pitted a fighter pilot against AI in a simulated dogfight.

Jul 22, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Shield engineers work at the company’s offices. (Courtesy Kenny Yokoyama, Shield AI)

How a small AI company found a way to scale its work for DOD

Shield AI, an artificial intelligence startup focused on military work, has found a tried-and-true way to scale its work with the DOD.

Nov 2, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

From left: the panel’s moderator, Brunswick Group’s Siobhan Gorman, Isaac Taylor of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, Brandon Tseng of Shield AI Inc. and Craig Cummings of Moonshots Capital speak on a panel at SXSW on Friday, March 10 2017.

What it’s like to work with DIUx

Working with the government is often a sluggish process, but it doesn't have to be, says Brandon Tseng, co-founder and CFO of artificial intelligence company Shield AI.

Mar 11, 2017 By Samantha Ehlinger