Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company whose mission is to protect service members & civilians with intelligent systems. In pursuit of this mission, Shield AI is building the world's best AI pilot. Its AI pilot, Hivemind, has flown a fighter jet (F-16), a vertical takeoff & landing drone (V-BAT), & a quadcopter (Nova). The company has offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington DC & abroad. Shield AI's products & people are currently in the field actively supporting operations with the U.S. Department of Defense & U.S. allies. 

Securing borders, hunting drugs, finding threats. Shield AI's V-BAT is the future of tactical UAS today. Nothing else in the world like it, V-BAT is the next-generation UAS.  In head-to-head customer fly-offs, V-BAT wins. The U.S. & allied militaries are choosing V-BAT because it delivers, period.   

The true differentiator between V-BAT & the rest is its patented ducted fan design. V-BAT's duct increases thrust by 80%+ at equivalent engine power, enabling take-off & landing with a single power plant & achieving unmatched payload mass friction. It can fly for a half day or stop & hover for hours on end. Most importantly, thrust vectoring bestows V-BAT with unmatched control authority for rock-solid stability in high winds & challenging weather - whether taking off, landing, flying forward, or in a transition state. 

V-BAT is designed explicitly for runway & equipment-independent launch & recovery in austere environments with no external support. The aircraft can be transported in the bed of a truck & assembled by two personnel in under 20 minutes, making it a true expeditionary system built for dynamic movement & fluid mission sets. 

  

 V-Bat Air Vehicle Operators (Level 1-5) perform flight operations, testing, training, demonstrations, & maintenance in CONUS & OCONUS environments depending on customer requirements. Candidates must be willing to become proficient in a variety of V-Bat specific AVO skills based on the unique demands of the position for which they are applying.