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Shield to buy Echodyne for $5.3 billion in counter-drone expansionTop story
BusinessNovember 5, 2026, 17:30

Shield to buy Echodyne for $5.3 billion in counter-drone expansion

Shield has agreed to acquire radar company Echodyne in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion, expanding Shield's Mission Systems business into radar and counter-drone…

Shield to acquire Echodyne for $5.3 billion and raise $2.5 billionTop story
BusinessNovember 5, 2026, 17:28

Shield to acquire Echodyne for $5.3 billion and raise $2.5 billion

Shield has agreed to acquire radar company Echodyne in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion, expanding its Mission Systems business into radar and counter-drone…

Leonardo picks Shield's Hivemind to build autonomy for Proteus rotorcraft
BusinessOctober 29, 2026, 01:00

Leonardo picks Shield's Hivemind to build autonomy for Proteus rotorcraft

Shield has signed an agreement with Leonardo under which the Italian group will use Shield's Hivemind software to develop autonomy capabilities for Proteus, its…

Shield AI and RBAT Sign MoU to Bring Hivemind Autonomy to Qatari Vessels
BusinessOctober 28, 2026, 06:03

Shield AI and RBAT Sign MoU to Bring Hivemind Autonomy to Qatari Vessels

Shield AI and Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies (RBAT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore integrating Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software…

Shield AI's Hivemind Links Two Thunder Tiger SeaShark USVs in Six Weeks
Products and toolsOctober 15, 2026, 17:46

Shield AI's Hivemind Links Two Thunder Tiger SeaShark USVs in Six Weeks

Shield AI says its Hivemind mission autonomy software went from initial integration to a live maritime demonstration in six weeks aboard two Thunder Tiger unmanned…

Navy adds $150M to Shield AI's X-BAT, bringing total commitments to $400M
BusinessOctober 8, 2026, 16:10

Navy adds $150M to Shield AI's X-BAT, bringing total commitments to $400M

The U.S. Navy has executed a $150 million modification to its agreement with Shield AI to advance X-BAT, an AI-piloted vertical takeoff and landing fighter aircraft.…

Shield AI and GEK TERNA team up to build X-BAT industrial base in Greece
BusinessOctober 8, 2026, 12:00

Shield AI and GEK TERNA team up to build X-BAT industrial base in Greece

Shield AI and GEK TERNA, which the release calls Greece's largest investor in critical infrastructure assets, have signed a strategic agreement to jointly pursue parts…

Shield AI and Innovaero team up on sovereign loitering munitions for Australia
BusinessOctober 6, 2026, 03:00

Shield AI and Innovaero team up on sovereign loitering munitions for Australia

Shield AI and Australian company Innovaero Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Shield AI's Hivemind mission autonomy software on…

Shield AI and Kraken Demo Hivemind Steering Two Autonomous Boats as a Team
Products and toolsSeptember 28, 2026, 12:00

Shield AI and Kraken Demo Hivemind Steering Two Autonomous Boats as a Team

Shield AI and Kraken Technology Group have demonstrated two K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessels working as an autonomous team under Shield AI's Hivemind mission autonomy…