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Shield AI Integrating Artificial Intelligence Pilot Into Kratos’ Valkyrie Stealth Drone

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Shield AI Integrating Artificial Intelligence Pilot Into Kratos’ Valkyrie Stealth Drone
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., on Jan. 23, 2020. The vehicle is pictured here during a 2019 flight. (Air Force Photo)

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Shield AI on Thursday said has teamed with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] to integrate its autonomous piloting technology into the defense company’s XQ-58 Valkyrie stealthy unmanned combat jet aerial vehicle with the goal of realizing crewed and uncrewed teaming for jet aircraft. Shield AI has developed an AI pilot it calls Hivemind, which can operate autonomously in contested air and battlespace without GPS and communications. The software has already flown on an F-16…

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