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AIThe DefiantFiled 45 h ago

Shield AI Says Hivemind Flew Multiple Air Force Drones as a Team

Open the sourceReported by The Defiant, thedefiant.io, 9 November 2026, by The Defiant Team

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Shield AI reported that its Hivemind autonomy software flew multiple U.S. Air Force drones as a coordinated team, advancing beyond an earlier trial in which an F-22 pilot directed a single Fury aircraft. The milestone matters because teaming software is central to the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, which remains in operational experimentation. The company did not disclose the number of drones involved or the specific aircraft types in the latest test. What to watch next is whether Hivemind moves from demonstration flights into broader CCA experimentation and eventual production decisions.

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