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Airbus, Shield AI Partner On Unmanned Lakota For Marines’ Aerial Logistics Connector

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Airbus, Shield AI Partner On Unmanned Lakota For Marines’ Aerial Logistics Connector
Rendering of Airbus' MQ-72C, its offering for the Marine Corps' Aerial Logistics Connector program. Photo: Airbus.

Airbus U.S. has partnered with Shield AI to integrate its autonomy software on the unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota aircraft it’s developing for the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, the companies said Wednesday. Carl Forsling, Airbus U.S.’ director of business development and strategy, cited Shield AI’s “record of succeeding quickly” in integrating autonomous capabilities as a key factor in the decision to work together on developing the uncrewed MQ-72c cargo-carrying platform. “That’s important as we have a…

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