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Shield AI Gets Navy Contract To Integrate AI Pilot On Aerial Target

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

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Shield AI Gets Navy Contract To Integrate AI Pilot On Aerial Target

The newest Navy subsonic aerial target, BQM-177A, conducts a training test flight from USS Barry (DDG-52) on Sept. 9, 2021 off the coast of Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Shield AI on Tuesday said it has received a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to integrate its artificial intelligence aircraft pilot software onto the Kratos Defense [KTOS] BQM-177A high-speed aerial target drone that is used to emulate cruise missile threats against ships. The integration will mark the eighth aircraft that will receive Shield AI’s autonomous flight capability. The BQM-177A is a recoverable target that simulates advanced subsonic anti-ship cruise missile threats to test shipboard air defense systems and can…

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