In recent days, Shield AI announced via its social media channels that the new YFQ-44A collaborative combat drone of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) completed flight tests with the Hivemind system, as part of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The trial took place over the Mojave Desert and represents progress in integrating mission autonomy software within the architecture planned for future unmanned aerial systems that will operate alongside crewed aircraft. Shield AI reported that its Hivemind mission autonomy software successfully completed its first test flight aboard the YFQ-44A, an aircraft developed by Anduril Industries. This evaluation follows the USAF’s selection of the company as the mission autonomy provider for the CCA program, following a competitive process aimed at supporting Technology Maturity and Risk Reduction (TMRR) efforts. During the test flight, Hivemind met all required objectives to demonstrate full system integration and its mission autonomy capabilities aboard the YFQ-44A. According to the announcement, the software managed updates while the mission was in progress and executed initial operational behaviors, enabling the expansion of future tests focused on autonomous tactics within the CCA program.

Full report : Shield AI announced that its new YFQ-44A collaborative combat drone completed flight tests with Shield AI’s Hivemind system.

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