SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI, Inc., the technology company building the world's best AI pilot, completed a major milestone on the path towards its overarching goal of providing autonomy for the world by successfully demonstrating its first-ever multi-jet autonomy flights on two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets.

The flight tests featured two autonomous agents piloted by Shield AI's 'Hivemind' AI Pilot. These agents teamed up to perform coordinated maneuvers, demonstrating operationally relevant collaborative behaviors. This demonstration highlighted the capabilities of future unmanned jets and drones, with all computing executed on board and in-air agent communication seamlessly integrated.

Agreement covers development and production of small affordable engines for possible use in unmanned aerial systems, collaborative combat aircraft, and similar applications

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) and Kratos Turbine Technologies, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on the development and production of small affordable engines that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft, and similar applications. The partnership builds on an existing joint development agreement and includes full-scale engine production.