US company Shield AI and Italian defence group Leonardo have announced that Shield AI's Hivemind AI will be integrated into Leonardo's Proteus uncrewed helicopter, SSBülten reports.
Under the agreement, Hivemind is to give the helicopter autonomous decision-making without GPS for reconnaissance, logistics and anti-submarine warfare. Shield AI says the software provides fully autonomous flight and mission execution where GPS and communications are unavailable.
Proteus made its first flight this year and is aimed at missions up to anti-submarine warfare under the Royal Navy's CCD Phase 3B programme, according to the report. Shield AI said its software is also being integrated on the F-16 and on several drones.
