Shield AI will also integrate its Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) software with RTX's Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) to enable automated AI-based sensor autonomy against maritime and airborne swarm targets.
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RTX and Shield AI partner to develop new defense capabilities
RTX will integrate Shield AI's Hivemind to field the first operational weapon powered by Networked Collaborative Autonomy (NCA) – a breakthrough technology that fuses real-time coordination, resilience and combat-proven firepower. This work will be fully funded by the companies, without the need for government investment.

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