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Fiche documentée couvrant 6 controverses, dont « Fondation de Shield AI » et « Accord d’acquisition de Martin UAV, fabricant du V-BAT ».

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Profile No. 4459 · Updated on 13 October 2026

6Documented controversies+ 4 background events
6Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

mars 2026

Financement annoncé de 2 Md$ autour d’une valorisation de 12,7 Md$

No legal proceedings

Shield AI annonce une série G de 1,5 Md$ et 500 M$ de financement en actions préférentielles.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
announced
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Shield AIShield AI financing and planned Aechelon acquisitionPress releaseHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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02

mai 2026

Blessure grave d’une militaire roumaine lors d’un essai V-BAT

Investigation

Reuters rapporte qu’une militaire de la marine roumaine a subi des blessures graves aux doigts pendant une séance de formation impliquant un V-BAT au large du Texas.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersDrone crashes and severed fingers at a Silicon Valley military startupInvestigative journalismVery high reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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03

2025–juin 2026

Série d’accidents V-BAT et plainte d’un ancien salarié sur la sécurité

Allegations

Reuters documente des témoignages concernant de nombreux crashs V-BAT et une plainte de lanceur d’alerte reprochant à Shield AI des présentations inexactes de résultats de tests et des représailles alléguées.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersDrone crashes and severed fingers at a Silicon Valley military startupInvestigative journalismVery high reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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04

juin 2026

Attribution d’un contrat de développement X-BAT selon le Pentagone

No legal proceedings

Reuters rapporte, sur confirmation d’un porte-parole du Pentagone, qu’un contrat a été attribué pour X-BAT, sans montant public.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersDrone crashes and severed fingers at a Silicon Valley military startupInvestigative journalismVery high reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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05

octobre 2025

Présentation du projet de drone de combat autonome X-BAT

No legal proceedings

Shield AI annonce un projet de chasseur VTOL sans pilote reposant sur Hivemind.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Shield AIShield AI unveils X-BATPress releaseHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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06

2023

Accident du V-BAT impliquant un responsable de l’US Navy

No legal proceedings

Reuters documente un accident au cours duquel un représentant de la marine américaine a subi de graves blessures aux doigts pendant un essai du V-BAT.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersDrone crashes and severed fingers at a Silicon Valley military startupInvestigative journalismVery high reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

  1. mars 2026

    Accord annoncé pour acquérir Aechelon Technology

    Shield AI annonce son projet d’acquérir le fournisseur de logiciels de simulation Aechelon Technology.

    Sources · 1
    1. Shield AI — Shield AI financing and planned Aechelon acquisition
  2. novembre 2025

    Accord de coopération X-BAT avec GE Aerospace

    Shield AI et GE Aerospace annoncent leur collaboration sur la motorisation prévue du X-BAT.

    Sources · 1
    1. Shield AI — GE Aerospace and Shield AI collaboration on X-BAT
  3. juillet 2021

    Accord d’acquisition de Martin UAV, fabricant du V-BAT

    Shield AI annonce un accord définitif visant Martin UAV pour intégrer son logiciel Hivemind au V-BAT.

    Sources · 1
    1. Shield AI — Shield AI signs definitive agreement to acquire Martin UAV
  4. 2015

    Fondation de Shield AI

    Shield AI est fondée par Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng et Andrew Reiter pour développer l’autonomie des systèmes militaires.

    Sources · 1
    1. Shield AI — About Shield AI

III. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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