U.S. LUCAS one-way attack drone to integrate Shield AI Hivemind swarming autonomy

The U.S. military plans to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software into the low-cost LUCAS one-way attack drone to enable AI-enabled swarming and autonomous teaming controlled by a single operator. This is novel because it moves massed Shahed-like strike drones from simple salvo launches toward coordinated, adaptive group behavior designed to function in contested EW/GPS-denied environments, potentially increasing hit rates and reducing operator burden.