Tracked vehiclesAnduril Enterprise 0.87% fill $173.4M / $20BCBP AST 46.50% fill $929.9M / $2.0BPalantir Maven 81.60% fill $637.6M / $781.3MShield AI USCG $61.4M drawn 12 ordersCounter-drone $2.1B drawn 25 C-UAS vehicles and awardsUSAspending compile · Oct 9 2026
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AwardTape · Archive · 2020 · FA864920C0158

FA864920C0158: $16.4M definitive contract to Shield AI Inc

The Department of the Air Force signed a definitive contract with Shield AI Inc on Jul 27, 2020. Obligations total $16.39M as of Oct 9, 2026 (USAspending). Performance ended Sep 30, 2023.

$16.39M obligated · Jul 27, 2020 signed · Air Force agency · Definitive contract type

Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · DoD 90d · USAspending record

The recorddefinitive contract
PIIDFA864920C0158
RecipientShield AI Inc (D&B Open Data, see note)
Awarding agencyDepartment of the Air Force (Department of Defense)
TypeDefinitive contract
SignedJul 27, 2020
Period of performanceJul 27, 2020 to Sep 30, 2023
Obligated$16.39M
NAICS541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAD92 R&d- Defense Other: Other (applied Research/exploratory Development)
Description on the recordCOVID-19 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIORS FOR MULTI-AGENT TEAMS OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
Reporting lagDoD 90d: DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so recent DoD records appear about 3 months after they are signed.
SourceUSAspending award record, last modified Aug 9, 2023
On AwardTape sinceOct 8, 2026

This award was signed before April 4, 2022, so the recipient name may come from D&B Open Data, reproduced as published on USAspending.gov. AwardTape shows the name only, never an address.

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