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Gary Steele

@garylsteele

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CEO at Shield AI. Runner and art collector.

California, USA
Joined March 2008
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@shieldaitech
Shield AI
27 days
'Tis the season! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday with friends and family. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.
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Gary Steele
28 days
Thank you @FortuneMagazine and @jessicakmathews for taking the time to sit down and learn more about @shieldaitech. Jessica’s story captured what I’m most proud of — our mission-driven impact around the world, across product lines. As we look ahead to the next chapter of Shield
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Shield AI
28 days
"Shield AI is at an inflection point...The initial success Shield AI has seen with V-BAT in Ukraine and on U.S. shores with the Coast Guard and Marines has helped the startup land a $5.6 billion valuation and positioned it as one of the hottest defense startups of 2025."
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Gary Steele
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Thank you, @FortuneMagazine, for having me at Brainstorm AI this week. It was a pleasure to join Tara Murphy Dougherty and @agarfinks and engage with how other leaders in the defense industry are approaching the role of AI in modern warfare. Conversations like these are essential
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Shield AI
1 month
Shield AI at @FortuneMagazine Brainstorm AI! Our CEO @garylsteele joined @GoviniDefense CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty onstage for a dynamic conversation on the future of autonomous warfare in an increasingly complex global landscape. Moderated by Fortune’s own @agarfinks, the panel
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Gary Steele
2 months
Building on our continued progress integrating autonomy across every domain, Hivemind is now entering the final frontier. The challenges of space scale much like those in the air, and Hivemind's field-proven, adaptable autonomy stack was purpose-built to solve exactly that class
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Shield AI
2 months
One small step for Hivemind, one giant leap for mission autonomy. Hivemind is going to space! Shield AI and Sedaro are partnering to send Hivemind to space, bringing the same resilient, edge-based autonomy that is redefining warfare to satellites delivering critical
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Shield AI
2 months
The @USCG "credits the V-BAT with more than $1B in narcotics seizure this year alone." It's a huge team effort between the U.S. Coast Guard and Shield AI to deliver strategic results for the American people. This is what right looks like when our service members and industry
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Shield AI
2 months
"Look at me. I am the captain now." - ROMULUS 20 powered by Hivemind 😂 In collaboration with @WeAreHII, our combat-proven Hivemind autonomy software integrated with HII’s Odyssey autonomy suite onboard a ROMULUS 20 USV. During a three-day test, Hivemind and Odyssey autonomously
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Shield AI
2 months
Thank you to our veterans. At Shield AI, we’re proud to have so many veterans among our ranks who have dedicated their lives to protecting others. Their experiences, leadership, and passion for service help shape who we are and drive our mission to protect service members and
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Gary Steele
3 months
I had the privilege of speaking with Horacio Rozanski and @a16z earlier this month. Our conversation reinforced how critical collaboration is as we explore the role of autonomy in modern conflicts and its potential to shape the future of defense. @shieldaitech is proud to partner
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Shield AI
3 months
AI and autonomy are redefining the future of warfare. CEO @garylsteele joined Horacio Rozanski, CEO of @BoozAllen, on the @a16z podcast to discuss how lessons from today’s global conflicts, like Ukraine and Taiwan, can help the U.S. become more agile, innovative, and prepared
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Shield AI
3 months
First flight 2026. Production 2029. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war.
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Fox News
3 months
AMERICAN ‘BAT’ MAN: A San Diego defense company says its new AI fighter jet could outsmart a Chinese first strike — and it’s set to be combat-ready by 2029. The X-BAT can take off vertically, fly thousands of miles, and fight without GPS or constant comms — built to survive when
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Shield AI
3 months
Create endless dilemmas for adversaries. Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war. #XBAT #Autonomy #Airpower
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Gary Steele
3 months
Such a pleasure to be able to sit down with @CNBC earlier this month to talk about X-BAT, our new multirole strike jet. It was incredible working with the team and finally getting to share the news. It’s been tough keeping this one under wraps, literally! Watch the segment to
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Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
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Shield AI
3 months
X-BAT: Powered by Hivemind Earlier this month, @CNBC visited our Dallas office to sit down with @garylsteele, CEO, and @brandontseng2, co-founder and president, and get an inside look at the people and tech behind X-BAT. The team went behind the scenes to explore Shield AI’s
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Gary Steele
3 months
Excited to share what the @shieldaitech team has been working on over the past year and a half. X-BAT is our next-generation multirole fighter jet built for contested environments. As with everything we do at Shield, Hivemind is at the core of X-BAT. Our engineering teams bring
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Shield AI
3 months
Earth is our runway. Introducing X-BAT, the world’s first AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet. With vertical takeoff and landing, long range, and full autonomy, X-BAT delivers combat power anywhere, anytime. This is the future of airpower. Watch the video: https://t.co/K4abUZa23z
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Shield AI
3 months
The countdown begins. Next week, the world will meet the multirole strike jet that will usher in a new era of air power. The earth is our runway. Live countdown: https://t.co/qTmbJzavQg Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war. #NextGenTech #Defense
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Gary Steele
3 months
RT @shieldaitech: “That’s awesome. It could change the world.” That was Sean Keith-Stewart's reaction when he first heard the idea that…
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Shield AI
3 months
When customers need autonomy, they turn to Shield AI. Lakota Connector powered by Hivemind: Redefining contested logistics. Hivemind completed its second autonomous helicopter flight test on Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc.’s H145 D3 as part of the @USMC Aerial Logistics
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Shield AI
4 months
Customers choose Shield AI when they want to succeed at autonomy. No one has more flight hours, more platforms, or more autonomous missions executed than Shield AI. We are the world leader in autonomy for military systems. Our work with @NAVAIRNews on the Experimental Platform
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Shield AI
4 months
Airbus DT25 powered by Hivemind: Autonomous tracking in degraded environments In collaboration with @AirbusDefence, Shield AI successfully integrated Hivemind onto Airbus’ DT25 target drone in just three months. The DT25 autonomously identified, tracked, and engaged a live
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Shield AI
4 months
In news from @AFA_Air_Space's Air, Space & Cyber, Shield AI and @L3HarrisTech successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence-enabled drone detection system during the @DeptofWar 's Technology Readiness Experimentation event in August. Shield AI’s Tracker counter-UAS
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Shield AI
4 months
Our Taiwan office in the iconic Taipei 101 is officially open for business! On the final day of TADTE 2025, we marked the occasion with a grand opening ceremony alongside leader from government, industry and academia. “One of the lessons we learned from our work in Ukraine
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