Shield AI opens Bengaluru office to build defence autonomy for India

Nov 13, 2026
Bengaluru is the company's second Indian office after New Delhi; engineers there will work on its Hivemind autonomy software for Indian aircraft and defence systems.

Shield AI has opened an engineering office in Bengaluru, where Indian engineers will develop and test autonomy software for Indian aircraft and defence systems, the company announced on 13 November. It is Shield AI's second office in India, after New Delhi opened in April.

The team will work on Hivemind, Shield AI's platform for building, deploying and operating autonomous systems. Shield AI is hiring in autonomy, flight software, simulation, systems integration, and test and evaluation. The New Delhi office will keep leading work with the Ministry of Defence, the armed forces and Indian industry.

"Self-reliance in defence depends on the software layer," said Sarjan Shah, managing director for India. The company tied the move to the Indian Army's Land Warfare Doctrine 2026, released in October, which called for faster progress on AI and autonomous systems. Karnataka officials welcomed the new centre.

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