Hivemind
Overview
The autonomy stack that is the actual company. Hivemind flies aircraft with no GPS, no waypoints, and no remote pilot. Co-founder Brandon Tseng said in September 2026 that it has been used on more than 40 platforms, including F-16s, helicopters, drone boats, ground vehicles, NCSIST Mighty Hornet III, and a first on-orbit satellite test in August 2026. It descends from the Heron Systems agent that beat a human F-16 pilot 5-0 in DARPA's AlphaDogfight trials. Hivemind Enterprise packages it as a developer platform for other manufacturers, and the Hivemind Foundation Model for Defense is trained in simulation, which is what the March 2026 Aechelon acquisition bought.
Fielded across US military programs and on Air Force contract for CCA mission autonomy since June 2026. On August 6, 2026 NCSIST flew three Mighty Hornet IIIs under Hivemind and expanded the Taiwan contract. Company marketing lists space as a Hivemind mission domain alongside CCA, weapons, rotary wing and maritime; the only disclosed on-orbit flight remains the August 24, 2026 NOVI demonstration.