source · press

Shield AI to train Ukrainians on jam-resistant drones

src_shield_ai_ukraine_vbat_training

https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/01/shield-ai-train-ukrainians-jam-resistant-drones/402236/

reliability

0.55

authors: Patrick Tucker

published: 2025-01-16

accessed: 2026-04-19

Notes

Defense One trade press with direct interview quotes from Shield AI president Brandon Tseng and on-record comments from NSA Jake Sullivan. Slightly above press prior due to named primary sources.

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Evidence from this source (3)

In an August 2024 pathfinding operation, a small volunteer Ukrainian element us… support

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0.65

method: journalistic_report · locator: paragraph following 'Related articles'

“an August pathfinding operation in which Ukrainian operators used V-BATs to help with targeting long-range attacks on SA-11 Buk missiles and other heavily defended Russian assets”
In January 2025, Shield AI announced a deal to train Ukraine's Unmanned Systems… support

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0.80

method: primary_testimony · locator: paragraphs 4-7

“There's demand for 120-plus V-BATS in that region now. They would like them as quickly as possible.”
In fall 2022, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan convened a meeting wit… support

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0.85

method: primary_testimony · locator: Sullivan quote section

“I personally hosted that meeting to get a better sense of the technology landscape, and then to try to increase connectivity between those technology firms and Ukrainian manufacturers and the military.”