{"title":"Elbit Systems Ltd. vs Shield AI: Defense & security compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/elbit-systems-ltd-vs-shield-ai","comparison":"Elbit Systems Ltd. ranks 74 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Shield AI ranks 77 with 80. Elbit Systems Ltd. is ahead on deployment and production. Shield AI is ahead on progress and firepower. Level on commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Elbit Systems Ltd. is based in Haifa, Israel, Shield AI in San Diego, United States. Shield AI: Established. Elbit Systems Ltd. is named in 6 signals and Shield AI in 46.","companies":[{"name":"Elbit Systems Ltd.","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/elbit-systems-ltd","city":"Haifa","country":"Israel","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":74,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Elbit Systems develops FUSE, a platform for scalable military autonomous systems and autonomous combat platforms, placing it in defense and security robotics systems.","segment":"Defense & security","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":6,"facts_total":2},{"name":"Shield AI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/shield-ai","city":"San Diego","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Shield AI is a US defense-autonomy company whose V-BAT drone is deployed with the Coast Guard, Netherlands, Romania, Indonesia, and Japan, with ~$300M revenue in the year ending March 2025 and guidance above $540M for FY26 (+80%). It raised a $1.5B Series G at a $12.7B valuation in March 2026, had its Hivemind software selected for the Air Force CCA program (running on General Atomics and Anduril airframes), and won a $198M Coast Guard IDIQ at 100% on KPPs. An Aechelon acquisition is pending, and it has a GE Aerospace engine partnership.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":77,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":8,"deployment":6,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Shield AI develops and deploys autonomous military aircraft and drones, including V-BAT and X-BAT, for ISR and other defense missions. Its systems also support counter-drone operations through Tracker C-UAS.","segment":"Defense & security","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":46,"facts_total":29}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}