Shield AI and Parry Labs Partner to Integrate Autonomy and Edge Computing for Defense

Oct 13, 2025
Shield AI and Parry Labs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software with Parry Labs’ STRATIA platform and edge-compute hardware to support U.S. defense operations.

Shield AI and Parry Labs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate advanced autonomy with edge computing, announced in a press release. The partnership combines Shield AI’s Hivemind software with Parry Labs’ STRATIA platform, Virtual Integration Workspace, and edge-compute hardware.

The companies plan to deliver an integrated solution aimed at providing warfighters with faster, more resilient, and interoperable capabilities in contested environments. Shield AI stated that the integration of Hivemind with Parry Labs’ digital engineering and edge infrastructure will enable mission autonomy to be deployed to new platforms more rapidly.

Under the agreement, the two firms will align their products with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Autonomy-Enabled Ground Reference Architecture and jointly demonstrate their combined technologies. They also plan to explore further integration opportunities across autonomy software, mission systems, and edge computing to support scalable and open mission autonomy for U.S. military services and partners.

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