L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and Shield AI have completed the first flight test of the electromagnetic battle management ecosystem known as Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO™) with Shield AI’s Hivemind mission-autonomy software. The flight demonstration, performed on an L3Harris Green Wolf™, marks a significant milestone in autonomous electronic warfare following a simulated test in February 2026. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) detected, analyzed and responded to electromagnetic threats without human intervention on a live flight test range. Hivemind, on board the Green Wolf, commanded the aircraft based on threat data from DiSCO, autonomously rerouting follow-on unmanned systems through a safe operating zone without human input.
“This successful demonstration shows how quickly we can transform concepts into operational capability for the joint force,” said Lauren Barnes, President, Spectrum Superiority, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris. “By pairing autonomous decision-making with advanced spectrum battle management, we’re giving warfighters the resilience and speed they need to stay ahead of rapidly evolving threats.”
“L3Harris brings some of the most advanced electronic warfare capabilities in the world, and pairing DiSCO with Hivemind onboard Green Wolf produced something neither system could deliver alone,” said Christian Gutierrez, Senior Vice President, Hivemind, Shield AI. “This flight test proved Hivemind can compress the sensor-to-decision cycle in real time, enabling autonomous systems to sense, share, and act on spectrum threats faster than ever before. We are proud to be expanding that capability alongside L3Harris.”
The flight test featured the compact, software-defined Deceptor™ electronic warfare payload deployed on multiple UAS. The mission scenario validated the ability for a UAS to sense and characterize unknown threats, share data through DiSCO and leverage Hivemind to autonomously route follow-on UAS through a safe operating zone in real time. The test integrated an L3Harris Green Wolf launched effects system equipped with electronic attack and advanced detection. This demonstration further validated Green Wolf’s role as a multi-mission platform, supporting distributed and networked electronic warfare operations. L3Harris and Shield AI will continue to expand mission applications and autonomy though open architecture for electronic warfare at the tactical edge.
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. Its clients include the United States Special Operations Command, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Navy and several international militaries. The company’s small-unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) Nova became the first AI-powered drone to be deployed for defense purposes in US military history.
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produces products for command and control systems, wireless equipment, tactical radios, avionics and electronic systems, night vision equipment, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and products, ocean systems, instrumentation, navigation products, training devices and services, and both terrestrial/spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. The company was formed from the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation on June 29, 2019,[3] which made it the sixth-largest defense contractor in the United States.[4][5][6]
