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Shield AI Inc
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USAspending records $75M in award obligations to Shield AI Inc (San Diego, CA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $42M, of which $42M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 193% on FY2025 ($14M).
Shield AI Inc ranks 625 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 7,003 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense: 12 awards worth $76M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services), where it ranks 4 of 40 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,979,857 | $5,979,857 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $13,077,080 | $13,077,080 | $0 | +119% |
| FY2025 | $14,147,371 | $14,147,371 | $0 | +8% |
| FY2026 | $41,518,824 | $41,518,824 | $0 | +193% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $75M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $42M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $75M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 7,003 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | 10 | $60M | 79% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 2 | $16M | 21% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541370: 4 of 40 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: San Diego County, CA $42M · District of Columbia, DC $34M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $16M | 2 Mar 2026 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing | $11M | 3 Sep 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $9.9M | 1 Jul 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $8.4M | 21 Jul 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $5.9M | 25 Sep 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $4.7M | 27 May 2026 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $4.7M | 28 Sep 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $4.5M | 10 May 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $3.5M | 10 Dec 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $2.9M | 15 Jul 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $2.4M | 11 Feb 2026 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | ContractDelivery Order | 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services | $1.8M | 31 Mar 2026 | DC | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $16M, Department of Homeland Security, 2 Mar 2026: VBAT SHORE BASED SERVICES. TASK ORDER FOR PUERTO RICO.
- $11M, Department of Defense, 3 Sep 2025: V-BAT VTOL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
- $9.9M, Department of Homeland Security, 1 Jul 2024: THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT INSTALLATION SUPPORT, DEPLOYMENTS 15-DAY, AND UAS MISSION COORDINATOR COURSES.
- $8.4M, Department of Homeland Security, 21 Jul 2026: TASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS GUAM SHORE EXPANSION.
- $5.9M, Department of Homeland Security, 25 Sep 2025: TO#3 FOR SHORE-BASED VBAT DEPLOYMENTS
- $4.7M, Department of Homeland Security, 27 May 2026: TASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS INSTALLATION AND DEPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR COAST GUARD NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS.
- $4.7M, Department of Homeland Security, 28 Sep 2026: UPGRADE CURRENT AND FUTURE VBAT OPERATIONS WITH EXTRA SENSOR CAPABILITY.
- $4.5M, Department of Defense, 10 May 2023: AUTONOMOUS CAPABILITIES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Shield AI Inc receive?
$75M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $6.0M; FY2024: $13M; FY2025: $14M; FY2026: $42M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Shield AI Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Homeland Security ($60M) and Department of Defense ($16M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services, NAICS 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($42M) and DC ($34M).
Is Shield AI Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 7,003 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 625 of 2,836 located in CA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.