How much does Shield AI get in federal contracts?

Shield AI has received $101.4 million in federal prime contract obligations from fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2026, according to USAspending.gov data as of October 13, 2026. In FY2026 alone it received $49.0 million. Its largest customer is the Department of Homeland Security, at $61.4 million (61% of the total).

Source: USAspending.gov, the official source for federal spending data, computed by BidSparq

Data as of: October 13, 2026 (refreshed weekly)

What is counted: obligated dollars on prime contracts, orders and contract vehicles, October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2026. Never contract ceilings.

Awards counted: 37 from 2 awarding agencies

License: free to cite with attribution to BidSparq

Shield AI federal contract obligations by fiscal year

The peak year was FY2026, at $49.0 million. Fiscal years run October to September. FY2026 will still rise for a few months, because the Defense Department publishes its contract actions after a 90-day delay.

Fiscal yearObligationsRelative size
FY2026$49.0M
FY2025$14.1M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2021$800K
FY2020$1.5M
FY2019$0
FY2018$500
FY2017$0
FY2016$0
FY2015$0
FY2014$0
FY2013$0
FY2012$0
FY2011$0
FY2010$0
FY2009$0
FY2008$0

Which agencies buy from Shield AI?

Awarding agencyObligationsShare
Department of Homeland Security$61.4M61%
Department of Defense$40.1M40%

Shield AI's largest federal contracts

Ranked by dollars obligated over the life of each award. Each award ID opens its official USAspending record.

AwardObligatedAgencyPeriod
FA864920C0158

COVID-19 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING APPLIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIORS FOR MULTI-AGENT TEAMS OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

$16.4MDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceJul 2020 to Sep 2023
70Z02326F93130005

VBAT SHORE BASED SERVICES. TASK ORDER FOR PUERTO RICO.

$16.0MDepartment of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardFeb 2026 to Dec 2026
N0001925F0971

V-BAT VTOL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

$11.3MDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the NavySep 2025 to Apr 2027
70Z02324F93130001

THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT INSTALLATION SUPPORT, DEPLOYMENTS 15-DAY, AND UAS MISSION COORDINATOR COURSES.

$9.9MDepartment of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardJul 2024 to Sep 2025
70Z02326F93130008

TASK ORDER FOR MR-UAS GUAM SHORE EXPANSION.

$8.4MDepartment of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardMay 2026 to Dec 2026

Why do other sources report different numbers for Shield AI?

  • Ceilings are not spending. News reports often quote a contract's ceiling, the most the government could ever order. This page counts only money actually obligated.
  • Other Transaction agreements are not included. Prototype deals signed as Other Transaction agreements are kept out of USAspending, so they are missing here. Defense technology firms use them often.
  • Classified work and subcontracts are not included. Classified awards are not published, and money a company earns as a subcontractor is credited to the prime contractor.
  • Recent months are still arriving. The Defense Department reports contract actions after a 90-day delay, so the latest fiscal year grows for a few months after it ends.
  • Which legal entities count. We count the entities listed below and any subsidiary USAspending files under them. Revenue reported in company filings also includes commercial and state work.

How this figure is counted

We ask USAspending for every prime contract transaction, from October 1, 2007 (the earliest date its search covers) to September 30, 2026, where the recipient or its parent is one of these registrations: DVEJNK717BB6 (SHIELD AI INC). Each transaction counts once, even when a subsidiary and its parent are both listed. Before a number is published, the yearly figures must add up to the agency figures, and the last three fiscal years must match USAspending's own recipient profile.

Cite this page

Source: BidSparq analysis of USAspending.gov data, Shield AI federal contract obligations FY2008 to FY2026, as of October 13, 2026. https://bidsparq.com/research/federal-contracts/shield-ai

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