With locations in California, MD and Alexandria, VA. Heron Systems is organized around building practical, deployable autonomous agents and multi-agent systems powered by artificial intelligence for te firm's Navy and Air Force clients. Anchored in leading edge laboratory testing and simulation solutions in support test and evaluation, interoperability, electronic warfare, and unmanned aerial systems missions, the firm's products are front-end processors isolating simulation software that enable adaptation to different protocols without reprogramming. In addition to front end processors, several utility programs have beendeveloped that aid in test preparation, execution and data analysis. From advanced R&D and prototypes to full stack solutions, the AI-powered solutions deliver industry leading performance packaged to work with existing systems. In July 2021, it was announced that the firm had been acquired by Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that is applying self-driving car technologies to military aircraft, Objective: that the two firms inergarted to a common objective will accelerate the deployment of advanced AI-pilots to legacy and future military aircraft: an urgent and necessary step toward achieving national security priorities to include development of an AI pilot for military aircraft.