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US MDA Selects 1,014 Companies for $151B SHIELD Program

December 4, 2025

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Key Takeaways

The US MDA selected 1,014 companies for the SHIELD program.
The contract vehicle is valued at up to $151 billion.
SHIELD will support the Golden Dome missile defense effort.
The program runs through December 2035.

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Strategic Implications

The selection of over 1,000 companies may indicate the MDA's intent to foster a diverse and competitive industrial base for the Golden Dome initiative. This could suggest a shift towards more modular and open-architecture systems, which may enable faster integration of new technologies and components.

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What Happened

Golden Dome Initiative Expands With Diverse Vendor Pool

The US Missile Defense Agency has selected 1,014 companies to participate in the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program, a contract vehicle valued at up to $151 billion. The program, known as SHIELD, is expected to underpin the Golden Dome missile defense effort, introduced earlier this year. SHIELD will provide the agency with a pool of companies to tap for individual requirements, with all work awarded through separate task-order competitions. The program runs through December 2035 and allows performance at sites across the United States. This development was first reported by AeroTime.

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