# MDA Adds AST SpaceMobile to SHIELD IDIQ

The Missile Defense Agency announced in January 2026 that AST SpaceMobile was selected as a prime awardee on the SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, aligning the company with work supporting the broader Golden Dome strategy. The award makes AST SpaceMobile eligible to compete for future task orders covering research, development, engineering, prototyping, and operations; it does not identify a contract ceiling, task-order funding, or a specific work assignment.

- AST SpaceMobile’s status is as an eligible SHIELD task-order competitor, not an announced award of funded work. Contractors should distinguish IDIQ awardee status from task-order awards when assessing near-term revenue or teaming opportunities.
- The listed work areas may create opportunities for firms able to support missile-defense research, engineering, prototyping, and operations through future task orders.
- Companies interested in competing or teaming can use MDA task-order solicitations to identify specific requirements and opportunities; no task-order deadline or funding amount is stated.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Department of War

### Vendors
- AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (prime contractor and SHIELD IDIQ awardee eligible to compete for task orders)

### Sources
- [$ASTS Defense TAMs

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