US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Ursa Space Systems Selected for Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract
Ursa Space Systems and Stellar Solutions will deliver AI-driven satellite and analytic capabilities to support layered defense against missile threats, with a $151 billion contract ceiling.
- On Dec. 19, 2025, Ursa Space Systems announced it was awarded a place on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ, a contract with a ceiling of $151B from Ithaca, N.Y.
- The Missile Defense Agency requires an advanced, multi-domain system to detect, track, intercept and neutralize ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missile threats.
- Ursa said it will use software and AI agents to integrate satellite and geospatial data, leveraging AI/ML, digital engineering, open systems architectures, and model-based systems engineering.
- Stellar Solutions, Inc. was named an awardee on the SHIELD IDIQ, with CEO Janet Grondin stating, `Stellar Solutions is honored to be selected as an awardee on the SHIELD IDIQ, where we will leverage our 30 years of space systems engineering experience`.
- The award positions vendors with global operations to apply SHIELD work across multiple domains, while Ursa's analytics extend commercial reach to finance, energy and defense customers.
Insights by Ground AI
38 Articles
38 Articles
Ursa Space Systems Selected for Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract
ITHACA, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Space Systems, a leading provider of satellite-based analytic solutions, is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland
·New York, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources38
Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution68% Center
Bias Distribution
- 68% of the sources are Center
68% Center
L 16%
C 68%
R 16%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
