Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE360

Leonardo Electronics US Inc., through its Laser Solutions division, has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, which procures advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling the government to rapidly issue task orders across multiple contract types and NAICS codes to support both classified and unclassified defense programs. Leonardo Electronics' technical expertise in advanced laser diode technologies, directed energy weapons systems, and specialized optical components positions the company to contribute to SHIELD's multi-layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight.

The initial task order, awarded December 29, 2025, is valued at five hundred dollars on a firm fixed-price basis and designated as the SHIELD Initial Order, with performance conducted at the Missile Defense Agency facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Under the broader contract structure, the Missile Defense Agency intends to issue orders supporting research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements. Leonardo Electronics' role as a component supplier of laser diode arrays, high-power laser systems, and optical assemblies directly supports the advanced sensor and directed energy weapon technologies essential to SHIELD's multi-domain defense architecture.