HUNTSVILLE — Through its AI-enabled cyber and intelligence capabilities, Sentar has been chosen to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program.
Sentar is a Huntsville-based provider of advanced cybersecurity and intelligence solutions.
The $151 billion IDIQ, which extends through 2035, is a key component of the Department of Defense’s Golden Dome initiative to strengthen the nation’s layered missile defense architecture.
Selected as one of 1,014 industry partners from 2,463 offers, Sentar will be eligible to support SHIELD task orders focused on rapidly delivering next-generation capabilities, the company said. These include artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and advanced cyber technologies that enhance detection, decision-making, and response against evolving missile threats.
“Sentar is honored to support MDA through the SHIELD program and contribute the AI-enabled cyber and intelligence capabilities needed to advance our nation’s layered defense,” said April Nadeau, senior vice president of Sentar. “We look forward to partnering with MDA and the broader industry team to deliver resilient, forward-leaning technologies that outpace emerging threats.”
Sentar brings decades of mission experience supporting DoD and intelligence community customers in high-stakes environments, according to a news release.
The company said its expertise spans threat-informed cybersecurity, AI/ML development, digital engineering, open systems architectures, and mission analysis – capabilities that align directly with SHIELD’s objectives to accelerate innovation and strengthen national defense.
The Golden Dome initiative envisions a multi-layered missile defense system integrating space-based sensors, interceptors, and early warning capabilities.
SHIELD serves as the contracting backbone for this program, enabling rapid acquisition and deployment of advanced defense technologies.
Work will occur across the United States, overseen by the MDA’s contracting office at Redstone Arsenal.
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