Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) 

Versatile vehicle that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learningenabled applications where pertinent, and maximizing use of digital engineering, open systems architectures, model-based systems engineering, and agile processes in the acquisition, development, and sustainment of these capabilities.

SHIELD — IDIQ Work Areas 

Research and Development (R&D)	Systems Engineering
Prototyping	Weapon Design and Development
Studies, Demonstrations, Testing of Prototypes	Integration and Assembly
Disruptive Technologies	Production and Fielding
Experimentation	Test and Evaluation (T&E)
Architecture Development	Operation and Sustainment
Modeling, Simulation and Analysis	Modernization
Data Mining/Collection/Analysis	Hardware and Software Modification
Cybersecurity	Minor Facilities Engineering/Construction