Telesat Government Solutions Awarded Position on Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract

Press Release + Noah Note

ARLINGTON, VA – February 12, 2026 – Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), today announced it was awarded a contract under the US $151B Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility.

“The resilient architecture, deterministic performance and advanced security of Telesat Lightspeed will provide the network assurance and flexibility that the Department of War needs for strategic advantage in a congested and contested battlespace,” said Chuck Cynamon, President of Telesat Government Solutions. “Selection for this ambitious contract is a recognition of our technology, talent and experience delivering mission-critical service to space and defense organizations worldwide.”

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Noah Note: This isn't a surprise. Telesat has been lobbying hard to get involved in SHIELD, and being an established player with a physical network set to begin operations soon it was inevitable they would find a spot among the many companies qualified.

For those who don't know, the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) initativeis a $151 billion multi-award contract vehicle established by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It serves as the primary procurement engine for the "Golden Dome" initiative. Unlike traditional singular defense programs, SHIELD is designed as a flexible enterprise framework that allows the Department of Defense to rapidly source equipmemt and technology from a vast pool of qualified contractors.

Its core mission is to detect, track, and neutralize a wide spectrum of modern aerial threats, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. To achieve this, SHIELD prioritizes "disruptive technologies," such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for automated threat detection, digital engineering for virtual testing, and open systems architecture to ensure that different defense systems can communicate seamlessly.

Because SHIELD is a "Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity" (IDIQ) contract the Pentagon has already pre-qualified over 2,100 companies to compete for specific contracts. Telesat becomes the latest to be added to this pool, eith many more expected.