AST SpaceMobile Inc. has been awarded a prime contract position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity program. This allows the company to compete for future task orders supporting national security objectives. The selection highlights AST SpaceMobile's space-based cellular broadband technology, which features large commercial phased arrays deployed in low Earth orbit and is intended for applications such as command and control, battle management, and advanced sensing for integrated national defense. The company's radiation-tolerant subsystem has also achieved its second customer adoption following a contract for another satellite program in 2024.

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