• IonQ(NYSE: IONQ) has been selected as an eligible contractor for theMissile Defense Agency (MDA)Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD)indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. • The SHIELD framework has a total ceiling of $151 billion and is designed to provide the warfighter with rapid, innovative capabilities through a streamlined procurement process. • IonQ is one of more than 2,400 companies qualified to compete for future task orders under this multi-year vehicle. • The selection leverages IonQ’s expanded portfolio, which now integrates core trapped-ion quantum computing with specialized capabilities from its subsidiary companies. • These subsidiaries includeCapella Space, providing all-weather synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery;Skyloom, specializing in high-capacity optical space-to-ground communications; andVector Atomic, which develops quantum-based precision timing and navigation solutions for GPS-denied environments. • By uniting quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security, IonQ aims to support the MDA’s mission-critical requirements for layered defense and real-time data processing.

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  • IonQ has been named an eligible contractor for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) SHIELD indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity (IDIQ) contract, a multi‑year vehicle with a $151 billion ceiling that streamlines procurement of rapid, innovative defense capabilities. The award leverages IonQ’s expanded portfolio, which now integrates trapped‑ion quantum computing with subsidiary technologies-Capella Space’s all‑weather synthetic‑aperture radar, Skyloom’s high‑capacity optical space‑to‑ground communications, and Vector Atomic’s quantum‑based precision timing for GPS‑denied environments. IonQ’s record 99.99 % two‑qubit gate fidelity and upcoming Tempo system position it to support MDA’s layered defense and real‑time data‑processing needs.
  • IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has been selected as an eligible contractor for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The SHIELD framework has a total ceiling of $151 billion and is designed to provide the warfighter with rapid, innovative capabilities through a streamlined procurement process. IonQ is one of more than 2,400 companies qualified to compete for future task orders under this multi-year vehicle. The selection leverages IonQ’s expanded portfolio, which now integrates core trapped-
  • COLLEGE PARK, Md. - February 23, 2026 - Quantum company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced it was awarded a contract under the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion. This contract encompasses a range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility. IonQ is among more than 2,400 companies eligible to compete for future task orders issued under the SHIELD IDIQ contract framework. IonQ deliv

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