<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/four-la-tech-innovation-enterprise-partners-awarded-missile-defense-agency-contracts.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>03/10/2026</pubDate><title>Four LA Tech Innovation Enterprise partners awarded Missile Defense Agency contracts</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Four partners within Louisiana Tech’s Innovation Enterprise — Archem, BetaFlix, Small Business Consulting Corporation (SBCC), and Stephenson Stellar Corporation — were awarded contracts for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) program. With a ceiling of $151 billion, the SHIELD IDIQ contract vehicle positions the companies to compete for and access funding to execute mission-critical projects that advance U.S. missile defense capabilities. </summary><image><img src="/news/_images/louisiana-tech-logo-on-blue-background.jpg" alt="Louisiana Tech logo"/></image><tags><tag>Innovation</tag><tag>Partnerships</tag></tags></item>