The Pentagon's Golden Dome initiative, backed by the $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, aims to create a multi-layered defense system over the US to intercept various threats. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has approved over 2,400 companies as vendors to fast-track innovation through competitive procurement. This move signals a departure from traditional slow procurement methods. Being on the vendor list offers an opportunity to secure a part of one of the largest defense contracts in US history. Notable publicly traded companies named on the SHIELD vendor list include aerospace and defense giants who typically win significant task orders. The full story is available on Benzinga.com.