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≈$13M DELIVERY ORDER HQ086026FE001

MDA's DEDAIM contract drives AI-enhanced modeling and simulation through digital engineering — a federal contract (USAspending)

Department of Defense ・2026-02-02 〜 2028-02-16

The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ordered "DEDAIM" from Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. The order stands at about $13.0 million as of 2026-09-13, five times the roughly $2.6 million this site first recorded in June 2026. The work centers on digital engineering to advance AI-enhanced modeling and simulation.

Contract key facts

  • RecipientMODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
  • Contract value$13,029,609 (≈$13M)
  • Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
  • Awarding sub-agencyMissile Defense Agency
  • Award typeDELIVERY ORDER
  • Period of performance2026-02-02 〜 2028-02-16
  • Contract ID (PIID)HQ086026FE001

Contract scope (original)

DIGITAL ENGINEERING DRIVING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED MODELING AND SIMULATION (DEDAIM)

Key points

  • The buyer is the Missile Defense Agency (MDA); the recipient is Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; the contract value is $13,029,608.89 as of 2026-09-13.
  • The project is named "DEDAIM" and centers on digital engineering to advance AI-enhanced modeling and simulation (M&S).
  • The contract type is a delivery order (an individual order placed under an existing broader contract).
  • The period of performance runs from February 2, 2026 to February 16, 2028.
  • In this site's collected records the order grew from about $2.59 million (June 6, 2026) to about $13.03 million (August 31, 2026), roughly fivefold in three months.
  • Digital engineering advances development on interconnected digital models rather than paper and separate documents.

1Digital engineering as a way of working

Large-scale systems like missile defense require extensive testing and analysis from development through verification. Digital engineering is an approach that carries out this work on connected digital models rather than on paper or in separate documents.

Combined with modeling and simulation (M&S, the practice of reproducing and predicting how a system behaves on a computer before anything physical is built), it allows many design decisions to be checked before physical testing. The project name of this contract, "DEDAIM," puts artificial intelligence (AI) on top of that digital engineering foundation to strengthen M&S.

2An MDA system built from many parts

What makes this notable is that the buyer is the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The MDA is responsible for defense systems against threats such as ballistic missiles, and the systems it handles are complex, with many components working together.

A direction that pairs digital methods with AI to make development and verification more efficient is one example of how model-centered approaches are spreading in defense work that involves such complex systems.

3A clue to where procurement is heading

Viewed more broadly, this contract is a clue to where federal procurement is heading. The fact that analysis and simulation work using digital models and AI is being ordered from a technology firm like Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. fits within a wider movement toward investment in digital methods across government, not just defense.

Note that the original text does not state specific deliverables or achieved performance, so this explanation stays within the contract's framework and stated aims.

4Proceeding on paper, or on a model

Digital engineering replaces how development itself proceeds.

Proceeding on paper and separate documentsProceeding on interconnected digital models
Consistency has to be reconciled document by documentConsistency holds if the model is consistent
Verification depends on physical testingMany design judgements can be verified before physical test
The effect of a change is hard to traceThe reach of a change can be followed

Modelling and simulation reproduces and predicts behaviour computationally before anything is built, and the project name DEDAIM sets out to strengthen it with AI on a foundation of digital engineering. The systems the Missile Defense Agency handles link many components, and this is one sign of model-centred method spreading.

Why it matters

The fact that defense buyers are ordering modeling and simulation work that uses digital engineering and AI signals growing demand for model-centered methods and analysis in complex system development. For firms offering related technical and analytical services, it is a useful read on the direction of federal procurement.

FAQ

What is "DEDAIM"?
It is the project name for this contract. The original text describes it as advancing AI-enhanced modeling and simulation built on digital engineering (an approach that runs design through operations around connected digital models).
What is modeling and simulation (M&S)?
It is the practice of reproducing and predicting how a system behaves on a computer before anything physical is built. The original text indicates this contract strengthens it with AI.
Why is the value larger than when the order was first recorded?
Delivery orders can be modified after award to add scope or funding. In this site's collected records the order rose from about $2.59 million to about $13.03 million within about three months; the record does not give the reason for individual modifications.

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