Shield Space

About Shield Space

Shield Space builds the autonomy layer for European and NATO orbital defence, providing onboard intelligence for spacecraft operating in contested environments without ground dependence. The company focuses on sovereign capability to reclaim initiative in space, offering edge-ready guidance and decision-making through its IRIS Autonomy System and rapid-defence capabilities like LEOPARD interceptor satellites. With a practitioner-driven approach formed by operators and engineers with military experience, Shield Space designs and fields space capabilities at an operationally credible pace, primarily serving NATO and allied space security needs from Britain.