🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Friday

• The U.S. Army will field its first operational Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon battery within weeks, marking the service’s transition from testing to deployed hypersonic capability.
• The U.S. Space Force awarded Kratos a $446 million contract to manage and integrate ground systems for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking program, underscoring the centrality of data and ground architecture to next-gen space-based sensing.
• Anduril is set to begin production of high-speed “loyal wingman” combat drones at a new Ohio facility, signaling industrial-scale manufacturing momentum for autonomous collaborative aircraft.

Sources:

1) RealClearDefense — https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/03/20/us_army_to_deploy_first_operational_dark_eagle_hypersonic_missile_1171612.html
2) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/kratos-wins-446-million-space-force-contract-for-missile-tracking-ground-systems/
3) Defense News — https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2026/03/19/high-speed-combat-drone-production-starts-at-new-us-anduril-plant-in-days/

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