🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Friday

• The Pentagon stood up a new “non-kinetic effects cell” to more tightly integrate cyber capabilities into joint operations, signaling elevated operational emphasis on cyber as a warfighting domain.
• York Space went public and raised $629M to expand satellite production, underscoring sustained Pentagon demand for proliferated, defense-focused space platforms.
• The Space Force plans to establish a contractor pool for live, physical space training—including orbital warfare with real satellites—marking a shift toward more realistic operational test and training infrastructure.

Sources:

1) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/01/29/gen-caine-chairman-joint-chiefs-trump-cyber-non-kinetic-effects-cell/
2) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/york-space-goes-public-riding-pentagon-demand/
3) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/space-force-plans-to-create-contractor-pool-for-physical-live-training-needs-in-summer/

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