🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Saturday

• Russia has begun operational use of the Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system to jam Starlink satellite communications, signaling a direct push to contest commercial space-enabled connectivity in active conflict zones.
• Northrop Grumman says the solid rocket motor industrial base is ready to scale production with billions in private investment, but is seeking longer-term contracts to stabilize demand and unlock sustained capacity growth.
• The Pentagon awarded a Phase II SBIR contract to Phoenix Semiconductor to modernize aging carrier systems and legacy hardware, underscoring renewed focus on domestic microelectronics resilience for critical defense platforms.

Sources:

1) Defence Industry Europe — https://defence-industry.eu/russia-begins-operational-use-of-volna-kupol-garant-electronic-warfare-system-to-jam-starlink-satellite-communications/
2) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-says-industry-ready-to-scale-solid-rocket-production-with-longer-contracts/
3) Interesting Engineering — https://interestingengineering.com/military/phoenix-semiconductor-sbir-legacy-defense-chips

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