🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Sunday

• The FCC approved an additional 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites, materially expanding a commercial LEO infrastructure increasingly relied on for government and defense connectivity.
• The U.S. Space Force awarded $739 million in NSSL Phase 3 launch orders to SpaceX, reinforcing commercial launch providers as core infrastructure for SDA and NRO missions.
• Colombia launched a $1.6B nationwide counter-drone “National Anti-Drone Shield,” signaling a major state investment in integrated detection, command-and-control, and interdiction platforms.

Sources: 1) Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-approves-spacex-plan-deploy-additional-7500-starlink-satellites-2026-01-09/
2) Aviation Week — https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/spacex-wins-nine-nssl-task-orders-sda-nro-missions
3) Defence Blog — https://defence-blog.com/colombia-launches-major-counter-drone-program-after-u-s-hits-venezuela/

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