🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Sunday

• The U.S. Space Force awarded a $54.5M contract to Starfish Space for a GEO satellite servicing vehicle, signaling increased operational focus on in-orbit servicing, relocation, and life extension for national security space assets.
• Taiwan confirmed plans to procure 10 new C‑130J airlifters from the U.S., canceling a legacy upgrade program and signaling a shift toward faster modernization of critical mobility capacity.
• The U.S. Army’s CPE STRI engaged industry at an xTechSearch immersion event, reinforcing the service’s push to pull commercial innovation into simulation, training, and instrumentation programs earlier in the acquisition cycle.

Sources:

1) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/space-force-awards-54-5-million-contract-to-starfish-space-for-geo-servicing-vehicle/
2) Defence Blog — https://defence-blog.com/taiwan-confirms-plan-to-buy-10-c-130j-airlifters/
3) DVIDS — https://www.dvidshub.net/news/557679/cpe-stri-engages-top-industry-innovators-during-army-xtechsearch-9-immersion-event

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