🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Thursday

• CENTCOM confirmed the first combat use of the Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), marking the operational debut of its next-generation long-range fires capability and a milestone in post-ATACMS modernization.
• The Defense Innovation Unit issued a solicitation for Autonomous Low-Profile Vessels to resupply forces in contested littoral environments, signaling expanded demand for unmanned maritime logistics under Force Design and distributed ops concepts.
• Senators pressed DoD and federal agencies over recent counter-UAS incidents in Texas as the Pentagon prepares a high-energy counter-drone laser test with the FAA, highlighting policy and airspace integration friction around domestic drone defense.

Sources:

1) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/centcom-confirms-first-combat-use-of-prsm-in-iran/
2) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/03/04/alpv-autonomous-low-profile-vessel-marine-corps-diu/
3) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/03/04/senators-criticize-pentagon-faa-cbp-counter-uas-incidents-briefing/

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