🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Thursday

• Lockheed Martin secured a contract worth up to $35B to expand THAAD production, aiming to quadruple interceptor output in a major signal of accelerated U.S. missile defense scaling.
• The U.S. Space Force is reopening competition for a $1.7B mobile satellite-control antenna program after canceling the prior award, resetting a key element of resilient space C2 infrastructure.
• The Trump administration advanced the “Pax Silica Accord” to reduce U.S. reliance on Chinese AI chip supply chains, signaling a coordinated push to secure high-end semiconductor inputs for advanced AI systems.

Sources:

1) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/lockheed-inks-massive-thaad-deal-worth-up-to-35b/
2) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/space-force-seeks-fresh-bidders-for-satellite-control-antennas/
3) CBS News — https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-aims-break-ai-reliance-china-pax-silica-accord/

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