🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Thursday

• The Defense Innovation Unit and Navy are soliciting long-range unmanned aircraft capable of carrying 1,000‑lb munitions out to 600 nautical miles, signaling a push to operationalize distributed maritime strike at extended ranges.
• The Marine Corps awarded Kodiak AI a contract to integrate driverless technology into its ROGUE Fires platform, accelerating autonomy in ground-based precision fires.
• The U.S. Coast Guard selected Davie Defense to build five Arctic Security Cutters, marking a major industrial move to expand U.S. icebreaking capacity amid rising Arctic competition.

Sources:

1) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/diu-navy-seek-long-range-drones-for-maritime-strikes/
2) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/kodiak-ai-lands-marine-corps-deal-to-add-driverless-tech-to-rogue-fires-platform/
3) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/coast-guard-awards-davie-defense-contract-for-5-icebreakers/

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