🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Tuesday

• The Marine Corps granted authority to operate its first on‑premises 5G private network at Logistics Base Albany, signaling a move toward secure industrial automation and digitally enabled logistics at scale.
• The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking autonomous “robot ships” to resupply forces in contested waters, pointing to unmanned logistics as a priority for operating in denied maritime environments.
• The Army’s 25th Infantry Division tested a next‑generation command‑and‑control prototype that automates parts of the digital kill chain to accelerate long‑range fires in the Indo‑Pacific.

Sources:

1) DVIDS — https://www.dvidshub.net/news/559214/us-marine-corps-grants-authority-operate-first-and-only-prem-5g-private-infrastructure-network
2) Defense News — https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/03/02/pentagon-seeks-robot-ships-to-haul-supplies-to-combat-zones/
3) Defense.gov — https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4418899/25th-infantry-division-leads-push-for-faster-data-driven-capabilities/

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