🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Tuesday

• The Space Force is standing up dedicated cyber defense squadrons at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg, formalizing cyber protection of launch infrastructure as a core mission set.
• The U.S. Army has acquired Aerovironment’s Red Dragon one-way attack drone with a 400 km range and GPS-denied capability, signaling operational prioritization of long-range autonomous strike in contested environments.
• SES plans to procure 28 satellites from K2 Space for its next-generation meoSphere MEO network, a major order that underscores growing demand for resilient, higher-capacity space architectures relevant to defense communications.

Sources:

1) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/space-force-adds-cyber-units-to-guard-rocket-launches/
2) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/03/23/army-buys-red-dragon-drones-aerovironment/
3) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/ses-targets-28-satellites-with-k2-space-for-next-gen-meo-network/

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