🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Tuesday

• The U.S. Air Force awarded a $40 million contract to build an AI-powered Security Operations Center to autonomously monitor and defend Air Force networks, signaling operational-scale AI integration in cyber defense.
• The Army awarded Northrop Grumman a $325.5 million contract for the RangeHawk high-altitude uncrewed aircraft to track and collect data on hypersonic missile tests, strengthening test infrastructure for next-gen strike systems.
• The State Department approved a potential $3 billion sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawks to South Korea, doubling its anti-submarine helicopter fleet and reinforcing allied maritime ISR and ASW capacity in the Indo-Pacific.

Sources:

1) Defence Blog — https://defence-blog.com/pentagon-bets-on-ai-to-guard-u-s-air-force-networks-from-hackers/
2) RealClearDefense — https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/05/19/army_awards_contract_for_rangehawk_hypersonic_missile_testing_drone_1183536.html
3) Defence Blog — https://defence-blog.com/u-s-approves-3b-sale-of-24-sub-hunting-seahawks-to-south-korea/

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