🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Tuesday

• The Space Development Agency awarded AST SpaceMobile a $30M contract to demonstrate direct-to-device satellite links to military radios, signaling deeper integration of commercial broadband constellations into tactical SATCOM architectures.
• Boeing successfully deployed a large language model onto space-grade hardware, advancing the feasibility of running AI workloads directly on orbit rather than relying solely on ground processing.
• The Air Force and Northrop Grumman are accelerating B-21 Raider production capacity with reconciliation funding to meet a 2027 delivery target, reinforcing long-range strike modernization timelines.

Sources:

1) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/sda-taps-ast-spacemobile-to-demo-commercial-satellite-links-to-military-radios/
2) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/boeing-demonstrates-large-language-model-for-space-grade-hardware/
3) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/air-force-ramps-up-b-21-raider-production-capacity-aims-for-2027-delivery/

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