🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Wednesday

• The Marine Corps is expanding its use of Project Maven with a new AI-enabled operational reporting tool to turn existing data streams into faster battlefield insights.
• The U.S. Army has launched a low-cost interceptor program with a live-fire demo planned for fall, signaling a push to rebalance the economics of air and drone defense.
• France’s DGA ordered 5,000 AI-enabled combat surveillance drones from Harmattan AI, marking a scaled national investment in autonomous ISR capacity.

Sources:

1) C4ISRNET — https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-marine-corps/2026/06/23/marines-expand-use-of-maven-with-new-ai-operational-reporting-tool/
2) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/army-launches-new-low-cost-interceptor-program-targets-fall-for-first-live-fire-demo/
3) Aviation Week — https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/france-orders-5000-harmattan-ai-drones

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