🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Wednesday

• The Pentagon approved a long-range, autonomous counter-UAS system for use across the military after border testing, signaling accelerated fielding of AI-enabled base and homeland defense tools.
• The National Reconnaissance Office funded BlackSky for additional satellites and an AI-optimized image detection system, deepening integration of automated analytics into space-based ISR architectures.
• The Space Force awarded $437.7 million to Viasat and Intelsat for a new tranche of anti-jam communications satellites, reinforcing resilient, contested-space connectivity as a procurement priority.

Sources:

1) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/09/pentagon-approves-autonomous-counter-drone-system-after-border-testing/
2) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/nro-funds-blacksky-for-new-satellites-ai-optimized-image-detection-system/
3) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/space-force-contracts-viasat-intelsat-for-first-of-new-anti-jam-communication-sats/

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