🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Wednesday

• A DoD Inspector General report found bureaucratic confusion has left U.S. military installations inadequately protected against drone threats despite existing counter-UAS policies, signaling a gap between guidance and operational execution.
• The U.S. Army confirmed its internal CamoGPT platform will continue operating alongside GenAI.mil, underscoring demand for mission-specific, secured AI tools rather than full reliance on commercial generative AI.
• The European Union began operations of its GOVSATCOM program, pooling satellite capacity to deliver secure government communications and marking a concrete step toward sovereign space-based connectivity.

Sources: 1) Defense News — https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2026/01/28/bureaucratic-confusion-leaves-dod-sites-exposed-to-drones-dod-ig-says/
2) DefenseScoop — https://defensescoop.com/2026/01/27/army-camogpt-dod-genai-mil/
3) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/eu-launches-government-satcom-program-in-sovereignty-push/

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