🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Wednesday

• The Air Force plans to nearly double its EA-37 electronic attack fleet following its first combat deployment, signaling a sustained investment in airborne electronic warfare capacity and spectrum dominance.
• A NATO official called for formal policies and standards to enable sharing of AI-enhanced geospatial intelligence across allies, highlighting governance gaps slowing operational data integration.
• Astranis secured $450 million in new equity and debt to scale small GEO satellite production, pointing to growing defense-relevant demand for proliferated, mission-specific space infrastructure.

Sources:

1) RealClearDefense — https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/05/06/air_force_wants_to_nearly_double_ea-37_electronic_attack_fleet_1180999.html
2) Breaking Defense — https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/nato-needs-policies-standards-for-sharing-ai-enhanced-geospatial-intel-official/
3) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/astranis-secures-450-million-in-equity-debt-to-expand-small-geo-satellite-production/

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