US special ops gets first Skyraider II close-support planes, eyes bespoke mission sets
Meanwhile an L3Harris exec told Breaking Defense that US Special Operations Command could request more of the prop planes than originally planned.
Newly branded as ‘AV,’ AeroVironment unveils new loitering munition, predicts play for CCA
The new firm's CEO told Breaking Defense the company is focused on being flexible, and delivering mass when asked.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine has an ‘algorithm’ for US ‘winning’
In his first public remarks since being confirmed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine told a room full of special operations officials and industry they “must deliver.”
Harder, faster, smarter: Pentagon special ops official on SOF of ‘tomorrow’
Speaking at SOF Week, the head of DoD’s Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict office said there’s no time for endless tech briefing slides, for example.
AFSOC experimenting with small cruise missiles, new ways to use old kit
"There's a reality that aviation is incredibly expensive," AFSOC head Lt. Gen. Michael Conley said. "So I'm really challenging the team to figure out, what can we do with the things we already have that we haven't done in the past?"
US special ops eye unmanned vessels with missiles after purported Ukrainian strike
Ukraine’s claim of downing Russian jets has raised eyebrows over such a “marsupial” capability, but no one’s officially requested it yet, a SOCOM official said.
Facing ‘fusion of foes,’ special ops leaders envision ‘SOF renaissance’
"In an era where technological advancement is rapidly changing, the character of war and threats are covering globally, our eight decades of experience has tailor-made SOF for strategic competition's return,” USSOCOM chief Gen. Bryan Fenton said in his keynote address at SOF Week.
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PDW is future-proofing arsenals with lethally affordable multirotors
The creator of the world’s most mission-versatile sUAS, the C100, is now revolutionizing small drones from a first-person view.
US SOF making ‘unique contribution’ on Southern Border: Hegseth
Hegseth made his comments as the keynote speaker kicking off SOF Week in Tampa.