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.
Meanwhile an L3Harris exec told Breaking Defense that US Special Operations Command could request more of the prop planes than originally planned.
The new firm's CEO told Breaking Defense the company is focused on being flexible, and delivering mass when asked.
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.”
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.
"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?"
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.
"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.
Hegseth made his comments as the keynote speaker kicking off SOF Week in Tampa.