Hegseth seeks to elevate top SOF civilian to service-secretary equivalent
Congress will need to approve the change, but there are internal, bureaucratic steps Hegseth is directing that should increase the SOF community's power inside the department.
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?"
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Mojave STOL and Gray Eagle® 25M: Complementary capabilities for the modern battlefield
Both aircraft are designed to evolve as threats and mission requirements change.
Anduril unveils VTOL Roadrunner-Munition for aerial defense, one US customer buying in
The start-up declined to identify its American customer, but budget documents show that Special Operations Command is investing in counter-UAS technology bearing the “Roadrunner” name.
Can Special Ops Build A C-130 Seaplane? They’re Trying
“Is it going to be cost effective? That’s why we have several lines of effort early on and there will be plenty of off-ramp [opportunities] along the way to determine if we move forward” said Col. Ken Kuebler, SOCOMs Fixed Wing chief.
Eye On Africa, Navy’s New Ship Homeports in Crete
As Russian fighters fly in Libya and Turkey steps up operations in the region, the US just put its new sea base capable to surging Marines and commandos ashore into Crete
Special Ops: ‘Further Behind Than We Know’ On New Tech
“We had owned the air space and the EW spectrum,” said SOCOM acquisition chief James Smith. “I would argue that has already turned. We are in a contested environment, where we have to fight for airspace and EW spectrum. It’s contested.”
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
SOCOM’s Hyper-Enabled Operator: Will It Work This Time?
"You know, there is no Tony Stark, but the idea is there that in the future, in the operating environment, it's going to be increasingly complex, dynamic and lethal,” Gen. Richard Clarke, head of SOCOM.
Counterterror Mission Blends Into Competition With China, Russia: How SOCOM Copes
''As we look at the lethality, precision and mobility requirements as examples, we absolutely have to develop them so that they can compete and win with Russia and China,” SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke says.
SOCOM Looking To Bake In AI Requirements On Every New Program
"We need coders," the Special Operations chief said recently. "We've been having discussions internally that the most important person on the mission is no longer the operator kicking down the door, but the cyber operator."
Special Ops Budget Crunch Looms, But New Aircraft Demo Coming
“And so what's really important to me is what the vendor brings to the table, in terms of their ability to integrate weapons onto a non-developmental platform," said SOCOM acquisition czar Jim Smith.
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Winning the information war through ideas and perception
As social media and AI amplify dis- and misinformation campaigns, effectively countering them requires a coordinated response.
Commandos Buying Thousands of Small Missiles That Pack A Bigger Punch Than Hellfires
As counterterrorism missions show no signs of slowing down and civilian casualties always a worry, the commando command is turning to a light, guided munition to chase down fast-moving targets.