SOCOM’s Iron Man Must Die, So Iron Man Spinoffs Might Live

SOCOM’s Iron Man Must Die, So Iron Man Spinoffs Might Live
SOCOM’s Iron Man Must Die, So Iron Man Spinoffs Might Live

Special Operations leaders are breaking their “Iron Man” project into its component parts, creating what they see as a “Hyper Enabled Operator.”

Close Air Support Timeline Cut; Wait For Tech Was Too Long

Close Air Support Timeline Cut; Wait For Tech Was Too Long
Close Air Support Timeline Cut; Wait For Tech Was Too Long

For too long, the CAS program “was falling on deaf ears, because it didn’t quite fit exactly in somebody’s nice little picture of a program, and it wasn’t funded” within a traditional acquisition program.

SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition

SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition
SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition

The Pentagon’s new Special Ops leader is looking to the defense industry for help in meeting peer adversaries, but he also has a bone to pick.