How the UK is changing its special forces for a modern world
The UK is setting up its service-level forces to take a more direct role in the kinds of special operations that UKSF has historically held tight.
The UK is setting up its service-level forces to take a more direct role in the kinds of special operations that UKSF has historically held tight.
The device is being developed by LifeLens Technologies and will detect warfighters' physiological stressors in environments where there may be dangerous, even lethal substances in the environment.
“We are actively working to disrupt these networks, intercept their communications and dismantle their digital infrastructure," said Ashley Manning, the Defense Secretary’s chief cyber advisor.
"We need more regional cooperation to enhance [Japanese] SOF," said Col. Taisuke Fujimura, Deputy Commander of the Japan’s Self Defense Force’s Amphibious Brigade
“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.
“We are transforming our force structure, we are transforming our weapons systems through our modernization programs and what we've done, through the force structure changes, is make room for some new formations,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.
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"The SOF that we have is not the SOF we will need" for the future, head of Air Force Special Ops Command, Lt. Gen. James Slife, warned today.
The move "will put special operations command on par with the military services for the first time,” acting SecDef Chris Miller announced today
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"Every man on the mission that night was engaged in their own unique problem set. My teammates were also looking for some way to liberate those hostages," said Payne.
SOCOM's first Dry Combat Submersible is undergoing a year of testing by the Navy to work out new technologies, including a new power source, before moving forward.
"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.