Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.
By Lee FerranROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
Special Operations Command wants to link up sensors, space-based assets and open source data to give operators improved situational awareness.
By Andrew Eversden
“The essence of [Strategic Shaping and Reconnaissance] is that creating at the tactical edge … a unit that has the potential to be the joint and interagency” unit operating near the shore, said Col. Ian Fletcher.
By Andrew Eversden
Ukraine’s special operations forces have been conducting efforts against Russia since day one, and among the close-knit SOF community there are clear lessons being learned.
By Andrew White
While still seeking customers in the US military, General Atomics president Dave Alexander says several unnamed international parties are interested in latest deadly remotely controlled aircraft.
By Valerie Insinna
Notably, Slife called out the need to operate in and around “an island environment that is not serviced by a major fixed operating base runway.”
By Aaron Mehta
“The future will be won by those who dominate the full digital spectrum,” Lt. Gen. Francis Beaudette, commander of Army Special Operations Command, says. “It will be as important as seizing and holding terrain.”
By Paul McLeary
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
“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.
By Paul McLeary
“If you can give me a white paper in three weeks, I’ll pay for your white paper in three weeks, if you can give me a prototype in three months, I’ll [pay for] your prototype in three months,” said James Smith, SOCOM’s acquisition chief.
By Paul McLeary
Each airplane will have five flights to prove its mettle, with an AFSOC pilot in the back seat for the final mission to observe the plane’s flight and handling characteristics.
By Paul McLeary
The US just gave the Lebanese Army three Huey II multi-mission helicopters and will also donate six brand new MD-530 light scout attack choppers.
By Chyrine Mezher
Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and other top Army pilots say these new technologies, tactics, & training will keep aircraft alive against high-tech foes like Russia and China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“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.”
By Paul McLeary
Overused and overstretched in the “global war on terror” since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the “grey zone.”
By Stewart Parker and Ari Cicurel