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.
Reprogramming robots in the mud: How Army Special Ops trains its new robot technicians
“What we’re building is a soldier that can adapt a piece of robotic kit to the mission, to the enemy, to the terrain,” said Maj. Gen. Jason Slider, commander of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
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Missiles and radar need more than demand – they need manufacturing capacity
Expanding manufacturing capacity is critical to producing missiles, radars, and launch systems.
‘Truly concerns me’: DAWG director warns funding lapse could kill ‘momentum’
DAWG is Trump administration initiative that essentially absorbed the Biden-era Replicator initiative designed to acquire thousands of low-cost “attritable” drones, particularly for use in the Pacific.
Pentagon’s special ops office hosts first Shark Tank-style Accelerator Event
SO/LIC officials said they solicited responses from industry for problems drawn directly from operational commands, whittling 700 proposals down to 15 finalists.
Helos need upgrades to perform special ops ‘quieter, with fewer aircraft’: PEO Rotary Wing
Special Operations Command’s fleet of MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs — operated by the 160th Nightstalkers Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) — could benefit from technology injections coming from the MV-75 Cheyenne, said PEO Rotary Wing Steve Smith.
‘Have to be very careful’: Special ops head calls for combat AI ‘reality check’
Adm. Frank Bradley told the audience at SOF Week that before unleashing "violence," humans must be in the loop.
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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.
Special ops leader says Maduro mission set ‘new standard’
Special Operations Command head Adm. Frank Bradley used a keynote address at SOF Week to laud the “most sophisticated” joint operation special ops have ever conducted.
‘Going to change everything’: Special Forces joins Army’s next-gen C2 prototype experiments
After hearing how the 4th Infantry Division was using its new C2 tech, 10th Special Forces Group got in on the action, including at the recent Ivy Mass exercise.
Pentagon formalizes conventional forces’ role in irregular warfare, but will it stick?
“When I look at irregular warfare and its utility, for it to be effective ... it had to be much bigger than just a special operations activity," CSIS's Seth Jones told Breaking Defense.
Who’s Who in Defense: Joni Ernst, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
For the 119th Congress, Ernst again picks up the reins of a legislative body with jurisdiction over the programs and policies related to: intelligence; counterterrorism; special operations; weapons of mass destruction; and drug trafficking.
From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine has an ‘algorithm’ for US ‘winning’
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.”
Harder, faster, smarter: Pentagon special ops official on SOF of ‘tomorrow’
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.
US special ops eye unmanned vessels with missiles after purported Ukrainian strike
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.
Marines special ops focus on data at the edge, FPV drones in the air and AI on the way
The battlefield may be more complex than ever, but if a war breaks out, MARSOC's commander said frontline fighting will be "rough and brutal" like WWII.