“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.
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.
Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Chris Maier, assistant secretary of defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, said how the Israeli military operates "has concerned us at times."
Chris Maier, assistant secretary of defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, said that as "students of the Ukriane conflict," that fight has underscored that "mass matters."
Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.
Special Operations Command wants to link up sensors, space-based assets and open source data to give operators improved situational awareness.
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
"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.
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.
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.
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.”