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.
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Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth
As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.
‘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.
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.
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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
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.
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.
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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
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.
US special ops official lays out ‘strategic’ reason for Israel to better protect civilians
Chris Maier, assistant secretary of defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, said how the Israeli military operates "has concerned us at times."
Special operations forces ‘big fan’ of Replicator, especially for Pacific missions
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."
Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech
Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.