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Special Operations
June 2022
Special Ops Tech Pulled in Different Directions
TAMPA, Florida — With a pivot to the Indo-Pacific, its fingers still on the pulse of the Middle East, and the potential for expanding conflict in Eastern Europe, Special Operations Command has its hands full. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Special Ops Tech Pivots to Indo-Pacific Challenges
TAMPA, Florida — Special Operations Command — along with the rest of the U.S. military — is refocusing its attention on the Indo-Pacific, specifically China, and SOCOM’s technology priorities are following suit, senior leaders said this week at the command’s biggest conference of the year. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: First Soldiers Will Get Next-Gen Squad Weapons in 2023
TAMPA, Florida — For the first time in decades, the Army will employ brand new rifles, automatic rifles and ammunition calibers, with the first unit receiving the next-generation squad weapons by fall of 2023, according to the makers of the weapons. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Goal to Fire Laser Weapon from Special Ops Gunship Still Alive
TAMPA, Florida — Seven years after announcing its intention to fire a high-energy laser weapon from one of its Ghostrider gunships, Special Operations Command executives said work is still ongoing. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Data Management Suite Tackles Cross-Domain Information Sharing Problems
TAMPA, Florida — The proliferation of technology across the Defense Department is collecting and generating volumes of data faster than current systems can analyze and process, and one company says it has developed a new suite of data platforms that could revolutionize how special operators access, manage and analyze critical information needed to make high-level decisions. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Shyu Announces New Fund to Help Small Businesses
TAMPA, Florida — Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu announced May 18 a new fund that will help startups seeking to do business with the Defense Department. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Industry Team Debuts Consolidated Communications for Dismounted Forces
TAMPA, Florida — An industry team is pitching a new communications system that combines a mobile ad hoc network and tactical radios for special operators — a long-sought capability for warfighters. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Arctic Kits Coming Soon for SOCOM Vehicles
TAMPA, Florida. — For years, U.S. Special Operations Forces have been well equipped for counterterrorism missions in jungles, deserts and mountains, and a vehicle manufacturer now has a kit to help forces conduct operations in Arctic environments. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Rafael Introduces New Air-To-Surface Missile
TAMPA, Fl. — Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled a new missile the company believes will be suitable for future lightweight aviation platforms like those sought by Special Operations Command. -
Special Operations
May 2022
SOFIC NEWS: Special Ops Tech Priorities Include Protected Comms, Counter-UAS
TAMPA, Florida — Special Operations Command is looking for a host of new technologies that can help it operate in contested — rather than permissive — environments, its chief acquisition officer said May 17.
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