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Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SEAL Teams Get Funding Boost for New Tech

By Stew Magnuson
Special Operations Command has wrapped up most of its work developing new undersea and surface craft for SEAL teams, but is on the lookout for cutting edge technologies that can make them more lethal and survivable, SOCOM acquisition officials said May 13.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: Special Ops Command Tackling COVID-19 Challenges

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
While Special Operations Command has been able to mitigate serious impacts to its weapon programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is tracking potential “micro-cracks” that could become problematic, its acquisition executive said May 13.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM to Leverage Army’s Helicopter Modernization Programs

By Mandy Mayfield
Special Operations Command plans to replace its Black Hawks with an iteration of the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft and may also replace its H-6 Little Bird aircraft with a version of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, a SOCOM official said.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: Special Ops Community Developing Drone-Killing Drones

By Jon Harper
Special Operations Command wants to equip its warfighters with unmanned aerial systems that could be used to defeat other enemy drones, according to a top official.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM Wants Next-Gen Squad Weapon, Lighter Ammo

By Connie Lee
Special Operations Command hopes to adopt the Army’s next-generation squad weapon, a service official said May 13.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: AFSOC on Track to Demonstrate Airborne Laser by 2022

By Stew Magnuson
Air Force Special Operations Command will attempt to fire a high-energy laser weapon from an AC-130J aircraft by 2022, a Special Operations Command official said May 13.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM Moving Forward with Hyper-Enabled Operator Concept

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
Special Operations Command is making progress on its hyper-enabled operator concept, officials said May 12.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM All-in on Artificial Intelligence

By Jon Harper
Special Operations Command is gung-ho about leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities across its portfolio as it faces off against peer competitors and violent extremist organizations, according to top officials.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM Aims to Piggyback on Space Capabilities

By Mandy Mayfield
Special Operations Command is planning to leverage space-based capabilities from across the services to meet new and emerging operational demands, the program executive officer for the command's special reconnaissance office said May 12.
Special Operations

May 2020

VSOFIC NEWS: Special Operations Command Launches ‘Engage SOF’ Tool

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
Special Operations Command has launched a new platform to collaborate with industry known as Engage SOF, or eSOF, the command’s director of science and technology said May 12.