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Special Operations
April 2021
SOCOM Keeps Pushing for New ‘Armed Overwatch’ Aircraft
Despite hurdles, Air Force Special Operations Command is still gung-ho about purchasing a replacement for its U-28A Draco manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform that will also be able to offer air support to commandos on the ground in austere regions. -
Defense Department
March 2021
When Hondo Talks, People Should Listen
The change in the administration in January meant a change in leadership at the Defense Department. -
Special Operations
March 2021
SOCOM Shows Interest in Hybrid, AI-Enabled Vehicles
Special Operations Command is experimenting with emerging technologies as it works to bolster its ground vehicle fleet with new capabilities. -
Special Operations
May 2020
VSOFIC NEWS: SEAL Teams Get Funding Boost for New Tech
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
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: Special Ops Community Developing Drone-Killing Drones
By Jon HarperSpecial 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 LeeSpecial Operations Command hopes to adopt the Army’s next-generation squad weapon, a service official said May 13. -
Special Operations
May 2020
VSOFIC NEWS: SOCOM Moving Forward with Hyper-Enabled Operator Concept
Special Operations Command is making progress on its hyper-enabled operator concept, officials said May 12. -
Special Operations
May 2020
VSOFIC NEWS: Special Operations Command Launches ‘Engage SOF’ Tool
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. -
Special Operations
May 2020
Armed Overwatch Aircraft on SOCOM’s Shopping List
In October of 2017, an infamous ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, left four American and four local soldiers dead after taking enemy fire from militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
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