Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Test on Sabre showcases MMP fire and forget capability
MBDA missile achieved direct hit on target without operator intervention.
Special Operations
PREMIUM: Gesture control on the horizon for USSOCOM
Technology enables heads-up control of small UAVs
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Merged L3Harris adapts to the new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the greatest challenge for L3Harris Technologies during its first year of operation, the president for the communications systems segment of ...
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Rafael highlights potential of ISR sensors to enhance peacekeeping operations
Peacekeeping forces would benefit from greater use of airborne sensors to meet their ISR requirements, according to Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Intelligence is the ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Software acquisition rises in importance for USSOCOM
15th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will officially stand up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) on 1 June to support programmes of record with software ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Special forces need tools to fight ‘wars on the horizon’, says USSOCOM chief
13th May 2020
The Commanding General of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has highlighted how SOF must be suitably equipped to handle a trio of ‘wars on the ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: EDA kicks off underwater diver project
9th May 2020
Naval forces in Bulgaria, France and Greece are set to benefit from an upgrade in underwater diver capabilities, after the European Defence Agency (EDA) published ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Dry Combat Submersible needs a transporter
8th May 2020
US Naval Special Warfare Command, as a component of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), is seeking a transportation device to support the mobility requirements of ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: USSOCOM seeks industry engagement with Hyper Enabled Operator
8th May 2020
The most recent Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) focuses on development of the Hyper Enabled Operator (HEO) concept. The BAA, ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: C-SOCC begins training to support NATO Response Force
7th May 2020
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, SOF elements from across the Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC) have initiated joint training as they build up ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Dutch lift lid on Takuba plans
7th May 2020
The Netherlands’ Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) has disclosed to Shephard its planned contribution to Task Force Takuba - a European Combined Joint Special Operations ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: MMP makes its mark in Mali
17th April 2020
The French Army has disclosed details regarding the use of MBDA’s Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) land combat missile system on operations in West Africa. Speaking ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Study calls for more flexibility from US special forces on CT operations
14th April 2020
Counter-terrorism (CT) operations conducted by special operations forces (SOF) must require ‘more than just the application of military power’, according to a report by the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: CTTSO embraces counter-drone capabilities
7th April 2020
Reporting to the US Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC), the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) is tasked with identifying and developing ...
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Digital Battlespace
LEO to provide ‘game changing’ capability
7th November 2019
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology is set to provide a ‘game-changing’ capability for armed forces demanding flexible and cost-effective connectivity almost anywhere in the ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Industry positions for future NGJ programme
4th November 2019
As the US Navy continues to develop its Next Generation Jammer- Mid Band (NGJ-MB) requirement with Raytheon, industry players within the Electronic Warfare (EW) sector ...
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Digital Battlespace
Germany continues pursuit of Tactical Edge Networking
1st November 2019
The German Army continues to consider requirements to support its next-generation tactical communications programme with industry sources suggesting the effort remains a ‘very fluent process’. ...
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Digital Battlespace
Future soldier ensembles set for German Army
1st November 2019
Rheinmetall is preparing to support the German Army’s lead role in the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) deployment in 2023 with a ...
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Special Operations
Hundreds of night vision devices headed to German Special Forces
1st November 2019
German special operations forces are due to receive an additional order of Image Intensification (I2) Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (GPNVGs), Shephard has been informed. ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Ukraine details Russia's EW actions in Donbass region
31st October 2019
A senior official within Ukraine’s Armed Forces disclosed operational details regarding the application of electronic warfare (EW) in the East of the country to the ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Capability Set 21 on course as thoughts turn to the Cloud
23rd October 2019
Senior leaders from the US Army highlighted their aspirations to further modernise the tactical command, control and communications of force components at an industry event ...
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Report highlights digital resiliency concerns of US personnel
23rd October 2019
Resiliency in connectivity remains the most critical priority facing emerging communications technologies being employed by US Armed Forces, a report published by the US Government ...
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Special Operations
DSEI 2019: Gentex presents USSOCOM solution to international audience
18th September 2019
Gentex Corporation promoted the USSOCOM’s latest combat helmet techology to the international special operations forces (SOF) community at DSEI 2019. The FAST SF Super High ...
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2019: UVision looks to extend loitering munition CONOPS
17th September 2019
Israeli company UVision displayed a mock-up of a special operations vehicle (SOV) equipped with multiple Hero 30 launchers at DSEI 2019, as it seeks to ...