Special Operations
PREMIUM: No more gold nuggets as SSE delivers decreasing returns
After nearly two decades of continuous combat operations in counter-terror and counter-violent extremist organisation environments, US special operations planners are seeing a decreasing return on ...
Special Operations
PREMIUM: SOF identifies logistics R&D priorities
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has developed a list of R&D; priorities to facilitate expeditionary logistics operations across future tactical environments. Several priority categories were ...
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: SOF reaches underwater mobility milestones
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) are in the process of achieving several milestones for both ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ submersible ...
Special Operations
PREMIUM: SOF stresses lifecycle affordability for new low-cost UAS platform
SOF planners in the US are exploring the possibilities of supplementing the current fleet of UAS with a commercial platform that may offer lower lifecycle ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: Efforts to enhance SOF lethality focus on six areas
13th May 2020
Speaking at this week’s virtual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (vSOFIC), James Smith, Acquisition Executive for United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), highlighted six specific ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Disruption is the name of the game, says vSOFIC keynote speaker
12th May 2020
The virtual incarnation of the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (vSOFIC) began on 11 May with a keynote address on "Innovation and Disruptive Technologies" ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: JV completes Javelin upgrade as Poland becomes latest FMS customer
11th May 2020
The Javelin Joint Venture team, comprising Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin, has completed the first production Javelin F-Model (FGM-148F) ATGM. The F-model is ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: SOF seeks integration help to counter unmanned aircraft
8th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking industry white papers for its C-UAS Systems Integration Partner (CUxS SIP) requirement. In an RfI published on 17 April, USSOCOM ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: US Army looks at precision strike through a new prism
1st May 2020
The US Army and Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the third flight test in their next-generation long-range missile programme at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on ...
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Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Spotlight shines on US presidential helicopters
29th April 2020
A recent report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) acknowledges that the presidential helicopter programme is within cost goals but asserts that some technical ...
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Military Logistics
PREMIUM: Technical issues linger with KC-46, says CRS
28th April 2020
The US Congressional Research Service (CRS) last week released the latest update of its background document for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft (pictured). New information ...
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Training
PREMIUM: USMC seeks intellectual edge in training for the post-industrial age
6th March 2020
The USMC is shifting its vision on training to better reflect global realities. The need for new thinking was outlined this week during AFCEA West ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: US formulates Tri-Service Maritime Strategy
5th March 2020
One of the key themes throughout the AFCEA West 2020 conference in San Diego on 1-3 March was the expanded vision of integrated sea service ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: LCS is in a ‘good place’ but capabilities are not being maximised, says CNO
3rd March 2020
The USN Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) used the Sea Service Chiefs Town Hall at AFCEA West 2020 on 2 March to address the current ...
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Special Operations
SOF seeks expanded SUAS payloads
29th August 2019
The US Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) SOFWERX collaboration enterprise is preparing to conduct a Capability Assessment Event focused on expanded mission payloads for small UAS (SUAS). ...
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Special Operations
SOF seeks low-cost armor-piercing ammo
21st August 2019
The US military is seeking industry help to identify or develop low-cost armor-piercing ammunition in a number of calibers of particular interest to United States ...
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Military Logistics
Army seeks to expand JLTV airdrops
16th August 2019
As both the US Army and US Marine Corps continue to expand their fielding of the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), service planners are ...
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Special Operations
USSOCOM seeks SHOT Show synergies
15th August 2019
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) planners are exploring new weapon technology demonstrations in conjunction with the annual SHOT Show gathering in Las Vegas in ...
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Special Operations
USSOCOM looks to combat diver experimentation
8th August 2019
USSOCOM is preparing to hold a technical experimentation (TE) event focused on enhancing the capabilities of special operations forces combat swimmers/divers. The upcoming event was ...
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Special Operations
USSOCOM advances cockpit efforts
2nd August 2019
USSOCOM is moving forward on its efforts to identify the next generation Special Operations Aviation (SOA) cockpit. The multi-phased effort was originally outlined in a special ...
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Special Operations
US joint special ops identifies new technology needs
30th July 2019
USSOCOM’s Program Executive Office Special Operations Forces Warrior (PEO-SW) and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) have identified a number of their emerging technology needs. The ...
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Special Operations
First Look: Inside the US Army's SOF base camp (video)
26th July 2019
The US Army is refining a prototype concept for a 25-man Expeditionary Outpost that could be applied to both Special Operations Force (SOF) and Security ...
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Special Operations
NSW looks to individual gear enhancements
25th July 2019
While United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) planners are looking toward a range of broad options to enhance the lethality of individual operators, some SOF ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
US Army moving AI into robotic platforms
28th June 2019
The US Army has begun technical experimentation targeting the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into its robotic platforms. Aspects of both current and planned AI ...
