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SOF Week 2026: NSW expands commercial UxS push to maritime platforms as USASOC advances FPV drone effort

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The US Army Special Operations Command and Naval Special Warfare are accelerating efforts to integrate commercial uncrewed systems, with NSW broadening its solicitation to include USVs and UUVs alongside new requirements for ISR, kinetic operations and swarm technologies.

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SOF Week 2026: US Navy USV completes record eight-day autonomous mission

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