Supporting operations in the so-called ‘grey zone’, the amorphous space between peacetime activities and conventional warfare, has become a more pressing concern since Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
The 2014 annexation of Crimea by unidentifiable Russian troops, using non-traditional tactics, and its potential consequences for other countries in eastern Europe and elsewhere has the US and NATO worried.
Grey-zone action refers to activity that is not openly declared and often prosecuted using subtle methods, for example, social, psychological, religious, cyber, economic and other means, according to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The agency recently published a Broad Agency Announcement
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Artificial intelligence has supported C2 systems and decision-making for more than two decades. It has gradually built up a head of steam in the 2020s, but what is it achieving today and what role could it play in the future?
At SOF Week 2026, Sean O’Neill, Senior Business Development Manager with Iris Technology, discusses the growing importance of tactical power management systems for modern military operations.
At SOF Week 2026, Austin Farnham, President of Octane Wireless, discusses how direct feedback from special operations forces is helping shape the next generation of battlefield communications technology.
The Northrop Grumman Integrated Battle Command System is in service with Poland and the US Army with another 20 countries believed to have expressed an interest.
The Thales DigitalCrew package, first unveiled at last year’s Defence IQ International Armoured Vehicles conference, is designed to merge imaging and apply a layer of decision-making and observation algorithms to support crew and other personnel.
Nomad can provide militaries with real-time intelligence, saving critical time on the battlefield.
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