The future of the US Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM’s) Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) programme is assured following a change of command.
Details remained scarce over the latter part of 2014 as command of USSOCOM passed from Adm Bill McRaven to Gen Joseph Votel in August. However, Votel went on record this week to confirm his aspiration to continue the five-year programme first launched under McRaven in 2013.
Addressing the Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict symposium in Tampa, on 28 January, Votel said TALOS had been ‘chartered to explore and catalyse a revolutionary integration of advanced technology to provide comprehensive ballistic
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