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SOCOM call for TALOS tech

28th May 2015 - 15:13 GMT | by Andrew White in London

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US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released the latest technology solicitation of its five-year long TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit) programme.

A series of Requests for Proposals (RfPs) will focus on the protection element of the TALOS solution with particular emphasis on ‘personal armour design’ concepts and helmet technology, a USSOCOM source informed Shephard.

TALOS will equip next-generation warfighters for military operations in urban terrain and the Command wants to unveil a fifth-generation working prototype by 2018.

The progression follows exoskeleton tests in October which saw US Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) operators completing an

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