SOF Week 2026: MARSOC selects upgraded Shark Marine dive navigation system
MARSOC has selected the Shark Marine Dive Tablet 2 underwater navigation system, which will be used by MARSOC ‘Raiders’ during combat diving training serials and missions. (Photo: Shark Marine Technologies)
MARSOC is procuring the Shark Marine Dive Tablet 2 to address a longstanding combat diver navigation capability gap, improving underwater positioning, situational awareness and integration with existing diver propulsion vehicles.
The Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is set to receive a new upgraded combat diver navigation system, fulfilling a longstanding capability gap according to service officials.
According to a sole-source purchase order announced on 8 May, the Camp Lejeune-based command has selected the Shark Marine Dive Tablet 2 underwater navigation system, which will be used by MARSOC ‘Raiders’ during combat diving training serials and missions.
According to the US Special Operations Command’s Program Executive Office-Maritime (PEO-M), combat divers from across the organisation, including US Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force personnel, are always on the lookout for ‘handheld and
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