Special Operations
SOF Week 2023: Commander, Special Operations Command - Korea interview
The Commander of Special Operations Command - Korea provides an update at SOF Week 2023.
The UK’s Royal Marines have taken significant strides in the first year of a decade-long transformation programme focusing on advanced communications, distributed operations and enhancing its capabilities.
As part of its FY2025 budget proposal, the service requested funds for tactical intelligence collection and analysis solutions and for ISR, processing, exploitation and dissemination programmes.
The ceremony was attended by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Steadfast Defender 24 (STDE24), the main NATO multi-domain exercise for 2024, has seen large-scale national and multinational live exercises taking place across the whole NATO area. Among the challenges it has attempted to tackle have been the increased lethality of uncrewed systems and how to enhance amphibious landings in cold environments.
The Commander of Special Operations Command - Korea provides an update at SOF Week 2023.
As the inaugural SOF Week draws to a close, the head of the Global SOF Foundation reflects on a successful event.
24th July 2020
If it seemed odd to some observers for Israel Aerospace Industries, with its long aviation heritage, to acquire the manufacturing operations for three all-terrain 4x4 …
24th July 2020
Spain is running a competition to procure the Light Vehicle for Special Operations (VLOE in Spanish) as the country progresses efforts to improve the mobility …
21st July 2020
Having disbanded the 2nd Commando Company of Special Forces Command (KSK) without replacing it, the German Army is evaluating how to redistribute the unit’s equipment …
14th July 2020
The competition to provide a new rotary-wing fleet for Australian SOF will include a bid led by Airbus Helicopters. Team Nightjar for Project Land 2097 …
13th July 2020
Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) has received its final Vector Air Transportable Tactical Vehicle (ATTV), manufacturer Defenture revealed via social media on 11 July. …
13th July 2020
SubSea Craft intends to launch trials of its VICTA diver delivery system. ‘Over the past two years the company has harnessed novel, market-leading technology …
6th July 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) on 1 July awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation a $700 million contract for the development and procurement of Radio Frequency Countermeasure …
26th June 2020
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded six contracts, with a total combined value of $975 million, for ISR services worldwide to support the Mid-Endurance …
25th June 2020
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22nd June 2020
Five US companies have received a contract totalling USD950 million to provide equipment, training and product support to approximately 3,500 Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) …
19th June 2020
S&T; Motiv has been the traditional supplier of small arms to South Korea’s military, but its domestic competitor Dasan Machineries stole a march when one …
5th June 2020
The US General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a follow-on contract worth up to $109 million to Polaris Government & Defense for its MRZR Alpha vehicle, …
1st June 2020
Spain continues its efforts to improve the mobility of its SF and has released operational, technical and logistics requirements for its Light Vehicle for Special …
29th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has placed a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Leidos for one De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft. The contract is valued at …
19th May 2020
As the contemporary operating environment demands more of special forces, so requirements are growing and widening for specially equipped aircraft. From supporting ground forces to …
18th May 2020
After nearly two decades of continuous combat operations in counter-terror and counter-violent extremist organisation environments, US special operations planners are seeing a decreasing return on …
17th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has developed a list of R&D; priorities to facilitate expeditionary logistics operations across future tactical environments. Several priority categories were …
15th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will officially stand up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) on 1 June to support programmes of record with software …
15th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) are in the process of achieving several milestones for both ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ submersible …