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.
11th April 2018
The Armed Forces of the Philippines stood up a new integrated joint command, called the AFP Special Operations Command (AFPSOCOM), on 6 April. Putting them …
10th April 2018
The US Army is carrying out low-velocity airdrop testing of the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the army announced …
8th April 2018
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released an RfI to support an upcoming Technical Experimentation (TE) event. The 4 April request outlined TE opportunities for …
3rd April 2018
The Qatar Special Operations Command (Q-SOC) is set to benefit from a new state-of-the-art training facility following a deal confirmed at the Doha International Maritime …
28th March 2018
Profense LLC has used this week’s AUSA Global Force exhibition and symposium to unveil its PF556 minigun, a new model system that fires linked 5.56x45mm …
23rd March 2018
The US Army is asking for industry input for ways to buy Block 2 MH-47G Chinook for its special operations forces (SOF). In a 14 …
23rd March 2018
At roughly the same time that USSOCOM representatives announced the intent to increase acquisition quantities of both current Griffin and GBU-69/B Small Glide Munitions, the command’s …
22nd March 2018
The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM has become the first customer to receive an upgraded variant of Polaris Government and Defense’s Deployed Advanced Ground Off …
22nd March 2018
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) celebrated the Special Operations Forces Day on 27th February with the disclosure of new video footage illustrating a series …
14th March 2018
The US Army has equipped its first unit – the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division - with the new Transportable Tactical Command Communications …
12th March 2018
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is preparing to bulk up its inventory of tactical missiles with two sole source procurements. The procurement deals will …
12th March 2018
Venezuela’s special operations forces are set to receive a USD $20 million uplift in materiel and equipment, according to President Nicolas Maduro. Announcing the news …
7th March 2018
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is helping pre-deployment forces hone their tactical training edge, according to recent contract awards and sources sought announcements. On 1 …
7th March 2018
L3 Warrior Sensor Systems has received a contract to deliver its Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD)-1531 to a Canadian government agency, the company announced on …
4th March 2018
The US Army has released a draft prototype opportunity notice (PON) for its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR). The 1 March release is seen …
2nd March 2018
The RAND Corporation has published an analysis of US special operations forces aimed at increasing levels of cooperation with conventional forces, other government agencies and …
1st March 2018
The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community is seeking cold weather survival gear to help troops stay warm in extreme environments. In a 23 February sources sought announcement, …
28th February 2018
Getac has updated its X500 notebook and X500 server products to support mobile big data storage and management solutions for the defence industry. The rugged …
27th February 2018
Cubic's GATR Technologies has developed GATR TRAC, a new version of its inflatable antenna with tracking capabilities, that can be deployed in locations where this …