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 Caiman helmet has been designed to be scalable for dynamic operations with mission-specific accessories and can incorporate electronics, communications headsets and other critical equipment.
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.
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.
16th August 2017
The Sustainment and Distribution Company of the US Army’s 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is trialling a new water purification system, the army announced on …
15th August 2017
Lockheed Martin’s proposed C-130J-SOF export variant will be tailored to different international operators’ requirements as interest in the type grows worldwide. According to Lockheed Martin, …
15th August 2017
The Colombian Army’s special counter-narcotics brigade (BRCNA) has recently concluded a two-week long training course for military and police officers from around the region. More …
7th August 2017
MARSS will supply its NiDAR command and control (C2) system for Zodiac Milpro’s Zodiac Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RIB) under a new $2 million …
7th August 2017
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has begun training a new group of Special Forces (SF) in conjunction with an Israeli contractor, it was announced on …
2nd August 2017
The US Army Contracting Command, on behalf of the army’s product manager for clothing and individual equipment, has announced its intent to award two firm …
2nd August 2017
USSOCOM released a public notice on 25 July outlining its next planned round of Technical Experimentation (TE) activities. The semi-annual TE ‘events’ are one of …
28th July 2017
Force elements from Ukraine’s Special Operations Command have completed a joint training programme with the US Naval Special Warfare Command in the Black Sea as …
26th July 2017
On 14 March 2017, Brig Gen Wojciech Marchwica took over as Commander of Poland’s Special Operations Component Command (POL SOCC) with a remit to further …
19th July 2017
Special Forces from across Latin America started the annual Fuerzas Comando competition in Paraguay on 18 July as they seek to improve doctrine, concepts of …
19th July 2017
US Naval Special Warfare Command is planning the procurement of underwater navigation systems from Ontario-based Shark Marine Technologies to meet special operations requirements, a recent solicitation has …
19th July 2017
As the international coalition of Special Operations Forces continues to focus on counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency campaigns across the Middle East and North Africa, commanders are …
14th July 2017
BAE Systems has received a $67 million contract modification to provide new electronic warfare (EW) systems for the US Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM's) fleet of …
10th July 2017
Marine Corps Systems Command has completed the fielding of 162 Joint Precision Airdrop Systems (JPADS) to the fleet, transitioning that logistics capability from acquisition to …
7th July 2017
The US Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Command is evaluating the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) Flyer 60 as an additional option for ‘fly …
30th June 2017
Canadian snipers have gained a world-leading reputation and now account for three of the top five world record shots following news of their latest feat. …
28th June 2017
As battlefield medicine continues to progress, new medical techniques being developed are now saving patients previously thought unlikely to survive. One such procedure, called REBOA …
23rd June 2017
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in April that it was reviving the Haruv Special Operations Unit following its disbandment in 1974 as part of …
22nd June 2017
The NAVAIR and MEUSS III awards announced recently, which will enable Textron Systems to put itself forward for future UAS-based tasking orders, has been met positively …