SO/LIC 2019: Industry to demonstrate loitering missiles for USSOCOM
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is gearing up to host a series of loitering missile demonstrations conducted by industry, according to command officials.
Six companies are slated to participate – three in May at the Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah and three more next year, said army Col. Joel Babbitt, USSOCOM’s SOF Warrior program executive officer.
The ‘capability demonstrations’ for the Precision Strike Systems program will help build an industrial base for such missiles and give companies a chance to show they can deliver what they advertised, Babbitt said on 6 February after speaking at the 30th annual Special
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