Special Operations
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Navy/USMCOverland AI Unveils IBEX Autonomous Ground Vehicle For Marine Corps MADIS Program
Autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) developer Overland AI this week introduced its latest product, IBEX, the first AGV to be built under a production contract with deliveries to Marine Corps set […]
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WeaponsSOCOM to Buy Leidos AGM-190A for Small Cruise Missile Program
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a more than $27.2 million fixed price incentive contract for procurement of the company’s AGM-190A “Havoc Spear” Small Cruise Missile (SCM) […]
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Special OperationsU.S. Special Operations Command Budget For OA-1K Drops From 62 To 53 Planes
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) fiscal 2027 future years defense plan (FYDP) said that the budget for the OA-1K Skyraider II Armed Overwatch aircraft has fallen from 62 to 53 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUSSOCOM Experimenting With Commercial GEOINT Imagery And Analytics At The Edge
SkyFi is under a research and development contract with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to allow Special Forces to assess the startup’s commercial-based self-service Earth observation platform and analytics on […]
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Air ForceV-22s to Resume Restriction-Free Flight a Year Later Than Initially Projected
A dozen new, “Dash 123” proprotor gearboxes (PRGBs) for the Marine Corps/Navy/Air Force V-22 are coming off the line monthly, yet a legislator suggested on Tuesday that the rate needs […]
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Air ForceUSAF To Pursue Degraded Visual Environment System For HH-60W Without Helmet Mounted Display
To save funds, the U.S. Air Force plans to pursue a Degraded Visual Environment System (DVES) without a helmet mounted display (HMD) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly […]
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Air ForceConventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
Conventional defense wisdom has held that Russian-made long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) pose significant threats to U.S. military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 stealth fighter, yet the Jan. […]
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InternationalL3Harris And IAI To Bid Sky Warden Variant For Israeli Light-Attack Aircraft Program
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Wednesday that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint bid on the Israeli Light-Attack Aircraft program with […]
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Special OperationsLow-Cost Cruise Missile Funding in Reconciliation Act Awaiting Contract Obligation
The fiscal 2025 reconciliation law includes $1.5 billion over the next four years for low-cost cruise missiles–$1 billion for DoD and another $500 million for “exportable” low-cost cruise missiles. Possible […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Taps Pratt & Whitney For Engine To Power Black Arrow Cruise Missile
Pratt & Whitney on Monday said that Leidos [LDOS] has awarded the company a contract to supply TJ150 engines for the Black Arrow small cruise missile being developed to provide […]
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