As Ukraine continues its NATO-backed defense against Russian forces, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) on Nov. 9 conducted the first theater test over the Arctic Circle in Norway of an AGM-158A Joint Air to Surface Standoff Munition (JASSM) palletized munition, dropped from an MC-130J ...

A top U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) official on Oct. 26 highlighted the command’s need for High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) systems and SOCOM’s planned shift to a 60 percent focus on deterring China and Russia. “As you look at the Indo-Pacific, it is a ...

New York-based Moog Inc.[MOG-A, MOG-B] said on Oct. 18 that L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has chosen Moog’s space and defense segment to provide the Moog weapon Stores Management System (SMS) for U.S. Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch program. On July 31, SOCOM awarded L3Harris ...

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is still investigating the root cause of the slippage of a sprag clutch in one of the engines of the Bell [TXT]/Boeing [BA] CV-22 in two recent incidents that caused a temporary grounding, lifted last week. “We’ve had 15 of these ...

On July 31, U.S. Special Operations Command awarded L3Harris [LHX] a contract worth up to $3 billion for SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch program. Under the contract, L3Harris is to build 75 of the company’s AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft through July, 2029. SOCOM wants four squadrons of Armed ...

Disrupting supply chains for drones made by U.S. adversaries will be an important undertaking for the Pentagon to ensure U.S. air superiority in future conflicts, U.S. Special Operations Commander Army Gen. Richard Clarke suggested last week. “I’ve been in the Army for 38 years, and my ...