Special Operations
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Special OperationsSOCOM Reduces Planned Armed Overwatch Need to 62 from 75, GAO Says, Questioning Program Value
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in March reduced its requirement for 75 L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft for SOCOM’s “Armed Overwatch” mission to 62, the Government Accountability […]
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Special OperationsBoeing Receives $115 Million Order For More MH-47G Block IIs
Boeing [BA] has received an $115 million order for delivery of two more MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift aircraft for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC), the company said […]
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Air ForceMerlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft
Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation for the Air Force C-130J […]
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CongressResumption of Unrestricted V-22 Flight Operations Not Expected Until Mid-2025
The V-22 will not likely return to unrestricted flight operations until the middle of next year, Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Awards Nearly $200 Million To Transition Technologies To Production
The Defense Department this week said it has awarded $193.8 million in new projects aimed at quickly fielding new technologies to warfighters, the second tranche of fiscal year 2024 awards […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM Continuing Cuts To Vehicle Fleet Citing Budget Constraints, New Operational Priorities
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will continue reducing the size of its vehicle fleet citing ongoing budget constraints and its shift to focus on integrated deterrence operations […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Examining Future CV-22 Alternatives
The grounding of the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 fleet since early December is unlikely to lift soon, as DoD officials consider what measures to take for crew […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon Mum on Candidates Chosen for Replicator Initiative
The Pentagon said that it would choose contenders for Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks’ Replicator initiative this week, but DoD has not released those candidates yet. “We remain on plan, […]
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Special OperationsGAO Advises Slowdown of Armed Overwatch Until SOCOM Justifies Number of Aircraft Needed
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) advises DoD to slow the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program until the command and DoD justify the need for 75 planned L3Harris […]
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Special OperationsRTX Receives $321 Million Contract for Silent Knight Radar
U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded RTX [RTX] a $321 million, multi-year contract for the “continued production and delivery” of the company’s AN/APQ-187 Silent Knight radar used by Air Force […]
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