Special Operations
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Special OperationsLeidos Successfully Flies Guided Small Cruise Missile
U.S. Special Operations Command has said that Black Arrow, flight tested from an Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130J last November, may become operational in late fiscal 2026 (Defense Daily, […]
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Special OperationsBoeing Awarded $240 Million To Deliver Five More MH-47G Block II Chinooks
Boeing [BA] has received a $240 million contract covering delivery of five MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift aircraft for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC), the company said on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCOM Awards Anduril $86 Million To Enable Rapid Integration Of Autonomous Capabilities
Anduril Industries has received an $86 million contract to partner with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to create the architecture and standards for integrating autonomy technology into the command’s unmanned […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production
The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the award of at least $10 million each to five small businesses to transition their technologies into production for different Defense Department customers. The […]
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Air ForceLeidos-Developed Small Cruise Missile Eyed For SOCOM Funding
A low-cost cruise missile in the final stages of development by Leidos [LDOS] has made the cut line for funding by U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) and is being requested […]
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Air ForceLeidos Introduces Self-Funded Small Cruise Missile With Multi-Mission Capabilities
Leidos [LDOS] on Thursday introduced a small cruise missile (SCM) the company has been developing on its own for nearly four years to meet the needs of Special Operations Forces […]
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Air ForceCV-22 Fleet to Be ‘Fully Operational’ by End of Year or Early Next
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) fleet of 51 Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] CV-22 tiltrotors may be flying without restrictions by the end of this year or […]
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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 […]