Special Operations
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Special Operations
Possible Personnel Cuts at Army Special Operations Command Loom
A looming challenge for U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. Randy George, the nominee to become the next Army Chief of Staff, is opposition among those in the service’s […]
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Air Force
Adaptive Airborne Enterprise Top Acquisition Priority for AFSOC
The Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) is the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) top acquisition priority, as the command seeks to move beyond its current intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance […]
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Air Force
USAF Wants Software Support for MC/AC-130J
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s special operations forces, personnel recovery, and rotary division (AFLCMC/WIU) at Robins AFB, Ga., wants industry help to sustain and improve software for […]
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Air Force
USAF Wants U-2 to Inform Fighters’ Open Mission Systems, Future SIGINT
DAYTON, Ohio–While the U.S. Air Force plans to retire its Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance fleet by 2026, the service wants to use the plane to inform future […]
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Special Operations
SASC Republicans Press Special Ops Leaders On Potential Budget Cuts Amid Growing Requirements
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday signaled concern about potential cuts to spending and personnel for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
SOCEUR Conducts JASSM Palletized Munition Test Over Arctic Circle
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 […]
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Special Operations
SOCOM Official Highlights HSVTOL Demand for Indo-Pacific and Command Shift to China/Russia Deterrence
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 […]
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Special Operations
Moog, Inc. Announces Its Selection by L3Harris for Armed Overwatch
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 […]
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Air Force
Root Cause of CV-22 Sprag Clutch Slippage in Last Two Months Still Uncertain
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] […]
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Special Operations
L3Harris Wins Contract Potentially Worth $3 Billion for SOCOM Armed Overwatch Program
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 […]
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