Special Operations
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Unmanned Systems
SOCOM Commander: Disrupting Supply Chains for Adversary Drones Will Be Key
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 […]
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Air Force
USAF/SOCOM High Speed VTOL Competition Advances
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have made 11 awards out of an initial field of […]
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Unmanned Systems
DoD Office of Inspector General to Review CENTCOM Defense Against Drones and Missiles
The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans a number of reviews related to the former Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the current Operation Enduring Sentinel in Afghanistan and to the […]
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Congress
Kurilla Looks to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Targeting
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the Biden administration’s nominee to head U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), wants to use artificial intelligene (AI) to […]
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Weapons
Aircraft Availability Dictates Strike Use, CENTCOM Nominee Says
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla, the Biden administration’s nominee to become the new head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said on Feb. 8 that the military will use fifth-generation […]
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Special Operations
Anduril Nabs Record Award to Provide Counter UAS Capabilities to USSOCOM
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) last month awarded Anduril Industries a nearly $1 billion contract, the company’s largest ever, to act as a systems integrator for the command’s counter-unmanned aircraft […]
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Special Operations
Armed Overwatch Acquisition Funding On Hold Until SOCOM Submits Roadmap
As the competitors in U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program await a contract award by next June, the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act holds up the disbursement […]
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Special Operations
General Atomics Mojave Drone May Fit SOCOM and USAF Visions
General Atomics said on Dec. 9 that it has debuted a new drone, called Mojave, that is to be capable of short take-off and landing (STOL) in 400 to 600 […]
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Air Force
CV-22 Arrives at Bell Plant in Amarillo for Nacelle Improvement
The first U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey slated to receive improved nacelles arrived at Bell‘s [TXT] plant in Amarilllo, Texas on Sept. 21. Last December, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
AFSOC Examinining MC-130 Amphibious Capability for Indo-Pacific
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is planning to test the amphibious capability of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] MC-130 in the second half of next year, as part of […]
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