Special Operations
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Air ForceRoot 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 OperationsL3Harris 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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Unmanned SystemsSOCOM 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 ForceUSAF/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 SystemsDoD 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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CongressKurilla 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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WeaponsAircraft 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 OperationsAnduril 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 OperationsArmed 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 OperationsGeneral 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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