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 of the company's AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft through July, 2029. SOCOM wants four squadrons of Armed Overwatch planes and 15 trainers. "Armed Overwatch will provide Special Operations Forces deployable, affordable, and sustainable crewed aircraft systems fulfilling close air support, precision strike, and armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, requirements in austere…
