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Special Operations

SOCOM To Evaluate Armed Overwatch Offerings From Five Vendors This Summer

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

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SOCOM To Evaluate Armed Overwatch Offerings From Five Vendors This Summer

Textron has offered its AT-6 for Special Operations Command's Armed Overwatch program (Textron Photo)

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will evaluate the five offerings for its Armed Overwatch aircraft program at a series of flight tests this summer at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a lead acquisition official said Monday. The announcement arrives after SOCOM awarded $19.2 million in contracts to five firms on May 14 for prototype demonstrations, as the command aims to inform a potential production decision in fiscal year 2022. The five participants selected to participate in the Armed Overwatch…

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