Special Operations Command’s replacement for MK17 SCAR-H to fire 7.62 and 6.5mm ammo

The weapon is currently in production and is a direct replacement for the MK17. SOCOM is pursuing a rapid fielding method ...
Aviation Week Network

SOCOM Getting Out Of Crewed Surveillance By 2029

U.S. Special Operations Command will not fly any crewed surveillance aircraft by 2029 as it phases out the in-demand U-28 Draco fleet. The Pentagon in a document outlining force structure changes with ...

Special operators need to be ‘lethal but also technically fluent,’ commander says

Now more than ever, special operators need to be “both lethal but also technically fluent” the head of U.S. Special ...
Defense One

Smaller, easier, smarter: what special operations forces need from AI, now

But today’s tools typically run in the cloud, connected to massive data centers. Operators need them to work in remote ...
Breaking Defense

To train for contested environments, SOCOM and SOUTHCOM want more ranges, authority

"[W]e have to find places where these kind of more sophisticated projections of force can be rehearsed and can be tested and ...
Military Times

SOCOM begins fielding new battlefield biometrics system

Reveal Technology’s Identifi platform allows operators to collect fingerprints, facial scans, iris data and voice recognition ...