Featured in SOF Week 2024BYHoward AltmanMay 12, 2024ShareAmerican Special Operations Forces Are At A CrossroadsNowhere was the great pivot to near-peer threats clearer than at this year’s special operations convention in Tampa, Florida. BYHoward AltmanMay 12, 2024ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareBarrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Replacement For SOCOM May Fire A Smaller RoundA gun in a smaller caliber could replace the iconic .50 caliber Barrett, as well as Mk 15 rifles, in U.S. special operations inventory. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareNavy’s Secretive Fleet Of Stealthy Special Operations Boats Set To EvolveA fourth Sealion stealth boat is on order and tests of a new loitering munition launcher on a smaller type are underway. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 9, 2024ShareMako Is A Jet Ski Turned Into A Weaponized DroneThe personal watercraft-based uncrewed vessel can take on many missions, from cargo delivery to acting as a kamikaze against enemy ships. BYHoward AltmanMay 9, 2024ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2024ShareH-6 Little Bird’s Future Upended Due To Army Axing Armed Scout HelicopterThe Night Stalkers’ famed AH/MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are looking at a “resurrection,” but for how long and what comes after is uncertain. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2024ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2024ShareOur First Look At The Tiny Cruise Missile That Aims To Arm AC-130 GunshipsSpecial Operations Command sees a mini-cruise missile as a top priority that will help ensure the relevance of AC-130s and other aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2024ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareMarine Special Operations Paragliding Capabilities Emerge At Demonstration In TampaParagliding Marines went on a mock drone hunt at the event, but this is a capability that could be valuable for a host roles. BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareRogue 1 Is One Of The Marine Corps’ Newest Kamikaze DroneRogue 1 is being procured alongside two other types that are competing to give the USMC more robust man-portable loitering munitions. BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 7, 2024ShareRifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)MARSOC is using robotic dogs equipped with remote weapon stations to detect targets automatically before being given approval to fire. BYHoward AltmanMay 7, 2024ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2024ShareC-130 Floatplane Program Put ‘On Pause’ By Special Operations CommandThe grand on again, off again plan for putting a special operations MC-130 on floats is not moving forward. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2024Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 12, 2024ShareAmerican Special Operations Forces Are At A CrossroadsNowhere was the great pivot to near-peer threats clearer than at this year’s special operations convention in Tampa, Florida. BYHoward AltmanMay 12, 2024Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareBarrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Replacement For SOCOM May Fire A Smaller RoundA gun in a smaller caliber could replace the iconic .50 caliber Barrett, as well as Mk 15 rifles, in U.S. special operations inventory. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024ShareNavy’s Secretive Fleet Of Stealthy Special Operations Boats Set To EvolveA fourth Sealion stealth boat is on order and tests of a new loitering munition launcher on a smaller type are underway. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2024Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 9, 2024ShareMako Is A Jet Ski Turned Into A Weaponized DroneThe personal watercraft-based uncrewed vessel can take on many missions, from cargo delivery to acting as a kamikaze against enemy ships. BYHoward AltmanMay 9, 2024Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2024ShareH-6 Little Bird’s Future Upended Due To Army Axing Armed Scout HelicopterThe Night Stalkers’ famed AH/MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are looking at a “resurrection,” but for how long and what comes after is uncertain. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2024Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2024ShareOur First Look At The Tiny Cruise Missile That Aims To Arm AC-130 GunshipsSpecial Operations Command sees a mini-cruise missile as a top priority that will help ensure the relevance of AC-130s and other aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2024Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareMarine Special Operations Paragliding Capabilities Emerge At Demonstration In TampaParagliding Marines went on a mock drone hunt at the event, but this is a capability that could be valuable for a host roles. BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024ShareRogue 1 Is One Of The Marine Corps’ Newest Kamikaze DroneRogue 1 is being procured alongside two other types that are competing to give the USMC more robust man-portable loitering munitions. BYHoward AltmanMay 8, 2024Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 7, 2024ShareRifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)MARSOC is using robotic dogs equipped with remote weapon stations to detect targets automatically before being given approval to fire. BYHoward AltmanMay 7, 2024Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2024ShareC-130 Floatplane Program Put ‘On Pause’ By Special Operations CommandThe grand on again, off again plan for putting a special operations MC-130 on floats is not moving forward. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2024Share
