by Joey Middleton | Jul 12, 2025 | SOF Innovation, SOF Procurement
By Allyson Park TAMPA, Florida — Special Operations Command is modernizing its fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft to include more autonomy and modular open systems architecture in response to the rapidly evolving operational landscape. The modernization of its...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 8, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, SOF Innovation
In this video, we ask: What are Rare Earth Elements—and why do they matter to SOF? Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are critical to the technologies that give the U.S. military its edge, from missile guidance systems to night vision and secure communications. They also...
by Joey Middleton | May 31, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By Flavia Camargos Pereira The diverse use cases of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been turning it into a critical tool for Special Operations Forces (SOF). The flexibility of AI and its wide range of applications provide multiple operational and tactical...
by Joey Middleton | May 13, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness, SOF Innovation
by Todd South TAMPA, Fla. — All U.S. special operators will soon wear concussion sensors as the services aim to better track brain health. Special Operations Command will begin fielding a blast exposure monitoring system next year. Officials who develop and procure...
by Joey Middleton | May 13, 2025 | SOF Innovation, SOF Operations
By: Brandon J. Weichert SEAL Team Six accidentally crashed a helicopter during the famed 2011 raid. Out of spite for its own humiliation, Pakistan forwarded the wreckage to China—with disastrous results. Fourteen years ago, one of the most daring raids in modern U.S....
by Joey Middleton | Mar 19, 2025 | SOF Innovation
by Jeremiah “Lumpy” Lumbaca In the year 2084, thirty-something years after the Sky Global Algorithmic Network (Sky-GAN) solidified its grip, controlling everything from resource allocation to thought patterns through personalized data streams, the quiet...
