Featured in SOCOMBYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareAutonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas DeploymentThe gliders can be dropped from a variety of aircraft and could revolutionize how the military resupplies small units deployed in the field. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareSpecial Forces Will Simulate An Insurgency On U.S. Soil In Upcoming Unconventional Warfare ExerciseRobin Sage exercises held in the Carolinas prepare Green Berets for the complex missions they will be called upon to accomplish when deployed. BYBrett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareBYBrett Tingley and Joseph TrevithickJan 5, 2022ShareArmy Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-OffArmy Green Berets first began receiving their new Advanced Sniper Rifles last year and conventional units are now set to get versions of these guns. BYBrett Tingley and Joseph TrevithickJan 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareRobot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs (Updated)Robot dogs have been met with equal parts fascination and fear by the public, but their utility for military applications is becoming undeniable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 11, 2021ShareOne Of U.S. Special Operation Command’s Shyest Spy Planes Has A New NameOddly, it shares its moniker with the NATO reporting name of a prominent Russian military aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 11, 2021ShareBYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles RangeA pint-sized missile with at least 200 miles of standoff range sounds like a tough ask because it is. BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareMeet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport PlaneThe converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareAmphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s WishlistThere have been proposals for a waterborne C-130 Hercules in the past, but the U.S. special operations community might just make it a reality. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareThe Army Is Training Specialized Companies Of Green Berets To Crack “Hard Targets”The shift in mission for certain Special Forces units is part of a broader push to prepare for higher-end fights with Russia and China. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareCrash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone ProgramThe loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa PossibleThe Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Envisions a Horrible and Dystopian Metropolis of the FutureA Special Operations Command video outlines a nihilistic and bleak future for big cities around the globe – and describes why fighting in them may be a non-starter. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2020ShareNew Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special OperatorsU.S. Special Operations Command wants to buy up to 75 light attack aircraft, starting with five in the next fiscal year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2020Share12
BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareAutonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas DeploymentThe gliders can be dropped from a variety of aircraft and could revolutionize how the military resupplies small units deployed in the field. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareSpecial Forces Will Simulate An Insurgency On U.S. Soil In Upcoming Unconventional Warfare ExerciseRobin Sage exercises held in the Carolinas prepare Green Berets for the complex missions they will be called upon to accomplish when deployed. BYBrett TingleyJan 12, 2022Share
BYBrett Tingley and Joseph TrevithickJan 5, 2022ShareArmy Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-OffArmy Green Berets first began receiving their new Advanced Sniper Rifles last year and conventional units are now set to get versions of these guns. BYBrett Tingley and Joseph TrevithickJan 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareRobot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs (Updated)Robot dogs have been met with equal parts fascination and fear by the public, but their utility for military applications is becoming undeniable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 11, 2021ShareOne Of U.S. Special Operation Command’s Shyest Spy Planes Has A New NameOddly, it shares its moniker with the NATO reporting name of a prominent Russian military aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 11, 2021Share
BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles RangeA pint-sized missile with at least 200 miles of standoff range sounds like a tough ask because it is. BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareMeet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport PlaneThe converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021ShareAmphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s WishlistThere have been proposals for a waterborne C-130 Hercules in the past, but the U.S. special operations community might just make it a reality. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMay 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareThe Army Is Training Specialized Companies Of Green Berets To Crack “Hard Targets”The shift in mission for certain Special Forces units is part of a broader push to prepare for higher-end fights with Russia and China. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021ShareCrash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone ProgramThe loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa PossibleThe Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Envisions a Horrible and Dystopian Metropolis of the FutureA Special Operations Command video outlines a nihilistic and bleak future for big cities around the globe – and describes why fighting in them may be a non-starter. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2020ShareNew Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special OperatorsU.S. Special Operations Command wants to buy up to 75 light attack aircraft, starting with five in the next fiscal year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 4, 2020Share