United States Special Operations Command announced 1 August, that it had selected L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor Inc.’s AT-802U Sky Warden for its Armed Overwatch program, which seeks to procure… Continue reading "US Special Operations Command Selects L3Harris Sky Warden For Armed Overwatch"
An unidentified USAF airman was arrested last month in relation to a suspected ‘blue on blue’ sabotage attack on a US military forward operating location in Syria. Known by Coalition… Continue reading "USAF Airman Arrested In Syria Sabotage Probe"
After the recent successful capture of Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi in the Aleppo region of Syria, US forces U.S. Central Command announced that a drone strike had killed the leader of… Continue reading "US Drone Strike Kills ISIL Syria Leader"
The Department of Defense announced on July 13 that US Special Operations Command has awarded a $30.5 million contract to Area-I, LLC for the purchase of an unspecified quantity of… Continue reading "SOCOM to Buy ALTIUS UAS"
Coalition Forces drawn from US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), likely including Delta Force commandos ferried into Syria by helicopters of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, have successfully captured… Continue reading "JSOC Captures ISIL High Value Target in Syria"
L3Harris Technologies has announced that low rates initial production has begun on the new generation F-Pano night vision goggles under a contract to USSOCOM. The F-Pano or Fused Ground Panoramic… Continue reading "L3Harris Begins Production of F-Pano NVGs for USSOCOM and JSOC"
On June 14, six United States Air Force (USAF) F-16CM aircraft touched down in Indonesia to participate in the bilateral Cope West 2021 exercise, according to a Pacific Air Forces… Continue reading "Indonesia and The United States Kick off Nine Day Military Exercise Cope West 2021."
This week was very busy at Overt Defense. We covered a range of topics, ranging from the conflict in Israel to new technology developments including the palletization of JASSMs and… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (17-21 May)"
The United States’ Special Operations Command will begin testing five contenders for its Armed Overwatch program next month, according to SOCOM acquisition chief James Smith. According to a contract notice… Continue reading "Five Candidates For SOCOM Armed Overwatch To Be Trialed In June"
Unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer AeroVironment announced on Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Arcturus UAV, had been awarded a competitive task order by US Special Operations Command. The competitive task order… Continue reading "AeroVironment’s Arcturus Awarded Competitive Task Order For SOCOM Mid-Endurance UAS Program"