US Special Operations Forces in Europe training with members of Italy’s ‘Folgore’ parachute regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes […]
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A patrol from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) advance, using a drone quad ‘copter on over watch during training on Shemya Island, Alaska during Exercise Noble Defender 2021. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) personnel taking part in the exercise practiced maritime infiltration, off-road mobility, special reconnaissance, remote communications, close quarters battle, and medical […]
Maxim Defense PDX Now Available in Urban Grey
St. Cloud, MN-based Maxim Defense, the US company that describes itself as the “…premiere manufacturer in PDW technologies”, has announced the availability of the Maxim Defense PDX in Urban Grey. The Maxim Defense PDX, is chambered in .300BLK, 5.56 NATO, and 7.62×39, had its genesis in USSOCOM. Born of the SOCOM PDW solicitation, the PDX, […]
MARSOF Full Spectrum: Marine Raiders
Marine Raiders conducted operations during RAVEN unit readiness / certification exercises alongside Marines from across the Fleet Marine Force as well as U.S. Army Special Forces in Nashville, Tenn., Apr. 24-June 1, 2021. RAVEN is a training exercise held to evaluate all aspects of a Marine Special Operations Company prior to a Marine Forces Special […]
USSOCOM Selects 5 Armed Overwatch Program Contenders
U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a total of $19.2 million for prototype aircraft to take part in demonstration fly-offs for the SOCOM Armed Overwatch program. Five companies will submit their proposed low-cost, rugged aircraft to fly surveillance and strike missions under austere conditions. The prototype demonstrations are expected to be completed by March […]
SIG SAUER TANGO6T Riflescope Selected As Squad Direct View Optic
SIG SAUER, Inc. has announced that their TANGO6T scope has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Direct View Optic (DVO) to enhance rifle squad lethality performance. Unlike older fixed-magnification optics, the 1-6X variable-magnification TANGO6T enables the shooter to engage targets at close quarters and distance. This award from the U.S. DoD is […]