At SOCOM’s request, the rifle features a swappable barrel, allowing operators to change between legacy cartridges and the newer 6.5mm Creedmoor.

Armed with loitering munitions, SOCOM MC-130J gunships and other aircraft would be able to hunt targets deep inside enemy ...

SOCOM’s hunt for a long-range kamikaze drone is not another shiny procurement wish list. It is a hard signal that special operators need weapons that can wait, watch, and strike before the enemy ever ...

Though the Army adopted the SIG M7 rifle and M8 carbine, the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) decided not to follow suit. Similarly, the Marine Corps also rejected the new weapon platform and ...

The Trump administration is expected to nominate Vice Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley to lead U.S. Special Operations Command, according to sources familiar with the matter. Two former senior defense ...

A major SOCOM study found special operators face an 18% higher cancer risk, with elevated rates of melanoma and testicular ...

China and Russia. In that order, these two rivals are the two most pressing national security threats the US faces today. Taking note, the US military is adjusting for a new era of near-peer warfare ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command and portions of U.S. Special Operations Command may have put sensitive information at risk by haphazardly handing out mobile devices to personnel for three ...

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...

Because of budget limitations imposed by Congress, SOCOM has decided to cut its Armed Overwatch program by 17 percent over five years. In total, the special operations command will purchase thirteen ...