East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) participate in a special operations forces exercise off the coast of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Nov. 3, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Bailey Wyman)
Focus areas include advanced analytics, mapping building infrastructure, novel energy sources, data communications and exfiltration, and edge device optimization.
An Operator assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) peers down a hallway scanning for hostile targets in Las Vegas June 2, 2023 . The training was conducted to allow Green berets to hone their ability to adapt to adverse conditions in unfamiliar terrain.
(U.S. Army Photo by SPC. Steven Alger)
Over the next several months, SOCOM is inviting industry, academia and national laboratory groups to participate in a series of events intended to explore how AI can…
A civilian guest of U.S. Army Special Operations Command takes cover behind a vehicle with a member of USASOC during a simulated mission on 7 April 2024, at Fort Bragg, NC. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Gavin Lewis)
Advancements in commercial vehicle tech “generate vast amounts of data and emit unique signatures,” according to a SOCOM notice, meaning adversaries could use these emissions to “track…
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 91st and 96th Civil Affairs Battalions (Special Operations) (Airborne) receives a briefing about artificial intelligence model used during for a tabletop exercise as part of Atlas Lion at Fort Bragg, N.C. Oct. 27, 2025. The Atlas Lion Table-Top Exercise is an AI supported simulation designed to validate Civil Affairs Company’s core competencies in a digital training environment, ensuring readiness for real-world operations by validating their ability to effectively support civilian populations and local governance. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Natalia Hernandez)
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, programs a surveillance drone to provide security at Eglin Range, Florida, Dec. 6, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Christopher H. Stolze)
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing remotely piloted aircraft community checks weather during an Exercise Talon Spear at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., June 20, 2023. (Photo by Senior Airman Alexcia Givens)
U.S. Special Operations Command is setting up a new avenue for onboarding software capabilities, the Defense Department announced Monday. SOCOM’s acquisition, technology and logistics directorate is launching…
Sailors from Special Boat Team 12 conduct boat operations supporting a West Coast-based SEAL team during their maritime operation training cycle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Henderson/Released)
The innovation foundry event will bring together officials, technology developers and other subject matter experts to brainstorm high-tech capabilities and their potential applications.
The Army’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle on Dec. 3, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Army photo by Daniel Henke.)
