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2024 Media Coverage <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Real Clear Defense<\/strong> SOCOM Kicks Off SOF Week in Tampa | RealClearDefense<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/strong> SOCOM conducts US military demonstrations in Florida with helicopters,<\/a> paratroopers, counter attacks and more<\/a> SOCOM conducts US military demonstrations in Florida with helicopters, paratroopers, counter attacks and more US militaries including Navy SEALs, Army personnel and more gathered in Tampa, Florida, for SOF Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sights of SOF Week 2024 [Photos] – Breaking Defense<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RF Global Net<\/strong> Strength In Unity SOF Week 2024 Brings Together Global Operators<\/a> SOF Week is a convention for the entire SOF Community, akin to an \u201cAUSA National Meeting\u201d for the U.S. Army or the \u201cAFA National Convention\u201d for the U.S. Air Force. This year SOF Week is taking place May 6-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters<\/strong> UK defence firm BAE Systems confident on growth | Reuters<\/a> BAE’s order book, like that of many western defence companies, has swelled over the last two years as governments have reacted to heightened geopolitical risk in the wake of the war in Ukraine and amid growing tensions with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week 2024: Immersive Wisdom awarded DoD-wide Five-Year sole-source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$25MM ordering contract through GFY 2029 by the U.S. Air Force for groundbreaking<\/a> TRL-9 No-Bandwidth and Low-Bandwidth Communications Software<\/a> Immersive Wisdom, Inc., provider of a proven TRL-9 distributed communications and ops center software platform for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Limited-Bandwidth (DDIL) environments announced at SOF Week 2024 that it has been awarded a DoD-wide five-year sole-source $25MM ceiling IDIQ ordering contract by the USAF for its No-Bandwidth and Low-Bandwidth communications software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sUAS News<\/strong> Mayman Aerospace unveiling first full-scale model of Razor\u2122 P100 military VTOL<\/a> during SOF Week 2024 \u2013 sUAS News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C4ISR<\/strong> What tech and gear to special ops troops want? A roundup from SOF Week<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldier Systems Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Power of Partnerships\u2019 is Focus of Special Operations Forces Convention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Senior leadership from U.S. Special Operations Command today emphasized the significant role that partnership plays in accomplishing the mission of special operations forces during keynote remarks at the start of Special Operations Forces Week 2024 in Tampa. While delivering a joint speech to roughly 3,000 convention attendees, Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane W. Shorter \u2014 Socom\u2019s commander and senior enlisted leader, respectively \u2014 spoke about how global challenges require international SOF solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe often speak about the power of partnerships, and we want to double down on that today because this conference is the manifestation of the power of partnerships,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Framing SOF Week as \u201ca collision of differing perspectives crucial to solving intractable problems that our [partner and ally] nations depend on special operations to solve,\u201d Fenton and Shorter spent the early part of their remarks recapping Socom\u2019s three priorities: people, win, and transform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense Aerospace Report with Vago Muradian<\/strong> Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 08, 24] SOFWeek & CISA President Cup<\/a> Winners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cavas Ships Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAVASSHIPS Podcast [May 10, \u201924] Ep: 144 Naval Special Warfare’s Renaissance –<\/a> Defense & Aerospace Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Recognition<\/strong> Galvion Unveils BATLCHRG Wireless Charging Concept for Combat Systems at SOF<\/a> Week 2024<\/a> At the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2024, Galvion, a global leader in power and data management solutions and innovative head protection systems, will showcase its new wireless charging concept for combat systems, named BATLCHRG. This presentation follows the January 2024 announcement of a strategic investment partnership with Canadian technology company Quaze Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anduril Industries unveils its new AI-driven Pulsar EW System at SOF Week 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DVIDS<\/strong> https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/8396333\/defense-experts-talk-technology-force-<\/a> multiplier-sof-week-2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOFREP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogue 1 Drone Introduced at SOF Week | SOFREP<\/a> The battlefield of tomorrow is taking shape, and the US Marine Corps is at the forefront of this evolution. A new weapon system, the Rogue 1 drone, promises to revolutionize how Marines engage enemies, offering a potent blend of lethality and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This man-portable, 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) loitering munition\u2014as unveiled at last week\u2019s Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week convention in Tampa\u2014packs a powerful punch, capable of taking down infantry, armored vehicles, and even disabling enemy tanks with surgical accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Forces .com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galvion Introduces BATLCHRG at SOF Week 2024 | Joint Forces News<\/a> Spectra Launches GENSS at SOF Week 2024 | Joint Forces News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Security and Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overwatch looks to SOF Week to penetrate US market with its loitering munitions –<\/a> European Security & Defence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Atlas News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOF Week: Autonomy and AI Take Lead with Future of Tactical Lethality | Atlas News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had spent the past week at SOF Week in Tampa to see what the latest innovations were in the defense space and one thing was blatantly obvious: The rise of artificial intelligence and autonomy in modern warfare. To many, this is quite obvious, but to see the sheer amount of AI-augmented technology presented at the conference painted a clear picture as the future of global conflict and the capabilities that will be fielded, from intelligence tools, logistics management, and kinetic effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense.gov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Power of Partnerships’ Is Focus of Special Operations Forces Convention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PR News Wire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n