From submersibles to satellites, 12 ways to ‘hyper-enable’ a special forces operator
By: Jen Judson  
TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Special operators have always been “enabled†with state-of-the-art capability, but now U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to “hyper-enable†operators by taking advantage of rapidly improving technology, according to SOCOM’s acquisition chief.
Special operators are currently supplied with such capability as the Tactical Assault Kit, an Android-based system that provides situational awareness and that is leaps and bounds ahead of what was available just a few years ago, Jim Smith told an audience at the Special Operations Command Industry Conference on May 22.
But now SOCOM is looking ahead at what its operators will need to maintain an edge and keep up with rapidly improving technology, which often out-sprints even the command’s relatively agile acquisition process.
Here’s a look at 12 areas in which SOCOM may invest:
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/05/23/from-submersibles-to-satellites-how-socom-plans-to-equip-its-hyper-enabled-operator/
