VSOFIC NEWS: SEAL Teams Get Funding Boost for New Tech
5/14/2020
By Stew Magnuson
Special Operations Command has wrapped up most of its work developing new undersea and surface craft for SEAL teams, but is on the lookout for cutting edge technologies that can make them more lethal and survivable, SOCOM acquisition officials said May 13.
John Bailey, chief engineer for program executive office maritime, said SOCOM has a technology insertion roadmap and a detailed list of items it needs to enhance its new platforms.
Last year, the PEO was looking for money to fund the items on the list. “The good news is we have gotten that funding,†he said during a talk at the Virtual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, organized by the National Defense Industrial Association.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/5/14/seal-teams-get-funding-boost-for-new-tech
