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Special Operations News Update – Monday, May 17, 2021

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Special Operations News Update – Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021 SOF News Update 0
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Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Drones for SOF, Arctic and special operations, Navy’s SOF helicopter unit, Green Beret gets 15 years for spying, R-SOCC reaches IOC, international SOF, some SOF history, ‘Armed Overwatch’ program, signature reduction for clandestine ops, Chris Miller (former SECDEF) on Jan 6th, IO, IW, and more.
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Small Drones for SOF. Israeli company Xtend has a contract to deliver some small unmanned aerial systems for use in urban environments and indoors to US special operations units. The Xtender can be used for close quarters battle (CQB), counter drone (C-UAS), and subterranean operations. “Pentagon orders small Israeli drones for indoor special operations”, Defense News, May 10, 2021.

AFSOC Honors Personnel. The top performers throughout the Air Force Special Operations Command were recognized during the “Outstanding Airmen of the Year” and Annual Award Winners Banquet on May 13, 2021. “AFSOC Honors 2020 Outstanding Airmen”, DVIDS, May 14, 2021.

AFSOC, Munitions Delivery, and Experimentation. During the recent Emerald Warrior exercise held in March by the Air Force Special Operations Command a series of tests were conducted with the stability of airdropped palletized munitions. Read more in “Air Force demonstrates value of rapid prototyping at Emerald Warrior”, SpaceWar.com, May 17, 2021.

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