Special ops forces, intel community to team up on operational challenges in ‘data dense environments

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Special ops forces, intel community to team up on operational challenges in ‘data dense environments’
The Innovation Foundry event, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, will be hosted by SOFWERX and ICWERX.
By
Jon Harper

August 5, 2025
 
Special operations forces and members of the intelligence community are preparing to meet with industry and other technology experts to brainstorm ways to help commandos and IC personnel succeed on the frontlines in “data dense environments.”

The gathering, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, is being organized by SOFWERX and ICWERX — hubs that connect U.S. Special Operations Command and intel agencies with innovators to help solve some of their most difficult challenges — in partnership with SOCOM’s Science and Technology Directorate and the IC.

The meeting will be the 17th Innovation Foundry event hosted by SOFWERX. Previous iterations have focused on contested logistics, “smart cities” and omnipresent sensor networks, among other challenges.

The organization has also assisted SOCOM with other high-tech initiatives such as “Drone in a Box.”

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I wasn't in Spec. Ops and my service time was 50+ years ago, but I'm getting concerned they are getting too concerned with toys and games to the detriment of special warfare.  Did Seal Team 6 need to get involved with the data compilation to take out bin Laden or was practicing what needed to be done enough?  From what I've read, they didn't even know who the target was until just before the raid.  My concern is too much information can be just as overwhelming as no information and that seems to be where things are headed.