U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) oversees the special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. While not a direct space operator, SOCOM is increasingly incorporating space-based capabilities, including developing its own cubesats and hosted payloads, to support its operations. SOCOM partners with organizations like the Space Force and DARPA to leverage existing and emerging space technologies for special operations forces.
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The Army, Marine Corps, and U.S. Special Operations Command are driving requirements for low profile, low detection equipment.
The SMASH solutions are fielded and operationally used by friendly forces worldwide, including the IDF and the US Special Forces, with more than 10 other countries evaluating the technology.
The MEUAS IV contract enables awardees to compete for task orders to provide USSOCOM with unmanned aircraft systems services and support for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
The United States Special Operations Command selected Arcturus UAV as one of six companies qualified for the potential $975 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity MEUAS IV contract in June 2020.
Arcturus UAV employs its VTOL JUMP 20 in support of USSOCOM operations, minimizing the logistical footprint of unwanned aircraft systems operations.
Arcturus UAV is a leading supplier to USSOCOM, supporting its $1.4 billion MEUAS III and IV programs.
U.S. Special Operations Command awarded L3Harris Technologies an initial $82,000,000 full-rate production order for the Falcon IV AN/PRC-167 multi-channel manpack radio.
The $82,000,000 order is part of a $255,000,000 IDIQ contract awarded by U.S. Special Operations Command under the Next Generation Tactical Communications program to deliver multi-channel manpack radios.
Maxar Technologies received multiple contracts in the first quarter of 2019 from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with a total value of more than $95,000,000.
Maxar received a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth $6,000,000 from U.S. Special Operations Command for a 3D data engineering lab.
U.S. Special Operations Command analysts will use the 3D data engineering lab to rapidly sift through massive amounts of geospatial data to produce actionable insight.
There are 75 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency analysts working full time at U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters in Tampa.
Viasat Inc. was awarded an IDIQ contract by the United States Special Operations Command with an initial ceiling of $350,000,000 on 2018-01-15.