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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US Special Operations Command selected SkyFi to develop an early prototype of a sovereign intelligence platform.
USSOCOM indicated willingness to work with third-party integrators to facilitate hardware integration for the Starlink/Starshield terminals.
iGov has been awarded a position on the U.S. Special Operations Command’s next-generation Targeted Requirement Execution (TREX) contract.
The TREX contract supports USSOCOM worldwide operations from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
GA-ASI is fulfilling orders for MQ-9B from Canada, Denmark, Poland, Japan, Taiwan, India, and the U.S. Air Force in support of the Special Operations Command.
Viasat developed the Secure Wireless Hub as part of a multi-phase effort with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to identify and develop advanced tactical communications capabilities for mobile ground forces.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with U.S. Special Operations Command to develop an Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense capability called ABAD.
Operation Eagle Claw, undertaken in 1980, was a failed mission to recover American hostages in Iran, prompting the Goldwater Nichols Act and the reorganization of the military under USSOCOM.
PI&TD provides support to military program management offices including DEVCOM, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), Mission Command, Radars, DCGS-A, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC).
Parallel Flight signed a CRADA with USSOCOM and partnered with Island Conservation for biodiversity initiatives.
Viasat debuted its Mercury Free Space Optical Communications terminal during the U.S. Special Operations Command Technical Experimentation event on 2023-03-21 in Avon Park, Florida.
The Viasat Mercury solution was designed to support terrestrial expeditionary applications, including Special Operations Command use cases.
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) was awarded a sole-source indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $325,000,000 over a five-year period to support the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Viasat was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $325,000,000 over a five-year period to support the U.S. Special Operations Command on 2022-12-29.
The sole-source contract extends a 2017 deal in which U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Viasat a $350,000,000 five-year IDIQ contract for critical mission networking and communications equipment, sustainment, and support services.
The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Viasat a $325,000,000 contract to provide communications equipment and networking services over the next five years.
U.S. Special Operations Command increased the initial IDIQ ceiling from $255,000,000 to $552,000,000.
L3Harris Technologies received a $297,000,000 IDIQ contract increase for its Falcon IV AN/PRC-167 radio systems from U.S. Special Operations Command.
U.S. Special Operations Command and L3Harris have produced more than 20,000 NGTC systems to date.
Space Micro Inc. was selected by U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida to develop an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance space payload for future SOCOM missions.