SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA BAY, Florida. The rapidly evolving world of uncrewed systems has upended modern warfare and is leading to generational changes on the battlefield in a matter of months rather than decades, top U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials said at SOF Week.

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. The United States is facing a long list of adversaries who are becoming increasingly emboldened to try to weaken U.S. partnerships around the globe, with China and Russia at the top of the list but many others below them, said Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), during his keynote address at SOF Week.

ARLINGTON, Va. Uncrewed aerial system (UAS) manufacturer AeroVironment (AV) reports that its Switchblade 600 loitering munition system has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Replicator initiative, the U.S. government's drive to field thousands of autonomous systems across multiple warfighting domains.

SOF WEEK 2024--TAMPA, Fla. Autonomous vehicle maker Mayman Aerospace (Long Beach, California) unveiled a full-scale model of Razor, its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) high-speed air utility vehicle, during SOF Week 2024, now underway (May 6-10) in Tampa, Florida.

SOF WEEK 2024 - TAMPA, Fla. – Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will deliver the keynote address at SOF Week 2024 on Thursday morning, May 9, where he will discuss "the power of allies and partners."

TAMPA, Florida. Kopin Corporation will demonstrate its latest head-up display (HUD) technology at SOF Week, including daytime and nighttime readable HUD concepts, the company announced in a statement.

TAMPA, Florida. An "innovation platform" for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) that seeks to solve problems for Special Operations Forces has seen a four-fold increase in proposals as interest in the program ramps up, an official says.

TAMPA, Florida. Virtualitics will present AI-driven analysis technology for operational readiness, anomaly detection, and object tracking at its booth at the SOF Week show this week.

SOF WEEK 2024--Tampa, Fla. Commercial and defense technology supplier Reticulate Micro is showcasing its VAST encoder technology at the SOF Week exhibition, held this week in Tampa, Florida.

SOF WEEK 2024 - TAMPA, Florida. Galvion is demonstrating its new soldier systems wireless charging concept, BATLCHRG, at SOF Week 2024 along with the company's wider systems and solutions on booth 948. The BATLCHRG capability will be demonstrated in two battlefield scenarios: integrated into a vehicle seat and wall-mounted mat in a ready-room scenario.

SOF WEEK 2024 --TAMPA, Fla.  iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a provider of satellite communications to the military and government, and Tampa Microwave, which manufactures electronic parts, announced at the SOF Week 2024 exhibition that they are forming a partnership to supply an ease-to-use, transportable and cost-effective training and testing platform to support all-encompassing mission-readiness scenarios.

TAMPA, Florida. Satcom Direct Government (SDG) and U.S. Space Systems Command have extended a contract to provide satellite communications services to the U.S. Navy's Boeing E-6B Mercury fleet, the company announced in a statement.

SOF WEEK 2024 - TAMPA, Fla. – General Bryan P. Fenton, 13th commander of USSOCOM, will deliver the keynote address at SOF Week 2024 on Tuesday morning, May 7, and share his vision for SOF Week 2024 and the USSOCOM enterprise.

TAMPA, Florida. Immersive Wisdom won a five-year sole-source contract worth up to $25 million from the U.S. Air Force to deploy no-bandwidth and low-bandwidth communications software across various branches of the military through 2029, the company announced at SOF Week.

TAMPA, Florida. Torrey Pines will showcase a series of technologies at SOF Week, from a new laser detector to a voice and data comms flashlight, the company announced in a statement.