SOF Week 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Designed to provide power and integration for dismounted troops – and joining the solutions for the U.S. Army Nett Warrior (NW) program -- Elbit Systems of America (Fort Worth, Texas) is showing its next-generation hub (NGH) at the SOF Week exhibition.

SOF WEEK 2023 - TAMPA, Fla. Geoffrey R. Downer, Director Special Programs (Aviation), U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) spoke to the SOF Week Show Daily team from Military Embedded Systems and Shephard Media about requirements, technology investment, and the importance of open architectures. 

SOF Week 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. A group of companies -- Cubic Edge Compute and Networking (CMPS), Instant Connect Software, and Rally Tactical Systems -- introduced a next-generation language-translation capability for military use during the SOF Week exhibition.

DALLAS. Technology company Jacobs Solutions announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan to separate its Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) business from Jacobs, creating two independent companies.

SOF WEEK -- TAMPA, Florida. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is exploring a C-130 that can land on water, potentially turning the world's oceans into runways for the aircraft, Jim Smith, head of USSOCOM acquisition, said during his keynote address on Tuesday.

SOF WEEK 2023 – TAMPA, Fla.  An improved version of the Thales "Sophie" Ultima handheld thermal imager/multisensor targeting device is on display at the SOF Week exhibition; the solution features the company’s VisioLoc, which is a geolocalization and maneuver capacity designed for deployment in high-intensity combat situations.

SOF WEEK 2023 - TAMPA, Fla. The final panel for “Win” Day consists of leaders and experts on how Special Operations Forces (SOF) can continue to be the nation’s most effective counter to terrorism and an essential tool in responding to crises and threats to U.S. interests globally.

SOF WEEK 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division introduced at the SOF Week show a new PacStar 400-Series tactical computing module -- developed together with software developer REDCOM Laboratories -- that aims at support of radio gateway services for modern and legacy radios. 

SOF WEEK 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Cubic Edge Compute and Networking (CMPS -- San Diego, California) announced at the SOF Week conference that the company will provide a standard five-year warranty on all new DTECH Mission Solutions core devices, the product line that includes mission-engineered, multidomain solutions designed to meet the challenging environment and operating conditions of military, government, first-responder, and commercial customers.

SOF WEEK 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. The SOF Week 2023 Wednesday keynote sessions will feature Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict - U.S. Department of Defense and Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Australia, will provide keynote remarks virtually.

SOF WEEK -- TAMPA, Florida. A "decade of consequence" is on the horizon due to growing competition from countries like China and Russia, and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) must be ready to respond, said USSOCOM Commander Gen. Fenton in his keynote address at the SOF Week 2023 annual conference today.

SOF WEEK -- TAMPA, Fla. The SOFWERX innovation lab has contracted $116.1 million through 749 purchase orders to date, and the head of the lab is urging more small contractors to reach out to them to demonstrate their products, said Leslie Babich, director of the lab, in her comments to attendees at the annual SOF Week conference on Monday at the Tampa Convention Center.

SOF Week 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Artificial intelligence (AI) software company Accrete AI is showing its Argus dual-use anomaly detection AI agent at this week's SOF Week 2023 convention. 

SOF Week 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Remote-collaboration software company Immersive Wisdom is showing its remote collaborative operations center software platform for distributed and disaggregated operations -- aimed at use in denied and low-bandwidth operations -- at SOF Week 2023, 

SOF Week 2023 – TAMPA, Fla. Collins Aerospace (a Raytheon Technologies business) introduced its OXYJUMP NG oxygen-supply system for use during high-altitude parachute jumps, including those performed by Special Forces and other military personnel, at this week's SOF Week 2023 conference.