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AI-driven analysis for operational readiness showcased at SOF Week by Virtualitics - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

Reticulate Micro showcases VAST video-compression technology at SOF Week - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

BATLCHRG soldier systems wireless charging concept introduced by Galvion at SOF Week - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

iDirectGov and Tampa Microwave announce partnership to provide a cost-effective training and testing platform - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

SATCOM services for U.S. Navy E-6B fleet to be provided by SDG - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

Gen. Fenton, USSOCOM Commander, to keynote SOF Week 2024 - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

No- and low-bandwidth comms software contract won by Immersive Wisdom - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Comms

Laser detection and comms tech to be showcased at SOF Week by Torrey Pines - News

May 06, 2024

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.

Radar/EW

Low-cost mesh networking tech to be showcased at SOF Week by goTenna - News

May 05, 2024

TAMPA, Florida. GoTenna is showcasing new advanced mesh networking technology at the annual SOF Week show, unveiling new products aimed at boosting connectivity for tactical operations while lowering costs, company officials told Military Embedded Systems in an interview.

Comms

EO/IR payloads for Space Development Agency to be delivered by L3Harris - News

May 03, 2024

MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies won a contract from Millennium Space Systems to build eight electro-optical infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Origin UAV delivers precision strike drone to NATO member countries - News

May 03, 2024

SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Fla. Uncrewed-system developer Origin UAV announced the delivery of its first system to NATO member countries: Set to be on display from May 6-9 at the SOF Week exhibition, in Tampa, the Origin UAV Beak is a man-portable ISR [intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance] uncrewed aerial system (UAS) with precision bomb-drop capability.

Comms

SOF Week 2024 will highlight technology, professional development - News

May 02, 2024

SOF WEEK 2024 --TAMPA, Fla. SOF Week, a national convention dedicated to Special Operations Forces (SOF), returns to Tampa May 6-10, with special focus this year on international attendance, new technology for the warfighter, and discussions about the future of SOF. 

Comms

Advanced GPS spoofing detection tech to be showcased at SOF Week by Shift5 - News

May 01, 2024

TAMPA, Florida. Shift5 will showcase advanced GPS spoofing detection technology at the upcoming SOF Week show in response to rising GPS spoofing incidents in modern warfare that mislead systems about their true location, Shift5 Chief Technology Officer Egon Rinderer says.

Unmanned

UUV prototype completes in-water testing for DARPA - News

May 01, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports that it accomplished full-scale, in-water testing of the Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) -- built by Northrop Grumman -- during February and March 2024. 

Radar/EW

EW tool contract cancelled by U.S. Army - News

May 01, 2024

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army recently announced the cancellation of the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) task order competition under the RS3 Enterprise contract, a decision officials say was prompted by evolving requirements and a strategic realignment within the program.