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The contract is with Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, which has Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy components.

The contract is with Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, which has Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy components.

A company’s plans to produce a unique new aircraft in Tulsa will bring additional jobs and prospects for the region’s aerospace industry.

MQ-9 Reaper: The only option for SOCOM’s ‘armed overwatch’ role Dr. Michael Vickers 2 hours ago An MQ- Reaper remotely piloted aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nev., June 25, 2015. (Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Air Force) Much has been asked of our special operations forces over the past two decades, with constant deployments and multiple combat tours the norm. One thing that shouldn’t be asked of them is that they go into combat without the most effective armed overwatch capability available. To that end, U.S. Special Operations Command is neari...

Ambushed No More: Why Special Ops Forces Need Air Support An ambush in Niger laid bare the need for a program like this. Will it ever come to fruition? Here's What You Need to Remember: Though not yet finalized, the effort will find an airframe to provide close air support and precision strike capabilities. In October 2017, a group of American special operations soldiers were ambushed in Tongo Tongo, Niger. The attack, spearheaded by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants, killed four Americans and several local forces working with the United States. The attack laid bare a gap in Spe...