Check Out This New Wish List for U.S. Special Ops
Check Out This New Wish List for U.S. Special Ops by Mark Thompson, Time Magazine
The U.S. military’s commandos are among the best in the world. But they can always get better. That means faster, lighter, deadlier, cheaper. So that’s why U.S. Special Operations Command issued a formal request for “Advancement of Technologies in Equipment for Use by U.S. Special Operations Forces” on Monday.
“USSOCOM is interested in receiving white papers from all responsible sources from industry, academia, individuals, and Government laboratories capable of providing the design, construction, and testing of SOF related technologies,” Special Ops headquarters in Tampa, Fla., says.
Many of the wished-for technologies simply improve on existing gear. But others seem like blue-sky fantasies…
