Special Operations Command lays out high-tech wish list
Special Operations Command lays out high-tech wish list
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Publish Date: 2026-04-26 17:35:00
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The command overseeing the top special operations units in the military is looking for industry partners — companies, research groups and non profits — to work with to develop new technologies for use in missions.
On Friday, April 24, U.S. Special Operations Command put out a broad solicitation on the SAM.gov website looking for participants to “accelerate” the use of high-tech tools as part of the Advancing Naval Capabilities through Holistic Opportunities and Resources (ANCHOR) Initiative.
The sources sought solicitation, from SOCOM’s Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics team, lays out how the ANCHOR Initiative wants to work on identifying what technologies special operations forces require and develop prototypes to fill that need.
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Defence Blog first reporting on the listing, which unlike most military solicitations posted to the bidding website is working under Other Transaction Authority under 10 U.S.C. 4022. That legal provision allows the Department of Defense to move quicker to develop prototypes than it normally would using regular procurement processes.
And SOCOM is moving fact as it aims to become “a truly integrated multi-domain approach, synchronizing operations and effects across maritime, air, land, cyber, and space to outpace adaptive adversaries.” The solicitation offers a clear look at how SOCOM imagines current special operations capabilities and tactics integrating with emerging technologies such as lasers, drones and artificial intelligence.
“While grounded in the maritime environment, the focus is on capabilities that seamlessly connect and operate across domains, enabling distributed, networked, and resilient force employment from competition…
