According to a number of newspaper reports, the future of the Royal Navy’s Royal Marines may see them transformed into a special operations force (SOF) designed to counter Russian and… Continue reading "An SOF Role For UK’s Royal Marines?"
The crew of a French Army Gazelle light helicopter were rescued this month after their airframe suffered a ‘hard landing’ after being engaged by an insurgent PKM medium machine gun… Continue reading "French Army Tiger Rescues Downed Airmen"
A US Army 19th Special Forces Group Oshkosh M-ATV was disabled by a crude improvised explosive device (IED) earlier this month near the tiny village of Quallam, Niger some 85… Continue reading "Green Beret M-ATV struck by IED in Niger"
Boeing’s Ridley Park, Pennsylvania branch has been awarded a large contract modification for the manufacture of six rebuild, and one new, MH-47G helicopters for the US Special Operations Command. The… Continue reading "SOCOM Buys Seven More MH-47Gs"