JACQUEVILLE, CôTE D’IVOIRE Flintlock 2025, U.S. Africa Command’s annual, combined special operations exercise, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire today. From April 24 – May 14, Flintlock 25 will bring together approximately 500 personnel from more than 30 nations to strengthen collective readiness in response to shared threats. “Twenty years of Flintlock and our resolve is…
SOF Week 25 – Edgevolt Battery System from 3ME Technology 3ME Technology is an Australian company which has been working on battery systems for the ADF for the past few years. Recently, they created a new form factor which mimics the size and weight (22 kg) of a 5 gallon Jerry Can, providing 24V 2.4…
SOF Week 25 – EdgeTak by EDT Integrating WIFI / Bluetooth and GPS as well as 2 X USB-TYPE C ports and a RJ45 jack, this TAK server is meant for deployment at the edge. It relies on an NVIDIA ORIN NX Carrier with 8TB of storage. Key features include: Superior Modularity: Easily integrate tactical…
SOF Select 25 – Q-Collar Breacher Blast Study Q-Collar manufacturer Q30 sponsored a one-day study of a SWAT Breacher/Blast Training session to determine if the Q-Collar offers protection against blast-induced traumatic brain injury. Twenty-two members of a SWAT team were evaluated, 11 wore the Q-Collar and 11 did not. The study was conducted by a…
SOF Select 25 – Massif Boreas Wool Fleece New from Massif is the Boreas Wool Fleece is a fleece lined Merino wool jacket with superior performance to the issue nylon fleece garment. The wool features a polyester blend for durability with Nextec EPIC encapsulation for a durable weather barrier. It features slash hand waner pockets…
SOF Select 25 – HUXWRX The latest suppressor form HUXWRX is referred to as “Black Magic” due to the internal string of letters used to describe the design. This 5.56 can uses their patented flow through design. It’s printed from Inconel 718 with an Armorlube coating which acts similarly to DLC. Here you can see…
2 Weeks Until Rampart Range Day & Expo 2025 RAMPART Corp. Canada’s leading supplier of operational equipment is once again preparing to host Rampart Range Day & Expo—taking place May 27 in Ottawa, Ontario. As the largest event of its kind in Canada, Rampart Range Day & Expobrings together industry leading global brands to connect…
Colby Jenkins, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, outlined his priorities for the future of the special warfare community while delivering remarks today during Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Jenkins cautioned the audience that America’s adversaries are converging across regions and “the thresholds…
SOF Week 25 – Defendtex Optical Fiber Drone Guidance Australia’s DefendTex has been keeping a close eye on drone operations in Ukraine and introduced a fiber optic cable guidance kit for their family of Vengeance FPV drones. Here you can see the canister mounted to a Vengeance drone sitting atop their Banshee robot. This entry…
SOF Week 25 – Secumar Secuvac The Secuvac from Secumar is a waterproof protection system for the evacuation of injured persons secured to a stretcher. It prevents contact with water and thus hypothermia. www.secumar.com This entry was posted on Monday, May 12th, 2025 at 20:00 and is filed under International, Maritime, Medical, SOF Week. You…