SOCOM Wants Air-Launched Drones From Special Ops Aircraft

AC-130J. Credit: Air National Guard

Air National Guard

Credit: AC-130J
U.S. Special Operations Command wants its unique gunships to serve as mother ships for small drones. The command in a solicitation released July 17 calls for white papers outlining how companies could provide group 1 or group 2 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) that can be launched from fixed-wing...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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