What is a kill chain and why it matters for modern militaries
When officials talk about conducting combat operations, you’ll often hear them refer to opening and closing “kill chains.”
Special Operations Command’s commando aircraft are in jeopardy
The special operations community needs the Armed Overwatch program, but now the government watchdog is doubting how many aircraft are needed.
SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch Program looks like a blast from the past
This might be the year when the first special operations armed overwatch aircraft actually fly. During a virtual event at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Lieutenant General James Slife, the commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), stated that the long-awaited Armed Overwatch Program will probably see its first demonstration flights this year. […]