SOCOM chief seeks situation awareness tools

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SOCOM chief seeks situation awareness tools
By John T. Bennett - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 11, 2009 4:00:29 EST

Adm. Eric Olson, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) chief, said Tuesday his troops need new kinds of tools designed to help them locate, learn about and distribute data about various battlefield targets.

Special operators need “situational awareness” tools to help them establish “an unblinking eye … to find, analyze and communicate about people and things of interests” in a number of complex environments, Olson said during the 20th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition, sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association in Washington.

The command needs such platforms that can operate from the ground, air or sea, Olson said.

But what is needed is more than just platforms. A key part of improving the command’s situational awareness portfolio will be developing special operators who can analyze information and “see things through other peoples’ eyes.”

He also pointed to biometrics technology and additional airlift capability as SOCOM’s top hardware needs.


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