"Everything we're doing now is going to be hard," SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke said. "It's going to be multi-domain, it's going to be partnered and it's going to be contested in every step...and there are countries that are close on our heels."

SOCOM Likely To Boost Cyber, EW WASHINGTON: Special Operations Command may double its investment in cyber operations and electronic warfare in the 2022 budget, a senior command official said today, signaling a shift in how operators view the challenges on future battlefields. Contained under the heading "next-generation effects," the emerging area includes defeating drones, offensive electromagnetic and directed energy weapons, and drone swarms — all areas of intensifying focus for the Pentagon.  Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe