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SOCOM leaders urge faster acquisition authorities and investment in uncrewed systems
Summary
Witnesses told the subcommittee SOCOM needs streamlined acquisition authorities, multi‑year funding flexibility and investment in uncrewed systems and commercial tech to match rapidly evolving threats demonstrated in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Gen. Brian Fenton and Colby Jenkins pressed lawmakers for faster acquisition and more money to field emerging commercial technologies, particularly uncrewed systems and autonomy.
Fenton described the current procurement system as “outdated” and “glacial” for the pace of technological change and battlefield innovation. He said the department and SOCOM must move procurement at a much faster tempo — “supersonic,” in his phrasing — and urged giving operators and commanders a more direct role in requirements and faster access to commercial…
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