Exploring innovation at SOF Week: Weapons and Warfare

This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson is in Tampa, Florida, for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2025, where Secretary Pete Hegseth met with the special operations community, highlighting his vision for the future of America’s elite troops. We’ll also explore the cutting-edge BlackSea Technologies GARC in our Weapon of the Week segment. This high-speed, low-cost unmanned surface vessel (USV) is designed for scalable maritime operations.

Also featured in this episode:

• U.S. SOCOM leadership discusses the evolving nature of Special Forces.
• U.S. and Philippine forces team up for Exercise Balikatan.
• Deliveries of KC-46 air refuelers set to resume.
• Weapon of the Week: Dive into the future of naval warfare with the BlackSea Technologies GARC. This unmanned surface vessel (USV) is engineered for scalable maritime operations, blending high speed with affordability.

You can subscribe to the Weapons and Warfare podcast on the platform of your choosing here.

Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief

Ella Greene

Ella and the staff at Clear Media Project (CMP) curate these articles.
Unless otherwise noted CMP does not write these articles.
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the articles published on this blog belong solely to the original authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the blog owner. The blog owner does not claim ownership of the content shared by contributors and is not responsible for any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions.

All rights and credits goes to its rightful owners. No Copyright Infringement is intended. If you believe any content infringes on your rights, please contact us for review and potential removal.

See author's posts