Particular operations commanders difficulty warning about US enemies’ ‘spectacular’ tech developments

America is falling behind its adversaries with regards to technological development, commanders of particular operations forces instructed the Home Armed Companies Committee on Wednesday. 

Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga and Lt. Gen. Michael Conley all voiced issues about particular ops being slowed down by forms with regards to making essential technological upgrades. 

Maj. Gen. Huntley, who leads the Marine Forces Particular Operations Command, instructed lawmakers on Capitol Hill that modernization is “transferring very quick” throughout the globe, however America’s potential to maintain up with the tempo is troublesome. 

For instance, Maj. Gen. Huntley spoke of the affect synthetic intelligence has had on U.S. forces’ potential to “sense the enemy earlier than they sense us,” a bonus America has loved for many years.

Particular ops commanders communicate at a Home Armed Companies Committee listening to on Feb. 26, 2025. (Home Armed Companies Committee YouTube)

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Rear Adm. Sands additionally issued a warning concerning the potential to “quickly” get U.S. troops the tools they want “to outlive” the trendy battlefield.

“… our precedence is getting tools that is required for the trendy battlefield quickly into the palms of our operators, and the reason being as a result of they want it to outlive,” Rear Adm. Sands instructed lawmakers

Lt. Gen. Braga, commander of Military Particular Operations Command, expressed related issues about how methods in place are impacting modernization.

“Our individuals are nice at innovating, they’ve improbable concepts,” Lt. Gen. Braga instructed the lawmakers. He added, nevertheless, that the challenges with funding and bureaucratic processes that may make easy modifications take months or years. Nevertheless, he prompt that streamlining funding and oversight processes might be doable options to those points. 

Home Armed Companies Committee holds its listening to on “The Function of Particular Operations in Nice Energy Competitors” on Feb. 26, 2025. (Home Armed Companies Committee YouTube)

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Commander of Air Drive Particular Operations Command Lt. Gen. Conley joined the opposite navy leaders, saying that his troops are “phenomenal at taking classes realized and turning them into actionable issues,” however they “run into tougher procurement challenges” when making an attempt to scale these issues.

Lt. Gen. Conley additionally stated air fleet modifications take too lengthy and are “dear,” placing the U.S. in a “fixed loop of making an attempt to meet up with the enemy menace.” Moreover, he warned that America’s adversaries “proceed to enhance day by day,” whereas the U.S. “can’t sustain with the menace as a result of our it takes us a very long time to switch.”

A normal view of the U.S. Capitol constructing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2013.  (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

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The navy leaders additionally talked about the threats posed by non-state actors, with Maj. Gen. Huntley noting that they’re quickly upgrading with regards to technological capabilities.

“What they convey to the tactical battle is, frankly, fairly spectacular,” Maj. Gen. Huntley stated, including that the forces “know what we now have to do,” however the “essential” problem is getting these capabilities into the palms of troops.