SOCOM wants a drone-launched fire-and-forget missile
October 20, 2025
U.S. Special Operations Command wants a small, jam-proof, fire-and-forget missile that can be launched from medium-sized drones.
The goal of the Symbiotic UAS Delivery System, or SCBDS, project is to develop a missile small enough to “allow special operations soldiers to conduct multiple fire and forget kinetic strikes” from a Group 2 or 3 drone that has advanced target recognition…