{"id":18016,"date":"2018-02-02T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/02\/not-just-for-hollywood-anymore-socom-seeks-long-range-facial-recognition-other-next-gen-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:58:24","slug":"not-just-for-hollywood-anymore-socom-seeks-long-range-facial-recognition-other-next-gen-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/isr\/2018\/02\/02\/not-just-for-hollywood-anymore-socom-seeks-long-range-facial-recognition-other-next-gen-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Not just for Hollywood anymore: SOCOM seeks long-range facial recognition, other next-gen tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facial recognition optics are among the new gadgets special operations forces may soon have in their kits during missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/11\/army-rangers-look-to-kit-up-their-specially-trained-canines-with-cameras-sensors\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Special Operations Command<\/a> is inviting members of industry, academia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2017\/12\/18\/darpa-hopes-to-swarm-drones-out-of-c-130s-in-2019-test\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">government research labs<\/a> to submit ideas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/24\/wanted-iron-man-suits-for-special-operations-troops\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">innovative technologies<\/a> surrounding intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance that could be of use to SOF units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If selected, participants will be invited to the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, Indiana, during the week of Mar. 26. There, they will interact with members of the SOF community in order to determine how their ideas could enhance the operators\u2019 needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Portable facial recognition<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such emerging technology is facial recognition systems that match individuals against a preset target list. SOCOM is interested in bottling that tech into both handheld and man-portable optics, according to the posting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbo.gov\/index?s=opportunity&amp;mode=form&amp;tab=core&amp;id=1c28d3052211a1de76739d10c6593a64&amp;_cview=0\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Business Opportunities<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special operators \u201crequire compact, high accuracy, long range facial identification capabilities to provide improved surveillance and intelligence on persons of interest,\u201d the solicitation reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The handheld piece would need to have a 350-meter range, while the man-portable option should be able to scope individuals out between 650 meters to 1 kilometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ideally, the device would be able to match targets against a stored watch list of individuals, allow for mobile editing of the list, and, of course, be \u201cruggedized\u201d for field usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the optic should be operable offline, it needs to be able to update when communications are available.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request for information also cites software applications that can perform facial recognition as an interest to SOCOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/01\/12\/marines-hunt-for-new-thermal-and-night-vision-goggles-for-grunts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3139917.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marines hunt for new thermal and night vision goggles for grunts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Corps is looking to equip infantry Marines with binocular goggles capable of both night vision and thermal imaging.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Chemical forensics<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other emerging technologies that pique SOCOM\u2019s interest involve \u201cchemical attribution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With recent high-profile uses of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/02\/us-says-syria-making-new-chemical-weapons-despite-2013-deal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">chemical weapons in Syria<\/a>, and the controversy surrounding their origin, it\u2019s no surprise SOCOM has a vested interest in linking those attacks to their correct source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posting asks for equipment that \u201ccan be used for forensic purposes such as associating samples collected from chemical events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would include examining \u201cexplosive, chemical, biological and radiological hazards by measuring signatures of impurities, un-reacted precursors, additives, by-products, physical and chemical characteristics, and other anomalies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SOF-training-complex-fires.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV \u2013 Soldiers from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) pull security during a joint air to ground integration training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, The exercise is designed to enhance the interoperability of multiple air assets supporting Special Operations ground force maneuver. 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Weir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Non-GPS navigation<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the posting also lists an interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2017\/06\/05\/no-gps-signal-no-problem-army-works-on-ops-in-denied-regions\" title=\"\" class=\"\">non-GPS<\/a> based position, navigation and timing technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because GPS signals can\u2019t be received underground and underwater, and can be subject to signal jamming by a modern military force, overuse could cripple a force in conventional conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soliciation doesn\u2019t go into much detail about how these devices would source a user\u2019s location, only noting that it would do so \u201cwhile mounted on ground vehicles without the presence of a GPS signal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a previous idea that was discussed was the 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