Todd South

From gloves to body armor, SOF expects to upgrade all their kit in the coming years.

From their largest to smallest aircraft, upgrades are needed for the next fight, Special Operations Command officials said.

Officials want kinetic and nonkinetic weapons for a variety of vessels.

There has been a 200% increase in SOF missions over the past three years, the defense secretary said.

The service wants a constant Marine Expeditionary Unit presence on the high seas.

“The big thing that really keeps me up at night is swarms,” Col. Andrew Konicki, head of ground-based air defense for Marine Corps Systems Command, said.

Marine aviation leaders are looking for upgraded weapons and munitions options for the Corps’ growing fleet of F-35B and F-35C fighter jets.

Service leaders are pondering the utility of new maritime reconnaissance companies, which would use the new watercraft.

Ultimately the Marines will field 48 NEMESIS systems.

More than half of the 60 systems have been received.