Unless of course, the DOD and White House authorized and ordered it.
Nobody. The blogger, David Axe, created this story. I’d bet my retirement it’s not what the general said at all. That much is clear from comparing the other guy’s report of the same panel.
This conference is where the top SOF guys (not just ours) get together with the gadget makers and schmooze. It’s a very important part of the puzzle in arming and equipping our guys (first our SOF, and then the stuff SOF proves out trickles down to regular soldiers and marines — like body armor, night vision, IR laser pointers, frequency hopping radios, .50 and .300 WM sniper rifles, and lots of stuff that’s still in the pipeline.
There are a lot of stories here, but SOCKOR is not going to go sneaking and peeking in the denied area. It will prepare for that, but only do it if war is on (or close).