{"id":937,"date":"2026-05-21T13:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/sof-week-afsoc-unveils-its-latest-cruise-missile\/937\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:28:46","slug":"sof-week-afsoc-unveils-its-latest-cruise-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/sof-week-afsoc-unveils-its-latest-cruise-missile\/937\/","title":{"rendered":"SOF Week: AFSOC Unveils Its Latest Cruise Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>To kick off SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, Florida, the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) unveiled its latest cruise missile of the AGM-190A type and gave it the official nickname \u201cHavoc Spear.\u201d This announcement marks a decisive step in AFSOC\u2019s efforts in Enhanced Precision Effects (EPE) \u2014 a modernization initiative aimed at equipping armed forces with adaptable weapons systems capable of delivering precise kinetic and non-kinetic effects over long distances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHavoc Spear\u201d is a cost-effective, mission-specific, modular cruise missile that can be produced quickly, according to the AFSOC. The project was spearheaded by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) based in Tampa to meet the urgent need for rapid, iterative weapons development. \u201cThe primary benefit of this system lies in its modularity; it opens commanders up to expanded options for deployment from stand-off distance (stand-off capabilities) to neutralize a wide range of threats,\u201d said Lieutenant General Mike Conley, the commander of AFSOC.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AFSOC and USSOCOM Collaborate with Industry Partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To accelerate the development process, AFSOC and USSOCOM signed a Cooperative Research &#038; Development Agreement (CRADA \u2014 Cooperative Agreement for Research and Development) with an industry partner to develop the cruise missile. According to the command leadership, typical weapons development programs normally take five to seven years to complete; \u201cHavoc Spear\u201d has, however, broken the conventional patterns of defense procurement, since the system was designed, tested, and evaluated under combat conditions in less than three years.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote address during SOF Week, Admiral Frank Bradley, the commander of USSOCOM, emphasized the importance of CRADAs as the driving force behind the realization of \u201cHavoc Spear.\u201d He also discussed progress in the procurement and implementation of new technologies. \u201cThe technological prerequisites were already in place; what was missing was the appropriate framework to move quickly while taking calculated, manageable risks,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cThis very DNA \u2014 this feedback loop between the forces applying operations and the engineers \u2014 is now being extended to the entire armed forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a visit to the AFSOC headquarters in November 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink, chose the name \u201cHavoc Spear\u201d as the designation for a capability that unites widespread destruction through mass attacks (\u201cHavoc\u201d) with precise distant targeting (\u201cSpear\u201d). 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