Special ops technologists have unique wish list.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 April 2008
• Author: Magnuson, Stew
• Published date: 01 April 2008
• Author: Magnuson, Stew

* The U.S. Special Operations Command's advanced technology directorate has a long list of items it wants to put in the hands of elite commando teams during clandestine missions.

Richard Chandler, who heads the directorate, said the three overarching needs are in advanced power sources, command, control, computers and intelligence and "signature management," which is shorthand for keeping clandestine operators and their equipment hidden from the enemy.

Here is a partial shopping list.

Advanced Power Systems. SOCOM, like most of the military, is looking for improved batteries. Of...