ACE Showcase

Introducing the ACE Showcase at the Special Air Warfare Symposium!

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New for 2025, the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Showcase highlights cutting-edge industry technologies and solutions designed to enhance operational agility and readiness for the SOF Mission Sustainment Teams. GSOF developed this concept in close partnership with our AFSOC hosts to provide them with direct visibility of solutions from our partners and industry relationships.

This exciting addition to the Symposium provides an interactive platform for industry leaders to display innovations that align with ACE concepts. This unique offering will empower attendees to explore the future of agile warfare, generate business development discussions, and provide acquisition opportunities that are in direct support of known requirements.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

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ACE Capabilities of Interest

AFSOC is specifically looking to see lighter, more compact, reduced energy consumption, attritable, transportable technologies for the below.
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  • Small-footprint or self onload/ofload MHE. 
  • Austere refueling for mission generation at the edge with a self-onload/offload capability (empty) that could be used to rapidly regenerate aircraft at austere locations.
  • Any signature minimization equipment to mask, eliminate, or re-route typical electromagnetic or EO/IR signatures present operating at contingency locations.
  • Single stand-alone communications station handling unclassified and classified networks in an extremely small SWAP that could work with military or commercial comm networks.
  • Personnel, Equipment, and Aircraft
  • Kitchens
  • Showers
  • Latrines
  • Waste / disposal
  • Smaller water purification for approximately 38 Airmen
  • Smaller SWAP power source
  • Smaller footprint ECU 

  • Smaller security system – automated security systems with remote sensors.
  • sUAS for self-protection
  • c-UAS to detect, deny, and defend contingency location against UAS observations and potential attacks
  • Compact CBRN decontamination – austere decontamination with very small kit.
  • Quick Employment Physical Deterrence – rapidly deployable camouflaged perimeter defense kit/system
  • Traverse and Elevation Systems for 240L and 249 to increase lightweight capability for supporting both weapons for self-defense operations.

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Exhibiting Companies

EVERYWHERE COMMS

EVERYWHERE

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SATCUBE

SATCUBE

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ALBERS
AEROSPACE

ALBERS AEROSPACE

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DFT

DFT

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ASPEN WATER

ASPEN WATER

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3B

3B

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Griffon Aerospace

Griffon Aerospace

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Invisio

Invisio

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Darley & Partners

Darley & Partners

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Highland Engineering

Highland Engineering

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Idirect Government

Idirect Government

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Bae Systems

Bae Systems

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