Special Operations
Questions from this defence segment. Each one routes to a named door, a band, and the public-source proof path to scope next.
Micro answerWhat are the unresolved assumptions behind the SOF command strategy/capability staff's next decision on special operations capability design?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat external lessons, allied signals and threat changes should alter the SOF command strategy/capability staff's thinking on special operations capability design?Lessons-learned scanSprintHow should the SOF command strategy/capability staff decompose special operations capability design into doctrine, organisation, training, materiel, data, people, facilities and sustainment choices?Capability decompositionSprintWhat decision flows, data flows and authorities are required for the SOF command strategy/capability staff to improve special operations capability design?C2 / decision advantage designProgramme advisoryWhat should the SOF command strategy/capability staff stop, start, accelerate, merge or defer across the portfolio connected to special operations capability design?Portfolio prioritisationProgramme advisoryHow should the SOF command strategy/capability staff align allies, industry, classification, releasability and workshare around special operations capability design?Alliance / multinational programme designEnterprise / multi-yearWhat 3–10 year roadmap should the SOF command strategy/capability staff set for special operations capability design, and what early decisions would preserve optionality?National capability roadmapMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF mission planning and readiness for the SOF unit operations officer, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF unit operations officer learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF mission planning and readiness?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF mission planning and readiness clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF unit operations officer actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF unit operations officer shortlist for SOF mission planning and readiness, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF mission planning and readiness for the SOF unit operations officer?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF mission planning and readiness blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF unit operations officer, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF unit operations officer maintain for SOF mission planning and readiness across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around small-team mission effectiveness for the SOF troop/team leader, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF troop/team leader learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about small-team mission effectiveness?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for small-team mission effectiveness clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF troop/team leader actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF troop/team leader shortlist for small-team mission effectiveness, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in small-team mission effectiveness for the SOF troop/team leader?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is small-team mission effectiveness blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF troop/team leader, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF troop/team leader maintain for small-team mission effectiveness across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF intelligence fusion for the SOF intelligence fusion cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF intelligence fusion cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF intelligence fusion?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF intelligence fusion clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF intelligence fusion cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF intelligence fusion cell shortlist for SOF intelligence fusion, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF intelligence fusion for the SOF intelligence fusion cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF intelligence fusion blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF intelligence fusion cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF intelligence fusion cell maintain for SOF intelligence fusion across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF communications resilience for the SOF communications/C4ISR lead, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF communications/C4ISR lead learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF communications resilience?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF communications resilience clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF communications/C4ISR lead actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF communications/C4ISR lead shortlist for SOF communications resilience, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF communications resilience for the SOF communications/C4ISR lead?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF communications resilience blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF communications/C4ISR lead, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF communications/C4ISR lead maintain for SOF communications resilience across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF equipment selection for the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF equipment selection?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF equipment selection clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer shortlist for SOF equipment selection, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF equipment selection for the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF equipment selection blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF equipment/procurement NCO/officer maintain for SOF equipment selection across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF aviation integration for the SOF aviation support/planning cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF aviation support/planning cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF aviation integration?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF aviation integration clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF aviation support/planning cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF aviation support/planning cell shortlist for SOF aviation integration, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF aviation integration for the SOF aviation support/planning cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF aviation integration blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF aviation support/planning cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF aviation support/planning cell maintain for SOF aviation integration across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF medical support for the SOF medical lead, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF medical lead learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF medical support?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF medical support clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF medical lead actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF medical lead shortlist for SOF medical support, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF medical support for the SOF medical lead?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF medical support blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF medical lead, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF medical lead maintain for SOF medical support across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around selection and training pipeline for the SOF training/selection pipeline lead, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF training/selection pipeline lead learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about selection and training pipeline?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for selection and training pipeline clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF training/selection pipeline lead actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF training/selection pipeline lead shortlist for selection and training pipeline, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in selection and training pipeline for the SOF training/selection pipeline lead?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is selection and training pipeline blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF training/selection pipeline lead, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF training/selection pipeline lead maintain for selection and training pipeline across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around sensitive-site exploitation for the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about sensitive-site exploitation?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for sensitive-site exploitation clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead shortlist for sensitive-site exploitation, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in sensitive-site exploitation for the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is sensitive-site exploitation blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF sensitive-site exploitation lead maintain for sensitive-site exploitation across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around counter-terror response readiness for the Counter-terrorism response planner, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Counter-terrorism response planner learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about counter-terror response readiness?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for counter-terror response readiness clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Counter-terrorism response planner actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Counter-terrorism response planner shortlist for counter-terror response readiness, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in counter-terror response readiness for the Counter-terrorism response planner?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is counter-terror response readiness blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Counter-terrorism response planner, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Counter-terrorism response planner maintain for counter-terror response readiness across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around hostage rescue mission rehearsal for the Hostage rescue support cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Hostage rescue support cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about hostage rescue mission rehearsal?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for hostage rescue mission rehearsal clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Hostage rescue support cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Hostage rescue support cell shortlist for hostage rescue mission rehearsal, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in hostage rescue mission rehearsal for the Hostage rescue support cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is hostage rescue mission rehearsal blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Hostage rescue support cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Hostage rescue support cell maintain for hostage rescue mission rehearsal across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around special reconnaissance sensing for the Special reconnaissance technology cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Special reconnaissance technology cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about special reconnaissance sensing?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for special reconnaissance sensing clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Special reconnaissance technology cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Special reconnaissance technology cell shortlist for special reconnaissance sensing, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in special reconnaissance sensing for the Special reconnaissance technology cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is special reconnaissance sensing blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Special reconnaissance technology cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Special reconnaissance technology cell maintain for special reconnaissance sensing across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around maritime special operations for the Maritime SOF / boarding cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Maritime SOF / boarding cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about maritime special operations?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for maritime special operations clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Maritime SOF / boarding cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Maritime SOF / boarding cell shortlist for maritime special operations, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in maritime special operations for the Maritime SOF / boarding cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is maritime special operations blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Maritime SOF / boarding cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Maritime SOF / boarding cell maintain for maritime special operations across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around commando experimentation for the Commando Force experimentation cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Commando Force experimentation cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about commando experimentation?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for commando experimentation clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Commando Force experimentation cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Commando Force experimentation cell shortlist for commando experimentation, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in commando experimentation for the Commando Force experimentation cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is commando experimentation blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Commando Force experimentation cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Commando Force experimentation cell maintain for commando experimentation across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around partner-force training and advising for the Partner force advisory cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the Partner force advisory cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about partner-force training and advising?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for partner-force training and advising clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the Partner force advisory cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the Partner force advisory cell shortlist for partner-force training and advising, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in partner-force training and advising for the Partner force advisory cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is partner-force training and advising blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the Partner force advisory cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the Partner force advisory cell maintain for partner-force training and advising across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around low-signature resupply for the SOF logistics/resupply planner, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF logistics/resupply planner learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about low-signature resupply?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for low-signature resupply clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF logistics/resupply planner actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF logistics/resupply planner shortlist for low-signature resupply, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in low-signature resupply for the SOF logistics/resupply planner?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is low-signature resupply blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF logistics/resupply planner, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF logistics/resupply planner maintain for low-signature resupply across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF drone and autonomous systems for the SOF drone/autonomy lead, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF drone/autonomy lead learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF drone and autonomous systems?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF drone and autonomous systems clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF drone/autonomy lead actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF drone/autonomy lead shortlist for SOF drone and autonomous systems, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF drone and autonomous systems for the SOF drone/autonomy lead?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF drone and autonomous systems blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF drone/autonomy lead, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF drone/autonomy lead maintain for SOF drone and autonomous systems across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF spectrum and cyber support for the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF spectrum and cyber support?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF spectrum and cyber support clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell shortlist for SOF spectrum and cyber support, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF spectrum and cyber support for the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF spectrum and cyber support blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF cyber/spectrum support cell maintain for SOF spectrum and cyber support across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control towerMicro answerWhat are the decision-critical unknowns around SOF mission rehearsal for the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell, and which of them can be resolved this week?Unknowns register / research triageMicro answerWhat can the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell learn from comparable units, allies, exercises, Ukraine-related lessons or adjacent programmes about SOF mission rehearsal?Lessons-learned scanSmall decision packIs the current requirement, CONOPS or plan for SOF mission rehearsal clear, testable, affordable and tied to the mission the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell actually owns?Requirement sanity checkSprintWhich options should the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell shortlist for SOF mission rehearsal, and what evidence would make the ranking change?Options appraisal / trade studySprintWhat 30/60/90-day experiment would reduce the biggest uncertainty in SOF mission rehearsal for the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell?Experiment / trial designPilot / live decision graphWhy is SOF mission rehearsal blocked, late, fragile or under-performing for the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell, and which interventions should be made first?Programme recoveryEnterprise / multi-yearWhat live DEE control tower should the SOF mission rehearsal/simulation cell maintain for SOF mission rehearsal across evidence, risk, suppliers, readiness and unknowns?Enterprise decision-control tower