Scott R. Gourley

Scott Gourley is a former U.S. Army officer and the author of more than 1,500 articles covering topics across all military services. He currently holds masthead listings as contributing editor, North American editor, or correspondent for nearly one dozen international defense publications. He is a frequent contributor to Faircount’s Year in Defense and Year in Special Operations as well as other Faircount commemorative publications.

In addition to his articles for professional and trade journals, he has written about defense issues and defense technology for general publications including The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and Popular Mechanics, and has consulted for defense-related shows airing on multiple television networks.

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SEALs, SWCC, Act of Valor 2

‘Act of Valor’ Movie, ‘American Sniper’ Book Spotlight Navy SEALs 50th Anniversary NAVSPECWARCOM Commander Rear Adm. Sean Pybus finds 'red hot' media attention 'very different for us'

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“A motion picture starring active-duty Navy SEALs,” scream the movie advertisements for Act of Valor. Slated to open in mid-February, the new movie represents significantly increased media attention on a …

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LMCO JLTV

Army: JLTVs, Not Humvees Army calls for JLTV engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) proposals

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On Jan. 26, 2012, just a few hours before the U.S. Secretary of Defense began to reveal a range of procurement cuts and difficult program decisions, the U.S. Army released …

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K-MAX USMC VUAV cargo

Looks Like Everybody Wants Unmanned Cargo Capabilities

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A multi-service general officer panel appearing at one industry conference in late 2011 was faced with an audience question of when the coming fiscal environment might force the services to …

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USMC Repair MTVR

Marine Corps Outlines Ground Equipment Reset Strategy

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The United States Marine Corps has released a draft of its Ground Equipment Reset Strategy for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) [See DMN: U.S. Army “Responsible Reset Task Force,” posted Jan. …

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Rounds on target NIE 12.1

U.S. Army Expands Modernization Outreach Issuing another call to industry

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The U.S. Army is expanding its outreach to industry in support of its ongoing modernization process and Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) events [See DMN: “Q&A: Brig. Gen. Randal A. Dragon, …

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Kibosh 40mm Round

Special Operations Command Seeks 40 mm “Kibosh” Capability

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United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking industry input to help develop an acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and performance specifications for a notional “Kibosh” 40 mm …

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Laser dazzler firing

U.S. Navy Explores Long Range “Ocular Interrupter”

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U.S. Navy representatives have revealed service interest in available technologies and solutions that could be applied to a potential long range ocular interrupter (LROI) that would provide the Navy with …

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THAAD 2011 launch

U.A.E. Becomes First International Customer for THAAD

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In what must be a mere coincidence of timing with the latest round of saber-rattling across the Straight of Hormuz, Lockheed Martin has announced its receipt of an “undefinitized” contract …

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SEAL Combat Divers

U.S. Navy SEAL Tools of the Trade

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The first half-century of SEAL Team operations has been accompanied by a dizzying array of specialized hardware and materiel solutions designed to facilitate operations across the Sea/Air/Land battlespace.

Representative examples …

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Army body armor

Army Looks to Lighten Body Armor Plates

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U.S. Army researchers are exploring methods of reducing the weight burden of individual body armor. The effort is reflective of widespread government interest in optimizing body armor solutions.

The most …

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