N. Charleston, SC (March 18, 2026) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic hosted the Systems of Systems Naval Integration Experiment (SOSNIE) for its 7th year. The two-week experiment stress-tested more than 40 state-of-the-art communications technologies used for a variety of essential military capabilities and included the use of manned and unmanned autonomous systems on land, sea and in the air. More than 150 Sailors, Marines, soldiers, Department of Navy civilians, and industry partners participated in the experiment, which took place in both a field environment at NIWC Atlantic’s Small Autonomous Unmanned Systems Research (SAUSR) Range and off the shore of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released) - N. Charleston, SC (March 18, 2026) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic hosted the Systems of Systems Naval Integration Experiment (SOSNIE) for its 7th year. The two-week experiment stress-tested more than 40 state-of-the-art communications technologies used for a variety of essential military capabilities and included the use of manned and unmanned autonomous systems on land, sea and in the air. More than 150 Sailors, Marines, soldiers, Department of Navy civilians, and industry partners participated in the experiment, which took place in both a field environment at NIWC Atlantic’s Small Autonomous Unmanned Systems Research (SAUSR) Range and off the shore of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released)
A VM-22 Osprey flies overhead for a leaflet drop during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur, VA, Sept. 16, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Eric Hunyh) - A VM-22 Osprey flies overhead for a leaflet drop during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur, VA, Sept. 16, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Eric Hunyh)
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