US Army to Buy at Least One Million Drones in Next 2-3 Years
The battlefield is about to drown in cheap, buzzing machines, and the Army is betting its future on swarms that die by the dozen so soldiers don’t have to.
Guy D. McCardle
Morning Brief: Super Typhoon Fung-wong Batters Philippines, Syrian President Sharaa to Meet With Trump, Govt Shutdows Hits Day 40
With Luzon taking body blows from Uwan’s flood and wind, airports rationing airspace, and federal paychecks frozen on day 40, Ahmed al-Sharaa walks the White House halls seeking partners, proof that geopolitics move forward even when the country is stuck.
Evening Brief: Shutdown Grounds Over 1,000 Flights, Gaza Toll Passes 69,000, El-Fasher’s Fall Triggers Mass Exodus
The US shutdown is rippling through the skies, Gaza’s truce hangs by a thread, and Sudan’s war is driving tens of thousands into the desert. It’s Saturday, November 8, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
SOFREP Cartoon: See No Evil in Nigeria
While Nigerian churches collapse into ash, the powerful grope through the smoke with canes of denial, pretending to ignore the growing stench of genocide.
Morning Brief: UPS and FedEx Ground MD-11 Fleets, Iran Plot to Kill Israeli Envoy Exposed, US Backs EU Plan to Tap Frozen Assets
From grounded jets and a foiled plot to drones over Russia and frozen billions, the morning runs on precision, pressure, and peril across skies, borders, and balance sheets. Welcome to Saturday, November 8th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Pentagon Overhauls Weapons Buying, US Military Takes Over Gaza Aid Oversight, Battle for Pokrovsk Reaches Critical Stage
Pentagon speeds up weapons buying as Gaza aid shifts, Pokrovsk fight intensifies. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Makes First Flight, Kicks Collaborative Combat Aircraft Effort Into High Gear
When Anduril’s YFQ-44A cleared the runway it did more than prove a prototype; it announced an era in which affordable, software-first wingmen will rewrite the rules of air combat.
Morning Brief: US 17th Deadly Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean, China Commissions Fujian Aircraft Carrier
US expands strikes, Senate blocks limits, China launches new carrier. Here’s your Friday Morning Brief rundown, November 7, 2025.
Evening Brief: US Airlines Cut Hundreds of Flights, Allies Deploy US System to Counter Drones, Kazakhstan Joins Abraham Accords
FAA cuts flights, Trump strikes obesity drug deal, and NATO arms up as tensions rise. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
The Russian Spy Who Became a Green Beret
Peter Debbins’ tangled loyalties and ideological shifts ultimately culminated in a double life fraught with espionage and betrayal, underscoring the complex interplay of personal history and national allegiance.
National Guard Soldier Busted for Trying to Sell American Military Helicopter Radio to Russia
In the harsh neon glow of a Kansas hotel room, a 28-year-old Guardsman inked a “covert relationship” with ghosts he thought were Russian agents, pocketed cash, snapped pics of Fort Riley, and tried to mail an American helicopter radio to Russia—only to learn later the feds were the ones writing the script.
Morning Brief: D.C. Guard Deployment Extended, Flight Cuts Expected at Major US Airports, Hamas Hands Over More Hostage Remains
D.C. Guard extended, FAA cuts flights, Ukraine hits Russia with drones. Here’s your Thursday Morning Brief rundown, November 6, 2025.
