Project Flytrap 4.0: NATO’s Live-Fire Laboratory for Killing Drones
If you don’t own the air at five hundred feet and fifty yards, you’re not maneuvering—you’re waiting your turn on the casualty list.
Guy D. McCardle
Morning Brief: Hamas Leaders Head to Cairo for Ceasefire Talks; Putin, Kim Pledge Closer Military Cooperation Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
VA faces staffing woes, Trump reshapes Kennedy Center, and Mexico hands over cartel bosses. Welcome to your Wednesday Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: State Department Releases Updated Human Rights Reports, Zelenskyy Rejects Russian Demand to Cede Remaining Donetsk Territory
US releases latest human rights reports, Iran hints at nuclear talks, Israel eyes Gaza resettlement. Here is Tuesday’s SOFREP Evening Brief.
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Morning Brief: US Coast Guard Commissions First New Icebreaker in Over Two Decades; US, China Trade Accusations Over Panama Canal at UN Security Council
Coast Guard Icebreaker debut, US-China Panama canal clash, and EU warns Trump ahead of Putin summit. Welcome to your Tuesday Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: US Special Operations to Field New Wearable Tech for Health Monitoring, Zelenskyy Warns Against Concessions to Russia Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
Hamadeh’s Syria mission, SOF hazard tech, Nigeria gang raid, and Zelenskyy’s warning. It is Monday evening. This is your SOFREP Brief.
Trump to Bring National Guard Troops to D.C.: What He Can Do, What Comes Next
Trump didn’t summon an army of occupation; he pulled a field-expedient tourniquet—the D.C. Guard—to cinch the capital’s bleeding edges and keep the streets from turning into a fracture line.
Medal of Honor Monday: Fred B. McGee, King of Hill 528
Fred B. McGee wasn’t chasing glory on that Korean hillside—he was just stubbornly, relentlessly doing his job, one impossible step at a time, until every man he could save was off that mountain alive.
Morning Brief: Trump Vows Homeless Evictions in DC, UN Nuclear Watchdog Deputy to Visit Iran, Australia to Recognize Palestinian State at UN in September
From Trump’s DC crackdown plan to Gaza’s expanding war and Australia’s Palestinian recognition push, here’s your Monday morning brief.
Evening Brief: European Leaders Want Trump to Use Sanctions Before Putin Meeting, DC Mayor Defends Her City’s Crime Rate
From Brussels to D.C. to Gaza City, the power plays are flying—Europe’s warning Trump not to cave to Putin, Bowser’s swatting down his crime-talk with hard numbers, and Netanyahu’s gearing up for a knockout punch against Hamas, all while the clock’s ticking and the stakes couldn’t be higher. It is Sunday evening. This is your SOFREP Brief.
SOFREP Sunday Cartoon: Welcome to the “Sharaa” Show
Equal-opportunity killers, my butt—these guys don’t care what tribe you’re from as long as your body fits in the ditch.
Morning Brief: Putin Says He’ll Stop War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine, India Halts Plan to Buy US Weapons
Putin’s so-called “peace” plan looks more like a land-grab ransom note, India’s arms-buying drama has officials shouting “fake news,” forty million Americans are sweating through a hellish heat dome, Zelensky’s drawing a hard line in the dirt, and in Lebanon, a Hezbollah-linked blast just reminded everyone how quickly things can go boom. Welcome to your Sunday Morning Brief. It’s August 10th, 2025
