US Army requests biodegradable, seed-embedding training ammo

US Army requests biodegradable, seed-embedding training ammo

The U.S. Army recently placed a request through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, seeking biodegradable seed-embedding training ammo. According to the description in the request, the U.S. Army is looking to replace “low-velocity 40mm grenades; 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortars; shoulder-launched munitions; 120mm tank rounds; and 155mm artillery rounds.” Fox News stated the U.S. Army Corps of […]

Navy Destroyer fires warning shots at four Iranian vessels Sunday

Navy Destroyer fires warning shots at four Iranian vessels Sunday

Tensions between the United States Navy and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard have once again spiked, resulting in the American Navy’s USS Mahan firing three warning shots and deploying a helicopter to intercept four fast-moving Iranian vessels closing with the destroyer and other U.S. ships on Sunday. According to reports, the USS Mahan contacted the […]

Top 10 SOFREP articles from 2016

Top 10 SOFREP articles from 2016

Here is a list of the top ten SOFREP articles from 2016 based on viewer traffic. This past year has definitely been a crazy one. Take a look at the list below and let us know which article was your favorite from 2016? 10: https://sofrep.com/48753/proof-that-standards-will-be-dropped-for-females-entering-the-75th-ranger-regiment/ 9: https://sofrep.com/48122/tips-from-a-former-special-forces-sniper-on-judging-distance/ 8: https://sofrep.com/63764/us-special-forces-sabotage-white-house-policy-gone-disastrously-wrong-with-covert-ops-in-syria/ 7: https://sofrep.com/46878/watch-daesh-isis-fighter-get-dropped-by-sniper/ 6: https://sofrep.com/67808/three-green-berets-killed-isis-infiltrator-cia-ignored-warnings/ 5: https://sofrep.com/45855/jsoc-delta-force-operators-on-the-ground-for-el-chapo-capture/ 4: https://sofrep.com/54277/band-brothers-sex-crimes-cover-101st-airborne-division/ […]

The Navy’s $7 Billion Stealth Destroyer: They don’t make them like the used to

The Navy’s $7 Billion Stealth Destroyer: They don’t make them like the used to

The USS Zumwalt’s design was supposed to be part of the 32 ships the Navy requested from Congress with a $46 billion dollar price tag. In 1999, the estimated cost for the stealth destroyer was estimated at $1.34 billion per ship but has actually cost the Navy $7 billion to make. Since the project is so far past their initial […]

FBI warns of Islamic State attacks during the holiday season

FBI warns of Islamic State attacks during the holiday season

On Friday, the FBI warned law enforcement of possible Islamic State attacks on churches and holiday related events. A list of churches was reportedly passed around on pro-ISIS websites urging supporters to conduct attacks . The warning also comes after 12 people were killed at a Christmas market in Berlin this week. The FBI is aware of […]

Merry Christmas SOFREP!

Merry Christmas SOFREP!

Hey SOFREP Mafia! We hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here are some Christmas wishes from the writers of SOFREP.- Desiree May 2017 be nothing like 2016…fuckers – Vasilis Chronopoulos Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and whatever else you celebrate…best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2017 from the only chocolate […]

Facebook’s new plan to fight fake news? Ask the mainstream media who to trust

Facebook’s new plan to fight fake news? Ask the mainstream media who to trust

Facebook announced a series of new features they would be introducing to the social media site in an effort to combat the distribution of fake news stories.  These features come after Facebook and other internet giants like Google received criticism in the media for permitting the spread of false new stories that some claim turned […]

Jill Stein continues to push for the election recount

Jill Stein continues to push for the election recount

The Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein managed to raise 7 million dollars to challenge the election results in three swing states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan) citing that the election was hacked by the Russians and claim the voting machines have been tampered with. So far the recount in Pennsylvania has netted Clinton with five additional […]

Heritage Foundation finds military branches ill-prepared as threats increase

Heritage Foundation finds military branches ill-prepared as threats increase

None of America’s four military services rates higher than “marginal,” according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Military of Strength, published Nov. 16. Sequestration funding cuts have reduced defense spending by approximately $78 billion in real dollars since 2011, leaving each branch ill-equipped, the report said. The Army scored lowest among the other branches […]

Fidel Castro is dead but his legacy remains

Fidel Castro is dead but his legacy remains

Fidel Castro may have died but communism in Cuba has not. While his passing is significant and symbolic, his legacy will remain until the system that he helped create is revised or replaced. He stepped down in 2006 due to his poor health and his brother Raul took over. Now with Fidel Castro gone, Raul may have more freedom […]

ICC may investigate the US for war crimes in Afghanistan

ICC may investigate the US for war crimes in Afghanistan

According to an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, the US might be investigated for war crimes in Afghanistan. The New York Times, quoted Fatou Bensouda stating there is enough evidence to open an investigation for “war crimes of torture and related ill-treatment, by U.S. military forces deployed to Afghanistan and in secret detention facilities operated by […]