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The "business end" of a depleted uranium sabot round. Screenshot from YouTube and Warthog Defense

Russia Threatens Escalation If Depleted Uranium Munitions are Sent to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to “react accordingly” if the West sends deplet...

Expert Analysis Mar 23

Soldiers with the Ukrainian Land Forces rehearse mortar-based drills Dec. 10, 2015, at the International Peacekeeping Security Center. (Source: U.S. Army Europe/Flickr)

The Unexpected Impact of the War in Ukraine on US and NATO’s Defense Strategies

In the face of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, Ukraine has a...

Expert Analysis Mar 22

A Russian soldier braves the cold outside the city of Bakhmut. Screenshot by YouTube and ABC News.

A Former Navy SEAL Speaks: ‘Why Putin Will Never Win A Ground War in Ukraine’

SOFREP CEO and former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb explains why Putin will never prevail in a ground wa...

Expert Analysis Mar 20

A young boy is forced to be a spokesman for ISIS. HIs message, "We are here to slaughter you." Screenshot from YouTube and Frontline PBS

Military Intelligence Report: Global Update on the Salafi-Jihadi Movement

SOFREP provides you with an up-to-date report on what Salafi jihadist inspired terrorists are up ...

Expert Analysis Mar 11

China is Correct about America Radicalizing Putin with our Misguided Hegemony

If you think America is doing a good job at promoting freedom and democracy around the globe ask ...

Expert Analysis Mar 06

A 152 mm shell, to be fired from a Msta-B howitzer, is being carried by a Ukrainian soldier near the embattled Ukrainian town of Bakhmut. Image from the Kyiv Post/Dimitar Dilkoff

Bakhmut on the Brink of Falling to Russian Troops

Russian forces and Wagner Group mercenaries continue pounding the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukra...

Expert Analysis Mar 03

The Ukraine War, Lessons Learned

One year into the Russo-Ukraine War, SOFREP goes over the lessons learned in this conflict so far...

Featured Feb 24

Russian armor and rocket launchers cross the border into Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Screenshot from YouTube and CBC News

War in Ukraine: A Month by Month Breakdown

It has been one year since Vladimir Putin’s army invaded Ukraine. Since that time, the two ...

Ukraine Feb 24

A pile of Russian TM-62M landmines by Twitter user @kms_d4k

Ukraine is Becoming the World’s Largest Minefield

Scott Sweetow, Former Acting Director of the ATF’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Ce...

Expert Analysis Feb 22

A US fighter jet takes flight. The tail flash "WA" on this one tells us it is out of Nellis AFB. Screenshot from YouTube and ABC News Australia

Ongoing Coverage: US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Unidentified Aircraft Over Canada

In an, until very recently, almost unheard of event, an American F-22 Raptor shot down an object ...

World Feb 12

Putin Nuking Ukraine is Closer Than You Think

If Putin nuked Kyiv tomorrow, the West would likely bend the knee.

Counterpoint Feb 07

Is the Venerable US Navy SEAL Training Program on Trial?

The death of Kyle Mullen during BUD/S training in Coronado California and the importance of the S...

SOFREP Member Submission Feb 05

Caption: The Challenger 2 (Main Battle Tank) of the 3rd Troop ‘D’ Squadron of the Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is being tested to the limit as it ploughs through the sands of the Omani desert in the training area north of Thumrait. The Guards are part of the Army’s 4th Armoured Brigade.
The Regiment is part of Exercise Saif Sareea 2, a bi-lateral military Exercise in Oman. More than 20,000 troops have been deployed from the UK and Germany to train alongside Omani forces in a variety of roles. For More Info contact: Picture Editor G3 media Operations HQ Land Command Wilton Salisbury SP2 0AG

UK Will Send 14 Challenger II Tanks to Ukraine

The UK has announced it will send 14 Challenger II MBTs to Ukraine. It’s a mixed blessing f...

World Jan 15

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 07, 2008) The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ship JS Kirishima (DDG-174) leaves Pearl Harbor to begin naval exercises in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas L. Rosprim (Released)

Japan Doubles Defense Spending-Will Build an Aircraft Carrier

Japan will double its defense spending in the face of emerging threats by China, North Korea and ...

World Dec 26

Armored fighting vehicles of the Kazakhstan army aboard rail cars recently. There are unconfirmed reports they are moving to the border with Russia

SITREP Ukraine: Arms Dealing, HIMARS Limits and the Nazis of Kazakhstan

Can the “Merchant of Death” go back into the arms business? Why did the US limit the ...

Expert Analysis Dec 10

Spc. Alexander Pierce of the Army Cyber Protection Brigade, takes part in Cyber Spartan 5, at Fort Gordon, Ga., Dec. 9, 2021. The event, an inter-unit cyber competition led by the British Army's 13th Signal Regiment, virtually brings together British and allied cyber teams in a competition designed to develop cyber knowledge and skills and identify cyber talent. (Photo by Maj. Lindsay Roman)

Cyber Warfare Hasn’t Made Sense in Ukraine – and Likely Won’t Anywhere Else

SOFREP member Tom Johansmeyer explains why cyber-attacks are a sideshow in the larger conflict in...

SOFREP Member Submission Dec 10

President Joe Biden greets Cherelle Griner following the release of Brittney Griner, Thursday, December 8, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

The U.S Exchanged The Most Dangerous Arms Dealer on Earth for Low Level Drug Offender

The exchange of Brittany Griner for Viktor Bout probably makes Americans traveling overseas much ...

Expert Analysis Dec 09

Marines from Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) load JAGM air-to-surface missiles on a AH-1Z Viper helicopter for an exercise in Yuma AZ. Photo; DVIDS

Lockheed Will Ramp Up Productions of Missile and Launchers for Ukraine

A month old story about Lockheed Martine building new missile launchers may tell us something abo...

Expert Analysis Dec 04

Shown here is a bus stop in Kyiv that the Russians had destroyed in the earlier days of the war. Image courtesy of Pexels

SITREP: Day 276 of the Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine keeps knocking down most of the multi-million dollar cruise missiles the Russians launch ...

Expert Analysis Nov 27

A Special Forces soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group takes part in a training exercise in Boeblingen, Germany. US Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston

The Changing Role of Special Operations Forces

As global power dynamics change, so does the role of American Special Operations Forces. SOCOM is...

Expert Analysis Nov 24

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Russia Threatens Escalation If Depleted Uranium Munitions are Sent to Ukraine

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A Former Navy SEAL Speaks: ‘Why Putin Will Never Win A Ground War in Ukraine’

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War in Ukraine: A Month by Month Breakdown

Ukraine is Becoming the World’s Largest Minefield

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Putin Nuking Ukraine is Closer Than You Think

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Russia Threatens Escalation If Depleted Uranium Munitions are Sent to Ukraine

The Unexpected Impact of the War in Ukraine on US and NATO’s Defense Strategies

A Former Navy SEAL Speaks: ‘Why Putin Will Never Win A Ground War in Ukraine’

Military Intelligence Report: Global Update on the Salafi-Jihadi Movement

China is Correct about America Radicalizing Putin with our Misguided Hegemony

Bakhmut on the Brink of Falling to Russian Troops

The Ukraine War, Lessons Learned

War in Ukraine: A Month by Month Breakdown

Ukraine is Becoming the World’s Largest Minefield

Ongoing Coverage: US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Unidentified Aircraft Over Canada

Putin Nuking Ukraine is Closer Than You Think

Is the Venerable US Navy SEAL Training Program on Trial?

UK Will Send 14 Challenger II Tanks to Ukraine

Japan Doubles Defense Spending-Will Build an Aircraft Carrier

SITREP Ukraine: Arms Dealing, HIMARS Limits and the Nazis of Kazakhstan

Cyber Warfare Hasn’t Made Sense in Ukraine – and Likely Won’t Anywhere Else

The U.S Exchanged The Most Dangerous Arms Dealer on Earth for Low Level Drug Offender

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The Changing Role of Special Operations Forces

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