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Beretta ARX160: Italy’s Modular Rifle Experiment and What It Got Right

The Beretta ARX160 is a piston-driven, modular service rifle designed to fix the real shortcomings exposed by modern combat, emphasizing ambidextrous controls, adaptability, and ease of use while taking a different technical path than newer rifles like the UK’s KS-1.

Nigeria’s Special Forces and the Long War Against Boko Haram and ISWAP

Nigeria’s special forces are active and improving but still maturing, and they fight Boko Haram and ISWAP through joint, intelligence-led raids and rapid-response missions inside a larger military strained by multiple internal conflicts.

Morning Brief: Multipolar Bloc Warships, Army Pacific Shift, Trump on Greenland, Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fleet

BRICS navies are flexing off South Africa as the U.S. shifts Army forces toward the Indo-Pacific, Trump escalates rhetoric on owning Greenland for Arctic defense, and Taiwan searches for a missing F-16V while grounding its fleet for safety checks.

Evening Brief: US Seizes Fifth Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker; Ceasefire Declared in Aleppo; China, Russia, Iran Kick Off Week-Long Naval Drills

US seizes Venezuela tanker as Iran unrest grows and Gaza violence rises. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.

$1.5 Trillion and a Dream: Trump’s FY2027 Military Budget Signals a Hard Turn Back to American Military Might

One-point-five trillion dollars, and the message is as plain as a rifle crack: America is done trying to scare global predators with press releases, and we are going back to building the kind of power that makes them think twice before they move.

Morning Brief: ICE Shootings Spark Protests, Russia Says It Fired New Oreshnik Missile, Gaza’s Ceasefire ‘Yellow Line’ Becomes Flashpoint

ICE shootings spark protests as Russia fires new missile on Ukraine. Here’s your Friday morning brief for January 9, 2026.

Evening Brief: Minneapolis on Edge, Venezuela Frees Large Number of Prisoners, Russian Drone Strikes Black Out Southern Ukraine

Minneapolis tense after ICE shooting, Senate moves to curb Trump’s Venezuela actions. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.

Breaking: Navy SEAL Dusty Turner is Granted Parole After More Than 30 Years Behind Bars

This is a good day for America because it proves that even after thirty years of mistakes, the truth can still kick the door in and drag an innocent man back into the light of day.

Navy SEAL Dusty Turner Was Imprisoned 30 Years for a Murder He Did Not Commit: Today, He May Be Freed

He did not kill Jennifer Evans, but he has spent over thirty years in prison because Virginia’s felony-murder doctrine treated his worst decision that night as if he had.

Morning Brief: Trump Touts Venezuelan Oil Deal, Denmark and Greenland Seek Talks With US, China Bans Dual-Use Exports to Japan

Venezuela fallout, Ukraine talks, Iran unrest, and China–Japan tensions rise. Here’s your Wednesday morning brief for January 7, 2026.

Evening Brief: Rubio Thanks Media for Holding Venezuela Strike Coverage, Deadliest Aleppo Clashes Erupt, Israel Advances E1 Settlement

Maduro fallout, Ukraine talks, Iran unrest, and regional flashpoints intensify. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Soldier from Italian 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment with an HK G3/SG1 Rifle (1997)

The G3/SG1 was built for men who expect their rifle to work in thin air and bad weather, delivering hard truths at distance without asking for sympathy or excuses.

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