US Army tests drone killing laser mounted on a Stryker Combat Vehicle!

US Army tests drone killing laser mounted on a Stryker Combat Vehicle!

The US Army is testing a Stryker combat vehicle with a 5-kilowatt laser mounted on it to seek and destroy enemy drones. No bullets, no explosions, just a laser beam that brings the unmanned aircraft to the ground. The experimental system is called the Mobile High-Energy Laser (MEHEL). We are working with Space and Missile Defense […]

Beware the Iranian-built Stealth Fighter Jet! Watch it in action!

Beware the Iranian-built Stealth Fighter Jet! Watch it in action!

We are used to seeing China and even Russia shows off to the world ‘knock off’ copies of US jet fighter technology. Now we can add Iran to the list! The Iranians have put on display their infamous Qaher F-313 stealth jet but they have not show it in flight yet. Hmm….. Watch the Iranian Built […]

New Marine Corps helicopter to cost more than an F-35? Really?

New Marine Corps helicopter to cost more than an F-35? Really?

The Marine Corps has a new helicopter in the works to replace the CH-53E Super Stallion. Ok, great! The Marines need a new heavy lift chopper but here is what you may not know. The new CH-53K King Stallion, manufactured by Sikorsky/Lockheed is reportedly going to run about 22 percent above initial projections. Here is the big reveal…that will […]

Watch: Raw interviews of the Special Operations veterans who participated in the ‘Thrills before Pills’ Big Mountain Heroes Documentary

Watch: Raw interviews of the Special Operations veterans who participated in the ‘Thrills before Pills’ Big Mountain Heroes Documentary

SOFREP TV’s Kickstarter campaign to fund their “Big Mountain Heroes” documentary is open through the end of April. This project follows five Special Operations veterans on a journey into the outdoors and captures their “thrills not pills” approach to addressing personal challenges from their military service. Leading filmmakers shot the documentary on 4K RED cameras […]

Watch: U.S. Marine and Japanese Scout Snipers conduct Stalk Training

Watch: U.S. Marine and Japanese Scout Snipers conduct Stalk Training

U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force scout snipers use vegetation to camouflage themselves during exercise Forest Light, at Somagahara, Japan, March 8, 2017. Forest Light is one of various bilateral training opportunities conducted by JGSDF and deployed U.S. Marine forces to demonstrate both countries’ enduring commitment to peace, stability, and security across the region. […]

Things go boom in the night! Close Air Support (CAS)

Things go boom in the night! Close Air Support (CAS)

Here’s another look at some night CAS brought to you by SOFREP and our SOF contacts downrange and in the shit.  Aim high? I don’t think so; Aim Low, and get some…. 1:04 min in for the big bang. Brandon This clip previously published by SOFREP 02.16.2012

F-35A will deploy to Europe for first time

F-35A will deploy to Europe for first time

The Air Force is sending the F-35A to Europe to train with NATO allies. This will be the first time the F-35A variant will go to Europe. Only a ‘small number’ of aircraft will be making the trip from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In December, then-Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James hinted that a rotation […]

Watch: Video of the MOAB ‘Mother of all Bombs’ drop

Watch: Video of the MOAB ‘Mother of all Bombs’ drop

In case you missed it… It is being reported that the MOAB bomb blast actually killed just under 100 ISIS fighters and destroyed many tunnels they were using. The decision to drop the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was made by the top U.S. commander on the ground, officials told Fox News on […]