US Marines F-35B Adds UK “Meteor” Air-Launched Attack Weapon
The US Marine Corps is adding the UK’s Meteor missile to its F-35B, boosting its strike range and making air combat deadlier.
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SOFREP Morning Brief: Drones Strike Sudan’s Port Sudan Airport, Pentagon Orders Major Reduction in Four-Star Generals,
Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.
SOFREP Evening Brief: Israel Approves Gaza Seizure Plan, Pakistan Conducts Second Missile Test
Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Monday, May 5, 2025.
The World is Gearing Up for War: $2.7 Trillion in Global Military Spending Signals a New Era of Conflict
The world just spent $2.7 trillion gearing up for war—are we prepping for peace, or just getting better at breaking things?
Japanese Soryu-class Submarines Could Be Stealthiest in the World
Japan’s Soryu-class subs are ultra-stealthy, armed, and perfect for lurking in the Pacific to thwart a surprise Chinese attack on Taiwan.
SOFREP Morning Brief: Xi Jinping to Visit Russia for Victory Day, Houthi Missile Hits Near Tel Aviv Airport
Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Monday, May 5, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.
SOFREP Evening Brief: Trump Annoys 1.4 Billon Catholics by Posting Pic of Himself As Pope, Putin Says He Hopes He Won’t Have to Use Nukes in Ukraine, Mexico Rejects US Offer to Send Troops Across the Border
Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Sunday, May 4, 2025.Trump posted a photo of himself dressed as the pope after his funeral, Putin says he hopes nukes won’t be needed in Ukraine, Mexico slammed the door on U.S. troops crossing the border, and the UK just busted two Iranian-linked terror plots—all reminders that diplomacy, ego, and national security are clashing on the world stage.
How Department of Defense Educational Activity Staff Co-Opted Diversity Equity and Inclusion Protests
Despite public denials, internal emails and student testimony reveal that DoDEA officials not only supported but actively orchestrated student walkouts to defend DEI programs—misleading parents and compromising educational integrity in the process.
Anduril Is the Netflix of War—and the Old Defense Giants Are About to Get Blockbuster’d
The defense industry’s glacial pace and bloated legacy mindset are getting steamrolled by Anduril’s AI-fueled, battlefield-tested blitzkrieg of real innovation.
SOFREP Morning Brief: Ukraine Takes Out Russian Jets With Maritime Drones, Houthi Missile Strikes Near Tel Aviv Airport, ‘Starbase’ Close to Becoming Official Texas City
Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Sunday, May 4, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs. In a historic week, Ukraine used missile-equipped sea drones to down Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea, Houthi rebels struck near Israel’s main airport in a rare breach of its air defenses, and Elon Musk’s Starbase took a major leap toward becoming an official city after a landslide vote by SpaceX-affiliated residents.
SOFREP Evening Brief: Greek Woman Killed By Bomb She Was Carrying, Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Syria, Houthis Launch Missiles Into Israel, Islamists Rally Against Women’s Rights in Bangladesh
Here is your SOFREP Evening Brief: From Thessaloniki to Tel Aviv to Dhaka, May 3, 2025, exposed a grim trifecta of violence and extremism—homegrown terrorism in Greece, cross-border missile attacks from Yemen, and a mass Islamist rally in Bangladesh rallying against women’s rights.
Trump Plans to Rename Veterans Day
While Trump fixates on renaming Veterans Day, perhaps our energy would be better spent improving care for the veterans it’s meant to honor.
