USS Zumwalt Returns to Sea After Hypersonic Makeover
Builder’s sea trials validate sweeping upgrades that position the Navy’s most unconventional destroyer for a new strike mission
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Greenland: Power Requires Restraint
Greenland matters, but how the United States pursues its interests matters more. Power exercised without restraint weakens alliances and erodes leadership.
Morning Brief: US Army Places Active-Duty Troops on Standby, Denmark Rejects Sovereignty Talks, Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Face Trial
Troops on standby, Uvalde acquittal, and Trump pushes his Board of Peace. Here’s your Thursday morning brief for January 22, 2026.
Evening Brief: Trump Drops Greenland Tariff Threat, US Moves ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq, Putin Shrugs Off Trump’s Greenland Push
Greenland tensions ease as NATO talks advance, courts and conflicts escalate. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
The Problem With Hardware Stores and Why They Always Seem To Be Out of Milk
Machiavelli’s 500-year-old truths challenge modern politics, asking why we accept politicians who fail the basic tests of real leadership.
Russia Is Not a Moral Alternative
The idea that Russia offers a return to tradition has gained traction among Western conservatives. Social data on family stability, violence, and despair tells a more troubling story.
Jagdkommando: Austrian Special Forces
Austria’s Jagdkommando is an elite special forces unit shaped by brutal selection, alpine warfare, global deployments, and a Never Retreat ethos.
The Quiet Shift in the Sky: How Uncrewed Aircraft Are Redefining Modern Airpower
Uncrewed aircraft like MQ-9B and Gambit are no longer support tools. They are reshaping how modern airpower sees, decides, and fights.
Morning Brief: US Seizes 7th Sanctioned Oil Tanker, Netanyahu Joins Trump’s Expanding Gaza Board, South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Missile
US seizes tanker as Congress reviews Trump-class ship and Iran issues warnings. Here’s your Wednesday morning brief for January 21, 2026.
SIG Sauer Defense Demo Day
Rad and Team SOFREP spend a day on the range with the pros at SIG Sauer.
Evening Brief: Congress Unveils $839B Defense Bill, Mexico Transfers 37 Cartel Figures to US, Islamic State Detainees Escape in Northeast Syria
Defense bill advances as storms, Greenland tensions, and global crises rise. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
SOFREP Pic of the Day: Rhodesian Air Force Aérospatiale Alouette III Gunship During a Fire Force Operation in the Bush War
A light helicopter over hostile bush. No spectacle, no margin for error. Just rotors, troops, and a war fought close and fast.
