Black Hawk

Helicopters, those damnable, awe-inspiring beasts, taught me the hard limits of man and machine through a litany of mishaps, from hard landings in brown-out dust to emergency ocean bailouts and explosive chaos, revealing their true worth only when pushed to the edge.

In the span of a few haunted hours in Honduras, First Lieutenant Marciano Parisano went from a promising young Black Hawk pilot to a name etched into Army CID’s most urgent case files—and someone out there knows why.

As NATO scrambles to meet Hegseth’s 5% defense demand, Poland ditches its Black Hawk deal, transgender troops brace for forced separation, and Trump rings up Xi to hit pause—briefly—on a trade war that’s far from over. It’s Friday, June 6, 2025 and here is your Evening Brief.

The MV-75 is more than a new bird—it’s a warhorse with afterburners, and the 101st Airborne is saddling up to ride straight into the future of combat.

When you’ve got a $5.9 million Black Hawk at your disposal and a hankering for elk antlers, common sense apparently flies right out the open cockpit door.

In the heat of battle, as bullets whizzed by and bombs turned the night into day, Chief Coker’s voice over the radio was the calm in the storm, reminding every soul under his watch that they were not alone in this fight, forging ahead with the might of righteousness and the unwavering belief that if God is for us, then who can be against us?

In the chaotic, overstuffed airspace near Reagan National, a single missed radio message—lost in the static of competing transmissions—may have contributed to turning a routine night flight into a catastrophic midair collision that no one walked away from.

The Potomac mid-air collision leads us to wonder why the Black Hawk was not broadcasting its speed and altitude in the most accurate manner to air traffic control.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Sunday, February 2.

In a matter of seconds, what should have been an ordinary landing turned into a fiery catastrophe over the Potomac, leaving investigators, families, and an entire nation demanding answers.

Philippines boosts its defense with 10 new Black Hawks, expanding its fleet to 47. Versatile, mission-ready, and reliable!

The US Army upgrades 2,400 Black Hawks with Skyryse’s SkyOS, adding optionally-piloted capabilities for safer, smarter missions.