Nigerian Air Force Conducts Coordinated Airstrikes Across Six Northern Nigerian States

In a decisive, intelligence-driven sweep across six northern states, the Nigerian Air Force’s synchronized precision strikes under Operations Hadin Kai and Fanjan Yamma shredded insurgent logistics and eliminated senior fighters — a clear tactical win that nonetheless underlines how airpower, however effective, cannot by itself cure the deeper social and economic rot that fuels the violence.

Discover the Pentagon’s New “Top Gun” for Drones

At Camp Atterbury, the Pentagon is teaching a new kind of air combat—where pilots wear goggles instead of helmets, the aircraft cost a few thousand bucks, and victory depends on who can outfly chaos with a swarm of expendable machines.

NH90 Caïman Helicopters for French Special Forces

The arrival of the NH90 Caïman TTH TFRA Standard 2 — a semi-matte-black, Special-Forces-tailored evolution of the multinational NH90 family, fitted with EuroFLIR, TopOwl helmet displays, heavy .50-caliber mounts and extended-range tanks — marks a decisive step for France (and Europe) toward fielding a stealthier, more capable rotary-wing enabler for clandestine troop insertions beginning in June 2026.

Evening Brief: BBC Execs Resign over Trump Speech Edit, Trump Promises $2,000 Tariff Dividends, Hamas Releases Body of Long-Held Hostage

From London boardrooms to Washington power plays and the tunnels of Gaza, November 9, 2025, proved that truth, power, and redemption still come at a price—whether it’s the BBC losing its crown, Trump promising tariff-fueled salvation, or Israel finally bringing one of its own home. It’s Sunday evening, November 9th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.

Delta Force Hostage Rescue

We knelt like ghosts in the shadows, eyes locked on the Boeing’s silhouette, ladders poised in our hands, as the APU’s howl swallowed any doubt and the red light beckoned us forward into the night.

How I Joined the Ukrainian Military

I went to Ukraine thinking I could choose how to help, only to find that on the morning the war began everything I knew—plans, love, even my sense of who I was—was smashed by artillery, paperwork, and the chaotic, makeshift mercy of volunteers who’d been thrown together to survive.