Despite decades of development and experimentation, jet packs remain relegated to the same category as flying cars and diet pills that actually work; they're all promises pop-culture made to us about the future that have since been broken by the harsh reality… [Read more…]
Despite decades of development and experimentation, jet packs remain relegated to the same category as flying cars and diet pills that actually work; they're all promises pop-culture made to us about the future that have since been broken by the harsh reality of pragmatism and economics. Flying cars, while possible to build, are hindered by humanity's inability to properly … [Read more…]
Back in 2012, police arrived at a Kentucky homeless shelter to arrest a relatively unassuming-looking middle-aged man. Samuel Little was no stranger to run-ins with the law — having been previously arrested for crimes ranging from shoplifting to fraud — so he offered no resistance as local police turned him over to California law enforcement, where his warrant had been … [Read more…]
Despite its maritime roots, the Marine Corps has spent the vast majority of the past two decades conducting combat operations in the arid deserts of the Middle East. As a result, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger wants to remind the world that, while Marines may be able to fight in any clime or place, the Corps is still the premier amphibious fighting force on the … [Read more…]
In this SOFREP exclusive interview, we sat down with Keith Nell, the Rhodesian Special Air Service operator who was assigned to hunt down and eliminate the terrorists responsible for what has been called “Rhodesia’s 9/11.” By 1978, the Rhodesian Bush War between ZIPRA and ZANLA communist terrorists had terrorized the local villages in the area. He was assigned to train the … [Read more…]
The Royal Australian Air Force is no stranger to dramatic displays of their low-flying prowess over cities like Brisbane, often drawing headlines the world over with the spectacular images and videos captured by awe-struck spectators. However, until now, only a precious few aviators have seen what it looks like inside the cockpit of these aircraft as they conduct maneuvers well … [Read more…]
Russia's long troubled fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, was recently brought back from the brink of death with the announcement that the nation intends to actually put the platform into mass production. Until recently, Russia's token fleet of a dozen or so Su-57s was expected to be the extent of the nation's fifth-generation fleet. Despite concerns that the Su-57 may not … [Read more…]
In this SOFREP exclusive interview, we sat down with Keith Nell, the Rhodesian Special Air Service operator who was assigned to hunt down and eliminate the terrorists responsible for what has been called “Rhodesia’s 9/11.” By 1978, the Rhodesian Bush War between ZIPRA and ZANLA communist terrorists had terrorized the local villages in the area. Keith Nell begins the interview … [Read more…]
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant intercepted a 40-foot long semi-submersible vessel carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine and four smugglers. Vessels of that sort, commonly referred to as "narco subs," travel while almost completely submerged in order to limit detection from the sea. As a result, the Coast Guard and American law enforcement rely on maritime patrol … [Read more…]
Despite a steady diet of movies and television shows depicting robots as extremely capable killing machines bent on taking over the planet in recent decades, real robots have long been a bit... clunky. The incredibly complex mechanics of maintaining one's balance with a walking stride, for instance, comes easily to human beings that benefit from billions of years of evolution … [Read more…]
In one of the most exciting scenes in 2008's "The Dark Knight," Batman infiltrated a secure building, captured a criminal that had fled the United States, and made his escape by deploying a balloon tethered to him that was snatched out to mid-air by a passing aircraft. The whole scene seemed like classic super-hero fodder -- after all, there's no way a human being could … [Read more…]
Despite what guys may tell you at Applebee's over a free meal on Veteran's Day, most of us weren't special operators -- but that doesn't mean we wouldn't love getting a bit of the training that makes America's special operations forces the world's most feared fighting institution. In recent years, there have been more and more opportunities to gain some technical (and tactical) … [Read more…]
The U.S. Navy has revealed new details regarding three previously released videos of Naval aviators investigating or pursuing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP's -- commonly referred to as UFOs outside of investigative circles. These videos, known online as "FLIR1," "GIMBAL," and "GoFast," have all drawn headlines in the recent past alongside stories about the Pentagon's … [Read more…]
