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Welcome to beautiful, chilly Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2023. The SOFREP Team has made our way out here to check out what’s on the cutting edge at the world’s largest Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoors Tradeshow. First Look Meet Bear Creek Arsenal’s 300 Win Mag. A beautifully built, rock-solid firearm guaranteed to stop whatever type […]
Ukraine’s latest type of howitzer has recently become the spotlight this week, while the M-109 cannon has remained relatively unknown. Even though the exact quantity is not yet known, it is estimated that Western allies have supplied Ukraine with about 50 M-109s, which is thought to be more than any other 155mm NATO-standard self-propelled gun […]
The Polish government has entered into an agreement to purchase a second group of American Abrams tanks. Lawton declared that the collaboration between the US and Poland is “critically vital” right now and that the deal of tanks is part of Joe Biden’s commitment to delivering “the most dependable and powerful military power” to Poland […]
The United Kingdom is dispatching to Ukraine a newer, extended-range missile that can be managed by people right up until it hits its destination. Ukraine is now in possession of a British missile system that is more user-friendly. The Brimstone 2 is an extended version of the first Brimstone air-to-surface anti-tank missile, which has been […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised fears among the public about the use of nuclear weapons in Europe or against the United States. This level of concern has not been seen since the end of the Cold War. NATO countries have been taken aback by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s implied threats to use nuclear […]
Russian forces in Ukraine may have used thermobaric weapons and cluster bombs, according to reports from the Ukraine government and human rights groups. If true, this represents an escalation in brutality that should alarm us all. While cluster munitions are banned by international convention, thermobaric munitions – also known as fuel-air explosive devices, or “vacuum […]
It’s been nearly five years since the peculiar L5 rifle design was unveiled, which drew a lot of attention from firearm enthusiasts and the like due to its unique look and mechanism. Will it, however, live up to its initial hype and make it into the hands of the military? Made in Colorado Martin Grier […]
The recent claim by Kim Jong Un that North Korea plans to develop the world’s most powerful nuclear force may well have been more bravado than credible threat. But that doesn’t mean it can be ignored. The best guess is that North Korea now has sufficient fissile material to build 45 to 55 nuclear weapons, […]
Iran’s nuclear program was a major topic in President Joe Biden’s July 13-16, 2022 trip to the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the material that fuels them, and Iran is known to have produced uranium that is near-weapons grade. The Conversation asked Brandeis University professor Gary Samore, who […]
With over 37 million units produced since its development in the late 19th Century, it is no secret that Mosin-Nagant rifles are one of the world’s most popular military surpluses that even well into the 21st Century, the historical firearm remains to be among the most used rifles. If you happen to find this iconic […]