Story by Daniel Linehan, NPS. A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team […]
Reducing China’s Coercive Behavior in the South China Sea Region By Charles Davis. During the opening ceremony, marking the beginning of the 2025 Balikatan Military Exercise, USMC LTG James Glynn stated, “We are ready . . . It’s all dedicated […]
By Charles Davis. Much has been said about the global phenomena surrounding TikTok in America since President Trump’s August 2020 Executive Order 13943 was issued, then put on hold, and then altogether discarded with the change of presidential administrations. With […]
By Michael J. Listner. The passage of an intelligence-gathering balloon from the Peoples Republic of China through U.S. sovereign airspace earlier this month created a Sputnik-conundrum in terms of international law and national sovereignty. The balloon, which was first detected […]
This week’s SOF News Update highlights advances in AI-driven intelligence, NATO special operations leadership changes, Ukraine’s evolving long-range strike campaign, developments involving Iran, maritime infrastructure security, and the latest news affecting the global special operations community. Historical milestones, upcoming events, and a featured book review round out the briefing.
This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. The White House announced that a “historic” peace agreement had been reached with Iran. Israel continues its attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, possible endangering the proposed ceasefire agreement. The U.S. military continues its operations in South America.
This week’s SOF News Update covers USSOCOM’s C-130J autonomy program, Special Forces strategic utility, combat diver modernization, developments in the Iran conflict, Ukraine’s drone warfare lessons, intelligence and diplomacy in irregular warfare, and global special operations news from Canada, Israel, Somalia, and beyond.
This week’s SOF News Update covers developments in Iran ceasefire negotiations, SOF Week 2026, Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign, instability in Mali, missile inventory concerns following Operation Epic Fury, emerging AI applications for special operations forces, and global security developments affecting the U.S. special operations and defense community.
This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. It is a big week for the international SOF community; the Global SOF Foundation and USSOCOM are hosting SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, Florida.
This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. SOCAFRICA Flintlock exercise ends. One soldier missing and one deceased as AFRICOM’s African Lion exercise comes to a close.
This past week, Iran attacked U.S. naval vessels, commercial shipping, and facilities in the United Arab Emirates. The “Freedom Project” has been suspended. A 30-day ceasefire is under consideration. Iran continues to resist giving up its control of the Strait of Hormuz, enriched urainian, or its nuclear program.
This weekly briefing summarizes key developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security over the past seven days. The reporting period reflects continued operational activity related to the Iran conflict, ongoing strategic competition dynamics, and evolving irregular warfare trends.
Weekly intelligence-style brief covering global SOF activity, Iran conflict developments, maritime security risks in the Strait of Hormuz, emerging irregular warfare trends, and strategic competition updates. Includes analysis of drone warfare, influence operations, and international special operations force developments affecting the global security environment.
3rd Special Forces Group is transforming its legacy military intelligence company into a robust multidomain operations company. The move enhances the capabilities of special operations interdependence, interoperability and integration across the force.
An operational update on Epic Fury – Monday’s press conference, negotiations, air strikes, downed U.S. aircraft, Strait of Hormuz, intelligence, and more about the Iran War.
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