Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Screenshot from a video released by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) showing the moment an explosion hit the underwater pillars of the Crimean Bridge. (Source: SBU) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict SBU Confirms Underwater TNT Strike on Crimean Bridge Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it damaged the Crimean Bridge early Tuesday using underwater explosives, the third such attack on the key...
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Alert Line The SFA Chapter 78 Sentinel June 2025 issue is out! This month: celebrating our 2nd annual Valor Lunch, the real story of Air America, a preview of SFACON 2025 in Las Vegas, a review of Fire Support by Erik Lawrence, and a call to preserve your story with the Veterans History Project. Read it here. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighter provides security following the overthrow of Syrian government forces loyal to Bashar...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Screenshot from the video feed of a Ukrainian FPV drone attacking Russia’s Belaya airbase in the Irkutsk region, home to strategic aircraft including Tu-95 bombers. The attack was carried out by the SBU on June 1, 2025 (Video: SBU / Screenshot via X). Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukrainian ‘Trojan Horse’ Drone Attack Damages $7 Billion Worth of Russian Heavy Bombers Ukraine’s Security...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A screenshot from CCTV footage in the Sumy region shows the moment before a Russian ZALA Lancet explosive drone strikes a Ukrainian police checkpoint. (Photo via X) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Russian Lancet Drone Strike on Police Checkpoint in Ukraine’s Sumy Region Caught on CCTV A Russian Lancet drone strike targeted a police checkpoint in Ukraine’s Sumy region, injuring a Ukrainian...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. (Oleg Elkov / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Massive Security Breach Reveals Details of Russian Nuclear Modernization Project Russia has been carrying out a large-scale modernization of its nuclear missile infrastructure for several years, according to leaked procurement documents cited by Danish investigative outlet Danwatch and Germany’s weekly news magazine Der...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. The Israeli "Iron Beam" Laser developed by Rafael during tests at the Negev desert in Mar. 2022 (Photo: Israel Defense Ministry) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Israel Confirms Use of New Iron Beam Laser Defense System to Down Hezbollah Drones Israel has confirmed that its air defense forces successfully used a prototype of its new Iron Beam laser system, known as "Magen Or" (Light Shield),...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid preparing to cross through the Karem Shalom crossing into Rafah, Southern Gaza in February, 2025 (Anas-Mohammed / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Thousands of Palestinians Storm Newly Opened US-Backed Aid Site in Gaza Thousands of Palestinians overran a new food aid site in southern Gaza on Tuesday, just hours after it began operating....
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A graphic rendering of a Shahed-136 UAV (Geran-2) (Sergey Dzyuba / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukraine’s Engineers Say Russia’s Shahed Drones Use AI and Telegram Bots to Steer Toward Targets Ukrainian engineers have found evidence that Russia is using Telegram to control drones in real time, The Economist reported on Sunday, citing Ukrainian engineers. According to the...
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Alert Line Just get through the day. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. An aerial view taken from a drone showing the destruction of northern Gaza in March, 2024 (ImageBank4u / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Migalovo Airbase in Tver Oblast Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly struck the Migalovo airbase near the Russian city of Tver, more than 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, on...
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