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Sam Havelock
Sam Havelock

Former U.S. Navy SEAL and Naval Special Warfare Recon Team One commander, Sam founded SOFX Media, the world's largest defense and security media property

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China's Pacific Side Encirclement of Taiwan

China's Pacific Side Encirclement of Taiwan

Taiwan's Pacific-side siege, UKR hits Arctic gas, Houthis seize Mocha port and Navy's new drone-killer gun

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Sep 11, 2026

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Anthropic Safety Leader States They "Believe AI Could Kill All Humans"

Anthropic Safety Leader States They "Believe AI Could Kill All Humans"

Anthropic: AI could kill humans, DHS mines finances for stops, Iran sentences twin to death, LG TVs accused of spying and Navy plans first base microreactor

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Sep 10, 2026

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5 min read

Dallas Mounts AI Cameras on Garbage Trucks to Report Code Violations

Dallas Mounts AI Cameras on Garbage Trucks to Report Code Violations

Dallas AI cameras scan homes, Iran seizes US undersea drone, Houthis torch Saudi oil sites, US strikes Iranian tankers again and US sinks narco refueling ship

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Sep 9, 2026

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6 min read

UN Warns AI is Existential Risk to Humanity | Geopolitical Power Concentrated w Tech Oligarchs

UN Warns AI is Existential Risk to Humanity | Geopolitical Power Concentrated w Tech Oligarchs

UN warns AI 'existential risk', Air Force clears M18 pistol, Ukraine hits Crimea rail bridge, Legion soldier escapes Colombia gang and North Korea commissions new destroyer

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Sep 8, 2026

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4 min read

US Sinks 3 Iranian Tankers in Combo Drone + Missile Strikes

US Sinks 3 Iranian Tankers in Combo Drone + Missile Strikes

US strikes 3 Iranian tankers, Special Labor Day essay, SEALs cleared Hormuz mines, Guerrilla drones kill Colombian troops and Amazon jet crashes at Miami

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Sep 7, 2026

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5 min read

Video of UKR Drone Boats Exploding at RUS Resort

Video of UKR Drone Boats Exploding at RUS Resort

Drone Boat Explodes at Sochi, Foreign Fighters Fuel Sudan War, Iranian Missiles Trigger Kuwait Sirens, Germany Fires LORA at Sea and Sealed Court Files Exposed

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Sep 4, 2026

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5 min read

153M Drivers Licenses For Sale, including SecWar's, on Dark Web

153M Drivers Licenses For Sale, including SecWar's, on Dark Web

153M licenses hit dark web, Russia arms Iran's supersonic missiles, China's COSCO ships spying, Ukraine spy agencies clash and OpenAI AI crosses cyber line

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Sep 3, 2026

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Florida orders removal of Mass Surveillance FLOCK in 30 Days

Florida orders removal of Mass Surveillance FLOCK in 30 Days

Florida rips out police cameras, Commandos snatch top Hamas chief, US and Iran trade fire, Army secretary abruptly resigns and UN confirms Syria's secret reactor

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Sep 2, 2026

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Bank of England Warns AI Threatens Global Financial System

Bank of England Warns AI Threatens Global Financial System

The Bank of England warns AI threatens the economy, Russia's jet-powered Shaheds outrun Ukraine's interceptors, and Japan seeks a record defense budget for drones and AI.

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Sep 1, 2026

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U.S. Strikes Iranian Launchers Trying to Re-Mine Hormuz

U.S. Strikes Iranian Launchers Trying to Re-Mine Hormuz

U.S. strikes Iran's Larak Island, Backpack-sized drone interceptors, Mutiny hits Niger airbase, U.S. may cut Kurdish aid and more

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Aug 31, 2026

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US Mil Laser Downs 3 Cartel Drones

US Mil Laser Downs 3 Cartel Drones

Laser kills cartel drones, Hormuz cleared of Iranian mines, Chinese bots stoke data-center fears, and hackers weaponize Cursor AI.

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Aug 29, 2026

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100 AI Companies Urge Immediate Government Action to Avert Cyber Catastrophe

100 AI Companies Urge Immediate Government Action to Avert Cyber Catastrophe

AI firms warn of cyber surge, Marines rebuild for drones, China powers Russia's fast drones, Russia threatens British targets, and Foreign grid gear banned

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Aug 28, 2026

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Chinese Hackers Spent Years inside FED, NASA, SENATE Computers.

Chinese Hackers Spent Years inside FED, NASA, SENATE Computers.

China's hackers hit NASA, the Fed and the Senate. Also today: a killer robot Bradley, an Iran-Oman deal, and a record Boeing order.

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Aug 27, 2026

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AI Drone Auto Selects & Kills 3 Civilians

AI Drone Auto Selects & Kills 3 Civilians

Nvidia-chipped drone autonomously kills 3, FSB coerced a Pussy Riot member into spying, Ukraine unveils a drone mothership, and CIA's Ratcliffe visits Moscow...

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Aug 26, 2026

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Video of RUS Soldier firing RPG into hit Feet

Video of RUS Soldier firing RPG into hit Feet

RUS soldier's viral RPG blunder, "Economic D-Day" on Iran, China's massive island fortress and more

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Aug 25, 2026

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Loud Threat & Quiet Sword - OPED from SOFX Contributor

Loud Threat & Quiet Sword - OPED from SOFX Contributor

The Quiet Sword on Iran, Navy reveals secret Malice missile, Russia sabotages Europe's arms plants and more

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Aug 24, 2026

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Video of Houthi Drone Attack on Saudi Abrams Tank

Video of Houthi Drone Attack on Saudi Abrams Tank

Drone destroys a Saudi Abrams, 660M barrels moved through Hormuz, Russia's double-tap kills 15, and ChatGPT can read your texts...

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Aug 22, 2026

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Prediction Traders Are Cashing In on U.S. Military Secrets

Prediction Traders Are Cashing In on U.S. Military Secrets

Troops bet on secrets, FBI foils Capitol bomb plot, Army is shuttering drone battalion, and North Korea fires 10 missiles...

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Aug 21, 2026

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Deadly Skin Cancer Vaccine Succeeds in Large Clinical Trial

Deadly Skin Cancer Vaccine Succeeds in Large Clinical Trial

Moderna's cancer vaccine breakthrough, the UAE cuts off Iran trade, Israel probes its own troops, T-Mobile cut a cable on hackers, and China lands a rocket booster.

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Aug 20, 2026

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China Robot Dogs Built w/ US Mil Research Technology

China Robot Dogs Built w/ US Mil Research Technology

China's Unitree, the world's top robot-dog maker, based its bestselling quadruped on U.S. Army-funded research at MIT...

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Aug 19, 2026

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UKR Torches RUS 'Amazon' in Massive Moscow Drone Raid

UKR Torches RUS 'Amazon' in Massive Moscow Drone Raid

Ukraine blasts Moscow with drones, Morocco stops mass Ceuta crossing, CENTCOM chief visits weary carrier, and more...

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Aug 17, 2026

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UKR Drone Unit Wipes Out US Army Brigade in War Game

UKR Drone Unit Wipes Out US Army Brigade in War Game

The drills ran for two weeks, with U.S. forces gradually improving their performance before Ukrainian operators switched sides to demonstrate the drones’....

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Aug 14, 2026

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Shrapnel, Broken Bones, Head Trauma: Over 400 U.S. Casualties in the Iran War

Shrapnel, Broken Bones, Head Trauma: Over 400 U.S. Casualties in the Iran War

More than 400 U.S. troops were reportedly wounded in the war's first six weeks, including 170-plus with head trauma; the Army bore the brunt, with 70 hurt on March 18 alone.

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Jul 28, 2026

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UKR Destroys RUS Semiconductor Plant With RUSTY DAGGER Low-Cost Missile

UKR Destroys RUS Semiconductor Plant With RUSTY DAGGER Low-Cost Missile

Fired from Soviet-era MiG and Sukhoi jets, the AGM-188A flew 200-plus miles in June to wreck a Russian semiconductor plant; Russian sources complain about its pinpoint accuracy.

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Jul 27, 2026

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Video of UKR Gunner Downing RUS Drone

Video of UKR Gunner Downing RUS Drone

The footage, reportedly recorded over Odesa, shows a Soviet-designed, two-seat Yak-52 originally built for pilot training; Ukraine also arms Mi-8 helicopters to intercept drones.

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Jul 26, 2026

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