Alex Hollings

Alex Hollings

USMC
Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects with an emphasis on defense technology, foreign policy, and information warfare. He holds a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

Three podcasts to listen to while your family fights about politics this Thanksgiving

For many of us, Thanksgiving isn’t just a day to spend giving thanks for all that we have to be grateful for; it’s also about dodging the minefield of drama that spending an afternoon around the dinner table with our extended families brings with it. Whether it’s arguing about impeachment proceedings, lifestyle choices, or any […]

SOCOM is testing a round that can shoot straight underwater

Contrary to what you’ll see in most action movies, bullets don’t actually travel through water very effectively at all. When a round impacts the water, it very literally impacts, often breaking apart or tumbling off of its trajectory because of the water’s density. As we’ve covered here at SOFREP before, it doesn’t take much water […]

Thieves make off with a fortune in jewels in the ‘biggest heist’ since World War II

Police in Dresden, Germany are on the hunt for at least two suspects after a break-in at the Grünes Gewölbe museum (also commonly known as the Green Vault) resulted in the theft of around 100 pieces of royal jewels and jewelry. The officials say that the items were of “immeasurable worth,” including a 648-carat sapphire […]

NATO just proved it might have the best missile defenses in the world

Missile defense is an increasingly essential part of any nation’s military infrastructure as ballistic and cruise missiles become a more prevalent facet of modern combat operations, and aggressive nations inch closer to developing and fielding fully capably nuclear weapons. Among the NATO allies, there are multiple disparate systems and platforms capable of supporting the missile […]

Russia’s about to receive its first batch of their most advanced tanks ever

Moscow has reported that Russian Ground Forces (RGF) expect to receive the first dozen advanced T-14 Armata tanks as soon as next month or as late as early 2020. Unlike many of Russia’s new weapons systems that tend to offer more bark than bite, defense experts around the world are fairly certain that the T-14 […]