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Military Bits & Pieces

It’s in the nature of the business for the world’s military forces to be at the forefront of technological advancements. And by that, we don’t mean only weaponry but also technologies developed for military use that eventually come to revolutionize the civilian world – a number of them allow you to read this on your gadget right now. So, for all you people with a passion for hardware that goes bang or wears camo for purposes other than tricking spy photographers, here’s a new section on our website dedicated to all things military.

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Royal Navy Turns a Norwegian Commercial Vessel Into a Subsea Surveillance Beast
Royal Navy Turns a Norwegian Commercial Vessel Into a Subsea Surveillance Beast

20 Jan 2023, 03:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The UK is working on its first-ever subsea surveillance ship, by converting an offshore commercial vessel into a powerful military beast

 
RAF Junior Pilots Fly the Almighty Atlas Into Norway for the First Time
RAF Junior Pilots Fly the Almighty Atlas Into Norway for the First Time

16 Jan 2023, 06:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the Atlas A300M on the stunning Norwegian background, as it's being flown by a junior Royal Air Force crew for their first time

 
AI Fly Real and Virtual Avenger Drones in Mock Combat Missions
AI Fly Real and Virtual Avenger Drones in Mock Combat Missions

12 Jan 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor General Atomics made public details of MQ-20 Avenger drone flights conducted in December 2022 using artificial intelligence

 
U.S. Navy and USAF Are Funding a Groundbreaking Hypersonic Experiment
U.S. Navy and USAF Are Funding a Groundbreaking Hypersonic Experiment

12 Jan 2023, 04:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A projectile hitting the water at 9,000 mph in an upcoming scientific experiment will reveal to the world something it's never seen before

 
Block 4-Ready F-35 Lightning Flies for the First Time
Block 4-Ready F-35 Lightning Flies for the First Time

11 Jan 2023, 17:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF flight-tested for the first time an F-35 Lightning equipped with the computing power needed to handle upcoming Block 4 upgrades

 
Kratos Involved in Mayhem, Not the Next Santa Monica Studio PS Hit But a Hypersonic Weapon
Kratos Involved in Mayhem, Not the Next Santa Monica Studio PS Hit But a Hypersonic Weapon

10 Jan 2023, 17:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Kratos gets involved in a new Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hypersonic weapons program called Mayhem

 
24 C-17 Globemasters Fly From the Same Base for the First Time, Show Uncle Sam’s Might
24 C-17 Globemasters Fly From the Same Base for the First Time, Show Uncle Sam’s Might

10 Jan 2023, 16:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 24 C-17 Globemaster IIIs were involved earlier this month in a mammoth exercise in South Carolina, F-16s also took part.

 
Airbus Laser Comms System to Allow High-Speed, Ultra-Secure Data Connections for Aircraft
Airbus Laser Comms System to Allow High-Speed, Ultra-Secure Data Connections for Aircraft

10 Jan 2023, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aviation giant Airbus says it's working on a laser communication terminal for aircraft known as UltraAir, to allow faster, more secure comms with satellites

 
A Model of America’s First Dreadnought Will Move to the Navy’s New $450M Museum
A Model of America’s First Dreadnought Will Move to the Navy’s New $450M Museum

10 Jan 2023, 06:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This pioneering battleship in the history of the U.S. Navy has unfortunately been gone for a long time, but its century-old model survives

 
U.S. Navy Guided-Missile Destroyer Practices Spy Games with Saildrones and AI
U.S. Navy Guided-Missile Destroyer Practices Spy Games with Saildrones and AI

9 Jan 2023, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) conducted a joint mission with two Saildrones this past weekend

 
VAMPIRES Mounted on American Trucks Are Going to Ukraine to Hunt Down Drones
VAMPIRES Mounted on American Trucks Are Going to Ukraine to Hunt Down Drones

9 Jan 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor L3Harris said it will deliver a total of 14 VAMPIRE truck-mounted weapons systems to fight drones in Ukraine

 
Royal Navy Patrol Vessel Saves the Crew of a Sinking Tug in the Caribbean
Royal Navy Patrol Vessel Saves the Crew of a Sinking Tug in the Caribbean

9 Jan 2023, 07:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It looks like a rough start of the year in the Caribbean, where both cruise ships and military patrol vessels are saving lives

 
First Royal Navy F-35 Pilot Retires After a Spectacular 32-Year Career
First Royal Navy F-35 Pilot Retires After a Spectacular 32-Year Career

5 Jan 2023, 07:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget Topgun, this Royal Navy pilot wrote history on the F-35, and got to fly 35 types of aircraft both in the UK and the U.S.

 
F-22 Raptor Flips and Exposes Belly As Demo Team Is About to Switch Pilots
F-22 Raptor Flips and Exposes Belly As Demo Team Is About to Switch Pilots

4 Jan 2023, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The F-22 Raptor flown by the plane's Demo Team is seen here flying inverted during the Orlando Air and Space Show back in October 2022

 
Sun Seems To Melt A-10 Thunderbolt Into Strange Shapes, That's Really How the Plane Looks
Sun Seems To Melt A-10 Thunderbolt Into Strange Shapes, That's Really How the Plane Looks

3 Jan 2023, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A-10 Thunderbolt II deployed with the 924th Fighter Group is seen here on the flight line of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona

 
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Powerful Cutter Battles Against Heavy Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Powerful Cutter Battles Against Heavy Seas

3 Jan 2023, 06:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The USCGC Stratton, one of the most powerful cutters in the Coast Guard's fleet, looks stunning as it battles against heavy seas on its way to the Arctic

 
American F-22 Raptor Leading Polish F-16s Is What NATO Air Shielding Looks Like
American F-22 Raptor Leading Polish F-16s Is What NATO Air Shielding Looks Like

26 Dec 2022, 04:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American F-22 Raptor is seen here flying formation together with two Polish F-16 Fighting Falcon during October's NATO Air Shielding media day

 
That’s Not Some Kind of Double-Sided F-16 Fighting Falcon You See Here
That’s Not Some Kind of Double-Sided F-16 Fighting Falcon You See Here

25 Dec 2022, 03:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two USAF Thunderbirds are seen here performing a special maneuver during the 2022 Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show, and STEM Expo show in California

 
Sun Setting Over Parked P-51 Mustang Man-O-War Makes the Perfect Goodbye to Troubled 2022
Sun Setting Over Parked P-51 Mustang Man-O-War Makes the Perfect Goodbye to Troubled 2022

24 Dec 2022, 03:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / P-51 Mustang Man-O-War is seen here as it sits on the main ramp of the Edwards Air Force Base in California back in October

 
Leonardo’s Fierce Falco Xplorer Breaks the Norm With Top-Notch Features
Leonardo’s Fierce Falco Xplorer Breaks the Norm With Top-Notch Features

23 Dec 2022, 04:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Falco Xplorer emerges as an unbeatable surveillance drone in the European space, boasting impressive powers and a look to match