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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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The First of the Royal Navy’s Future Anti-Submarine Frigates Is Almost Complete
The First of the Royal Navy’s Future Anti-Submarine Frigates Is Almost Complete

28 Nov 2022, 02:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy will soon be ready to start operating the first anti-submarine frigate in a new generation of vessels, and modern processes were used to build it

 
Moon Waves USAF Thunderbird Goodbye on Orion Orbital Insertion Day
Moon Waves USAF Thunderbird Goodbye on Orion Orbital Insertion Day

25 Nov 2022, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF photo taken during the KC Air Show in Kansas serves a dual role: waves the team goodbye for 2022, and honors Orion's orbital insertion burn

 
Frozen 1945 Studebaker US6 Truck Comes Back to Life, Handles Snow Like a Champ
Frozen 1945 Studebaker US6 Truck Comes Back to Life, Handles Snow Like a Champ

24 Nov 2022, 18:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While most US6s were sent to the Soviet Union during WWII, some remained in North America for construction purposes. This rusty rig is one of them.

 
KC-46A Pegasus Flies Non-Stop for 16,000 Miles, Longest Air Mobility Command Mission Ever
KC-46A Pegasus Flies Non-Stop for 16,000 Miles, Longest Air Mobility Command Mission Ever

24 Nov 2022, 12:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A KC-46A Pegasus deployed with the Air Mobility Command flew from New Hampshire to Hawaii and back without landing for 36 hours

 
Marines Test Polaris MRZR-Loaded Drone Destroyer
Marines Test Polaris MRZR-Loaded Drone Destroyer

24 Nov 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A unit of the U.S. Marine Corps tested an anti-drone system mounted on two Polaris MRZR vehicles, aimed including at commercial drones

 
UK’s Massive Flagship Squeezed Through Narrow Fjords for Its First-Ever Visit to Oslo
UK’s Massive Flagship Squeezed Through Narrow Fjords for Its First-Ever Visit to Oslo

24 Nov 2022, 04:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The mammoth HMS Queen Elizabeth completed one of the narrowest harbor entries in its history, as it visited Norway for the first time

 
This Is How Pave Hawk Helicopters Tuck Their Tails and Run Away From Category 4 Hurricanes
This Is How Pave Hawk Helicopters Tuck Their Tails and Run Away From Category 4 Hurricanes

23 Nov 2022, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF pics shows a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster to be transported away from Hurricane Ian's path

 
British Patrol Ship HMS Spey Trains Alongside Japanese Warships for the First Time
British Patrol Ship HMS Spey Trains Alongside Japanese Warships for the First Time

23 Nov 2022, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessel participated in one of the most impressive military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, together with Japanese ships

 
RAF’s Voyager Becomes the First Active Military Aircraft to Fly With SAF in Both Engines
RAF’s Voyager Becomes the First Active Military Aircraft to Fly With SAF in Both Engines

21 Nov 2022, 03:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / RAF, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce wrote history with the first in-service military aircraft to carry out a flight powered only by SAF

 
UK’s Royal Navy Pumps Almost $2B Into a New Generation of Support Vessels
UK’s Royal Navy Pumps Almost $2B Into a New Generation of Support Vessels

18 Nov 2022, 04:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / At the moment, the Royal Navy has only one support vessel that's also 30 years old. It plans to change that by building 3 state-of-the-art vessels soon

 
Watch RAF’s Atlas Drop a Quad Bike Over Morocco During Its Longest-Range Airdrop
Watch RAF’s Atlas Drop a Quad Bike Over Morocco During Its Longest-Range Airdrop

18 Nov 2022, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Known as RAF's "workhorse," the massive and rugged Atlas just completed its first long-range CDS insertion during Exercise Jezebel Sahara

 
Riddle Me This: What Costs $700 Million and Can Scare the Devil Out of Hell?
Riddle Me This: What Costs $700 Million and Can Scare the Devil Out of Hell?

16 Nov 2022, 18:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The alphabet never looked more menacing than in this USAF photo of a bomber escort formation with some of the most iconic aircraft in the history of aviation

 
This Is How You Park $143 Million's Worth of Fighter Jet Down Under
This Is How You Park $143 Million's Worth of Fighter Jet Down Under

14 Nov 2022, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / $143-million F-22 Raptor is seen here undergoing post-flight inspection under the cover of an open hangar over in Australia

 
New Laser-Guidance Kit Helps HEAT/APAM Warheads Make Short Work of Armored Targets
New Laser-Guidance Kit Helps HEAT/APAM Warheads Make Short Work of Armored Targets

11 Nov 2022, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE Systems fitted the APKWS laser-guided kits on HEAT/APAM warheads and fired them at armored targets, all three were destroyed

 
Here Is the Most Beautiful Shot of the World’s Ugliest Military Aircraft
Here Is the Most Beautiful Shot of the World’s Ugliest Military Aircraft

10 Nov 2022, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A-10 Thunderbolt deployed with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron is seen here flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range

 
USAF to Plan Future Air Operations in High-Tech Video Game, Drag and Drop Included
USAF to Plan Future Air Operations in High-Tech Video Game, Drag and Drop Included

10 Nov 2022, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF awarded a fraction of the funds meant for the Fight Tonight program to BAE Systems for the integration of an AI and interface in mission planning solution

 
TITAN Will Know Everything Happening on the Battlefield, Feed Trove of Data to Own Troops
TITAN Will Know Everything Happening on the Battlefield, Feed Trove of Data to Own Troops

10 Nov 2022, 06:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman released some details on the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, a tech meant to gather and provide data from a variety of sensors

 
Military Trucks Drive Themselves in Convoy, Future Looks Scarier by the Day
Military Trucks Drive Themselves in Convoy, Future Looks Scarier by the Day

9 Nov 2022, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German defense contractor Rheinmetall released some details on the autonomous trucks its working on, to be used in convoys.

 
Here’s How Nine Hercules Make for One Cool Elephant Walk, Their First
Here’s How Nine Hercules Make for One Cool Elephant Walk, Their First

9 Nov 2022, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 109th Airlift Wing took for the first time nine of its LC-130 Hercules transport planes out for an elephant walk, here they are

 
Colombian Kfirs Are Back, Again Flying With American F-16s
Colombian Kfirs Are Back, Again Flying With American F-16s

8 Nov 2022, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four American F-16 and four Colombian Kfir's are seen here flying together during a training exercise held over Colombia back in August