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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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Bad Guy F-16 Fighting Falcon Flies So High You Can Almost See Earth’s Curvature
Bad Guy F-16 Fighting Falcon Flies So High You Can Almost See Earth’s Curvature

8 Oct 2022, 23:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed with the 64th Aggressor Squadron is seen here flying at high-altitude during a routine training mission over Nevada

 
Thunderbirds F-16s Look Like a Bunch of Dolphin Swimming Backwards
Thunderbirds F-16s Look Like a Bunch of Dolphin Swimming Backwards

7 Oct 2022, 23:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Five F-16 Fighting Falcons of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron are seen here performing a stunt in Canada

 
1940s Chevy Blitz Military Truck Was Left to Rot in the Woods, Engine Refuses to Die
1940s Chevy Blitz Military Truck Was Left to Rot in the Woods, Engine Refuses to Die

7 Oct 2022, 14:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Also known as the Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) truck, the Blitz was designed and built in Canada by Chevrolet, Ford, and Dodge.

 
GM Ultium Batteries to Underpin Future Tactical Military Vehicles
GM Ultium Batteries to Underpin Future Tactical Military Vehicles

7 Oct 2022, 08:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The DoD's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) selected GM Defense and the Ultium platform as potential sources of new, electric tactical vehicles

 
Fighting Bradleys Soldier On, Army Spends Hundreds of Millions to Keep Them Fit
Fighting Bradleys Soldier On, Army Spends Hundreds of Millions to Keep Them Fit

7 Oct 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems received a $383 million contract from the U.S. Army to maintain its fleet of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M993 MLRS

 
Armidale-Class HMAS Maitland to Become Autonomous Patrol Boat Prototype, Renamed Sentinel
Armidale-Class HMAS Maitland to Become Autonomous Patrol Boat Prototype, Renamed Sentinel

7 Oct 2022, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Shipbuilder Austal took delivery of decommissioned Armidale-class HMAS Maitland this week, plans to turn it into an autonomous one

 
Camera Looks at F-15E Strike Eagle Mid-Flight, Pilots Looks Right Back
Camera Looks at F-15E Strike Eagle Mid-Flight, Pilots Looks Right Back

5 Oct 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A F-15E Strike Eagle deployed with the USAF is seen here flying over northeastern United States moments after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker

 
MV-22 Ospreys Fly 6,100 Miles in the Pacific, Retrace WWII Pacific Island-Hopping Route
MV-22 Ospreys Fly 6,100 Miles in the Pacific, Retrace WWII Pacific Island-Hopping Route

4 Oct 2022, 06:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two MV-22 Ospreys deployed with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) flew from Australia to Hawaii last month

 
RAF’s Typhoon and Chinook Play Cops and Robbers Over the Spectacular White Cliffs
RAF’s Typhoon and Chinook Play Cops and Robbers Over the Spectacular White Cliffs

4 Oct 2022, 05:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A special training in the breathtaking White Cliffs area in UK had Typhoon jets and Chinook helicopters pretending to be enemies

 
The Biggest and Most Expensive Warship Ever Built Set Off on Its First Official Voyage
The Biggest and Most Expensive Warship Ever Built Set Off on Its First Official Voyage

4 Oct 2022, 03:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Navy reached a huge milestone with the first cruise of the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78), before its first official deployment next year

 
F-22 Raptor Poses for the Camera Next to Europe’s Biggest Conflict Since World War II
F-22 Raptor Poses for the Camera Next to Europe’s Biggest Conflict Since World War II

3 Oct 2022, 05:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-22 Raptor deployed with an undisclosed Americanunit is seen here flying a patrol mission over Poland as part of NATO's Air Shielding mission

 
Talons Over the Florida Panhandle Are Not As Rare of a Sight as You'd Think
Talons Over the Florida Panhandle Are Not As Rare of a Sight as You'd Think

1 Oct 2022, 23:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A formation of four T-38A Talons is seen here flying over the Florida Panhandle during a training mission back in August

 
UH-1N Huey Looks Like It’s Flying Over Hell, It’s Actually a Base in Maryland
UH-1N Huey Looks Like It’s Flying Over Hell, It’s Actually a Base in Maryland

30 Sep 2022, 23:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / UH-1N Huey deployed with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is seen here flying over Joint Base Andrews in Maryland back in August

 
1942 Dodge WC54 Comes Out of Long-Term Storage, It's a WWII Time Capsule
1942 Dodge WC54 Comes Out of Long-Term Storage, It's a WWII Time Capsule

28 Sep 2022, 11:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The WC54 went into production in 1942 as the standard U.S. Army ambulance and remained in use well beyond the Korean War

 
GM Going After $5 Billion Army Contract for New Tactical Trucks
GM Going After $5 Billion Army Contract for New Tactical Trucks

27 Sep 2022, 06:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM Defense and American Rheinmetall Vehicles joined hands to compete for an Army program meant to create the next generation tactical trucks

 
F-22 Raptors, Soldiers and a Wall of Fire Make It Look Like War Has Reached Hawaii
F-22 Raptors, Soldiers and a Wall of Fire Make It Look Like War Has Reached Hawaii

26 Sep 2022, 05:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-22 Raptors and a formation of servicemen are seen here during a wall of fire demonstration at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii

 
Decades-Old U.S. Warship Blasted From All Sides During a Rare Live Fire Test
Decades-Old U.S. Warship Blasted From All Sides During a Rare Live Fire Test

26 Sep 2022, 02:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / More than 1,455 pounds of high explosive launched from multiple ships and aircraft hit a former U.S. warship, sending it to the bottom of the ocean

 
F-15 or F-35, Which Is Your Favorite US Air Force Jet Fighter To Put On a Take-Off Show?
F-15 or F-35, Which Is Your Favorite US Air Force Jet Fighter To Put On a Take-Off Show?

25 Sep 2022, 17:14 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Two awe-inspiring short videos of two of America's top fighter jets show off the beauty of raw military power (when harnessed for sheer visual appeal)

 
When the Skies Are Clear in Alaska Yet You Hear Thunder, Blame These Guys
When the Skies Are Clear in Alaska Yet You Hear Thunder, Blame These Guys

24 Sep 2022, 23:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons deployed with the USAF Thunderbirds demo team is seen here performing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

 
A-10 Thunderbolt, Mountain Peaks and Storm Clouds Look Oh So Right Together
A-10 Thunderbolt, Mountain Peaks and Storm Clouds Look Oh So Right Together

23 Sep 2022, 23:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A-10 Thunderbolt deployed with the the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron is seen here flying a mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range