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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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Road Legal Anti-Aircraft Missile Launcher Is the Thing to Own This Summer
Road Legal Anti-Aircraft Missile Launcher Is the Thing to Own This Summer

21 Jun 2022, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Someone is selling a road legal (in the UK) Alvis Stormer High-Velocity Missile (HVM), has all the tools it origin ally came with, minus the missile

 
Army’s Wind Turbine Ban Is Slowing Down Finland’s Transition to Clean Energy
Army’s Wind Turbine Ban Is Slowing Down Finland’s Transition to Clean Energy

21 Jun 2022, 04:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Finland is facing a dilemma, as new wind turbines in strategic locations raise strategic concerns, but at the same time it needs domestically-obtained energy

 
C-130J Super Hercules Line Up for Epic, Video-Game Like Shot
C-130J Super Hercules Line Up for Epic, Video-Game Like Shot

20 Jun 2022, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nine C-130J Super Hercules and 80 paratroopers from U.S. Army Airborne Brigade Combat teams celebrated the 37th Airlift Squadron's 80th anniversary

 
Dassault Celebrates the Iconic MD 450 Ouragan, the First French-Designed Fighter Jet
Dassault Celebrates the Iconic MD 450 Ouragan, the First French-Designed Fighter Jet

20 Jun 2022, 05:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The forefathers of today's sophisticated fighter jets continue to amaze us - the MD450 Ouragan celebrates 70 years of service with the French Air Force

 
This Is How You Caress an F-15 Strike Eagle Before It Goes Out and Wreaks Havoc
This Is How You Caress an F-15 Strike Eagle Before It Goes Out and Wreaks Havoc

19 Jun 2022, 00:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two maintenance professionals from Mountain Home Air Force Base are seen here getting an F-15 Strike Eagle ready for a mission

 
This MC-130J Commando Is So Big We Bet You Missed the Humans Dangling Out Its Rear
This MC-130J Commando Is So Big We Bet You Missed the Humans Dangling Out Its Rear

18 Jun 2022, 00:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / MC-130J Commando II is seen here flying over New Zealand during exercise Teak Net 22 exercise in mid-May, as usual it has airmen on the ramp

 
Boeing Can Join Together Front and Rear of the T-7A Red Hawk in Under 30 Minutes
Boeing Can Join Together Front and Rear of the T-7A Red Hawk in Under 30 Minutes

17 Jun 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing says the design and modeling methods used to make the T-7A Red Hawk allow it to join forward and aft sections in just 30 minutes

 
Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Attack Submarine in History Shows What It Can Do
Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Attack Submarine in History Shows What It Can Do

17 Jun 2022, 01:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy's youngest submarine in operation is part of the next-generation class of ultra-powerful nuclear underwater beasts

 
This KC-10 Extender Flew Its Final Refueling Mission in Europe, Family Slowly Dying Out
This KC-10 Extender Flew Its Final Refueling Mission in Europe, Family Slowly Dying Out

16 Jun 2022, 13:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This KC-10 Extender deployed with the 305th Air Mobility Wing is seen here on a runway in America after returning for the last time from Europe

 
Plasan Unveils Wilder, a Compact Off-Road Armored Vehicle With Autonomous Capabilities
Plasan Unveils Wilder, a Compact Off-Road Armored Vehicle With Autonomous Capabilities

16 Jun 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Plasan unveiled its new armored vehicle Wilder for military patrol and special forces. It is extremely mobile, customizable, and has autonomous capabilities

 
BSA M20 Bike Found Buried in a Backyard After 70 Years
BSA M20 Bike Found Buried in a Backyard After 70 Years

15 Jun 2022, 10:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Bannister came across the WWII bike, which had been buried standing, while clearing the bushes from his garden. It will sell at auction next month

 
USMC Blows Millions on Surveillance Drones That Launch Like a Model Plane
USMC Blows Millions on Surveillance Drones That Launch Like a Model Plane

15 Jun 2022, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment got a $6.2 million dollar contract from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for Puma 3 surveillance drones

 
59-Ton KF51 Panther Main Battle Tank Unleashed in Europe, Not Yet on the Battlefield
59-Ton KF51 Panther Main Battle Tank Unleashed in Europe, Not Yet on the Battlefield

14 Jun 2022, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German defense contractor Rheinmetall presented at the Eurosatory defense fair over in France its newest tank, the KF51 Panther

 
Multi-Mission Tactical Radar DAiR Can Simultaneously Detect and Track Thousands of Objects
Multi-Mission Tactical Radar DAiR Can Simultaneously Detect and Track Thousands of Objects

14 Jun 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Elbit Systems launched DAiR, a simultaneous multi-mission tactical radar that can detect humans from up to 9 miles and small drones from over 7 miles

 
Robot Tank Firing at Cars and Other Targets Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Robot Tank Firing at Cars and Other Targets Is the Stuff of Nightmares

14 Jun 2022, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace successfully test the Protector Remote Turret on the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle

 
Royal Navy’s Minehunter Crews Celebrate a Mission Milestone
Royal Navy’s Minehunter Crews Celebrate a Mission Milestone

14 Jun 2022, 03:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / For the past 15 years, the Royal Navy's minehunters have been protecting the shipping routes in the Gulf area, together with their U.S. counterparts

 
Lockheed Martin Inks Deal With South Korea to Aid Development of T-50 Golden Eagle Program
Lockheed Martin Inks Deal With South Korea to Aid Development of T-50 Golden Eagle Program

13 Jun 2022, 18:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In service with as many as five Air Forces in the Middle East and East Asia since 2005, Lockheed Martin and KAI have maintained a working relationship since.

 
B-2 Spirit Coming Out of a Hangar Looks Like an Angry Bird, Ready to Go After Pigs
B-2 Spirit Coming Out of a Hangar Looks Like an Angry Bird, Ready to Go After Pigs

13 Jun 2022, 12:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This B-2, nicknamed the Spirit of Arizona, is seen here exiting a hangar at the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri back in mid-May

 
This Is What Airmen See When They Look Out the Office Window
This Is What Airmen See When They Look Out the Office Window

12 Jun 2022, 00:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo snapped from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III shows a glimpse of the incredible scenery airmen see while on missions

 
Sunlight and Vapor Explode Off F-35 Lightning Wings in Amazing Visual Display
Sunlight and Vapor Explode Off F-35 Lightning Wings in Amazing Visual Display

11 Jun 2022, 00:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-35 Lightning deployed by the plane's own demo team is seen here during its evolution at the Wings Over Solano event in California in May