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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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This Is How Impressive an F-15 Eagle Looks Like Before Joining Massive Wargames
This Is How Impressive an F-15 Eagle Looks Like Before Joining Massive Wargames

22 May 2022, 00:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15 Eagle deployed with the 67th Fighter Squadron based at Kadena Air Base in Japan is seen here just before joining the Red Flag Alaska exercise

 
Hungry-Looking CV-22 Osprey Spins Massive Blades as It Approaches Flying Gas Station
Hungry-Looking CV-22 Osprey Spins Massive Blades as It Approaches Flying Gas Station

21 May 2022, 00:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CV-22 Osprey deployed with the 58th Special Operations Wing is seen here during a refueling mission over New Mexico back in April

 
Arkansas Goes Boom, to Make Refueling Hardware for America’s Next Aerial Strategic Tanker
Arkansas Goes Boom, to Make Refueling Hardware for America’s Next Aerial Strategic Tanker

20 May 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin and Airbus announced this week production of the refueling boom for the LMXT tanker will take place at a new facility in Arkansas

 
Envoy IV Is RAF’s Latest Addition, a Modern Aircraft for Royal Transportation
Envoy IV Is RAF’s Latest Addition, a Modern Aircraft for Royal Transportation

20 May 2022, 04:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Britain's Royal Air Force welcomes two new family members, the Envoy IV aircraft that will carry out prestigious diplomatic missions

 
Super Stallion Looks Ready to Impale Chinook During Training Raid in Greece
Super Stallion Looks Ready to Impale Chinook During Training Raid in Greece

19 May 2022, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy shows us a glimpse of a joint raid exercise taking place in Greece, a Super Stallion and a Chinook fly together over the water

 
This Is What Eight Turbofan Engines Do to the Air Behind the B-52 Stratofortress
This Is What Eight Turbofan Engines Do to the Air Behind the B-52 Stratofortress

19 May 2022, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-52 Stratofortress deployed with the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is seen here flying over the Arctic Ocean back in March

 
Rolls-Royce ColdFire Powers a New Generation of Laser Weapons for the U.S. Navy
Rolls-Royce ColdFire Powers a New Generation of Laser Weapons for the U.S. Navy

19 May 2022, 04:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / ColdFire is a cutting-edge power and thermal management system that takes the new generation of electric laser weapons to the next level

 
U.S. Navy to Deploy Mine Warfare MQ-8C Fire Scout Against Florida Beach
U.S. Navy to Deploy Mine Warfare MQ-8C Fire Scout Against Florida Beach

18 May 2022, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy to test the mine-detecting capabilities of a new system developed for the MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter drone

 
EC-225 Super Puma Is One Way of Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan Armed and Dangerous
EC-225 Super Puma Is One Way of Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan Armed and Dangerous

18 May 2022, 12:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An EC-225 Super Puma deployed from the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) ammunition ship is seen here dropping cargo on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan

 
F-22 Raptor Exposes Most Vulnerable Side in Defiant Show of Confidence
F-22 Raptor Exposes Most Vulnerable Side in Defiant Show of Confidence

18 May 2022, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-22 Raptor piloted by the plane's demo team commander, Major Joshua Gunderson, is seen here performing a minimum radius turn

 
America Displays Heavy Guns Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Close to Russia
America Displays Heavy Guns Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Close to Russia

17 May 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Oshkosh Defense is showing two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles at Romania's Black Sea Defense Aerospace and Security Conference, one is fully loaded

 
F/A-18E Super Hornet Shows Its Teeth as It Gets to Be Arrested on Aircraft Carrier Deck
F/A-18E Super Hornet Shows Its Teeth as It Gets to Be Arrested on Aircraft Carrier Deck

17 May 2022, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F/A-18E Super Hornet deployed with the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 in the Philippine Sea is seen here getting ready to make an arrested landing

 
B-52 Stratofortress Shoots Hypersonic Weapon Off the Coast California, It Hits Mach 5
B-52 Stratofortress Shoots Hypersonic Weapon Off the Coast California, It Hits Mach 5

17 May 2022, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-52 Stratofortress dropped a AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), and it successfully flew at Mach 5 for the first time

 
T-38 Talons Put on the Fancy Clothes to Meet Student Pilots, F-16s Are Like Prom Dates
T-38 Talons Put on the Fancy Clothes to Meet Student Pilots, F-16s Are Like Prom Dates

16 May 2022, 11:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A pair of T-38 Talons together with an equal number of F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen in this photo from early April on a formation flight exercise

 
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Becomes Newest Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer to Be Commissioned
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Becomes Newest Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer to Be Commissioned

16 May 2022, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy now has 70 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers after the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. was commissioned this weekend

 
Navy’s First Drone Ship Unit, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, to Field Sea Hunter
Navy’s First Drone Ship Unit, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, to Field Sea Hunter

16 May 2022, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy sets up its first Unmanned Surface Vessel Division, the new unit to use the Sea Hunter and Sea Hawk drone ships

 
Boeing’s Globemaster Is Still the Best Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Takes RAF Troops at 18,000 Ft.
Boeing’s Globemaster Is Still the Best Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Takes RAF Troops at 18,000 Ft.

16 May 2022, 05:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Despite its venerable age, the C-17 Globemaster is still the greatest heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft, and it recently showed off its skills

 
F-16 Fighting Falcons Hide From the Rain Under $30 Million Worth of Shelters
F-16 Fighting Falcons Hide From the Rain Under $30 Million Worth of Shelters

14 May 2022, 23:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen here sitting under the cover of hardened aircraft shelters over at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea

 
Soon-to-Be Replaced T-38 Talon Flies With the Big Bad Boys, Shows It Still Has It
Soon-to-Be Replaced T-38 Talon Flies With the Big Bad Boys, Shows It Still Has It

14 May 2022, 00:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A T-38 Talon training aircraft is seen here flying alongside two F-35 Lightning IIs at the beginning of April. The Talons will soon be replaced by the Red Hawks

 
U.S. Army May Soon Use Ramjet-Powered Artillery Projectiles, Boeing Has Its Hands in One
U.S. Army May Soon Use Ramjet-Powered Artillery Projectiles, Boeing Has Its Hands in One

13 May 2022, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American company Boeing and Norwegian/Finnish company Nammo working on new way to power artillery rounds, by means of a ramjet engine