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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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F/A-18 Super Hornets Put On an Aircraft Carrier Show Before Top Gun: Maverick Premiere
F/A-18 Super Hornets Put On an Aircraft Carrier Show Before Top Gun: Maverick Premiere

13 May 2022, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy releases a couple of images showing the F/A-18E Super Hornets in action at sea, just in time for the release of Top Gun: Maverick

 
Upcoming Columbia-Class Nuclear Submarines Get a Bit More Real With New Contract Award
Upcoming Columbia-Class Nuclear Submarines Get a Bit More Real With New Contract Award

11 May 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) was tasked by the U.S. Nay with supplying structural hardware for the Columbia-class submarine propulsor

 
KC-46 Pegasus Stays in the Air for 24.2 Hours, Air Mobility Command Record
KC-46 Pegasus Stays in the Air for 24.2 Hours, Air Mobility Command Record

11 May 2022, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / KC-46 Pegasus operated by the Air Mobility Command flies a mission for 24.2 hours, sets the record for longest duration flight

 
Oshkosh Tactical Vehicles Now Use Spike Missiles, Can Shoot Them at Targets 20 Miles Away
Oshkosh Tactical Vehicles Now Use Spike Missiles, Can Shoot Them at Targets 20 Miles Away

11 May 2022, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin successfully integrates its Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system onto an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)

 
IAI’s Maritime Heron Drone Shows Off Its Prowess for the UK Military
IAI’s Maritime Heron Drone Shows Off Its Prowess for the UK Military

11 May 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Israel Aerospace Industries and 2Excel Aviation conduced a successful demonstration of the Maritime Heron drone for the UK government

 
General Atomics Develops New MQ-9B Aircraft With STOL Capabilities
General Atomics Develops New MQ-9B Aircraft With STOL Capabilities

10 May 2022, 16:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / General Atomics announced that it will develop a new MQ-9B aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities that can be used in various settings

 
F-35 Lightning Has Doctor Strange Vibes, Looks Like It Sneaks In From the Multiverse
F-35 Lightning Has Doctor Strange Vibes, Looks Like It Sneaks In From the Multiverse

10 May 2022, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-35 Lightning II is seen here during a flight at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas, has some Doctor Strange vibes to it

 
USAF Tells Russia “Entire Sky Belongs to Us” in Jaw-Dropping Top Gun: Maverick Commercial
USAF Tells Russia “Entire Sky Belongs to Us” in Jaw-Dropping Top Gun: Maverick Commercial

10 May 2022, 06:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force releases a one-minute commercial to be shown during the projection of Top Gun: Maverick, it's all about subtle messages

 
The Royal Navy’s Largest and Most Complex Underwater Beast Ever Soon to Emerge
The Royal Navy’s Largest and Most Complex Underwater Beast Ever Soon to Emerge

10 May 2022, 03:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This ballistic nuclear submarine paves the way for a new generation of underwater vessels with incredible capabilities and modern innovations

 
DARPA Space-Bound Nuclear Thermal Engine to Fly on Demo Rocket in 2026
DARPA Space-Bound Nuclear Thermal Engine to Fly on Demo Rocket in 2026

9 May 2022, 11:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA pushes the first flight of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear rocket engine to 2026

 
Vintage Fighter Aircraft in Missing Man Formation Is the Proper Nod to Those Lost in WWII
Vintage Fighter Aircraft in Missing Man Formation Is the Proper Nod to Those Lost in WWII

9 May 2022, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four historic fighter aircraft are seen here flying a Missing Man formation in honor of the Doolittle Raiders, significance can be expanded to all lost in WWII

 
F-35 Lightnings Fly Like They Mean Business, Can You See That Pilot Wave?
F-35 Lightnings Fly Like They Mean Business, Can You See That Pilot Wave?

8 May 2022, 00:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-35A Lightning IIs flying out of a British base are seen here flying over the North Sea during a refueling mission in April

 
F-16 Fighting Falcon Comes in for a Refuel and a Close-Up, Nails Both
F-16 Fighting Falcon Comes in for a Refuel and a Close-Up, Nails Both

6 May 2022, 23:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New aerial refueling photo shows an American F-16 Fighting Falcon pulling up to an KC-135 Stratotanker to get its fill during an exercise.

 
Military Drones Take Part in Israel’s Independence Day Flyover for the First Time
Military Drones Take Part in Israel’s Independence Day Flyover for the First Time

6 May 2022, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Unmanned aerial vehicles have become so important for Air Forces around the world, that Israel chose to fly them next to fighter jets on its Independence Day

 
Forget Torpedoes, Enemy Warships’ Newest Nightmare Is an Air-Dropped Smart Bomb
Forget Torpedoes, Enemy Warships’ Newest Nightmare Is an Air-Dropped Smart Bomb

2 May 2022, 02:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. military plans to sink enemy warships from the air instead of under water, as it was until now, and a recent successful test proved it

 
B-52 Stratofortress Droppings Come in the Form of F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-4 Phantoms
B-52 Stratofortress Droppings Come in the Form of F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-4 Phantoms

30 Apr 2022, 23:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An American B-52 Stratofortress and four Greek fighter jets, including the rare F-4 Phantom, are seen here during a joint exercise in early April

 
F-35 Lightning Gets Vapor Skirt, Still Looks Like a Killer
F-35 Lightning Gets Vapor Skirt, Still Looks Like a Killer

30 Apr 2022, 01:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot Major Kristin Wolfe pulls a stunt that causes the plane to get a vapor skirt

 
Air Force Pilots Put on an F-16 Show in the Skies Over Europe, Skill Knows No Border
Air Force Pilots Put on an F-16 Show in the Skies Over Europe, Skill Knows No Border

29 Apr 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-16 Fighting Falcons deployed with the Romanian Air Force are seen here putting a show for the camera during a patrol mission

 
First USAF T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet Rolls Out of the Production Facility
First USAF T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet Rolls Out of the Production Facility

28 Apr 2022, 19:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Today, Thursday 28th, Boeing unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet for the U.S. Air Force ahead of official delivery

 
Fire Scout Helicopter Drone Flies Alongside MH-60S Seahawk, More Duets to Follow
Fire Scout Helicopter Drone Flies Alongside MH-60S Seahawk, More Duets to Follow

28 Apr 2022, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / MQ-8C Fire Scout drone completes testing alongside a MH-60S Seahawk crewed helicopter in the Philippine Sea last week, more tests to follow