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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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EA-18 Growlers Buzz USS Harry S. Truman Aircraft Carrier, Short But Intense Video Inside
EA-18 Growlers Buzz USS Harry S. Truman Aircraft Carrier, Short But Intense Video Inside

28 Apr 2022, 13:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two EA-18 Growlers Buzz are seen here in a clip from mid-April flying over the Mediterranean Sea and coming spectacularly close to the USS Harry S. Truman

 
USS Zumwalt Fires Missiles at Live Targets for the First Time
USS Zumwalt Fires Missiles at Live Targets for the First Time

28 Apr 2022, 07:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USS Zumwalt conducted its first in-class, live-fire missile exercise in mid-April, destroyer getting ready to enter service by the end of the year

 
Foreign EF-18 Hornets Feed Off American KC-46 Pegasus for the First Time
Foreign EF-18 Hornets Feed Off American KC-46 Pegasus for the First Time

28 Apr 2022, 06:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornets refueled from an American KC-46A Pegasus for the first time in mid-April over a Spanish air base

 
Royal Navy’s Deadly New Warship HMS Venturer Starts Taking Shape in Scotland
Royal Navy’s Deadly New Warship HMS Venturer Starts Taking Shape in Scotland

28 Apr 2022, 02:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The keel laying ceremony of the new HMS Venturer is a historic moment for the British Royal Navy, marking the birth of the Type 31 frigates

 
Bell 360 Invictus Attack Helicopter Gets a Helping Hand From Sierra Nevada Corporation
Bell 360 Invictus Attack Helicopter Gets a Helping Hand From Sierra Nevada Corporation

27 Apr 2022, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Helicopter maker Bell drew in Sierra Nevada Corporation for the development of the 360 Invictus attack helicopter as part of the FARA program

 
Saab JAS 39 Gripen to Get New Air-to-Air Missile Launch System
Saab JAS 39 Gripen to Get New Air-to-Air Missile Launch System

27 Apr 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saab to develop a new launch system for the Gripen's air-to-air missiles and countermeasures pod, hardware suitable for all current Gripens

 
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to Fly for the USAF as AWACS Replacement
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to Fly for the USAF as AWACS Replacement

27 Apr 2022, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force announced the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail as the replacement for the current E-3 Sentry AWACS, half of the fleet to be replaced at first

 
Colorful F-16 Fighting Falcon Makes Rare Appearance in the Skies Over the U.S.
Colorful F-16 Fighting Falcon Makes Rare Appearance in the Skies Over the U.S.

26 Apr 2022, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed with the 114th Fighter Wing takes to the sky wearing a paint job meant as a nod to a Medal of Honor recipient

 
U.S. Marines' Deadly Attack Helicopter Joins Forces With an Equally-Stunning Destroyer
U.S. Marines' Deadly Attack Helicopter Joins Forces With an Equally-Stunning Destroyer

26 Apr 2022, 06:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The AH-1Z Viper shows what it can do, in a recent training mission in the Pacific, where it conducted flight operations with USS Michael Monsoor

 
U.S. Marines' CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopter Is Ready for Operations
U.S. Marines' CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopter Is Ready for Operations

26 Apr 2022, 01:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Marine Corps declared the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter operational. The first deployment of the heavy-lifter is planned for 2024

 
F-15 Eagles Fly Formation, They Look Straight Out of a Movie Poster
F-15 Eagles Fly Formation, They Look Straight Out of a Movie Poster

25 Apr 2022, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Six F-15 Eagles deployed with the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing are seen here on a refueling mission over North Carolina

 
USAF Test Flies Alien Critter-Like eVTOL, Here It Is With No Pilot Inside
USAF Test Flies Alien Critter-Like eVTOL, Here It Is With No Pilot Inside

25 Apr 2022, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF releases photo of the LIFT Hexa eVTOL during testing at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, machine to continue being put through its paces

 
F-22 Raptor Pulls High Gs, Looks Cool Doing It
F-22 Raptor Pulls High Gs, Looks Cool Doing It

24 Apr 2022, 00:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-22 Raptor deployed with the 3rd Wing is seen here performing a banking right turn during Polar Force 22-4 exercise at the end of March in Alaska

 
F-16 Pilot Takes the Mother of All Selfies, Good Luck Matching This
F-16 Pilot Takes the Mother of All Selfies, Good Luck Matching This

23 Apr 2022, 00:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four F-16 Fighting Falcons, two American and two Romanian, are seen in this selfie flying formation on a patrol mission on NATO's Eastern flank

 
F-15 Eagle Takes Off From Nevada for the Last Time, Packs Tanks to Last It to Florida
F-15 Eagle Takes Off From Nevada for the Last Time, Packs Tanks to Last It to Florida

22 Apr 2022, 12:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15C Eagle deployed with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron is seen here departing the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada for the last time

 
Navy Shoots Microwave Beam 0.6 Miles Away, Could Open Doors to Energy Beaming From Space
Navy Shoots Microwave Beam 0.6 Miles Away, Could Open Doors to Energy Beaming From Space

22 Apr 2022, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy managed to shoot 1.6 kilowatts of power via a microwave beam 0.6 miles away (1 km), the most significant such test in half a century

 
T-7 Red Hawk to Get New Oxygen Generation System, Take Pilots to New Limits
T-7 Red Hawk to Get New Oxygen Generation System, Take Pilots to New Limits

22 Apr 2022, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force now testing the On-Board Oxygen Generation System that will go into the T-7 Red Hawk trainer, flights with in on board by the end of the year

 
Here’s a $200 Million B-1B Lancer Bomber on Fire at the Dyess Texas Airbase
Here’s a $200 Million B-1B Lancer Bomber on Fire at the Dyess Texas Airbase

22 Apr 2022, 06:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The B-1B was scheduled to fly the next day, burst into flames during routine maintenance check. Footage indicates damage to the aircraft is total

 
Massive Pack of F-35 Lightnings Ready to Take Off Is the Definition of Air Force Cool
Massive Pack of F-35 Lightnings Ready to Take Off Is the Definition of Air Force Cool

21 Apr 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No less than 42 F-35A Lightning IIs deployed with the 354th Fighter Wing are seen here on the runway of the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska

 
Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyers Eat Up More Money, Navy to Spend an Extra $1.68 Billion
Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyers Eat Up More Money, Navy to Spend an Extra $1.68 Billion

21 Apr 2022, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $1.68 billion contract for five years, with options, to get the Zumwalt-class destroyers ready for duty