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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-15E Strike Eagle Shows Impressive Wing Tattoos as It Refuels Over Los Angeles
F-15E Strike Eagle Shows Impressive Wing Tattoos as It Refuels Over Los Angeles

26 Mar 2022, 00:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15E Strike Eagle deployed with the 144th Fighter Wing is seen here as it's getting ready to refuel during a mission back in February

 
B-2 Spirit Bomber Gets All-Star Fighter Jet Escort Over the Pacific
B-2 Spirit Bomber Gets All-Star Fighter Jet Escort Over the Pacific

25 Mar 2022, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-2 Spirit bomber gets an escort of eight fighter jets as it flies over the Pacific, planes deployed by American and Australian air forces

 
Airbus’ VSR700 Unmanned Helicopter Performs Autonomous Take-Offs and Landings at Sea
Airbus’ VSR700 Unmanned Helicopter Performs Autonomous Take-Offs and Landings at Sea

25 Mar 2022, 02:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus has recently begun trialing its VSR700 unmanned helicopter. The aircraft has successfully completed 150 autonomous take-offs and landings

 
Old KC-135 Stratotanker Looks Meaner Than It Is on Mission in Japan
Old KC-135 Stratotanker Looks Meaner Than It Is on Mission in Japan

24 Mar 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is seen here on the tarmac of the Kadena Air Base in Japan

 
New Black Hawk Turboshaft Engine Enters Testing Stage, 50 Percent More Powerful Than T700
New Black Hawk Turboshaft Engine Enters Testing Stage, 50 Percent More Powerful Than T700

24 Mar 2022, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Electric starts testing of the T901-GE-900 engine, the powerplant to the fitted on the Black Hawk, Apache, and FARA helicopters

 
USMC Needs New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Variant, BAE Systems to Design It
USMC Needs New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Variant, BAE Systems to Design It

23 Mar 2022, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The United States Marine Corps awarded BAE Systems a $35 million contract for the development of a recovery variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle

 
Half a Century-Old F-15C Eagle Still Is a Poster Aircraft, Enjoy It While You Can
Half a Century-Old F-15C Eagle Still Is a Poster Aircraft, Enjoy It While You Can

23 Mar 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15C Eagle deployed with the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Oregon is seen here getting ready to take off for a training mission

 
The Royal Air Force’s Future Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Is Coming to Life in California
The Royal Air Force’s Future Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Is Coming to Life in California

23 Mar 2022, 06:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / GA-ASI is putting together in California the first MQ-9B Protector aircraft for the Royal Air Force, boasting a UK-made V-tail

 
100-Year-Old RAF Veteran Flies Once Again in 1947 Miles Gemini Aircraft
100-Year-Old RAF Veteran Flies Once Again in 1947 Miles Gemini Aircraft

23 Mar 2022, 03:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / RAF veteran Jack Hemmings has recently took the skies in a 1947 Miles Gemini, the same model he and his old friend, Stuart King, flew in 74 years ago

 
C-17 Globemaster Offloads Missile Defense Gear, Light Streaks Play Around It
C-17 Globemaster Offloads Missile Defense Gear, Light Streaks Play Around It

22 Mar 2022, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A C-17 Globemaster III deployed with the 145th Airlift Wing is seen here offloading missile defense equipment for Exercise Arctic Edge 2022

 
U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Diesel Boat for Escort and Counterterrorism Roles
U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Diesel Boat for Escort and Counterterrorism Roles

22 Mar 2022, 08:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy conducted in February of a remote-controlled vessel called Unmanned Diesel Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (UD-GARC)

 
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Look Puny Chasing B-52 Stratofortress Over Sweden
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Look Puny Chasing B-52 Stratofortress Over Sweden

21 Mar 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two Saab JAS 39 Gripen with the Swedish Air Force are seen here flying close to an American B-52 Stratofortress back in February

 
USAF Launching BOLT II on Hypersonic Rocket Today, Visible From Seven States
USAF Launching BOLT II on Hypersonic Rocket Today, Visible From Seven States

21 Mar 2022, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence hypersonic vehicle will be launched on March 21 from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

 
RAF’s Iconic Royal Jet Retires, Making Way for the New Fleet of Sustainable VIP Jets
RAF’s Iconic Royal Jet Retires, Making Way for the New Fleet of Sustainable VIP Jets

21 Mar 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A 36-year old Bae146 jet that operated as a VIP Transport aircraft for the Royal Family is now being retired to a museum in Wales

 
Ghost Bat Is the Cool Fighting Name of Boeing’s New AI Military Drone, But There’s a Twist
Ghost Bat Is the Cool Fighting Name of Boeing’s New AI Military Drone, But There’s a Twist

21 Mar 2022, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Australian military will refer to the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (BATS) drone as the MQ-28A Ghost Bat from now on

 
These Exact Fighter Planes Had Only One Shot to Fly Together, And They Took It
These Exact Fighter Planes Had Only One Shot to Fly Together, And They Took It

21 Mar 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 40th Flight Test Squadron out of Eglin AIr Force Base flies their entire fleet of test aircraft for the first and last time

 
Two F-35 Lightning IIs Flexed Muscles Over Europe Just as War Was About to Start
Two F-35 Lightning IIs Flexed Muscles Over Europe Just as War Was About to Start

20 Mar 2022, 00:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-35A Lightning IIs deployed with the 495th Fighter Squadron, the Valkyries, are seen here flying over the UK two days before Russia invaded Ukraine

 
Two of These Four F-35s Are Not American, Can You Spot Them?
Two of These Four F-35s Are Not American, Can You Spot Them?

19 Mar 2022, 00:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two American F-35s are seen here performing a training mission with an equal number of Dutch F-35s over Europe back in February

 
Royal Navy Hawk Jets Carry Out Farewell Flypast Over UK
Royal Navy Hawk Jets Carry Out Farewell Flypast Over UK

18 Mar 2022, 17:58 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Royal Navy's Hawk T1 jets retired after decades of service. This week, the veteran aircraft carried out a farewell flight over UK

 
Massive Formation of F-15C/D Eagles Follow Helicopter Down the Runway
Massive Formation of F-15C/D Eagles Follow Helicopter Down the Runway

18 Mar 2022, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15C/D Eagles deployed with the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons come together on an elephant walk during a a routine wing readiness exercise