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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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Locked and Loaded F-16 Fighting Falcons Play the Aggressors, Refuel From “Enemy Tankers”
Locked and Loaded F-16 Fighting Falcons Play the Aggressors, Refuel From “Enemy Tankers”

17 Mar 2022, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-16 Fighting Falcons deployed with the 18th Aggressor Squadron are seen here approaching a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling

 
This Is How F-16 Fighting Falcons Leave the Gas Station
This Is How F-16 Fighting Falcons Leave the Gas Station

16 Mar 2022, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen here breaking away from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over the Red Sea back in February

 
USAF Gets Its Hands on 500th C-130J Super Hercules, It’s Stats Time
USAF Gets Its Hands on 500th C-130J Super Hercules, It’s Stats Time

15 Mar 2022, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced this week it has recently delivered the 500th C-130J Super Hercules in the hands of the U.S. Air Force

 
Deadly F-22 Raptor Looks All Peaceful Flying Over a Blanket of Fluffy Clouds
Deadly F-22 Raptor Looks All Peaceful Flying Over a Blanket of Fluffy Clouds

15 Mar 2022, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-22 Raptor deployed with the 325th Fighter Wing is seen here flying a refueling mission over the U.S. Virgin Islands back at the beginning of February

 
U.S. Air Force Completes First Crewed Flight of ALIA eVTOL Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Completes First Crewed Flight of ALIA eVTOL Aircraft

15 Mar 2022, 01:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Air Force pilots Hank "Hog" Griffiths and Maj. Jonathan Appleby have successfully flown BETA Technologies' ALIA eVTOL for the first time

 
RQ-4B Global Hawk Goes on 19-Hour Flight From Cali to Japan, Makes It Across
RQ-4B Global Hawk Goes on 19-Hour Flight From Cali to Japan, Makes It Across

14 Mar 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman delivered the first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force the hard way, by flying it from California

 
Jumping From Working Pave Hawk Is the Usual Day at the Office for Some People
Jumping From Working Pave Hawk Is the Usual Day at the Office for Some People

14 Mar 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF photo shows a pararescueman with the 31st Rescue Squadron jumping from an HH-60G Pave Hawk during training mission back in February

 
U.S. Air Force Is Getting Too Expensive for Japan, New Lawsuit Shows Why
U.S. Air Force Is Getting Too Expensive for Japan, New Lawsuit Shows Why

10 Mar 2022, 19:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / United States Air Force made the front-page news in Japan again, but not for any good reason. Here’s why the locals sued and won, but are still not happy

 
Northrop Grumman Inks $65 Million Deal to Produce New Datalink System for AH-1Z Chopper
Northrop Grumman Inks $65 Million Deal to Produce New Datalink System for AH-1Z Chopper

9 Mar 2022, 20:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Link-16 data system is due to serve as the heart and soul of military communications within the Bell Viper attack helicopter

 
Submarine-Hunting Helicopters Arrive on Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales
Submarine-Hunting Helicopters Arrive on Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales

8 Mar 2022, 15:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Royal Navy's premier Merlin Mk2 submarine-hunting helicopters have touched down on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales for Arctic exercises

 
The Stealthy Tiger Helicopter Is Sharpening Its Visibility Through a Major Upgrade
The Stealthy Tiger Helicopter Is Sharpening Its Visibility Through a Major Upgrade

8 Mar 2022, 04:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The European counterpart of America's AH-64 Apache is getting ready for increased performance in poor visibility thanks to a top-level optronics systems

 
B-52 Stratofortress Spits Out Dark Fumes From All Eight Engines Over Singapore
B-52 Stratofortress Spits Out Dark Fumes From All Eight Engines Over Singapore

6 Mar 2022, 00:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-52 Stratofortress is seen here conducting a flyover at the Changi Air Base in Singapore during the local air show back in February

 
B-52 Stratofortress Engine Is This Big
B-52 Stratofortress Engine Is This Big

5 Mar 2022, 00:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-52 Stratofortress on the deck of the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada back in January, subjected to an engine change at the hands of USAF engineers

 
Navy Takes Over Ghost Fleet Overlord, the Autonomous Surface Vessels of the Future
Navy Takes Over Ghost Fleet Overlord, the Autonomous Surface Vessels of the Future

4 Mar 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) was handed control over the Ghost Fleet Overlord autonomous vessels program

 
U.S. Navy Upgrading E-6B Mercury Nuclear Forces Command and Control Aircraft
U.S. Navy Upgrading E-6B Mercury Nuclear Forces Command and Control Aircraft

4 Mar 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman got a a $111 million U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the command and control capabilities of the E-6B Mercury

 
U.S. Navy Finds an F-35 Lightning II on the Bottom of the South China Sea, Recovers It
U.S. Navy Finds an F-35 Lightning II on the Bottom of the South China Sea, Recovers It

4 Mar 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy says it recovered this week the wreckage of the F-35C Lightning II that fell off the deck of the USS Carl Vinson back in January

 
General Atomics Unveils Jet-Powered Advanced Concept Aircraft Gambit
General Atomics Unveils Jet-Powered Advanced Concept Aircraft Gambit

3 Mar 2022, 16:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Defense contractor General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has introduced a new autonomous collaborative platform called Gambit

 
Fire Scout Drone to Detect Land and Sea Mines From the Air in Real-Time
Fire Scout Drone to Detect Land and Sea Mines From the Air in Real-Time

3 Mar 2022, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy to test the BAE Systems-made SMAMD airborne mine detection system on an MQ-8C Fire Scout drone later this spring

 
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone Completes Over 2 Million Flight Hours
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone Completes Over 2 Million Flight Hours

2 Mar 2022, 21:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / General Atomics' MQ-9A Reaper drone hit the 2 million flight-hour mark. The company will continue to improve the aircraft's capabilities

 
Royal Navy Tests Autonomous Boats, Puma Drones in Huge Naval Exercise
Royal Navy Tests Autonomous Boats, Puma Drones in Huge Naval Exercise

2 Mar 2022, 18:58 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Royal Navy tested its Madfox autonomous boat and Puma drones in one of the largest and most varied exercises in the Middle East