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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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Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Put on a Show Breaking Away From a B-1B Lancer Over the Red Sea
Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Put on a Show Breaking Away From a B-1B Lancer Over the Red Sea

1 Dec 2021, 15:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This USAF photo shows three F-15 Strike Eagles deployed by the Royal Saudi Air Force departing the vicinity of an American B-1B Lancer bomber

 
UH-1Y Venoms Look Right in Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Operation
UH-1Y Venoms Look Right in Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Operation

30 Nov 2021, 12:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force in action at an undisclosed location, they use the UH-1Y Venom helicopters

 
This Is Where F-15 Eagles Go to Rest When Not Out Hunting, Japanese-Style
This Is Where F-15 Eagles Go to Rest When Not Out Hunting, Japanese-Style

30 Nov 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-15C Eagle is seen here just before rolling on the runway at the Kadena Air Base in Japan as part of a joint exercise there

 
Game-Changing Flight Simulator Combines an F-16 Cockpit With Virtual Reality Technology
Game-Changing Flight Simulator Combines an F-16 Cockpit With Virtual Reality Technology

30 Nov 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A cutting-edge flight simulator for military pilot training combines a physical F-16 cockpit with virtual and mixed reality technology for the first time

 
F-35 Lightning Looks Just as Fit on the Ground in Texas as It Does in the Air
F-35 Lightning Looks Just as Fit on the Ground in Texas as It Does in the Air

29 Nov 2021, 15:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A number of F-35 Lightning IIs are seen here on the tarmac of the Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field in Texas, getting ready for training mission

 
After Decades of Service, It's Time for Australia's Aging Classic Hornets to Retire
After Decades of Service, It's Time for Australia's Aging Classic Hornets to Retire

29 Nov 2021, 12:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has officially retired the remaining few active F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets during a ceremony at the RAAF Base Williamtown

 
Rocketeer F-15E Strike Eagle Looks Like a Deadly Predator Lurking in the Dark
Rocketeer F-15E Strike Eagle Looks Like a Deadly Predator Lurking in the Dark

27 Nov 2021, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-15E Strike Eagle deployed with the 336th Fighter Squadron is seen here as it was getting ready to deploy to Larissa Air Base, Greece

 
Combat Drone Sets New Record, Completes Over 400,000 Operational Flight Hours
Combat Drone Sets New Record, Completes Over 400,000 Operational Flight Hours

26 Nov 2021, 21:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Baykar Technologies announced that its Bayraktar tactical drone set a new record, completing over 400,000 operational flight hours

 
Fuel, Cars and Other Goods Transported Safely Thanks to Operation Sentinel’s Warships
Fuel, Cars and Other Goods Transported Safely Thanks to Operation Sentinel’s Warships

26 Nov 2021, 07:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy's HMS Montrose, together with other maritime patrol warships, make sure that vessels passing through Middle East waters can carry goods safely

 
The Airbus H225M in Naval Combat Configuration Is a Force to Be Reckoned With
The Airbus H225M in Naval Combat Configuration Is a Force to Be Reckoned With

26 Nov 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Known as a versatile multi-role helicopter, the H225M shows off its most complex configuration ever, as a naval combat asset for the Brazilian Navy

 
Seeing Ground Drones in Urban Warfare Exercise Is Like Watching a Fight in Battlefield
Seeing Ground Drones in Urban Warfare Exercise Is Like Watching a Fight in Battlefield

25 Nov 2021, 13:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Milrem's THeMIS unmanned ground systems (UGS) were deployed in September in an urban warfare exercise, they had no combat roles

 
Military Humvee Is Going Hybrid Electric, Idea in the Works
Military Humvee Is Going Hybrid Electric, Idea in the Works

25 Nov 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / AM General and QinetiQ join forces to develop a hybrid-electric military Humvee, for now only virtual prototypes created

 
B-1B Lancer Shows Underbelly Flying Over a Beach, Not Something You See Every Day
B-1B Lancer Shows Underbelly Flying Over a Beach, Not Something You See Every Day

25 Nov 2021, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-1B Lancer is seen here as it was about to land at the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in support of an operation there

 
B-1B Lancer Flying Over the Persian Gulf Is How Deterrence Looks Like
B-1B Lancer Flying Over the Persian Gulf Is How Deterrence Looks Like

24 Nov 2021, 16:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This B-1B Lancer was on a five-hour, non-stop mission over the Persian Gulf at the end of October, looks menacing as a deterrent should

 
The U.S. Army Is Implementing Advanced Fuel-Saving Solutions on Its Tactical Vehicles
The U.S. Army Is Implementing Advanced Fuel-Saving Solutions on Its Tactical Vehicles

24 Nov 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Army wants to increase the efficiency of its entire fleet, while reducing operational costs, with the ultimate goal of moving toward sustainability

 
RAF Turns to Synthetic Fuel and Electric Aircraft As It Joins the Net Zero Race
RAF Turns to Synthetic Fuel and Electric Aircraft As It Joins the Net Zero Race

23 Nov 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Royal Air Force plans to go green and reduce carbon emissions. Recently, it unveiled its roadmap to achieve Net Zero by 2040

 
Here’s How 18 KC-135 Stratotankers Look Like on an Elephant Walk
Here’s How 18 KC-135 Stratotankers Look Like on an Elephant Walk

23 Nov 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Almost five percent of the entire fleet of existing KC-135 Stratotankers got together on the same runway for an exercise back in September

 
F-35 Lighting Looks Strangely Shapeless and Ugly Flying With Nuke Duds
F-35 Lighting Looks Strangely Shapeless and Ugly Flying With Nuke Duds

22 Nov 2021, 15:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-35 Lighting is one of two to have been part of the nuclear design certification back in September when it dropped B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies

 
RAF Voyager Refuels Qatar's Rafale Fighter Jets Mid-Air for the First Time
RAF Voyager Refuels Qatar's Rafale Fighter Jets Mid-Air for the First Time

22 Nov 2021, 11:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Recently, during a one-week long exercise jointly conducted by the RAF and the Qatar Emiri Air Force, a Voyager tanker refueled the Rafale fighter jets

 
The First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to Be Developed for the U.S. Navy
The First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to Be Developed for the U.S. Navy

22 Nov 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Raytheon is developing, on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency, the first defense system specifically designed to engage hypersonic threats