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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-35 Lightning Flying Subsonic Is How Fighter Pilots Chill at Work
F-35 Lightning Flying Subsonic Is How Fighter Pilots Chill at Work

21 Nov 2021, 07:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-35 Lightning is one we've seen many times before, flown by the airplane's demonstration team leader into incredible maneuvers

 
F-16 Fighting Falcons Flaunt Deadly Weapons Like a Pro, Wings Don’t Even Bend
F-16 Fighting Falcons Flaunt Deadly Weapons Like a Pro, Wings Don’t Even Bend

20 Nov 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo shows a number of F-16 Fighting Falcons loaded with weapons on the runway of the Misawa Air Base in Japan just before an ACE exercise

 
F-16 Flies With F-15E Strike Eagle Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod for the First Time
F-16 Flies With F-15E Strike Eagle Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod for the First Time

19 Nov 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Air National Guard flew for the first time an F-16 with the Northrop Grumman Dragon’s Eye radar pod, the hardware already deployed on F-15s

 
B-1B Lancer Takes Off at Dusk, The Bone Shows Us All Four GE Engines at Full Throttle
B-1B Lancer Takes Off at Dusk, The Bone Shows Us All Four GE Engines at Full Throttle

19 Nov 2021, 10:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-1B Lancer deployed with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is seen here taking off from the runway at RAF Fairford back in October

 
The Royal Navy’s Latest $6.7 Million Patrol Boat Begins Trials in the Gibraltar Area
The Royal Navy’s Latest $6.7 Million Patrol Boat Begins Trials in the Gibraltar Area

19 Nov 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / HMS Cutlass may be small, but it's a fierce protector that can use its weapons at any time. An agile boat, it's the latest addition to the Gibraltar Squadron

 
Royal Air Force’s First Flight Powered by Synthetic Fuel Wins Guinness World Record
Royal Air Force’s First Flight Powered by Synthetic Fuel Wins Guinness World Record

19 Nov 2021, 05:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK's Royal Air Force just won the Guinness World Record for conducting the first successful flight using fuel made from air and water

 
CV-22 Osprey Readying for Mountain Landing Shows Cadets How Potent Tiltrotors Are
CV-22 Osprey Readying for Mountain Landing Shows Cadets How Potent Tiltrotors Are

18 Nov 2021, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CV-22 Osprey is seen here as it comes in for landing at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to show its capabilities to cadets

 
Fighting Cocks F-15C Eagles Put on a Peaceful Show Over Japan
Fighting Cocks F-15C Eagles Put on a Peaceful Show Over Japan

17 Nov 2021, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-15 Eagles deployed with the 67th Fighter Squadron, the Fighting Cocks, are seen here as they fly a refueling mission over Japan

 
This Is How Proud an HH-60G Pave Hawk Looks Before Its Final Flight and Dissection
This Is How Proud an HH-60G Pave Hawk Looks Before Its Final Flight and Dissection

16 Nov 2021, 15:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This HH-60G Pave Hawk is pictured here right before its final flight and decommissioning to become a static display at NATO air base

 
Russia Introduces the Unmanned Version of Checkmate, Its Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet
Russia Introduces the Unmanned Version of Checkmate, Its Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet

16 Nov 2021, 07:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the official presentation of the new Checkmate, an autonomous version of Russia's latest highly-advanced fighter jet.

 
Scorpius-T Uses Beams To Detect and Disrupt Incoming Threats at the Same Time
Scorpius-T Uses Beams To Detect and Disrupt Incoming Threats at the Same Time

15 Nov 2021, 10:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has unveiled a new electronic warfare multi-threat system: meet Scorpius-T

 
F-15 Eagles Come Together in the Sky to Feed, Those Are Not Crop Circles in the Background
F-15 Eagles Come Together in the Sky to Feed, Those Are Not Crop Circles in the Background

15 Nov 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four F-15 Eagle airplanes from two generations are pictured here flying over the plains of Oklahoma behind an aerial tanker

 
Minute-Long Cockpit Video of Rolling F-16 Can Cause Headaches and Dizziness
Minute-Long Cockpit Video of Rolling F-16 Can Cause Headaches and Dizziness

14 Nov 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Short video shows the view from inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, pilot does a roll just to show us how it's like

 
Here’s How the A-10 Thunderbolt Does Agile Combat Employment
Here’s How the A-10 Thunderbolt Does Agile Combat Employment

13 Nov 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows how crews of A-10 Thunderbolt military aircraft prepare for something the U.S. Air Force calls agile combat employment

 
RAF Fighter Jets Look Like Clones in the Sky During Joint Exercise With U.S. Air Force
RAF Fighter Jets Look Like Clones in the Sky During Joint Exercise With U.S. Air Force

12 Nov 2021, 14:18 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / During a massive exercise jointly conducted in the North Sea region by the Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Force, more than 26 aircraft showed what they can do

 
C-17 Globemaster Gets an Upside-Down Twin Thanks to Sun and Reflection
C-17 Globemaster Gets an Upside-Down Twin Thanks to Sun and Reflection

12 Nov 2021, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This C-17 Globemaster deployed with the 452nd Air Mobility Wing is seen here on the tarmac of the March Air Reserve Base in California

 
Russia’s Two Next-Generation Fighter Jets Come Face to Face for the First Time
Russia’s Two Next-Generation Fighter Jets Come Face to Face for the First Time

12 Nov 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The mighty Checkmate and powerful Su-57E aircraft were demonstrated side by side for the first time, in a single static display

 
Northrop Grumman Inches Closer To Test Hypersonic Weapon Tracking Satellite
Northrop Grumman Inches Closer To Test Hypersonic Weapon Tracking Satellite

11 Nov 2021, 14:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Northrop Grumman has completed a critical design review of the U.S. Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, getting closer to demo its capabilities

 
F-16 Fighting Falcon Looks Like a Rocket Taking Off Horizontally at Night
F-16 Fighting Falcon Looks Like a Rocket Taking Off Horizontally at Night

11 Nov 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-16 deployed in the Middle East with the 115th Fighter Wing takes off from Truax Field, Wisconsin, in what the USAF calls a night burn

 
F-22 Raptor Flies So Fast It Gets Two Vapor Tutus Around Its Waist
F-22 Raptor Flies So Fast It Gets Two Vapor Tutus Around Its Waist

10 Nov 2021, 10:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This demonstration team F-22 Raptor was snapped as it performed a high-speed pass over the Ellington Airport in Houston.