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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-16 Fighting Falcon’s Afterburner Is So Hot It Blurs the Surroundings
F-16 Fighting Falcon’s Afterburner Is So Hot It Blurs the Surroundings

9 Nov 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-16 Fighting Falcon flying out of a military base in South Korea is shown here with the afterburner burning hot and the landing gear retracting

 
First Portable, Multiple-Shot UAV on the Market Nails Aerial Firing Demo in Australia
First Portable, Multiple-Shot UAV on the Market Nails Aerial Firing Demo in Australia

8 Nov 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Skyborne Technologies' tactical-level aerial fire support UAS Cerberus performed a "first of type" aerial firing demonstration in Australia

 
F-35 Lightning Soaring in the Sky Looks Like a Blockbuster’s End Scene
F-35 Lightning Soaring in the Sky Looks Like a Blockbuster’s End Scene

8 Nov 2021, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A F-35A Lightning II deployed with the 158th Fighter Wing out of Vermont is seen here taking off for a training run in the same state

 
Three Rockets Launched in Just One Day, for U.S. Army’s Hypersonic Weapons Program
Three Rockets Launched in Just One Day, for U.S. Army’s Hypersonic Weapons Program

8 Nov 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hypersonic weapons experiments are carried out "at the speed of light," meaning as fast and effectively as possible, with the help of sounding rockets

 
USS Carl Vinson Flight Operations Remind Enemies America Can Always Strike From Nearby
USS Carl Vinson Flight Operations Remind Enemies America Can Always Strike From Nearby

7 Nov 2021, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier conducting its usual business while deployed in an undisclosed location

 
Gravity Industries Brings Out the Iron Man Suit for Demo of Armed Forces’ Possible Future
Gravity Industries Brings Out the Iron Man Suit for Demo of Armed Forces’ Possible Future

6 Nov 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Browning brought his invention to the Army People Conference earlier this week, showed how the soldiers of tomorrow could soar over conflict zones

 
Watch an AV-8B Harrier Being Cared for by Army of Skilled Marines
Watch an AV-8B Harrier Being Cared for by Army of Skilled Marines

6 Nov 2021, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows how maintenance is performed on the AV-8B Harrier, the U.S. Marines versions of what is essentially a British plane

 
C-130 Hercules Aircraft Catches DARPA Gremlins Drone Mid-Air
C-130 Hercules Aircraft Catches DARPA Gremlins Drone Mid-Air

6 Nov 2021, 05:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / DARPA has successfully demonstrated the recovery of a Gremlins drone, retrieving it with a C-130 Hercules aircraft in flight

 
USAF Airmen Casually Hang On the Tail of MC-130J Commando II, They Call It Scenic Flyover
USAF Airmen Casually Hang On the Tail of MC-130J Commando II, They Call It Scenic Flyover

5 Nov 2021, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A number of American and Swedish airmen seem to have the time of their lives sitting on the edge of a MC-130J Commando II, mid-flight

 
The Jaeger-C Robotic Vehicle Can Ambush and Destroy Tanks in Full Goliath Mode
The Jaeger-C Robotic Vehicle Can Ambush and Destroy Tanks in Full Goliath Mode

5 Nov 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This uncrewed wheeled platform that is capable of watching, harassing and attacking tanks, was inspired by the WWII German Goliath

 
RAF’s Surveillance Aircraft Gets Cutting-Edge Weapons, for the Most Dangerous Missions
RAF’s Surveillance Aircraft Gets Cutting-Edge Weapons, for the Most Dangerous Missions

5 Nov 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The British Air Force is getting ready for future surveillance and intelligence missions, by increasing the Shadow fleet and making it more powerful

 
There Are Now Two AI-Powered BATS in the Sky, More Are Coming
There Are Now Two AI-Powered BATS in the Sky, More Are Coming

4 Nov 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing says it completed flight tests with two Loyal Wingman drones, plans to build them in Australia and the U.S. as well

 
The White Swan and the Bear Test Their Strength During a Russian Night
The White Swan and the Bear Test Their Strength During a Russian Night

4 Nov 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some of the most powerful strategic bombers ever made, the Tu-160 and the Tu-95MS, look stunning as they take-off in the night

 
Inverted F-35 Lightning Fires Flares for First Time in Public, Looks Ready for War
Inverted F-35 Lightning Fires Flares for First Time in Public, Looks Ready for War

4 Nov 2021, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-35 Lightning flown by the plane's demonstration team commander made use of flares for the first time in public back in October

 
Israel Unveiled Sky Dew, the Giant Balloon That Detects Missiles Faster Than Anything
Israel Unveiled Sky Dew, the Giant Balloon That Detects Missiles Faster Than Anything

4 Nov 2021, 06:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Israel is taking aerial surveillance to the next level, with a massive aerostat that will boost the anti-missile and anti-drone defense system.

 
American Nuclear Submarine Hit Something Underwater. Turns Out It Was a Mountain
American Nuclear Submarine Hit Something Underwater. Turns Out It Was a Mountain

3 Nov 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The collision back in October in which a Seawolf-Class nuclear submarine was involved seems to have been caused by the presence of an uncharted mountain

 
Thunderbirds F-16s Show Hot Afterburners, They Look Like Pieces of the Sun
Thunderbirds F-16s Show Hot Afterburners, They Look Like Pieces of the Sun

3 Nov 2021, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four F-16s deployed with the USAF Thunderbirds performed a burner 360 maneuver during the Orlando Air and Space Show in mid-October

 
Area-I Rolls Out Air-Launched Effects Drone With Increased Endurance and Payload Capacity
Area-I Rolls Out Air-Launched Effects Drone With Increased Endurance and Payload Capacity

3 Nov 2021, 04:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Area-I and Anduril unveiled a new air-launched effects drone with game-changing payload capacity and endurance that can be launched from air, sea and ground

 
GPS-Independent SPICE Weapons System for F-15, F-16 to Become Available in the U.S.
GPS-Independent SPICE Weapons System for F-15, F-16 to Become Available in the U.S.

2 Nov 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin and Rafael joined hands to make the SPICE air-to-ground weapons system available for the American military

 
Thunderbirds F-16 Looks Like It’s Causing Quite the Atmospheric Disruption Over California
Thunderbirds F-16 Looks Like It’s Causing Quite the Atmospheric Disruption Over California

2 Nov 2021, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed with the Air Force's Thunderbirds demonstration team is seen here performing an ascension in smoke maneuver