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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-16C Fighting Falcon Lines Up for a Perfectly Detailed Underbelly Shot
F-16C Fighting Falcon Lines Up for a Perfectly Detailed Underbelly Shot

5 Oct 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Incredible image shows in detail an F-16C Fighting Falcon as it takes off from the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base in New Jersey

 
F-35A Lightning II Carries Out Final Flight Test Exercise With Nuclear Gravity Bombs
F-35A Lightning II Carries Out Final Flight Test Exercise With Nuclear Gravity Bombs

5 Oct 2021, 04:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Two U.S. Air Force joint strike fighters have successfully released the latest version of the B61 family of air-launched nuclear gravity bombs in a recent demo

 
The British Army Unveils Its First Solar Farm, the Size of Six Football Fields
The British Army Unveils Its First Solar Farm, the Size of Six Football Fields

4 Oct 2021, 10:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The British Army has kicked off a massive renewable energy project that will unfold over the next seven years, starting with four solar farm at pilot sites

 
Team of KC-46s Line Up for Almost Laser-Straight Elephant Walk
Team of KC-46s Line Up for Almost Laser-Straight Elephant Walk

4 Oct 2021, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seven KC-46 Pegasus transport planes line up for an elephant walk on a runway at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire

 
Lights and Shadows Make an F-16 Fighting Falcon Look Like a Dangerous Nighttime Aggressor
Lights and Shadows Make an F-16 Fighting Falcon Look Like a Dangerous Nighttime Aggressor

3 Oct 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed with the 64th Aggressor Squadron is getting ready to take off for a night time mission in Nevada

 
Ghost Robot Dog Looks Fierce and Unforgiving Training With U.S. Security Forces
Ghost Robot Dog Looks Fierce and Unforgiving Training With U.S. Security Forces

2 Oct 2021, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The time when humans and machines work together to enhance security has come, and even if machines are not yet self-aware, they're still a scary sight

 
New Weapon for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and F-35 Cleared for Production
New Weapon for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and F-35 Cleared for Production

1 Oct 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy gives Northrop Grumman the green light for the low rate initial production of the upgraded AARGM-ER radiation missile

 
Hunter and Prey Military Aircraft Come Together Behind Fuel Source
Hunter and Prey Military Aircraft Come Together Behind Fuel Source

30 Sep 2021, 15:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-15C Eagles, an equal number of F-16 Fighting Falcons, and a KC-135 Stratotanker come together in the skies over Alaska

 
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is One Huge Gas Station, Delivered 1M Gallons of Fuel
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is One Huge Gas Station, Delivered 1M Gallons of Fuel

30 Sep 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson refueled nine ships since the beginning of the year, feeding them a total of 1 million gallons of fuel

 
Jet-Powered 460 MPH Drones Were Launched From a Royal Navy Ship for the First Time
Jet-Powered 460 MPH Drones Were Launched From a Royal Navy Ship for the First Time

30 Sep 2021, 04:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy's HMS Lancaster looked fierce as it launched the fighter jet-like Banshee drones from its deck, for the first time, with big plans for the future

 
Hellish CERBERUS Robots Win DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge by Sneaking Underground
Hellish CERBERUS Robots Win DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge by Sneaking Underground

29 Sep 2021, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The DARPA Subterranean Challenge concluded not long ago, and the winner was just announced as being the CERBERUS team of robots

 
HMS Lancaster Looks Stunning in the Northern Lights, During 3,000-Mile Arctic Patrol
HMS Lancaster Looks Stunning in the Northern Lights, During 3,000-Mile Arctic Patrol

29 Sep 2021, 06:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Royal Navy's HMS Lancaster frigate put its strength to the test, during a two-week solo patrol in the Arctic region, where the crew trained for emergencies.

 
Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Weapon Launched for the First Time, It's American
Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Weapon Launched for the First Time, It's American

28 Sep 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first flight test of the American Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept was conducted at an undisclosed time, rocket worked perfectly

 
Most Advanced F/A-18 Super Hornet Ever Gets Massive Touchscreen, Reduced Radar Signature
Most Advanced F/A-18 Super Hornet Ever Gets Massive Touchscreen, Reduced Radar Signature

28 Sep 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing delivers to the Navy the first F/A-18 Super Hornet upgraded to Block III configuration, 77 more to come by the year 2030

 
F-22 Raptor Looks Unimpressed by Wall of Clouds Moving In to Engulf It
F-22 Raptor Looks Unimpressed by Wall of Clouds Moving In to Engulf It

27 Sep 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-22 Raptor is shown on the tarmac of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska during an exercise conducted there back in August

 
HC-130J Combat King Looks to Heavy to Fly, Nails the Job
HC-130J Combat King Looks to Heavy to Fly, Nails the Job

26 Sep 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The HC-130J Combat King II is a support aircraft variant of the Lockheed HC-130, the plane came into service in the 1950s

 
It Takes a Lot of Time to Get an F-22 Raptor Ready for Flight, Here’s How They Do It
It Takes a Lot of Time to Get an F-22 Raptor Ready for Flight, Here’s How They Do It

25 Sep 2021, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The F-22 Raptor is one of the most impressive military machines in the sky, sadly a bloodline that ended before it really took off

 
CV-22 Osprey Getting Improved Nacelles, Entire Fleet Going to Get Better by 2025
CV-22 Osprey Getting Improved Nacelles, Entire Fleet Going to Get Better by 2025

24 Sep 2021, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell Boeing begins the modernization process for the U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, the aircraft's nacelles are targeted first

 
F-35s and F-15s Fly Over HMS Queen Elizabeth, They Look Like a Close Pack of Hungry Wolves
F-35s and F-15s Fly Over HMS Queen Elizabeth, They Look Like a Close Pack of Hungry Wolves

24 Sep 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. and UK have been training together in the Pacific last month, exercises a great opportunity for photographers to snatch incredible shots

 
Royal Navy’s Future $343 Million Frigate Debuts Modular Design and a “Box of Tricks”
Royal Navy’s Future $343 Million Frigate Debuts Modular Design and a “Box of Tricks”

24 Sep 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK's Royal Navy is building a top-of-the-line frigate that will be versatile enough for multiple types of operations, featuring the innovative PODS