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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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6-Month Demonstration Turns Into 40,000 Flight Hours for Military Drone
6-Month Demonstration Turns Into 40,000 Flight Hours for Military Drone

27 May 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance—Demonstrator (BAMS-D) drone reaches 40,000 flight hours, far beyond initial life expectancy of six months

 
F-18 Super Hornets Getting Sniper Eyes to Make It Hard for Targets to Escape
F-18 Super Hornets Getting Sniper Eyes to Make It Hard for Targets to Escape

27 May 2021, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin and the U.S. navy are testing the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod for use in the Kuwait Air Force's F-18 Super Hornets

 
B-52 Stratofortress Taking Off Is the Stuff of Nightmares. For the Enemy
B-52 Stratofortress Taking Off Is the Stuff of Nightmares. For the Enemy

27 May 2021, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This B-52 Stratofortress was part of the Northern Edge 21 exercise earlier this month, seen taking off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam

 
Luftwaffe’s Tornados Getting Saab Radar Warning Upgrades
Luftwaffe’s Tornados Getting Saab Radar Warning Upgrades

26 May 2021, 15:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Panavia Tornado airplanes operated by the German Air Force will have their radar systems upgraded by Swedish company Saab

 
USS Gerald R. Ford Now Has 8,000 Aircraft Cats and Traps to Its Name
USS Gerald R. Ford Now Has 8,000 Aircraft Cats and Traps to Its Name

26 May 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Atomics says the new launch and recovery technology proved its worth in over 8,000 events over the past 18 months

 
F-15EX on Aerial Refueling Mission Over California Is Pure Visual Delight
F-15EX on Aerial Refueling Mission Over California Is Pure Visual Delight

26 May 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo shows one of two F-15EX with the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida conducting an aerial refueling mission over California

 
Boeing KC Aerial Tankers Come Together for Massive ABMS Exercise in Michigan
Boeing KC Aerial Tankers Come Together for Massive ABMS Exercise in Michigan

25 May 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing KC aerial tankers are taking part this week in the Mobility Guardian 21 exercise at the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Michigan, testing ABMS

 
Moskva and Admiral Grigorovich Russian Warships Participate in Black Sea Drills
Moskva and Admiral Grigorovich Russian Warships Participate in Black Sea Drills

25 May 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Missile cruiser Moskva and the Admiral Grigorovich frigate work together in a Black Sea Fleet military exercise, for an air defense operation.

 
Boxer Combat Vehicles Look Like Forest Monsters During Exercise Down Under
Boxer Combat Vehicles Look Like Forest Monsters During Exercise Down Under

25 May 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Australian Army's 7th Combat Brigade took out for a spin the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles during the Diamond Walk 2021 exercise

 
U.S. Navy’s Next Drone Helicopter Nails Ship Deck Check Ahead of Deployment
U.S. Navy’s Next Drone Helicopter Nails Ship Deck Check Ahead of Deployment

24 May 2021, 15:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman announced the newest version of the Fire Scout drone, the MQ-8C, passed “the initial fit check” on the deck of a Navy ship, the USS Anchorage

 
F-15s Clear the Way for F-35s During USAF Coordinated Electronic Attack Tests
F-15s Clear the Way for F-35s During USAF Coordinated Electronic Attack Tests

24 May 2021, 14:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The latest electronic warfare technology on the F-15s could be used to help F-35s become even more efficient in combat, according to recent USAF tests.

 
USAF Ready to Move ABMS-Tech Into Operational Phase
USAF Ready to Move ABMS-Tech Into Operational Phase

24 May 2021, 12:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF says it is ready to move the tech developed as part of the Advanced Battle Management System into operational phase

 
Amazing Photo Shows American F-35s Meet French Rafales Mid-Air, Not a Rendering
Amazing Photo Shows American F-35s Meet French Rafales Mid-Air, Not a Rendering

24 May 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo shows two USAF F-35A Lightning IIs playing aerial games with two French Air Force Dassault Rafales during an exercise earlier this month

 
HMS Queen Elizabeth Leads the Way for Carrier Strike Group’s Historical Mission
HMS Queen Elizabeth Leads the Way for Carrier Strike Group’s Historical Mission

24 May 2021, 09:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy's flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is off on her maiden deployment, after departing from Portsmouth, with Her Majesty's blessings.

 
Russian Army's Aleut All-terrain Vehicle Can Take On the Toughest Challenges
Russian Army's Aleut All-terrain Vehicle Can Take On the Toughest Challenges

24 May 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One the Russian Army’s newest special vehicles, the Aleut all-terrain vehicle, will be showcased in all its glory at an upcoming military event

 
British Army to Get New Rheinmetall Robotic Vehicles With Fire-Support Module
British Army to Get New Rheinmetall Robotic Vehicles With Fire-Support Module

23 May 2021, 15:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The British Army has ordered another batch of Rheinmetall unmanned vehicles. The four Mission Master – Fire Support will be delivered by summer.

 
USAF Transport Aircraft Can Now Drop Weapons With Parachutes During Combat
USAF Transport Aircraft Can Now Drop Weapons With Parachutes During Combat

23 May 2021, 13:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rapid Dragon, Air Force's program for developing transport aircraft's ability to drop munitions during conflict, was successfully tested at Emerald Warrior.

 
Relentless Russian Tanks Race Against Each Other as the Tank Biathlon Begins
Relentless Russian Tanks Race Against Each Other as the Tank Biathlon Begins

23 May 2021, 12:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first stage of the Tank Biathlon and Suvorov Attack competitions is where Russian tanks show what they're capable of.

 
Adaptive Cycle Engine for Fighter Aircraft Might Forever Change Aerial Combat
Adaptive Cycle Engine for Fighter Aircraft Might Forever Change Aerial Combat

23 May 2021, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Electric-developed XA100 adaptive cycle engine completed testing, provides 10 percent more thrust and 25 percent more fuel efficiency that existing ones

 
Osprey’s First Landing on RFA Mounts Bay Is the Beginning of a Great Friendship
Osprey’s First Landing on RFA Mounts Bay Is the Beginning of a Great Friendship

23 May 2021, 07:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel, the RFA Mounts Bay, operated for the first time with the legendary Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft.