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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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U.S. to Teach Avenger Drones to Fly Against American Pilots
U.S. to Teach Avenger Drones to Fly Against American Pilots

1 Aug 2024, 11:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor General Atomics said it is working to give the MQ-20 Avenger drone the means to play the role of aggressor in pilot training

 
Rusty-Looking F-35 Looks Like It Narrowly Missed the Moon During Cali Air Show
Rusty-Looking F-35 Looks Like It Narrowly Missed the Moon During Cali Air Show

30 Jul 2024, 12:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team aircraft and its pilot are seen here flying under the rising Moon during the Capitol Air Show in Sacramento

 
Airbus to Make New Medium-Lift Helicopter for NATO
Airbus to Make New Medium-Lift Helicopter for NATO

30 Jul 2024, 11:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NATO is looking for a new medium-lift helicopter, taps European aerospace giant Airbus for the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project

 
Armored Wolfhound Truck Goes Full Star Wars, Fires Anti-Drone Lasers for the First Time
Armored Wolfhound Truck Goes Full Star Wars, Fires Anti-Drone Lasers for the First Time

25 Jul 2024, 06:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Raytheon-made anti-drone system integrated onto a British armored truck became the first laser to be fired from a land vehicle in the UK

 
World's C-130J Super Hercules Fleet Spent a Combined 342 Years in the Air
World's C-130J Super Hercules Fleet Spent a Combined 342 Years in the Air

23 Jul 2024, 12:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin used the Farnborough Airshow to announce the global fleet of C-130J Super Hercules reached 3 million flight hours

 
Jolly Green II Helicopter Disturbs Atlantic Ocean Peace as It Pulls a Human Out
Jolly Green II Helicopter Disturbs Atlantic Ocean Peace as It Pulls a Human Out

22 Jul 2024, 12:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An image released by the U.S. Air Force shows one Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter on a rescue training mission in the Gulf of Mexico

 
Boeing Military Aircraft Can Now Tear Open the World While Burning SAF
Boeing Military Aircraft Can Now Tear Open the World While Burning SAF

22 Jul 2024, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American aerospace giant Boeing announced it clears Air Forces around the world to use SAF blends fuels on all its military aircraft and their derivates

 
USAF's UFO-Looking Nuclear Bomber Is Getting Ready to Fight Tomorrow's War Today
USAF's UFO-Looking Nuclear Bomber Is Getting Ready to Fight Tomorrow's War Today

19 Jul 2024, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced this week another upgrade for the B-2 Spirit nuclear bomber, making it future-proof

 
Pic of Air Force One Over Mount Rushmore Belongs on a Post Stamp
Pic of Air Force One Over Mount Rushmore Belongs on a Post Stamp

16 Jul 2024, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force released an image showing one of the two Air Force One planes, tail number 28000, flying over Mount Rushmore

 
This Simple Electric Airplane Made USAF History
This Simple Electric Airplane Made USAF History

16 Jul 2024, 10:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force announced the first historic flight of the ALIA electric aircraft in the service of the military branch

 
L96-Swapped ArmorWorks Hyena Fighting Vehicle Makes America's Enemies Run in Fear
L96-Swapped ArmorWorks Hyena Fighting Vehicle Makes America's Enemies Run in Fear

12 Jul 2024, 19:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As for what's next, Eli intends to race his creation at just about any competition that'll allow it to enter. Including King of the Hammers and the Mint 400.

 
World's Most Advanced 4th-Gen Fighter Jet Is Now Playing With Electronic Warfare Shields
World's Most Advanced 4th-Gen Fighter Jet Is Now Playing With Electronic Warfare Shields

12 Jul 2024, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor L3Harris announced the completion of another series of tests for the Viper Shield electronic warfare system for the F-16

 
Detroit Arsenal Buys $232 Million Worth of Heavy Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. Army
Detroit Arsenal Buys $232 Million Worth of Heavy Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. Army

12 Jul 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Oshkosh says it received a $231.9 million order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) for heavy tactical trucks

 
DARPA's New Secret Hybrid Electric Drone Has Serious Nuclear Bomber Vibes
DARPA's New Secret Hybrid Electric Drone Has Serious Nuclear Bomber Vibes

12 Jul 2024, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman revealed the first image of the hybrid electric drone it is working on for DARPA, it's called XRQ-73 SHEPARD

 
Fireworks Exploding Behind a C-130J Super Hercules Are the Proper Way to Celebrate America
Fireworks Exploding Behind a C-130J Super Hercules Are the Proper Way to Celebrate America

9 Jul 2024, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF released a pic of a C-130J Super Hercules sitting under exploding fireworks during 4th of July celebrations in Japan

 
Motocross Bikes See These F-15 Eagles Flying Overhead and They Immediately Start Racing
Motocross Bikes See These F-15 Eagles Flying Overhead and They Immediately Start Racing

8 Jul 2024, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF released a photo showing a pair of F-15 Eagle fighter jets flying over a motocross circuit in Southwick, Massachusetts

 
USAF Turns a Glider Aircraft Into a Cheap, Flying Surveillance Truck
USAF Turns a Glider Aircraft Into a Cheap, Flying Surveillance Truck

5 Jul 2024, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force released the initial details on a new kind of surveillance drone it calls Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA)

 
USAF Tanker Stays Airborne for 45 Hours, First of Its Kind to Move Once Around the World
USAF Tanker Stays Airborne for 45 Hours, First of Its Kind to Move Once Around the World

5 Jul 2024, 07:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus flying with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing performed the the "world’s first non-stop, KC-46A westbound circumnavigation endurance flight."

 
Block II Upgrades for Chinook Helicopters Will Make Them Better, Not Prettier
Block II Upgrades for Chinook Helicopters Will Make Them Better, Not Prettier

3 Jul 2024, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American aerospace company Boeing announced it has delivered the first CH-47F Chinook in Block II configuration to the U.S. Army, 464 more to go

 
U.S. Readies Its Mightiest Drones to Target Long-Range Weapons
U.S. Readies Its Mightiest Drones to Target Long-Range Weapons

2 Jul 2024, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractors General Atomics and Lockheed Martin are working together to give the MQ-9B SeaGuardian a better way to target long-range weapons