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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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T-7A Red Hawk Ejection Seat Test Is as Awesome as It Sounds
T-7A Red Hawk Ejection Seat Test Is as Awesome as It Sounds

26 May 2023, 12:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Boeing published a video of the ejection seat test for the T-7A Red Hawk which took place at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico

 
Gray Eagle Drone Flown With New All-Weather Target Tracking Hardware for the U.S. Army
Gray Eagle Drone Flown With New All-Weather Target Tracking Hardware for the U.S. Army

25 May 2023, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor General Atomics fitted the Eagle-Eye Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) on two Gray Eagle Extended Range drones and flew them in a U.S. Army demo

 
U.S. Navy Getting $3 Billion-Worth of New Submarine Hunters, Here They Are
U.S. Navy Getting $3 Billion-Worth of New Submarine Hunters, Here They Are

19 May 2023, 11:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ship builder Austal was chosen by the U.S. Navy to build seven Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ships to be used to find and track submarines

 
USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle Goes to Spain, Shown Outside the U.S. for the First Time
USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle Goes to Spain, Shown Outside the U.S. for the First Time

18 May 2023, 18:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems brings a variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle it makes for the U.S. Marine Corps to Europe for the first time

 
Airbus Autonomous Helicopter Can Land on Ships in Rough Seas Within 8 Inches of Target
Airbus Autonomous Helicopter Can Land on Ships in Rough Seas Within 8 Inches of Target

16 May 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airbus and the French Armament General Directorate flew the VSR700 helicopter drone for the first time in "full operational configuration."

 
Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Is Back in Action After 75,000 Hours of Work
Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Is Back in Action After 75,000 Hours of Work

16 May 2023, 14:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Vigor says its work on the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is completed after nine months

 
World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Drops Hypersonic Vehicle on Purpose During Test
World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Drops Hypersonic Vehicle on Purpose During Test

16 May 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Stratolaunch Roc performed a test flight and it dropped the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle to see if it can separate from the center-wing pylon

 
USS Augusta Is the U.S. Navy’s Latest Littoral Combat Ship, Two More of Its Class Coming
USS Augusta Is the U.S. Navy’s Latest Littoral Combat Ship, Two More of Its Class Coming

15 May 2023, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Austal announces the delivery of the USS Augusta littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy, two more left to complete the fleet of 19

 
Saab Gripen E Made on an American Continent to Start Flying in 2025
Saab Gripen E Made on an American Continent to Start Flying in 2025

11 May 2023, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish defense contractor Saab announced the opening of an assembly line for the Gripen E fighter jet in Brazil, the first of its kind outside the home country

 
Fixed-Wing Military Drone Can Now Morph Into VTOL With Almost Zero Effort
Fixed-Wing Military Drone Can Now Morph Into VTOL With Almost Zero Effort

10 May 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment introduces a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) conversion kit for the Puma family of surveillance drones

 
Stealth HALO Jumps on Enemy Positions Get a Helping Hand From New Oxygen Supply System
Stealth HALO Jumps on Enemy Positions Get a Helping Hand From New Oxygen Supply System

10 May 2023, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Collins Aerospace releases a new oxygen supply system for HAHO and HALO jumps performed by special operations forces, allows jumps from 33,000 feet

 
Navy Fires New Anti-Radiation Missile Over Land for the First Time, Target Obliterated
Navy Fires New Anti-Radiation Missile Over Land for the First Time, Target Obliterated

9 May 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced the fifth successful test of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range

 
BlueWhale Autonomous Sub Is the First of a New Breed of Underwater Military Hardware
BlueWhale Autonomous Sub Is the First of a New Breed of Underwater Military Hardware

8 May 2023, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Israeli defense contractor IAI presented last week the BlueWhale, the nation's first autonomous underwater vehicle meant for surveillance

 
USAF Takes Another Step Towards Autonomous Aerial Transportation
USAF Takes Another Step Towards Autonomous Aerial Transportation

4 May 2023, 04:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USAF's AFWERX department is officially working with an autonomous flight expert for the accreditation of safe and effective unpiloted cargo operations

 
USAF ICBM Unit Uses JTLV Vehicle for the First Time During Op, Calls It a "Batmobile”
USAF ICBM Unit Uses JTLV Vehicle for the First Time During Op, Calls It a "Batmobile”

2 May 2023, 08:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Air Force Global Strike Command deployed the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the first time for Minuteman III ICBM maintenance

 
This Military Drone Is Larger Than the A-10 Warthog, Moves Closer to Production
This Military Drone Is Larger Than the A-10 Warthog, Moves Closer to Production

28 Apr 2023, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French defense contractor Safran announced it will supply the wheels and braking for the Eurodrone surveillance aircraft

 
First Electric Air Taxis to Be Stationed at a US Military Base Coming in 2024
First Electric Air Taxis to Be Stationed at a US Military Base Coming in 2024

26 Apr 2023, 03:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The California-based Joby will deliver and operate the first electric air taxis to be stationed at an American military base

 
Oldest Aircraft Carrier in the World Nails 350,000th Aircraft Trap, Must Be a Record
Oldest Aircraft Carrier in the World Nails 350,000th Aircraft Trap, Must Be a Record

25 Apr 2023, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy earlier this month reached an important milestone for aircraft carrier operations: the USS Nimitz completed its 350,000 arrested landing

 
God of Savage War Lends Its Name to New Kind of Military Helicopter, the Airbus Ares
God of Savage War Lends Its Name to New Kind of Military Helicopter, the Airbus Ares

25 Apr 2023, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airbus Helicopters pulls the wraps off two new variants of the H125. Called Ares, both versions are converted for military purposes in the U.S.

 
3D-Printed Hypersonic Drone Meets Its Launch Vehicle, It's Called HASTE
3D-Printed Hypersonic Drone Meets Its Launch Vehicle, It's Called HASTE

19 Apr 2023, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hypersonix says it will use the new Rocket Lab Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron launch platform to test the DART AE hypersonic drone