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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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RAF Turns to Synthetic Fuel and Electric Aircraft As It Joins the Net Zero Race
RAF Turns to Synthetic Fuel and Electric Aircraft As It Joins the Net Zero Race

23 Nov 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Royal Air Force plans to go green and reduce carbon emissions. Recently, it unveiled its roadmap to achieve Net Zero by 2040

 
Here’s How 18 KC-135 Stratotankers Look Like on an Elephant Walk
Here’s How 18 KC-135 Stratotankers Look Like on an Elephant Walk

23 Nov 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Almost five percent of the entire fleet of existing KC-135 Stratotankers got together on the same runway for an exercise back in September

 
F-35 Lighting Looks Strangely Shapeless and Ugly Flying With Nuke Duds
F-35 Lighting Looks Strangely Shapeless and Ugly Flying With Nuke Duds

22 Nov 2021, 15:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-35 Lighting is one of two to have been part of the nuclear design certification back in September when it dropped B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies

 
RAF Voyager Refuels Qatar's Rafale Fighter Jets Mid-Air for the First Time
RAF Voyager Refuels Qatar's Rafale Fighter Jets Mid-Air for the First Time

22 Nov 2021, 11:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Recently, during a one-week long exercise jointly conducted by the RAF and the Qatar Emiri Air Force, a Voyager tanker refueled the Rafale fighter jets

 
The First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to Be Developed for the U.S. Navy
The First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to Be Developed for the U.S. Navy

22 Nov 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Raytheon is developing, on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency, the first defense system specifically designed to engage hypersonic threats

 
F-35 Lightning Flying Subsonic Is How Fighter Pilots Chill at Work
F-35 Lightning Flying Subsonic Is How Fighter Pilots Chill at Work

21 Nov 2021, 07:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This F-35 Lightning is one we've seen many times before, flown by the airplane's demonstration team leader into incredible maneuvers

 
F-16 Fighting Falcons Flaunt Deadly Weapons Like a Pro, Wings Don’t Even Bend
F-16 Fighting Falcons Flaunt Deadly Weapons Like a Pro, Wings Don’t Even Bend

20 Nov 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Photo shows a number of F-16 Fighting Falcons loaded with weapons on the runway of the Misawa Air Base in Japan just before an ACE exercise

 
F-16 Flies With F-15E Strike Eagle Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod for the First Time
F-16 Flies With F-15E Strike Eagle Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod for the First Time

19 Nov 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Air National Guard flew for the first time an F-16 with the Northrop Grumman Dragon’s Eye radar pod, the hardware already deployed on F-15s

 
B-1B Lancer Takes Off at Dusk, The Bone Shows Us All Four GE Engines at Full Throttle
B-1B Lancer Takes Off at Dusk, The Bone Shows Us All Four GE Engines at Full Throttle

19 Nov 2021, 10:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-1B Lancer deployed with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is seen here taking off from the runway at RAF Fairford back in October

 
The Royal Navy’s Latest $6.7 Million Patrol Boat Begins Trials in the Gibraltar Area
The Royal Navy’s Latest $6.7 Million Patrol Boat Begins Trials in the Gibraltar Area

19 Nov 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / HMS Cutlass may be small, but it's a fierce protector that can use its weapons at any time. An agile boat, it's the latest addition to the Gibraltar Squadron

 
Royal Air Force’s First Flight Powered by Synthetic Fuel Wins Guinness World Record
Royal Air Force’s First Flight Powered by Synthetic Fuel Wins Guinness World Record

19 Nov 2021, 05:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK's Royal Air Force just won the Guinness World Record for conducting the first successful flight using fuel made from air and water

 
CV-22 Osprey Readying for Mountain Landing Shows Cadets How Potent Tiltrotors Are
CV-22 Osprey Readying for Mountain Landing Shows Cadets How Potent Tiltrotors Are

18 Nov 2021, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CV-22 Osprey is seen here as it comes in for landing at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to show its capabilities to cadets

 
Fighting Cocks F-15C Eagles Put on a Peaceful Show Over Japan
Fighting Cocks F-15C Eagles Put on a Peaceful Show Over Japan

17 Nov 2021, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two F-15 Eagles deployed with the 67th Fighter Squadron, the Fighting Cocks, are seen here as they fly a refueling mission over Japan

 
This Is How Proud an HH-60G Pave Hawk Looks Before Its Final Flight and Dissection
This Is How Proud an HH-60G Pave Hawk Looks Before Its Final Flight and Dissection

16 Nov 2021, 15:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This HH-60G Pave Hawk is pictured here right before its final flight and decommissioning to become a static display at NATO air base

 
Russia Introduces the Unmanned Version of Checkmate, Its Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet
Russia Introduces the Unmanned Version of Checkmate, Its Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet

16 Nov 2021, 07:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the official presentation of the new Checkmate, an autonomous version of Russia's latest highly-advanced fighter jet.

 
Scorpius-T Uses Beams To Detect and Disrupt Incoming Threats at the Same Time
Scorpius-T Uses Beams To Detect and Disrupt Incoming Threats at the Same Time

15 Nov 2021, 10:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has unveiled a new electronic warfare multi-threat system: meet Scorpius-T

 
F-15 Eagles Come Together in the Sky to Feed, Those Are Not Crop Circles in the Background
F-15 Eagles Come Together in the Sky to Feed, Those Are Not Crop Circles in the Background

15 Nov 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four F-15 Eagle airplanes from two generations are pictured here flying over the plains of Oklahoma behind an aerial tanker

 
Minute-Long Cockpit Video of Rolling F-16 Can Cause Headaches and Dizziness
Minute-Long Cockpit Video of Rolling F-16 Can Cause Headaches and Dizziness

14 Nov 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Short video shows the view from inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, pilot does a roll just to show us how it's like

 
Here’s How the A-10 Thunderbolt Does Agile Combat Employment
Here’s How the A-10 Thunderbolt Does Agile Combat Employment

13 Nov 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows how crews of A-10 Thunderbolt military aircraft prepare for something the U.S. Air Force calls agile combat employment

 
RAF Fighter Jets Look Like Clones in the Sky During Joint Exercise With U.S. Air Force
RAF Fighter Jets Look Like Clones in the Sky During Joint Exercise With U.S. Air Force

12 Nov 2021, 14:18 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / During a massive exercise jointly conducted in the North Sea region by the Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Force, more than 26 aircraft showed what they can do