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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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UK’s Next-Generation Submarine Hunter, HMS Glasgow, Is Coming to Life
UK’s Next-Generation Submarine Hunter, HMS Glasgow, Is Coming to Life

22 Oct 2021, 10:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first sailors have joined HMS Glasgow, the Royal Navy's next-generation warship, claiming to be the most advanced submarine hunter in the world

 
C-5 Galaxy Taking Off Looks Like a Beluga Whale Flying Over New Jersey
C-5 Galaxy Taking Off Looks Like a Beluga Whale Flying Over New Jersey

22 Oct 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This C-5 Galaxy deployed with the 436th Airlift Wing out of Dover Air Force Base is seen here as it takes off for a flight over New Jersey

 
U.S. Navy, Army Successfully Test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Systems
U.S. Navy, Army Successfully Test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Systems

22 Oct 2021, 06:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Navy and Army have successfully tested advanced hypersonic technologies, capabilities and prototype systems during a flight campaign

 
Replacement for MiG-31 Interceptor Enters Final Dev Phase, Could Fly at Edge of Space
Replacement for MiG-31 Interceptor Enters Final Dev Phase, Could Fly at Edge of Space

21 Oct 2021, 16:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Early this year, Rostec Corporation, the majority owner of PAK-DP’s designer Mikoyan announced the project had entered the final developmental phase

 
Fast-Roping Out of a CV-22 Osprey Is Dangerous Stuff, Made Easy by Special Forces
Fast-Roping Out of a CV-22 Osprey Is Dangerous Stuff, Made Easy by Special Forces

21 Oct 2021, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A CV-22 Osprey is seen here during a fast-roping training op in South Korea, the tiltrotor is the perfect machine for such maneuvers

 
U.S. Soldiers Train Against Robotic Combat Vehicles for the First Time
U.S. Soldiers Train Against Robotic Combat Vehicles for the First Time

21 Oct 2021, 08:41 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In a first, U.S. Army soldiers used two robotic combat vehicles in a simulated battle to validate their combat benefits and test their capabilities

 
Rolls-Royce Aims to Electrify the Indian Navy Future Warships
Rolls-Royce Aims to Electrify the Indian Navy Future Warships

21 Oct 2021, 05:34 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / As part of the UK's Carrier Strike Group tour, Rolls-Royce plans to offer innovative solutions to electrify the Indian Navy's future warships

 
South Korea Aims High With Its First Locally-Made Next-Gen Supersonic Fighter Jet
South Korea Aims High With Its First Locally-Made Next-Gen Supersonic Fighter Jet

21 Oct 2021, 04:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The remarkably-advanced KF-21 is the first fighter jet developed and built by South Korea, and the most expensive military project in all its history.

 
F-16 Fighting Falcons Fly Over High School Football Game, They Look Like a Painting
F-16 Fighting Falcons Fly Over High School Football Game, They Look Like a Painting

20 Oct 2021, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen here as they perform a fly over during a high school football game in Florida, part of a remembrance ceremony

 
Iron Dome, the U.S. Army Missile and Rocket Destroyer, Proves Its Power in Live Fire Test
Iron Dome, the U.S. Army Missile and Rocket Destroyer, Proves Its Power in Live Fire Test

20 Oct 2021, 09:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Watch the U.S. Army soldiers conduct the first live fire test of its new missile defense system, the Iron Dome, in New Mexico

 
Watch the Newest Royal Air Force Submarine Hunter Take Off Like a Majestic Hawk
Watch the Newest Royal Air Force Submarine Hunter Take Off Like a Majestic Hawk

20 Oct 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / RAF's newest submarine-hunter, the American-built Poseidon, was christened with a heroic name, inspired by a World War I Canadian pilot

 
U.S. Army Tactical Vehicles to Get New Cyber Warfare Capabilities
U.S. Army Tactical Vehicles to Get New Cyber Warfare Capabilities

19 Oct 2021, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin tasked by the U.S. Army with the development of a new suite of electronic and cyber warfare suites called Terrestrial Layer System

 
Three B-2 Spirits on the Ground Look Like Pancakes on a Plate
Three B-2 Spirits on the Ground Look Like Pancakes on a Plate

18 Oct 2021, 11:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Three B-2 Spirits deployed with the Team Whiteman are seen on the tarmac of the Keflavik Air Base in Iceland at the end of August

 
DARPA Looking for High-Tech Dust to Throw Into the Enemy’s Eyes
DARPA Looking for High-Tech Dust to Throw Into the Enemy’s Eyes

18 Oct 2021, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA launches the Coded Visibility program aiming to develop new obscurants and ways to use them on the battlefields of the world

 
F-35 Lightning Shows Six-Pack Abs During Extreme Banking Maneuver
F-35 Lightning Shows Six-Pack Abs During Extreme Banking Maneuver

17 Oct 2021, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This photo shows an F-35 Lightning deployed with the air plane's demonstration team as it passes over Reno, Nevada, during the Air Races back in September

 
B-2 Spirit on Low Approach Looks Like a Hovering Alien Ship
B-2 Spirit on Low Approach Looks Like a Hovering Alien Ship

16 Oct 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A B-2 Spirit is shown here conducting a low approach over a British Air Base, the plane is one of the few weirdly-shaped ones currently in operation

 
F-117 Nighthawk Comes Out to Play, Looks as Weird as Ever
F-117 Nighthawk Comes Out to Play, Looks as Weird as Ever

15 Oct 2021, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-117 Nighthawk is seen here coming in for a landing at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport after a training exercise

 
In a Historic First, an Autonomous Military Ship Fires Missile in Coordination With Drones
In a Historic First, an Autonomous Military Ship Fires Missile in Coordination With Drones

15 Oct 2021, 05:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It's no longer something that could happen only in movies: Royal Navy's autonomous ship proved its lethal capabilities together with autonomous aerial vehicles

 
This Is the Closest You’re Ever Going to Get to a Flying F-15E Strike Eagle
This Is the Closest You’re Ever Going to Get to a Flying F-15E Strike Eagle

13 Oct 2021, 14:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15E Strike Eagle captured on camera from very close while refueling over an European country from a KC-135R Stratotanker

 
ION M640x Is an American-Made Tactical Quadcopter Built for Special Missions
ION M640x Is an American-Made Tactical Quadcopter Built for Special Missions

12 Oct 2021, 16:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Teledyne FLIR's new tactical quadcopter is a versatile UAS (unmanned aerial system) built for military daytime and nighttime missions