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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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Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is One Huge Gas Station, Delivered 1M Gallons of Fuel
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is One Huge Gas Station, Delivered 1M Gallons of Fuel

30 Sep 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson refueled nine ships since the beginning of the year, feeding them a total of 1 million gallons of fuel

 
Jet-Powered 460 MPH Drones Were Launched From a Royal Navy Ship for the First Time
Jet-Powered 460 MPH Drones Were Launched From a Royal Navy Ship for the First Time

30 Sep 2021, 04:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Royal Navy's HMS Lancaster looked fierce as it launched the fighter jet-like Banshee drones from its deck, for the first time, with big plans for the future

 
Hellish CERBERUS Robots Win DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge by Sneaking Underground
Hellish CERBERUS Robots Win DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge by Sneaking Underground

29 Sep 2021, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The DARPA Subterranean Challenge concluded not long ago, and the winner was just announced as being the CERBERUS team of robots

 
HMS Lancaster Looks Stunning in the Northern Lights, During 3,000-Mile Arctic Patrol
HMS Lancaster Looks Stunning in the Northern Lights, During 3,000-Mile Arctic Patrol

29 Sep 2021, 06:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Royal Navy's HMS Lancaster frigate put its strength to the test, during a two-week solo patrol in the Arctic region, where the crew trained for emergencies.

 
Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Weapon Launched for the First Time, It's American
Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Weapon Launched for the First Time, It's American

28 Sep 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first flight test of the American Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept was conducted at an undisclosed time, rocket worked perfectly

 
Most Advanced F/A-18 Super Hornet Ever Gets Massive Touchscreen, Reduced Radar Signature
Most Advanced F/A-18 Super Hornet Ever Gets Massive Touchscreen, Reduced Radar Signature

28 Sep 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing delivers to the Navy the first F/A-18 Super Hornet upgraded to Block III configuration, 77 more to come by the year 2030

 
F-22 Raptor Looks Unimpressed by Wall of Clouds Moving In to Engulf It
F-22 Raptor Looks Unimpressed by Wall of Clouds Moving In to Engulf It

27 Sep 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-22 Raptor is shown on the tarmac of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska during an exercise conducted there back in August

 
HC-130J Combat King Looks to Heavy to Fly, Nails the Job
HC-130J Combat King Looks to Heavy to Fly, Nails the Job

26 Sep 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The HC-130J Combat King II is a support aircraft variant of the Lockheed HC-130, the plane came into service in the 1950s

 
It Takes a Lot of Time to Get an F-22 Raptor Ready for Flight, Here’s How They Do It
It Takes a Lot of Time to Get an F-22 Raptor Ready for Flight, Here’s How They Do It

25 Sep 2021, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The F-22 Raptor is one of the most impressive military machines in the sky, sadly a bloodline that ended before it really took off

 
CV-22 Osprey Getting Improved Nacelles, Entire Fleet Going to Get Better by 2025
CV-22 Osprey Getting Improved Nacelles, Entire Fleet Going to Get Better by 2025

24 Sep 2021, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell Boeing begins the modernization process for the U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, the aircraft's nacelles are targeted first

 
F-35s and F-15s Fly Over HMS Queen Elizabeth, They Look Like a Close Pack of Hungry Wolves
F-35s and F-15s Fly Over HMS Queen Elizabeth, They Look Like a Close Pack of Hungry Wolves

24 Sep 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. and UK have been training together in the Pacific last month, exercises a great opportunity for photographers to snatch incredible shots

 
Royal Navy’s Future $343 Million Frigate Debuts Modular Design and a “Box of Tricks”
Royal Navy’s Future $343 Million Frigate Debuts Modular Design and a “Box of Tricks”

24 Sep 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / UK's Royal Navy is building a top-of-the-line frigate that will be versatile enough for multiple types of operations, featuring the innovative PODS

 
Royal Air Force Starts Testing Self-Driving Vehicles on Its Airbases
Royal Air Force Starts Testing Self-Driving Vehicles on Its Airbases

24 Sep 2021, 01:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Royal Air Force together with the Academy of Robotics announced the launch of a new trail development of self-driving vehicles

 
Five Top Secret B-21 Raider Nuclear Bombers Already in Production
Five Top Secret B-21 Raider Nuclear Bombers Already in Production

23 Sep 2021, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, confirmed this week Northrop Grumman already has five test B-21 Raider aircraft

 
Boeing’s First Aircraft Factory Outside U.S. to Make the Scary Loyal Wingman Drone
Boeing’s First Aircraft Factory Outside U.S. to Make the Scary Loyal Wingman Drone

23 Sep 2021, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing is building its first "first aircraft assembly facility of its kind outside of North America" in Australia, will make the Loyal Wingman there

 
Air Force Rolls Out an F-117 Nighthawk Attack Plane For Training Mission
Air Force Rolls Out an F-117 Nighthawk Attack Plane For Training Mission

22 Sep 2021, 20:10 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Liveried in jet black and wrapped in sheets of radar-absorbing material, the F-117 was famous for taking out targets before they know what hit them

 
Russian Military Developer Drops Overloaded Tank From a Tower, to Test Its Strength
Russian Military Developer Drops Overloaded Tank From a Tower, to Test Its Strength

22 Sep 2021, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russia is testing its latest amphibious, self-propelled tank, by dropping it from a tower when fully-loaded. One more proof that Russian tanks can do anything

 
Navy Working Hard to Keep F-5N Aggressor Aircraft Relevant, to Start Testing Upgrades
Navy Working Hard to Keep F-5N Aggressor Aircraft Relevant, to Start Testing Upgrades

21 Sep 2021, 12:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy is about to start ground and flight tests of the first-of-three upgraded F-5N aggressor aircraft, branch just got its hands on 22 old ones

 
Flying B-2 Spirit Is Why People Might Have Gotten the Whole UFO Thing Wrong
Flying B-2 Spirit Is Why People Might Have Gotten the Whole UFO Thing Wrong

21 Sep 2021, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A B-2 Spirit is seen here flying over RAF Fairford, United Kingdom at the beginning of August, looks like a fully-blown UFO

 
$14 Million U.S. Army Project to Develop a Robot Vehicle That Detects Natural Threats
$14 Million U.S. Army Project to Develop a Robot Vehicle That Detects Natural Threats

21 Sep 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Army is working on a robot vehicle to protect soldiers against bats, snakes and viruses, in contested subterranean locations, like caves