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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. Army Will Get the TRX for Testing, But Not the Mighty Ram Truck
U.S. Army Will Get the TRX for Testing, But Not the Mighty Ram Truck

9 Oct 2023, 06:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third entry in the U.S. Army's future robotic combat vehicle (RCV) program is the General Dynamics TRX tracked platform

 
Wolf-X Combat Robot Can Fit Inside a Chinook, Carries an MK44 Chain Gun with Ease
Wolf-X Combat Robot Can Fit Inside a Chinook, Carries an MK44 Chain Gun with Ease

6 Oct 2023, 06:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The second entry in the U.S. Army robotic combat vehicle (RCV) competition is the HDT Wolf-X, an eight-wheeled vehicle that fits inside a Chinook.

 
Ripsaw M3 Robotic Vehicle Is a Glimpse Into America's Future Wars
Ripsaw M3 Robotic Vehicle Is a Glimpse Into America's Future Wars

3 Oct 2023, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army selected four companies for the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program, Textron is one of them and the Ripsaw M3 its entry

 
Ukrainian Soldiers Capture Russian T-72 Tank, Call Customer Support When it Breaks
Ukrainian Soldiers Capture Russian T-72 Tank, Call Customer Support When it Breaks

2 Oct 2023, 16:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A report first broken by Forbes details how one group of Ukranian soldiers dial a Russian tech support helpline when a captured T-72B3 variant went on the fritz

 
Danish Air Force Takes Delivery of Four F-35A Stealth Fighters, Even More on the Way
Danish Air Force Takes Delivery of Four F-35A Stealth Fighters, Even More on the Way

2 Oct 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Over 450 Danish Military personnel and as many as 10,000 locals from around the Jutland Peninsula watched as Lockheed Martin officially transferred ownership.

 
Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing Underway, Doesn't Quite Look Like What We Were Promised
Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing Underway, Doesn't Quite Look Like What We Were Promised

2 Oct 2023, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the Manta Ray drone contractors, PacMar Technologies, starts water testing of a prototype of the machine, looks different from renderings

 
Terminator-Named Heavy-Lift Drone Can Drop Anti-Submarine Torpedoes
Terminator-Named Heavy-Lift Drone Can Drop Anti-Submarine Torpedoes

28 Sep 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics flew for the first time the T-600 heavy-lift drone during torpedo-release sea exercise

 
U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Gets New Computer and Displays, Flies Them for the First Time
U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Gets New Computer and Displays, Flies Them for the First Time

27 Sep 2023, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin announced the first test flight of a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane equipped with the Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) upgrades

 
F-22 Raptor to Use the Same Electronic Warfare System for at Least Five More Years
F-22 Raptor to Use the Same Electronic Warfare System for at Least Five More Years

27 Sep 2023, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems will continue to maintain and upgrade the electronic warfare system deployed in the F-22 for at least five more years

 
USAF Blows $705 Million on New Air-to-Ground Attack Weapon, Northrop Grumman to Make It
USAF Blows $705 Million on New Air-to-Ground Attack Weapon, Northrop Grumman to Make It

26 Sep 2023, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $705 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop the Stand-In Attack Weapon by 2026

 
USAF Gets Its Hands of the First T-7A Red Hawk, Pilots Probably Itching to Fly It
USAF Gets Its Hands of the First T-7A Red Hawk, Pilots Probably Itching to Fly It

22 Sep 2023, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF announced this week it received the first-of-five Engineering, Manufacturing and Development T-7A Red Hawk aircraft

 
MQ-4C Triton, U.S. Navy's Only High-Flying ISR Drone, Declared Fit for Duty
MQ-4C Triton, U.S. Navy's Only High-Flying ISR Drone, Declared Fit for Duty

19 Sep 2023, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the MQ-4C Triton, allowing it to put the piece of hardware to hard use from now on

 
B-21 Raider Nuclear Bomber Shines in Fresh Photos, New Details Reveal Development Stage
B-21 Raider Nuclear Bomber Shines in Fresh Photos, New Details Reveal Development Stage

19 Sep 2023, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF shows new pics and Northrop Grumman spills new details on the development process for the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber

 
America's Hypersonic Weapon Interceptor Now Cooking Over at Boeing
America's Hypersonic Weapon Interceptor Now Cooking Over at Boeing

18 Sep 2023, 05:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace giant Boeing announced its involvement in the DARPA Glide Breaker project, meant to give the U.S. intercept capabilities against hypersonic weapons

 
The First-Ever eVTOL Charger Installed at an Air Force Base Is Launching This Year
The First-Ever eVTOL Charger Installed at an Air Force Base Is Launching This Year

18 Sep 2023, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USAF's Eglin Base will be the platform for pioneering testing campaigns centered around pioneering electric aircraft and dedicated charging stations

 
Pegaso BMR VRAC: The Ultra-Rare Spanish Armored Vehicle That Showed Up in Ukraine
Pegaso BMR VRAC: The Ultra-Rare Spanish Armored Vehicle That Showed Up in Ukraine

15 Sep 2023, 20:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This Spanish brute was powered at first by a Pegaso 9157/8 six-cylinder turbodiesel engine and has since upgraded to a 310-horsepower Scania DS9 diesel V6.

 
This Funky-Looking Gulfstream G550 VIP Plane Can Disrupt Enemy Comms
This Funky-Looking Gulfstream G550 VIP Plane Can Disrupt Enemy Comms

13 Sep 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems announced the delivery of the first of ten Gulfstream G550 airplanes converted for electronic warfare.

 
America's New B-21 Raider Nuclear Bomber Begins Engine Runs, Plane Shot Out in the Open
America's New B-21 Raider Nuclear Bomber Begins Engine Runs, Plane Shot Out in the Open

13 Sep 2023, 05:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman takes the new B-21 Raider nuclear bomber out for a spin at its California facility, first photo of the plane under the sky

 
Mixed Reality System Is What Points This Robot Tank to the Enemy
Mixed Reality System Is What Points This Robot Tank to the Enemy

8 Sep 2023, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Estonian defense contractor Milrem is bringing the Type-X remote-controlled tank platform to the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition

 
New Rolls-Royce Engines for the B-52 Stratofortress to Wrap Up Testing by the End of 2023
New Rolls-Royce Engines for the B-52 Stratofortress to Wrap Up Testing by the End of 2023

8 Sep 2023, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced the F130 units it's testing for use in the B-52 Stratofortress should be ready by the end of the year