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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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USAF Pave Hawk Takes a Close-Up Selfie While Landing, Looks Massive
USAF Pave Hawk Takes a Close-Up Selfie While Landing, Looks Massive

6 Jun 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk with the 34th Weapons Squadron is shot in a selfie while landing during a training competition held at the Nevada Test range

 
Russian Tanks’ Supremacy Confirmed as the Tank Biathlon Comes to an End
Russian Tanks’ Supremacy Confirmed as the Tank Biathlon Comes to an End

5 Jun 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The national stage of the Tank Biathlon is now over, and the winners will represent the country in the international phase of the competition.

 
Rheinmetall Starts Building First Boxer Prototype for the British Army
Rheinmetall Starts Building First Boxer Prototype for the British Army

5 Jun 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rheinmetall is ready to start production of the first Boxer armored vehicles that will be delivered to UK next year. The most fleet will be built later in UK.

 
A-10 Warthogs Flying in Formation Is How the Enemy’s Nightmares Are Born
A-10 Warthogs Flying in Formation Is How the Enemy’s Nightmares Are Born

5 Jun 2021, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Several A-10 Thunderbolt Warthogs are shown flying in formation, ground support airplanes look menacing for the enemy and Godsent for friendlies

 
F-35A Lightning II Shows Plenty of Metal Skin During Dedication Pass at Air Show
F-35A Lightning II Shows Plenty of Metal Skin During Dedication Pass at Air Show

5 Jun 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-35A Lightning II of the Air Force Demonstration Team is flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe makes a dedication pass at an air show in Atlanta

 
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Lead Coordinated Harpoon Missile Launch Mission
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Lead Coordinated Harpoon Missile Launch Mission

4 Jun 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Poseidon maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft successfully fire Harpoon missiles against target barge, for the first time in an European setting.

 
Legged Robots Could Help Keep U.S. Infantry Troops Safe Against Killer Drones
Legged Robots Could Help Keep U.S. Infantry Troops Safe Against Killer Drones

4 Jun 2021, 07:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Scientists at the Army Research Laboratory are working on developing energy-efficient autonomous legged platforms that could replace wheeled vehicles.

 
More Than 115 Aircraft Fought Together in This Year’s Edition of Checkered Flag
More Than 115 Aircraft Fought Together in This Year’s Edition of Checkered Flag

3 Jun 2021, 14:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The largest Checkered Flag exercise held until now, out of Tyndall Air Force Base, integrated over 115 aircraft and 15 joint squadrons

 
USMC KC-130J Being Fitted With HAWK Sensors and Precision Strike Capabilities
USMC KC-130J Being Fitted With HAWK Sensors and Precision Strike Capabilities

3 Jun 2021, 13:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The United States Marine Corps will be using the Sierra Nevada Corporation to have the HAWK kit installed on two of its fuel and cargo planes

 
New Saab Guided Munition Makes Short Work of Concrete Walls and Armored SUV
New Saab Guided Munition Makes Short Work of Concrete Walls and Armored SUV

3 Jun 2021, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish company Saab and Raytheon Missiles & Defense demonstrated at the end of the year the capabilities of the new GMM weapons system

 
U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Is the Star of the Show at NATO Training
U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Is the Star of the Show at NATO Training

3 Jun 2021, 08:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Royal Air Force Gunners participating in Operation Biloxi meet the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle and train with a U.S. Cavalry unit

 
B-1B Lancer Bomber Looks Scary Lurking in a Dimly Lit Hangar at Edwards AFB
B-1B Lancer Bomber Looks Scary Lurking in a Dimly Lit Hangar at Edwards AFB

3 Jun 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This B-1B Lancer deployed with the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron will be used to put a new flight software of the airplane through its paces

 
Aussies Getting Their First Boxer Combat Vehicles, Already Practiced With Them
Aussies Getting Their First Boxer Combat Vehicles, Already Practiced With Them

2 Jun 2021, 13:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German defense contractor Rheinmetall said it finished the delivery of 25 Boxer combat vehicles to the Australian Army, more to follow

 
Skull Bangers A-10 Warthog Looks Majestic in the Colors of WWII Tank Killers
Skull Bangers A-10 Warthog Looks Majestic in the Colors of WWII Tank Killers

2 Jun 2021, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This A-10 Thunderbolt II was painted in World War II colors to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 190th Fighter Squadron

 
Croatia Invests $1.2 Billion in 12 Rafale Combat Fighters for Its Air Force
Croatia Invests $1.2 Billion in 12 Rafale Combat Fighters for Its Air Force

1 Jun 2021, 15:57 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Croatia has agreed to pay $1.2 billion for 12 Rafale twin-jet multirole combat fighters from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation

 
French Destroyer FS Forbin Shatters Supersonic Target With Aster 30 Missile
French Destroyer FS Forbin Shatters Supersonic Target With Aster 30 Missile

1 Jun 2021, 08:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The French Destroyer FS Forbin successfully fired a lethal Aster 30 missile, to blast a supersonic target, during Formidable Shield 2021.

 
Massive C-5M Super Galaxy Spitting Fire Is the Coolest Thing You’ll See All Day
Massive C-5M Super Galaxy Spitting Fire Is the Coolest Thing You’ll See All Day

1 Jun 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF photo shows one mighty C-5M Super Galaxy spitting out defensive flares during a test program that took place in Florida last month

 
U.S. Military Aircraft to Get Deadlier Than Ever With New Sensor Technology
U.S. Military Aircraft to Get Deadlier Than Ever With New Sensor Technology

31 May 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / U.S. Army is developing new sensor technology to help in future combat. The new tech has already been tested in an exercise with a UH-60 Black Hawk.

 
The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Warfare Combat System Is Getting an Upgrade
The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Warfare Combat System Is Getting an Upgrade

31 May 2021, 15:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Naval Surface Warfare Center and Pennsylvania State University’ s Applied Research Laboratory are working on modernizing Navy's sonar capabilities.

 
Airplanes Buzz On and Off USS Eisenhower’s Deck to Back Afghanistan Drawdown
Airplanes Buzz On and Off USS Eisenhower’s Deck to Back Afghanistan Drawdown

31 May 2021, 14:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and its strike group is deployed in the Arabian Sea backing the coalition's withdrawal from Afghanistan