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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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Swimming Snake Robot Is Not Scary, Just Wants to Make Sure Navy Ships Are OK
Swimming Snake Robot Is Not Scary, Just Wants to Make Sure Navy Ships Are OK

14 May 2021, 16:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Carnegie Mellon University's snake robot can swim underwater and perform important tasks that will help the U.S. Navy.

 
Manned Fighter Flew Closest Ever to an Autonomous Aircraft, and No One Noticed
Manned Fighter Flew Closest Ever to an Autonomous Aircraft, and No One Noticed

14 May 2021, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kratos and the 96th Test Wing tested a UTAP-22 Mako drone with a Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS), three tests conducted so far

 
U.S. Military Aircraft and Ships Look Stunning on the Alaska Background
U.S. Military Aircraft and Ships Look Stunning on the Alaska Background

14 May 2021, 12:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / During the 2-week long Northern Edge military exercise in Alaska, some of the most impressive U.S. Navy ships and U.S. Air Force aircraft flexed their skills.

 
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Comes Together in Record Time as Next USAF Trainer
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Comes Together in Record Time as Next USAF Trainer

14 May 2021, 11:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saab ships aft section of a T-7A Red Hawk from Sweden over to Boeing in the U.S., Americans combine the two aircraft parts in just 30 minutes

 
B-52 Stratofortress Gets More Stopping Power as Life Extended Into the 2050s
B-52 Stratofortress Gets More Stopping Power as Life Extended Into the 2050s

13 May 2021, 15:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Collins Aerospace tasked by the U.S. Air Force to design new wheels and brakes for the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber

 
F-15E Fighter Jets Can Now Be Loaded With Twice as Many JASSM Missiles
F-15E Fighter Jets Can Now Be Loaded With Twice as Many JASSM Missiles

13 May 2021, 13:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / During the recent Project Strike Rodeo, an F-15E fighter jet was loaded with 5 JASSMs for the first time, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team.

 
Goodbye Canteens, Soldiers to Be Soon Able to Make Water Out of Thin Air
Goodbye Canteens, Soldiers to Be Soon Able to Make Water Out of Thin Air

13 May 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honeywell, NuMat Technologies, and Northwestern University working together on a device for DARPA's Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) program

 
Incoming Missiles to Get Really Confused by Army’s New Countermeasure Systems
Incoming Missiles to Get Really Confused by Army’s New Countermeasure Systems

13 May 2021, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman will deliver almost $1 billion worth of Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems to the U.S. Army

 
U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Flies Almost 250 Miles to Destroy Target
U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Flies Almost 250 Miles to Destroy Target

13 May 2021, 11:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / U.S. Army's next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) successfully completed its longest flight to date, proving it can go as far as 250 miles.

 
Mod-1 Spearfish Torpedo on Its Way to Underwater Supremacy, Doesn’t Hold Back
Mod-1 Spearfish Torpedo on Its Way to Underwater Supremacy, Doesn’t Hold Back

13 May 2021, 07:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The main weapon of the UK's Submarine Flotilla, the upgraded Mod-1 Spearfish torpedo, is one step closer to entering service.

 
Bell V-280 Valor to Land, Roll, and Brake Using French-Made Gear
Bell V-280 Valor to Land, Roll, and Brake Using French-Made Gear

12 May 2021, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell has selected France-based Safran Landing Systems to supply the landing gear, brakes, and wheels for the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft

 
Centaur Robots Is a True Hazard Hound, Army of Them to Be Enlisted
Centaur Robots Is a True Hazard Hound, Army of Them to Be Enlisted

12 May 2021, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. military places an order for an additional 600 FLIR Centaur unmanned ground system to be used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams

 
USS New Orleans Takes Part in Amphibious Air Assault During Exercise in Japan
USS New Orleans Takes Part in Amphibious Air Assault During Exercise in Japan

12 May 2021, 11:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USS New Orleans (LPD 18) is ready to show off its amphibious skills during Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21 joint military exercise.

 
Rheinmetall Is Combat Ready With New HX3 Future-Proof Military Trucks
Rheinmetall Is Combat Ready With New HX3 Future-Proof Military Trucks

12 May 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rheinmetall unveiled its new generation of heavy-duty trucks that takes the desgin from the HX2 concept but gets significant improvements.

 
There Will Be Swarms of Black Hornet Drones Flying in Support of U.S. Soldiers
There Will Be Swarms of Black Hornet Drones Flying in Support of U.S. Soldiers

11 May 2021, 16:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FLIR Black Hornet was chosen in 2018 to become part of the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) system, Army now extends the contract

 
U.S. Army Goes for More Oshkosh Heavy Tactical Vehicles
U.S. Army Goes for More Oshkosh Heavy Tactical Vehicles

11 May 2021, 15:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army places another order for 353 Oshkosh heavy tactical vehicles, bringing the grand total closer to 70,000 units

 
Watch U.S. Troops Conduct an Air Assault Mission During Swift Response 21
Watch U.S. Troops Conduct an Air Assault Mission During Swift Response 21

11 May 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Brigade conducted an air assault operation in Estonia, as part of Swift Response 21 exercise.

 
USAF and Air National Guard F-16 Pilots Can Now See Targets in Full-Color
USAF and Air National Guard F-16 Pilots Can Now See Targets in Full-Color

11 May 2021, 14:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman gives its Litening advanced targeting pod the capability of seeing and displaying the target in full color

 
Russia’s Fierce Sarmat Missile Closer to Deployment with Three Tests This Year
Russia’s Fierce Sarmat Missile Closer to Deployment with Three Tests This Year

11 May 2021, 08:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russian media reports that the infamous RS-28 Sarmat ICBM will be the focus of 3 new tests, later this year, in preparation for deployment.

 
U.S. Air Force Program to Bring Connectivity for Tactical Missions in the Arctic
U.S. Air Force Program to Bring Connectivity for Tactical Missions in the Arctic

11 May 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab for introducing broadband connectivity in the Polar region.