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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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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

 
F-35 Lightning Flies With New Quad Core Computer Brain for Navy and Air Force
F-35 Lightning Flies With New Quad Core Computer Brain for Navy and Air Force

7 Sep 2023, 10:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems announced the F-35 Lightning flew for both Navy and USAF with new vehicle management computer

 
M1E3 Abrams Will Be America's 2040 Main Battle Tank
M1E3 Abrams Will Be America's 2040 Main Battle Tank

7 Sep 2023, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army announced a new development direction for the M1 Abrams tank, drops the existing upgrade in favor of a new one.

 
Five Months Into the Fray, Ukraine’s First Challenger 2 MBT Appears Destroyed
Five Months Into the Fray, Ukraine’s First Challenger 2 MBT Appears Destroyed

7 Sep 2023, 05:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As first reported by Forbes on Sept 5th, a video from the front lines seems to reveal a Ukrainian Challenger 2 engulfed in flames.

 
Royal Navy’s Submarine Hunters Are Keeping an Eye on Russian Ships
Royal Navy’s Submarine Hunters Are Keeping an Eye on Russian Ships

4 Sep 2023, 04:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / British warships and the American-made Poseidon aircraft worked together to ensure close surveillance of Russian ships in the Atlantic

 
HIMARS-Fired Lockheed Rocket Doubles the Range of America's Mighty Punch
HIMARS-Fired Lockheed Rocket Doubles the Range of America's Mighty Punch

1 Sep 2023, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced the completion of a new series of tests of the Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

 
Alien-Looking Drones Flown by AI Pilot Work in Sync All On Their Own
Alien-Looking Drones Flown by AI Pilot Work in Sync All On Their Own

31 Aug 2023, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Startup defense contractor Shield AI announced the completion of an autonomous teaming demonstration of the Hivemind-controlled V-BAT drones

 
German Leopard 2 Tanks are Holding Strong in Ukraine, Lost Just Five So Far
German Leopard 2 Tanks are Holding Strong in Ukraine, Lost Just Five So Far

30 Aug 2023, 17:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Tipping the scales at nearly 70 tons, the Leopard 2 is a remarkable well, world-traveled main battle tank with service deals across the globe/

 
$190 Million Worth of Upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicles Coming to a Battlefield Near You
$190 Million Worth of Upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicles Coming to a Battlefield Near You

29 Aug 2023, 06:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE System said it got a $190 million contract "for continued production of the Bradley A4" variant of the machine

 
Opera Singer Katherine Jenkins Is the Newest Royal Navy Submarine Hunter Ambassador
Opera Singer Katherine Jenkins Is the Newest Royal Navy Submarine Hunter Ambassador

28 Aug 2023, 03:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / HMS Cardiff, one of the eight new Type 26 frigates currently in-built for the Royal Navy, is officially sponsored by Katherine Jenkins

 
Another V-22 Osprey Crashes Over Australian Island, Three Marines Lost and Five Wounded
Another V-22 Osprey Crashes Over Australian Island, Three Marines Lost and Five Wounded

28 Aug 2023, 01:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Loss-of-hull incidents involving the V-22 airframe stretch back to 1991, a time when the Osprey had only recently been fashioned from the XV-15 prototype.

 
U.S. Navy Places Largest Order Ever for King Stallion Helos, They're Worth $2.7 Billion
U.S. Navy Places Largest Order Ever for King Stallion Helos, They're Worth $2.7 Billion

25 Aug 2023, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy awarded defense contractor Sikorsky a $2.7 billion contract for the delivery of an additional 35 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters

 
Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser
Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser

23 Aug 2023, 15:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It doesn't look like there's much left of anything to restore on this crusty mass of metal. But veteran av-geeks know there's plenty to work with here.

 
Indonesia Goes All In on the F-15EX Eagle II, Here's Why It's a Big Deal
Indonesia Goes All In on the F-15EX Eagle II, Here's Why It's a Big Deal

23 Aug 2023, 03:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / That's right. It's not Japan or Saudi Arabia that's become the second country outside the U.S. and Israel to get dibs on the F-15 Eagle II. It's Indonesia.