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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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Gray Eagle Drone Hits 1 Million Flight Hours Mark
Gray Eagle Drone Hits 1 Million Flight Hours Mark

26 Mar 2021, 16:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 250 General Atomics Gray Eagle drones working for the U.S. Army hit the 1 million hours of flight mark after being introduced in 2009

 
America’s Missile-Hunting Defense System Getting Better, Will Cost $3.7 Billion
America’s Missile-Hunting Defense System Getting Better, Will Cost $3.7 Billion

26 Mar 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin with Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Northrop Grumman with Raytheon tasked to work on the next-generation interceptor program

 
Marine Corps F-35B Fighter Did Not Shoot Itself, Despite What You’re Reading
Marine Corps F-35B Fighter Did Not Shoot Itself, Despite What You’re Reading

26 Mar 2021, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter got damaged during an accidental explosion of one of its GAU-22 Gatling gun 25mm incendiary tracer rounds

 
Helicopter Surveillance Drone Could Be the Australian Navy’s Next Eye in the Sky
Helicopter Surveillance Drone Could Be the Australian Navy’s Next Eye in the Sky

25 Mar 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leonardo's AWHERO drone and Northrop Grumman’s Distributed Autonomy/Responsive Control (DA/RC) command and control system considered by Australian Navy

 
V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft Reaches 600,000 Flight-Hours Milestone
V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft Reaches 600,000 Flight-Hours Milestone

25 Mar 2021, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are just 400 V-22 Ospreys in service at the moment, yet they flew a combined 600,000 hours, meaning an average of 1,500 hours each

 
U.S. Army Shadow Drones to Get Better at Operating in Bad Weather, More Power
U.S. Army Shadow Drones to Get Better at Operating in Bad Weather, More Power

24 Mar 2021, 16:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Textron Systems Corporation tasked by the U.S. Army with upgrading the Shadow RQ-7B drone to Block III requirements, work already underway

 
Aging Army Humvee Fleet to Get Retrofit ABS and ESC
Aging Army Humvee Fleet to Get Retrofit ABS and ESC

23 Mar 2021, 16:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ricardo Defense to supply U.S. Army with thousands of Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) retrofit kits for Humvees

 
U.S Navy’s EA-18G Growler About to Get Even Better at Electronic Warfare
U.S Navy’s EA-18G Growler About to Get Even Better at Electronic Warfare

22 Mar 2021, 16:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / EA-18G Growler deployed by the U.S. Navy is entering a five-year long modernization process that would make it even better at electronic warfare

 
DARPA Teaching AI to Dogfight Enemy Airplanes, Human Pilots Already Outmatched
DARPA Teaching AI to Dogfight Enemy Airplanes, Human Pilots Already Outmatched

22 Mar 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA is hard at work trying to teach artificial intelligence systems how to handle aircraft during dogfights, first real-life tests planned for this year

 
This 1967 Siai-Marchetti SF.260 Has No Military Glory, Great for Thrill Rides
This 1967 Siai-Marchetti SF.260 Has No Military Glory, Great for Thrill Rides

20 Mar 2021, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The SF.260 is a military trainer/aerobatics airplane made by Italian company SIAI-Marchetti, this 1967 example is selling fully restored

 
Air Force Officer Crashes VW Touran Into MiG 29 Fighter Jet, Totals It
Air Force Officer Crashes VW Touran Into MiG 29 Fighter Jet, Totals It

14 Mar 2021, 07:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The incident happened at the Vasylkiv Air Base near Kiev, Ukraine, and was only made public after photos of the crash and subsequent fire emerged online

 
U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopters to Have Spare Engines Until 2024
U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopters to Have Spare Engines Until 2024

11 Mar 2021, 16:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army awarded Honeywell a contract to keep T55-GA-714A engines for Chinook helicopters coming in at least until 2024

 
U.S. Army Tests Gray Eagle Drone Using New, More Autonomous Control Software
U.S. Army Tests Gray Eagle Drone Using New, More Autonomous Control Software

11 Mar 2021, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Grey Eagle Extended Range drone was put to the test in January with a new control software called Scalable Command & Control (SC2)

 
U.S. Army Fires Extended Range Guided Missile, Strikes 50 Miles Away
U.S. Army Fires Extended Range Guided Missile, Strikes 50 Miles Away

8 Mar 2021, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System ER GMLRS test fire performed by Lockheed Martin shows missile can cover a distance of 50 miles (80 km

 
Boeing Loyal Wingman AI Drones to Fly in Packs, Three More Coming
Boeing Loyal Wingman AI Drones to Fly in Packs, Three More Coming

7 Mar 2021, 15:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing will build a total of six Loyal Wingmen aircraft, last contract for three of them from the Australian government is worth $115 million

 
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Getting Passive Active Warning Survivability System
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Getting Passive Active Warning Survivability System

7 Mar 2021, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The F-15, introduced 1976 is presently in the service of six countries besides the U.S., including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Qatar

 
1944 North American T-6 Texan Goes from Trainer to Entertainer
1944 North American T-6 Texan Goes from Trainer to Entertainer

7 Mar 2021, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1944 North American T-6 Texan of the SNJ-5 variety comes with 11,000 hours of total time since new and it is selling for $185,000

 
New Avenger Combat Drone Cleared for Flight in U.S. Airspace
New Avenger Combat Drone Cleared for Flight in U.S. Airspace

6 Mar 2021, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Atomics' Predator C-derived Avenger ER cleared by the FAA to conduct test flights in the U.S. national airspace.

 
U.S. Army to Begin Operational Testing of M113 Armored Vehicle Successor in 2022
U.S. Army to Begin Operational Testing of M113 Armored Vehicle Successor in 2022

6 Mar 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE Systems to start testing in 2022 the successor of the M113 tracked armored personal carrier, the AMPV, under realistic combat conditions

 
1978 Beechcraft T-34 Turbo Mentor Can Fly Upside Down for $850K
1978 Beechcraft T-34 Turbo Mentor Can Fly Upside Down for $850K

6 Mar 2021, 10:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1978 Beechcraft T-34 Turbo Mentor shows over 11,300 hours of total time since new and it is presently for sale for