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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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Highland Systems Aims to Take the Armored Vehicle Segment by Storm
Highland Systems Aims to Take the Armored Vehicle Segment by Storm

6 Mar 2021, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Their project is literally called “STORM,” and we're dealing with a tracked and armored vehicle that can go anywher, including the open sea

 
First Official Footage of the F-15EX Fighter Jet in the Air Shows USAF Livery
First Official Footage of the F-15EX Fighter Jet in the Air Shows USAF Livery

5 Mar 2021, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-15EX fighter jet, the newest variant of the plane, has been in the air since the beginning of February as final tests are being performed

 
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman AI Drone Takes to the Sky for the First Time
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman AI Drone Takes to the Sky for the First Time

2 Mar 2021, 16:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing's Loyal Wingman drone conducts its first successful test flight in Australia; a test pilot was on the ground to supervise it

 
RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk Drones Now Part of the NATO AGS Force
RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk Drones Now Part of the NATO AGS Force

28 Feb 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman's RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk drones received an initial operating capability to be part of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Force

 
1943 Boeing Stearman 75 Biplane Is Cheaper Than a Corvette, More Thrilling
1943 Boeing Stearman 75 Biplane Is Cheaper Than a Corvette, More Thrilling

28 Feb 2021, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1943 Boeing Stearman 75 biplane comes with just 2,290 hours times since new, some work needed to bring it back to air show or crop-dusting form

 
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk USAF Trainer Enters Production, Nod to the Tuskege Airmen
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk USAF Trainer Enters Production, Nod to the Tuskege Airmen

27 Feb 2021, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAF awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract back in 2018, asking it to provide in return 351 T-7A Red Hawk trainers for its pilots

 
Someone Is Building the North American P-51 Mustang of Your Dreams for $2.45M
Someone Is Building the North American P-51 Mustang of Your Dreams for $2.45M

27 Feb 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / North American Mustang P-51 project can end up either as a single-seater P-51D, or as a dual control TF-51, depending on needs and budget

 
One-Off 2017 Bowler Rapid Intervention Vehicle Concept Is up for Grabs
One-Off 2017 Bowler Rapid Intervention Vehicle Concept Is up for Grabs

26 Feb 2021, 06:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The RIV concept uses the Bowler Cross Sector Platform (CSP) to offer all-terrain drive and reliability; it is selling without reserve, but is not road legal

 
1993 Yakovlev Yak-18T Previously Owned by Russian Army Costs Less Than a Bentley
1993 Yakovlev Yak-18T Previously Owned by Russian Army Costs Less Than a Bentley

25 Feb 2021, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Yak-18T is listed for sale after spending several years in storage and undergoing a full restoration to bring it back to zero hours

 
Steven Seagal Introduces UAE’s First Electric Tracked Vehicle, STORM
Steven Seagal Introduces UAE’s First Electric Tracked Vehicle, STORM

25 Feb 2021, 10:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The actor is now the brand ambassador of Streit Group, and he personally introduced the new 4-vehicle lineup at IDEX 2021 in Abu Dhabi

 
Lockheed Martin MAPS Shield to Be Deployed on U.S. Army’s War Machines
Lockheed Martin MAPS Shield to Be Deployed on U.S. Army’s War Machines

23 Feb 2021, 14:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin's MAPS stands for Modular Active Protection System and is meant to detect and removed threats to American war machines

 
Hide Your Humvees, America, and Meet Kia’s Light Tactical Cargo Truck Concept
Hide Your Humvees, America, and Meet Kia’s Light Tactical Cargo Truck Concept

22 Feb 2021, 13:38 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Kia KLTV cargo truck concept features a modular chassis that supports both standard and long-wheelbase variants, both armored and unarmored

 
Kalashnikov Launches Unmanned Aircraft That Can Fly and Land Anywhere
Kalashnikov Launches Unmanned Aircraft That Can Fly and Land Anywhere

22 Feb 2021, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ZALA AERO GROUP, a company owned by Russia-based Kalashnikov, has announced its all-new ZALA VTOL at IDEX 2021 in Abu Dhabi

 
This Could Be Northrop Grumman’s Lethal Drone for DARPA’s LongShot Program
This Could Be Northrop Grumman’s Lethal Drone for DARPA’s LongShot Program

21 Feb 2021, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA's LongShot program is meant to design an air-launched unmanned weapons system that could use a multitude of air-to-air weapons.

 
Republic F-84 Thunderjet Was One of the First Nuclear-Capable American Fighters
Republic F-84 Thunderjet Was One of the First Nuclear-Capable American Fighters

21 Feb 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Republic F-84 Thunderjet was the first aircraft to be capable of in-flight refueling, and the first of its kind to be capable of holding a nuclear weapon

 
USAF Looking for Autonomous Convoys for Its Pilots to Blow Up
USAF Looking for Autonomous Convoys for Its Pilots to Blow Up

21 Feb 2021, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American contractor Mountain Horse working on autonomous systems that could simulate a high-speed moving convoy for USAF pilots to target

 
Military Drones Can Go After Submarines Now
Military Drones Can Go After Submarines Now

20 Feb 2021, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman and UK-based Ultra tested a crewed Bell 407 helicopter with hardware that could be fitted on drones to detect submarines

 
Two-of-Few Grumman F9F Panthers Would Be Incredible in a Dogfight at Air Shows
Two-of-Few Grumman F9F Panthers Would Be Incredible in a Dogfight at Air Shows

20 Feb 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A pair of Grumman F9F Panthers are for sale, still in need of restoration. Panthers were used extensively during the Korean War.

 
V-BAT 128 Is an Upgraded VTOL Built with the U.S. Army in Mind
V-BAT 128 Is an Upgraded VTOL Built with the U.S. Army in Mind

20 Feb 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Martin UAV has recently presented an upgraded version of its original V-BAT VTOL, this time as part of the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment

 
New Humvee NXT 360 to Debut Next Week in Abu Dhabi
New Humvee NXT 360 to Debut Next Week in Abu Dhabi

19 Feb 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / AM General's new Humvee NXT 360 vehicle to be shown in two variants at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi