military
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The US Navy Will Power An Entire Fleet With Biofuel Made From Beef Fat
The potential sources for green biofuels never cease to amaze. Now the US Navy is fuelling one fleet with a bizarre cocktail of petroleum and cow fat.
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This A-10 Thunderbolt II Being Aerial Refueled Looks Like A Bad Arse Flying Shark Machine
Image Cache: Here’s a photo of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling an A-10 Thunderbolt II over the clouds. The perfect angle of the picture and the lovely nose art of the aircraft makes the fighter jet look like a flying shark machine that has a machine gun as its mouth and scars on…
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US Drone Pilots Will Start Getting Awards, But Don’t Call Them Medals Quite Yet
Just as American soldiers can be awarded the Silver Star, some have long argued that remote operators of drones should be eligible for war medals as well. New reports indicate they might not be getting medals per se, but they will be getting some kind of award.
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Cool Photo Of A V-22 Osprey Launching From An Amphibious Assault Ship
Image Cache: The MV-22 Osprey is such a damn photogenic aircraft. It can be at night, it can be during the day, it can be in a rainbow, it can be on a commando carrier, it can be during cleaning, it can be any place and any time and the tiltrotor aircraft would always look…