1990s

  1. Grey Havoc

    FORM (computer algebra system)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.quantamagazine.org/crucial-computer-program-for-particle-physics-at-risk-of-obsolescence-20221201/
  2. World B4

    Stand-off mini-torpedo

    On this page, http://www.hisutton.com/Warships sunk by sneak attack.html, I see this line "Combat swimmers with stand-of mini-torpedo" used to explain the sinking of the PC 176 Mukos. I had no idea this was a type of weapon fielded, and am super duper curious. View...
  3. Grey Havoc

    Skjold-class fast missile corvette

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/oezs6j/6000_x_4000_the_skjoldclass_corvette_hnoms_glimt/ Original source
  4. Grey Havoc

    32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57356140
  5. Grey Havoc

    Russian-American Observation Satellite (RAMOS)

    https://www.drewexmachina.com/the-ramos-russian-american-observation-satellite-program/
  6. Grey Havoc

    Adobe Flash Player finally bows out

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55497353 https://games.slashdot.org/story/21/01/01/029259/its-game-over-for-farmville-as-flash-also-buys-the-farm https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/12/31/0217256/adobe-now-shows-alerts-in-windows-10-to-uninstall-flash-player
  7. Grey Havoc

    How China Broke the World's Recycling

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRtNwUju5g https://e360.yale.edu/features/piling-up-how-chinas-ban-on-importing-waste-has-stalled-global-recycling
  8. Y

    Royal Navy mid-1980s planning

    SSomewhere online I've seen a document from he early-mid 1980s with Royal Navy planned surface ship construction through to the mid-1990s. It had projected order dates for 24 Type 23 frigates, eight AORs, and two more CASTLE class OPVs. I seem to recall that it was an omnibus document from the...
  9. Y

    Cancelled UK smart anti-tank munition

    I've been researching flight trials of a doppler-sharpened millimetric radar which took place in early 1990s (possibly 1990-4). I've been informed (by an ex-project member) that: Trial was in connection with a smart "fire-and-forget" UK anti-tank munition. Used a dual-mode...
  10. covert_shores

    Canada's Theseus AUV - cold war mega-UUV project

    More info: Article https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/07/12/canada-secret-cold-war-drone-submarine-is-still-relevant-today/ Bruce Butler's site: http://brucebutler.ca/into-the-labyrinth.html Podcast Bruce Butler did with SUT...
  11. Grey Havoc

    Ferranti F100-L Microprocessor family

    https://revaldinho.github.io/f100l/doc/F100CPU.html
  12. uk 75

    Trigat missile family

    Back in the Cold War the France, Germsny and the UK embarked on an ambitious programne to produce a family of third generation anti tank missiles. The only survivor is the long range helicopter launched version https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARS_3_LR. Like the SP70 gun and RS80 (described in...
  13. uk 75

    Replacing the M113 and FV432

    At the end of the Cold War it looked as if the M113 and FV432 would leave service either not to be replaced or to be replaced by more suitable vehicles. Thirty years later, they still serve in many forms and much refurbished. A bit like a London Taxi the simple box on tracks is right for the...
  14. AN/AWW-14(V)

    FOG-M, EFOGM and LongFOG

    FOG-M vs QUH-1 :cool: lucky shooter Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 1992-93
  15. P

    Transfield Shipbuilding 'Joint Patrol Vessel' design proposal of 1990's

    G'day gents I'm looking for information, drawings, pictures of models..... of the Tranfield Shipbuilding 'Joint Patrol Vessel' design submission for the Joint Australian/Malaysian program of the 1990's. The program originally entailed the need for 27 vessels for Malaysia and 12 vessels for...
  16. Graham1973

    Delta Advanced Re-useable Transport (DART) - 1991

    A case of some University of Maryland students re-inventing the Gemini, or pre-inventing the Dragon... The proposed launch vehicle was the Delta II rocket. Delta Advanced Reusable Transport (DART): An alternative manned spacecraft DART: Delta Advanced Reusable Transport. An alternate manned...
  17. Grey Havoc

    A26 submarine program back from the dead?

    Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/03/20/sweden-invests-in-naval-capacity-and-baltic-sea/25093841/ The old MilitaryPhotos.net thread on the A26 (I thought we had one as well but I can't find it)...
  18. eshelon

    Multipurpose Chaparral.

    Chaparral 2000/Roadrunner/Advanced Chaparral/Chaparral Chassis Service Life Extension Program (CCSLEP)/LAV MPLS (MultiPurpose Launcher System)/Chapfire /1/ 1999 report by "Forecast International" Chaparral III?. Loral, along with other companies, was trying to interest the US Army and other...
  19. hesham

    Kazan Ansat Helicopter Projects & Prototypes

    Hi, the Kazan Ansat 3 is a medium transport helicopter project,powered by two turboshaft engines mounted above the cabin. http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/kazan_ansat3.php
  20. T

    Maverick Longhorn

    "Longhorn" has been proposed to include a turbofan engine in a lengthened AGM-65F airframe. This version would be 3.35 m long and could have a range of about 75 km. Mid-course guidance would be inertial with GPS, while IIR or active MMW radar terminal seekers could be used.
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