air defence

  1. SOC

    Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 projects

    SENIOR CITIZEN is supposed to be some sort of stealthy transport for special ops stuff. Here's some info on a few unbuilt SENIOR CROWN variations: SR-71I 30 September 1980 iteration: -AWG-9 radar -four AIM-54 missiles -anti-AWACS tasked 1 November 1982 iteration: -APG-65 radar -four AIM-120...
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command central intelligence agency cold war general electric aircraft engines lockheed nuclear battlefield pratt & whitney sead skunk works strategic air command strategic bomber strategic defence strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. P

    USAF Project 'AERIE' The ultimate stand-off interceptor?

    I found out about this aircraft project a few years ago in a great book called The Pentagon Paradox – The Development of the F-18 Hornet. One of the Projects that was mentioned in the book in the USAF’s quest to field an effective air defence system was a USAF Project ‘AERIE’ of 1957. Project...
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    • air defence air defense command airborne early warning awacs cold war imperial iranian navy interceptors naval aviation strategic defence united states air force united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. Sferrin

    Chinese SAM and ABM

    Does anybody have any info on these or any on Chinese ABM developements? All I have are these two photos and their names. Thanks.
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    • 1980s air defence anti-air warfare ballistic missile defense cold war cold war ii late 1970s people's liberation army people's republic of china post-cold war strategic defence surface to air missile surface-to-surface missile
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. Antonio

    Taildog / SRAAM / ASRAAM family

    Aviation Magazine No.545 September 1970 Attached pic from Farnborough 1970. Additional info: Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets&Missiles. By Bill Gunston. Ed Salamander. ISBN 0-571-26870. Pg 221 The Vietnam War experience warn about the need for short range air to air weapons to...
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s air defence air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles great britain royal air force surface-to-air missile united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    MiG-31 Avionics

    Thread to discuss MiG-31 Avionics. Here's a pic showing the multicolour HUD... from Koku-Fan, October 1992.
  6. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)

    These two photos were supplied by Garry Morelock (@elider) from his personal photo collection. He believes the first picture shows Vought's submission to SAMI (Strategic Advanced Manned Interceptor) and the second, possibly an early VFX project.
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war fighters fleet air defense interceptor interceptors ling-temco-vought naval aviation strategic defence united states united states air force united states navy vought
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. overscan (PaulMM)

    Grumman Pre-ATF & ATF Studies

    First a whole load of concepts from 1979. A "high mach" supersonic cruise optimised fighter Sources: Aviation Week & Space Technology Jan 17 1979 TsAGI Technical Briefing on ATF Program, 1984 Internet Michael J Taylor -Jet Warplanes, The Twenty First Century
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    • advanced tactical fighter air defence air superiority battlefield air defence battlefield air interdiction cold war fighter bomber fighters ground attack grumman nuclear battlefield stol supersonic tactical air command united states united states air force v/stol aircraft variable geometry vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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    Command and Control, Soviet Style: "The Web"

    This thread is for detailled studies of the Soviet derived command and control themes, doctrines, equipments, stations and so. I will post all the info I have about this soon, I would really like people to share opinions about this topic, one of the most under-researched topics about Soviet Air...
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    • air defence air defense cold war soviet air defence forces soviet air forces soviet union ussr v-pvo
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    Grumman F-14 Tomcat

    http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/ebooks/F-14D Tomcat (NAVAIR 01-F14AAD-1).pdf
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air defence cold war cold war ii early 21st century fleet air defense fighter fleet air defense interceptor grumman imperial iranian air force interceptor islamic republic of iran air force late 20th century naval aviation north atlantic treaty organisation northrop grumman post-cold war strategic defence tactical reconnaissance turkish air force united states marine corps united states navy variable geometry
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. Tuomasn

    MDP program - the Mikoyan Product 701

    Mikoyan Product 701 Crew: 2 Wingspan: 19 m Length: 31 m Height: 7 m Wing Area: 130 m2 Empty Weight: 35,000 kg Maximum TO Weight: 65,000 kg Cruise Speed: 2,500 km/h Ceiling: 17,000 m Subsonic Range: 11,000 km Supersonic Range: 7,000 km Engines: Two turbofans of 200 kN each Armament: 4 x R-72...
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    • 1980s air defence cold war commonwealth of independent states early 1990s interceptor post-cold war russian federation soviet air defence forces soviet union ussr v-pvo
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    Tornado Projects

    The original plans for the Tornado ADV included a LLTV mounted under the nose for long range target ID day or night, and an HMS. Sources Marconi builds Tornado LLTV system Flight International 2 Sept 1978 p730 Ferranti Develops Helmet Sight Flight International 21 Oct 1978 p1468
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air defence british aerospace plc british aircraft corporation cold war electronic warfare interceptor jasdf north atlantic treaty organisation panavia aircraft gmbh post-cold war sead stol tactical reconnaissance variable geometry
    • Replies: 176
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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