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Tieback = Soviet Air Defence Forces (V-PVO) GCI/EW system. In effect the top tier of the overall Soviet strategic IADS. -Markham = Lazur Semiautomatic Datalink. Key component of Tieback. Came in a number of different variants.

2nd US Satellite: Vanguard 1 1958 NASA; Oldest Satellite Still in Orbit Jeff Quitney Published on Jul 13, 2018 "On March 17, (1958) a Vanguard I rocket launched an Earth satellite with solar batteries. Data from the mission was used to determine that the Earth is slightly pear-shaped. From...

Of particular concern is information related to the Sea Dragon anti-ship missile program, a project of the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office that was being developed by submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat...

Lockheed "The Defender" SDI poster found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Star-Wars-Lockheed-Poster-Killer-Satellites-Louis-De-Latorre-Original-/282065438198?hash=item41ac6905f6:g:W5IAAOSwzJ5XUv0a Seller's description:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-unveils-americas-new-rocket-vulcan.aspx Colorado Springs, Colo., (April 13, 2015) -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) unveiled its Next Generation Launch System (NGLS) today at the 31st Space Symposium. The new rocket, Vulcan, will transform the future of space by...

"Pentagon Creates Electronic Warfare Programs Council to Boost U.S. Technological Edge" by Megan Eckstein March 17, 2015 10:16 AM • Updated: March 17, 2015 11:15 AM Source: http://news.usni.org/2015/03/17/pentagon-creates-electronic-warfare-programs-council-to-boost-u-s-technological-edge

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-internets-save-the-date-a-tiny-item-in-a-ucla-stu-898064971 http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arpanet-1969-1989-in-one-gif-1258090851

US Sea Radar Tracking N. Korean Threat By Luis Martinez | ABC OTUS News – Thu, Apr 11, 2013 With North Korea's launch of a mid-range Musudan missile believed to be imminent, a U.S. official confirms that the SBX radar has been deployed to the Pacific to assist with tracking the missile if it is...

National Defense Magazine: The Defense Department may have to rely on foreign suppliers of certain raw materials that are used in military munitions because of a shortage of domestic manufacturers, a Pentagon probe reveals. A team of munitions experts from the office of the secretary of...

Via the Drudge Report: Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force (Washington Post) Hmmmm.

Rethinking Heavy Lift May 6, 2011 By Bill Sweetman Washington Under a little-publicized program sponsored by the Pentagon, a small Southern California company is working on a design that is radical even by the quirky standards of buoyancy-aided aircraft: a rigid-hulled aircraft that...

Hi all Some additions to widely known file (http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html) with codenames of aircraft and missiles. The information is taken from FAS.org and Wiki (sorry :) ) DOD NATO Missile AA-2D Advanced Atoll without changes AA-2-2 Advanced Atoll...

I came across the following article from an old Janes Fighting Ships (1969 edition I believe) If these vessels had been realised, what effect would they have had? No doubt there would have been an impact on the later LHA prgramme. Fast Deployment Logistic Ship (FDL): 40,500 tons (FL) 855 x 104...

Artist impressions of land-attack destroyer using the "Sea Blade" design by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin would later use the "Sea Blade" design for the Freedom-class littoral combat ship. Source: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-21.htm

Link: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/project-america.htm Interesting idea. Started off as cruise ships, and morphed into naval command ships.

MCD MOL Plans

RAM-G - Yakovlev Yak-38 RAM-H - Tupolev Tu-144D RAM-J - Sukhoi Su-25 RAM-K - Sukhoi Su-27 RAM-L - Mikoyan MiG-29 RAM-M - Myasishchev M-17 Mystic RAM-N - Ilyushin Il-102 RAM-Q - Usenet postings referring to RAM-Q have been made, no idea what it might refer to. RAM-P - Tupolev Tu-160 RAM-R -...

PERSEREC Recent Espionage Cases - very interesting reading sometimes... http://www.dhra.mil/perserec/EspionageCases1975-2004/index.htm 1978 1984

I think that you remember these tiny stuff that Boeing, Rockwell and GD proposed to USAF under family of programs - "Air-Launched Sortie Vehicle", ALSV/“Advanced Military Spaceflight Capability Technology Identification”, AMSCI and so on. Don't you have higher-resolution scans of these...

Sperry's Proposal for the DIVAD system: Was based off their earlier T37 VIGILANTE AA Gun, but rechambered in 35mm NATO instead of 37mm. ------ General Electric's Proposal for the DIVAD system: Utilizing their GAU-8A AVENGER cannon system.