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SEA 1180 OPV (Royal Australian Navy)
(Last post extract was from July 2013) It seems that SEA 1180 was later reactivated in 2015, with a contract awarded to Luerssen Australia and Civmec Limited in 2018, but things are apparently not going well at all...- Grey Havoc
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- 2010s arafura-class offshore patrol vessel asc shipbuilding australian department of defence civmec limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia early 2020s early 21st century late 2000s luerssen australia naval vessels lürssen offshore patrol combatant offshore patrol craft offshore patrol vessel opv post-cold war royal australian navy sea 1180 phase 1 war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Dame Maggie Smith RIP
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240927/p2g/00m/0et/092000c https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/27/dame-maggie-smith-dies-aged-89/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/nicholas-hytner-maggie-smith-tribute-death/...- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century actress british academy film awards british film institute fellowship countess of grantham downton abbey early 21st century golden globe awards great britain harry potter most excellent order of the british empire movie star order of the companions of honour oscar primetime emmy awards professor minerva mcgonagall society of london theatre special award tony award triple crown of acting tv series
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- Forum: The Bar
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KC-10 tanker
Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement- GTX
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- advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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UK Soft Vertical Launch - A Flexible Solution to an Integral Concept for Ground & Naval Air Defence (2000 AD)
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADP010844.pdf Note that the mention of 'battleships' in the paper is likely a reference to the Arsenal Ship concept which was in vogue at the time. Incidentally, this paper was part of a larger NATO sponsored report called the Concepts de systemes pour la...- Grey Havoc
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- 2000 ad air defence anti-air warfare area air defence battlefield air defence battleships british army defence evaluation and research agency dera early 2000s early 21st century late 1990s late 20th century matra bae dynamics ministry of defence north atlantic treaty organisation research and technology organization (nato) royal navy surface-to-air missile united kingdom
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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David Graham passes away
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RIP James Earl Jones (1931–2024)
The American actor James Earl Jones has passed away at the age of 93.:( Sources: View: https://x.com/MarkHamill/status/1833246565168803985?t=LueMXnGSz9YOgdYQm5MREw&s=19 View: https://x.com/NavalInstitute/status/1833252640303812795?t=JDH7l0xIMSO8egcIt5_x_g&s=19- fightingirish
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- 20th century actor cold war early 21st century egot fantasy golden age korean war movie star oscar popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction star wars technothriller tv series united states united states army
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- Forum: The Bar
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Spaceballs
While visiting the Fireball XL5 thread on Facebook I have the BBC Radio news trying to explain what is happening to get two astronauts down from the International Space Station. Flipping to an old episode of Stargate SG1 I listen to the USAF heroes explaining to a bemusec Extra Terrestrial ally... -
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RTX (Raytheon) fined $200m for 750 technical document leaks to China and Russia
RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...- WatcherZero
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- 2024 cold war ii collins aerospace cyber warfare cyberwar early 21st century electronic warfare espionage international traffic in arms regulations people's republic of china raytheon russian federation united states
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- Forum: Military
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Unbuilt Architecture and City Plans
that a Novum in this Forum we talk allot about Aircraft, but not much about Airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport was original planed as Aéroport de Paris Nord in 1966 with 4 runways of 4000 meter length and 6 big Terminals like Terimal One, but with 6 floor multi-storey car park for 4000...- Michel Van
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- 20th century architecture arcology city cyberpunk early 21st century floating arcologies floating city futuristic concepts megastructures paper architecture railways space age space colonies unbuilt buildings urban area
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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BAE Systems Mi-24 upgrade
It may come as a surprise to think that the British (BAE specifically), would consider upgrading the Hind. However, Western upgrades to the Hind are relatively common, with the French company SAGEM and Israel’s Elbit offering upgrades, and South Africa’s ATE offering the significantly modified...- Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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- bae systems early 2000s early 21st century late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united kingdom war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Tribute to Alain Delon
On August 18, 2024, the legendary figure of French cinema (Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon), known for a plethora of roles, notably those relating to the Second World War, such as the movie “Le Jour le plus long” and “Paris brule-t-il”, died at the age of 88. -
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There are two types of nuclear reactors
There are two types of nuclear reactors: those manufactured by Europeans, which are an environmental hazard, and those manufactured by the Chinese, which contribute to regenerating the planet...- Justo Miranda
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- early 21st century nuclear power people's republic of china western europe
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- Forum: The Bar
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Grand Stade Hassan II
ORIGINAL CAPTION: The planned Grand Stade Hassan II in Casablanca will have a capacity of 115,000 and would be one of the most high spec sporting venues on the planet CREDIT: CHP/Populous...- Grey Havoc
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- 2025 2028 2030 early 2030s early 21st century fifa world cup 2030 kingdom of morocco kingdom of spain late 2020s megastructures oualalou + choi populous portugal portuguese republic royal moroccan football federation soccer stadium tarik oualalou architecte yalla vamos 2030
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- Forum: The Bar
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History of Hughes Missile Systems Company
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=640201012836732&id=622758154581018- Grey Havoc
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- 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 1996 2013 2017 cold war early 21st century hughes aircraft company hughes missile systems company hughes missile systems group hughes tucson late 20th century post-cold war
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- Forum: Found on the Internet
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Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
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Famous American Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler - An Operational History - Rick Morgan - Crecy
https://www.crecy.co.uk/grumman-ea-6b-prowler?osCsid=cvsjridl1tau9tn0uk4873hkm4- bercr
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- cold war early 21st century electronic warfare grumman late 20th century post-cold war u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc
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- Forum: Books & Marketplace
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Minuteman ICBM
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Kl6bQ8hxo&pp=ygUMbWVnYXByb2plY3Rz- GTX
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- cold war cold war ii early 21st century icbm late 20th century post-cold war strategic air command united states united states air force
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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JGSDF "Anti-Neutron Shield"
While looking for a new armor model kit I found a NBC variant of the JGSDF Type 82 command vehicle that had what the box termed as a "anti-neutron shield". Curious, I then found other images from the early 2000s of it on the vehicle. I'm curious if anyone has any further information on the how's...- XM28
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- cold war early 21st century japan japanese ground self-defense force jsdf late 20th century nbc post-cold war
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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Alliance of Sahel States
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp38v5p6g35o View: https://x.com/CapitaineIb226/status/1809583603124158638- Grey Havoc
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- 2020s 2024 alliance of sahel states burkina faso cold war ii early 21st century forces armées du burkina faso forces armées maliennes forces armées nigériennes republic of mali republic of the niger russian federation
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- Forum: Military
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Zuckerberg's Superyacht
Oh my. This is impressive. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19YI0adOQs