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  1. Triton

    Harpoon missile

    "Harpoon missile meets 40-year milestone" video by Boeing Uploaded: Oct 5, 2011 http://youtu.be/-HSszSESmB0
    • Triton
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    • air-to-ground anti-ship missile anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare asuw boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century mcdonnell douglas north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war royal navy united states navy war on terror
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. Grey Havoc

    Good NASA JPL PR vid (MSL [Curiosity])

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqdoXwLBT8&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syA7ml64zY4&feature=plcp Not bad for a PR piece.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s 2012 cold war ii early 21st century jet propulsion laboratory mars nasa post-cold war robotics
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. Grey Havoc

    ‘BLACK SWAN’ Class Sloop-Of-War

    Via HP&CA, a new MOD concept for the Royal Navy: Detailed specs Joint Concept Note 1/12 This concept is probably DOA. Someone should have told the MOD that Transformation and the like is dead and buried. 'Systems not platforms' is what brought about such disasters as the LCS.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s early 21st century ministry of defence post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. JFC Fuller

    Challenger variants

    A Challenger I hull was trialled with the Marconi Marksman anti-aircraft turret (pictures attached) and according to multiple publications a Challenger I hull was also trialled with the Vickers GBT 155mm turret, does anyone have any pictures of this combination? There seems to be a distinct lack...
    • JFC Fuller
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    • british army cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war united kingdom
    • Replies: 96
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. Michel Van

    To wish B-52 a happy birthday

    man time goes by On April 15, 1952 the Prototype of B-52 rolled out Hangar at Boeing for 60 year B-52 is backbone of USAF strategic Bombing carry nuke during cold war , bomb vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbian back in stone age and NASA NB-52B Launch X-15, D-21, X-38, X-24, M2-F3, HL-10 ...
    • Michel Van
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    • air combat command air force global strike command boeing cold war early 21st century heavy bomber late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Stargazer

    Strategic/Theatre/Vertical Configurable Air Transports (S-CAT, T-CAT, V-CAT)

    Since the U.S. Joint Heavy Lift topic has become way too crowded with its 20+ pages, I think it's time to devote individual pages to the more significant projects, such as the S-CAT, T-CAT and V-CAT Configurable Air Transport designs. Images and texts from AFRL's Innovations in Tankers, Air...
  7. Grey Havoc

    JMSDF Takao class Destroyer Escort

    This is an unusual project, especially in light of known JMSDF doctrine. It was apparently conceived around the mid-'90s or there abouts by the JMSDF and the old JDA as a lower cost alternative to the procurement of futher units of the Kongō class (what would eventually become the Atago class)...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • destroyer escort early 2000s early 21st century japan defense agency japan maritime self-defense force jmsdf late 1990s late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. Grey Havoc

    JMSDF Asuka Class[Type] testbed

    Came across this via an old article at Japan Security Watch; The JMSDF's Asuka Class ASE (Auxiliary Ship Experiment): [IMAGE CREDIT: vspg.net] The Asuka, which is the only one in her class, is an interesting testbed ship built on a Murasame class hull at a old Sumitomo Heavy Industries yard...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war ii early 21st century experimental japan maritime self-defense force jmsdf late 20th century post-cold war railgun research research ship test ship testbed trials ship
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Military
  9. P

    "Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms" - Targets, Drones and UAVs (Air-Britain)

    . I don't know where this really belongs (if at all) anyway, out of interest, Air Britain have (?) released a new book on RAF unmanned aircraft / target drones / recon drones called "Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms" - I do NOT know if any projected models are included :-...
    • phil gollin
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    • aerial gunnery target aerial torpedo british army cold war drone early 21st century electronic warfare fleet air arm interwar period late 20th century photo-recce post-cold war royal air force royal navy tactical reconnaissance target drone unmanned aerial vehicle war on terror world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  10. Pirate Pete

    Royal Navy Plans......

    I have spent a considerable time searching the web for details, but to-date have not found what I am looking for. There have been occaisions in the past when, due to budgetary and/or political changes the British Royal Navy have had to re-appraise plans. What I am looking for in particular...
  11. A

    ASCC/ASIC/US DoD Reporting Name for Soviet/Russian/Chinese Aircraft and Missiles

    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...
    • AM
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    • cold war cold war ii department of defense early 21st century late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation people's republic of china post-cold war soviet union united states ussr
    • Replies: 201
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  12. Steve Pace

    Boeing 747-8 Freighter, 747-8 Intercontinental

    Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental making its first flight today (3/20/2011). This is Boeing's largest ever airliner. This image is of a high-speed taxi test on 3/18/2011. I'll post flight photos when they are available. -SP
  13. Johnbr

    BAe Systems Nimrod MRA.4 (Nimrod 2000)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12281640 Here is a sad story. :(
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    • 1990s 2000s bae systems early 2010s early 21st century late 20th century maritime patrol aircraft ministry of defence nimrod 2000 nimrod mra.4 post-cold war replacement maritime patrol aircraft royal air force staff requirement (air) 420 united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 321
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. Stargazer

    Naval Surface Warfare Center/NAVAIR Battleforce Seaplane designs

    Source: THE POTENTIAL EFFECT OF MATURING TECHNOLOGY UPON FUTURE SEAPLANES by Mr. August Bellanca & Ms. Carey Matthews, April 2005
    • Stargazer
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    • 1990s 2000s defense advanced research projects agency early 21st century late 20th century navair naval air systems command naval surface warfare center carderock division nswc carderock division office of naval research post-cold war seaplane war on terror wig wing in ground
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. FutureSpaceTourist

    IL Aerospace Technologies suborbital RLV

    IL Aerospace Technologies (ILAT) was the sole Israeli entrant to the Ansari X-prize competition. Their initial X-prize entry was the Negev-5 (Negevs 1 through 4 being various planned subscale/prototypes). Like the da Vinci Project entry, the first 'stage' was a balloon that lifted the hybrid...
  16. FutureSpaceTourist

    Orbital Technologies commercial space station

    There's a press release at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_VvXu5YSgMA1ABk0cR3fKt9ccdgD9IHK1V04?docId=D9IHK1V04 about a proposed new space station for space tourists. First part of the press release is: There's more information at...
  17. Triton

    Royal Navy Future Surface Combatant (FSC) - until late 2004

    Artist's impressions from Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), now QinetiQ, of a possible Future Surface Combatant (FSC) frigate dating to 1998. EDIT: Cutaway drawing of Future Surface Combatant removed because of larger image later in this topic. Sources...
    • Triton
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    • anti-submarine warfare area air defence defence evaluation and research agency early 2000s early 21st century frigate frigates late 1990s late 20th century post-cold war royal navy united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. Triton

    Sea Arrow fast attack ship (Netherlands)

    Sea Arrow fast attack ship (Netherlands) Source: http://s11.invisionfree.com/shipbucket/ar/t1392.htm
    • Triton
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    • 2000s early 21st century kingdom of the netherlands koninklijke maatschappij de schelde post-cold war royal schelde war on terror
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  19. Triton

    "Wings of Russia"

    Wings of Russia Studio has created a fascinating 18-part, so far, documentary series titled Wings of Russia that documents the history of Russian and Soviet aviation. The episodes are available on DVD in the Russian and English languages. Alas, it is only seems to be available for order in the...
    • Triton
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    • 20th century early 21st century russian empire russian federation soviet union
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  20. XP67_Moonbat

    Japanese Space Program

    http://www.aiaa.org/pdf/conferences/Maita.pdf Heres a JAXA brief regarding future hypersonic and space launch projects.
    • XP67_Moonbat
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    • 2000s early 2000s early 21st century japan japan aerospace exploration agency national space development agency of japan (nasda) post-cold war space
    • Replies: 211
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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