early 21st century

  1. uk 75

    FV432 vs M113

    The venerable FV432 and M113 troop carriers have been around for more than half a century. I have never seen a realistic comparison of the types from the soldiers' point of view. Anyone know more?
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Flyaway

    ESA Gaia Spacecraft

    https://phys.org/news/2020-01-milky-reveals-giant-stellar-nurseries.amp Here’s the related paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1874-z
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • astronomy early 21st century european space agency
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. L

    Panzerhaubitze 2000 Developments

    • Lc89
    • Thread
    • bundeswehr cold war cold war ii early 21st century federal republic of germany heer late 20th century post-cold war self-propelled artillery ukrainian crisis west germany
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Military
  4. fightingirish

    AGM-109 / BGM-109 Tomahawk / Gryphon Concepts, Projects and Prototypes

    • fightingirish
    • Thread
    • air combat command air launched cruise missile alcm anti-submarine warfare calcm cold war cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century glcm ground launched cruise missile late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command sub-strategic nuke submarine-launched cruise missile tactical nuke tactical reconnaissance united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 313
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Flyaway

    NASA Curiosity (Mars Rover)

    With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, they noticed...
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • 2014 2024 cold war ii early 2010s early 2020s early 21st century jet propulsion laboratory mars nasa post-cold war robotics
    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. uk 75

    Fictional Warships in Movies & TV

    I am too lazy to start a new thread but here are some phonecaptures from youtub of the Royal Navy in the 1997 Bond Film "Tomorrow Never Dies". First up is HMS Chester. Using her Harpoon launcher to fire a Cruise Missile at some bad guys Next we have HMS Devonshire, which gets sunk by the bad...
  7. hesham

    ONERA Aircraft & Projects

    From Icare 1969, here is ONERA VTOL Transport Aircraft Project of 1969
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii direction générale de l’armement early 21st century fighters france french fifth republic french fourth republic late 20th century le laboratoire aéronautique français onera post-cold war ucav vtol
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. Flyaway

    Mars Sample Return

    https://spacenews.com/mars-sample-return-mission-plans-begin-to-take-shape/
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • cccp cold war cybernetics early 21st century european space agency late 20th century nasa post-cold war robotics space probes space race
    • Replies: 203
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. A

    Modern Sail-Powered Ship Concepts

    Hello guys, I hope anyone can help me with more info, pictures or anything related to this ''sailing'' warship. The book of DK Brown 'Future Surface Fleet' quotes: ''It was a study to look into reducing noise when streaming a towed array but it did not help as the electric diesel generators...
    • ALVAMA
    • Thread
    • early 21st century late 20th century sail wind wind powered vehicle
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  10. Flyaway

    Snoopy lunar module from 1969 Apollo 10 mission may have been found

    https://news.sky.com/story/snoopy-lunar-module-from-1969-apollo-10-mission-may-have-been-found-11738299
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • apollo lunar module apollo program cislunar navigation cold war early 2020s early 21st century late 1960s late 20th century lunar excursion module lunar module (apollo) moon nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Grey Havoc

    Why there is so little left of the early internet (BBC)

    http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190401-why-theres-so-little-left-of-the-early-internet
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • early 21st century history of the internet information superhighway late 20th century
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Bar
  12. Grey Havoc

    CASE - Cognitive Architecture for Space Agents

    https://www.space.com/42511-hal-9000-inspired-ai-test-simulation.html Famous last words?
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • artificial intelligence cybernetics early 21st century late 2010s robotics software agents software based a.i.
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  13. A

    Rods from God / "Project Thor"

    Hi. For some whatever reason, a timely article was pu(bli)shed by Sputnik, a Russian media, dealing with an "old" concept of non-nuclear space-based, orbiting kinetic space-to-ground weapon, sometimes described as "Rods from God"...
    • antigravite
    • Thread
    • 1950s 1980s cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war space race strategic defense initiative united states united states air force
    • Replies: 274
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. Grey Havoc

    Last Royal Navy Sea Kings retire

    https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sea-king-helicopters-ends-49-years-of-service/
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Military
  15. R

    140mm smoothbore gun

    In the late 1980s, research started on the new next-generation tank gun. It was quickly determined that it needed to be 140mm calibre. Initially it was to fire the same projectiles as the 120mm gun but at a higher velocity from a similar smoothbore barrel. My question - what was the British...
    • Rickshaw
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century france great britain late 1980s late 20th century post-cold war united states west germany
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  16. uk 75

    Dreadnought Class SSBN names

    I must admit to being puzzled at the choice of Dreadnought as a name for the new SSBNs. Assuming 4 or 3 submarines are built, the only rationale is to resurrect the names of our early nuclear boats. That would add Valiant and Warspite and possibly Conqueror or Churchill. The alternative would...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • early 21st century royal navy ssbn united kingdom
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Military
  17. phrenzy

    9K720 Iskander (SS-26 Stone) SRBM

    I have been researching Russian strategic and tactical missile systems development and posture through the transition from U.S.S.R to the Russian federation for a university project and have come across some very interesting information about the development of the ISKANDER-M TEL and it's recent...
    • phrenzy
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii commonwealth of independent states early 21st century late 1980s late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war red army russian federation soviet union srbm tactical ballistic missile tactical nuke ukrainian crisis
    • Replies: 211
    • Forum: Military
  18. JFC Fuller

    BAE EWACS ABM Radar

    From the early 2000s (announced 2001), this one used MESAR technology, I assume its the end result of the notional ABM configurations mentioned here. I am guessing that the numbers after EWACS refer to the number of modules...? Images from...
  19. F

    Boeing VC-25A VC-25B Air Force One

    Boeing (NYSE: BA) today issued the following statement regarding the Air Force One program: "We are currently under contract for $170 million to help determine the capabilities of these complex military aircraft that serve the unique requirements of the President of the United States. We look...
    • fredymac
    • Thread
    • 1980s 2020s airborne command post boeing cold war cold war ii continuity of government department of defense early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war presidential and executive airlift directorate transport aircraft united states united states air force vip transport war on terror
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. Flyaway

    Space X Interplanetary Transport System

    https://youtu.be/0qo78R_yYFA
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • early 21st century late 2010s reusable launch vehicle space-x spacex united states
    • Replies: 222
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
Back
Top Bottom