Well known as a proposed ICBM carrier is the Boeing 747. Nevertheless
Boeing also promoted some different designs during the 1970s, e.g. purely
land based four and six engined aircraft, with a maximum take-off weight
of up to 680.000 kg and 24 hours loitering time, with a 180.000 kg payload...
air-launched ballistic missile
airmobile
cold war
icbm
nuclear battlefield
soviet strategic missile troops
soviet union
strategic air command
united states
united states air force
As requested by styx...
The MAZ-7906 and MAZ-7907 were 16x16 and 24x24 wheeled chassis respectively, intended as TELs for the "Tselina-2" road-mobile variant of the SS-24 ICBM. The MAZ-7906 from 1984 had a diesel engine and the MAZ-7907 from 1985 a 1,200 hp gas turbine with electric...
1980s
bell textron
boeing
cold war
convair
early 1990s
general dynamics
goodyear
icbm
martin marietta corporation
nuclear battlefield
strategic air command
united states
united states air force
Numerous methods of deploying the Peacekeeper were investigated and I wish somebody had all the details. Here's a few things I turned up:
"One of the first MX projects was the Vertical Shelter Ground System Definition Program which required
construction of an 18-foot diameter, 130-foot deep...
cold war
icbm
mx program
mx rail garrison
nuclear battlefield
peacekeeper rail garrison
strategic air command
strategic defense initiative
united states
united states air force
usaf
‘Strategic Weapons Launcher’ “SWL”
1n the late 1960’s and early 1970’s the US became very concerned about the growing accuracy of the Soviets new and future ICBM’s and SLBM’s.
This accuracy would threaten the Strategic Air Commands (SACs) fixed ICBM silo fields in a ‘first strike’.
The USAF...
aerojet general
air force systems command
albm
cold war
early 1970s
icbm
late 1960s
lockheed
military airlift command
minuteman i/b
nuclear battlefield
space and missile systems organization (usaf)
strat-x
strategic air command
thiokol
united states air force
world war iii
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