late 20th century

  1. Flyaway

    Bradley Fighting Vehicle

    Looks like some of the Bradley’s will have a new home. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-says-bradley-fighting-vehicles-are-table-ukraine-2023-01-04/
    • Flyaway
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    • afv cold war cold war ii early 21st century ifv ifvs late 20th century post-cold war u.s. army united states united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: Military
  2. Voltzz

    Taurus cruise missile

    These are the variants of Taurus that i am aware of: Taurus KEPD 350: Standard version in service with Germany Spain and South Korea Taurus KEPD 150/Taurus L: A lighter variant of the in-service kinetic penetrator Taurus intended for Sweden to arm the Gripen. Taurus KEPD 150 SLM: Ship launched...
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    • cluster munitions cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century federal republic of germany kingdom of sweden late 20th century mbda post-cold war saab saab bofors dynamics taurus taurus systems gmbh
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Military
  3. Graham1973

    Numbers Stations

    A YouTube series covering 'Numbers Stations' quasi-mysterious shortwave stations, which are widely suspected to be used by various intelligence agencies to contact agents in the field. This series is covering the stations one at a time. When they were more common (In the 1970 - 2000s) time...
    • Graham1973
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century eastern bloc elint espionage late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war sigint signals intelligence warsaw pact western europe
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: The Bar
  4. Flyaway

    The CIA: Secret Drone Wars

    The topic is so huge that when you listen to this it ends up just being the equivalent to an introductory chapter of a book. https://shows.acast.com/the-world-wars/episodes/the-cia-secret-drone-wars
    • Flyaway
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    • 21st century central intelligence agency cold war cold war ii drone drone warfare drones late 20th century post-cold war rpv united states unmanned air vehicle war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  5. Michel Van

    Tom Cruise is last of his kind !

    Let face it Top Gun: Maverick is one of biggest success in Box office and Tom Cruise ? Instead give pseudo intellectual interviews like every Wookie in hollywood he thanks the audience his way View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ujdJf7nnCM Promote his new movie View...
    • Michel Van
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century espionage late 20th century movie star movies popular culture post-cold war science fiction technothriller
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. bercr

    RIP Bernard CHABBERT

    Well-known French journalist, author, pilot, THE voice of aerial meetings in France (La Ferté-Alais air show, Salon du Bourget air show, Paris Villaroche Air Legend and so on). He was 78 y.o.
    • bercr
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    • 2022 aerospace cold war early 21st century france late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. Grey Havoc

    FORM (computer algebra system)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.quantamagazine.org/crucial-computer-program-for-particle-physics-at-risk-of-obsolescence-20221201/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1980s 1990s cold war computing early 21st century kingdom of the netherlands late 20th century national institute for subatomic physics nikhef post-cold war
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  8. Grey Havoc

    Greg Bear RIP

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/11/20/1558240/hard-science-fiction-master-greg-bear-dies-at-age-71 Rest In Peace. :(
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    • association of science fiction artists cold war cyberpunk early 21st century famous authors late 20th century popular culture san diego comic-con science fiction science fiction and fantasy writers association
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    • Forum: The Bar
  9. RavenOne

    RIP Frank Robinson - the man, the legend behind Robinson Helicopters

    RIP Frank https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/?fbclid=IwAR1gXT23VVaZLR6XC3yQtWiI81tx8VaQFeU5S6iPIvUdbItPQI_dEpP0W1I As it is i fly R44 and 66 …was in Cologne for European Rotors this week so here my pics below All the best
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    • aerospace ahs / vfs american helicopter society (ahs) international cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. Grey Havoc

    Inspiration for the 2004 movie, 'The Terminal', passes away

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63612017 :( RIP.
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    • 2022 cold war early 21st century france french fifth republic imperial state of iran islamic republic of iran late 20th century paris charles de gaulle airport popular culture post-cold war roissy airport
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. archipeppe

    The Untold Stories of the Space Shuttle Program: Unfulfilled Dreams and Missions that Never Flew (Springer Praxis Books) 1st ed. 2022

    The latest work of my friend Davide Sivolella an aeronautical engineer and a skilled author, who lives in England. If you want to learn about never realized Space Shuttle versions, this is the right book...
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    • cold war early 21st century late 20th century nasa post-cold war space race space shuttle space station space transportation system united states air force
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  12. Grey Havoc

    The man who tried to fake an element (BobbyBroccoli Youtube channel)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5WT22-AO8
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    • cold war early 21st century elemental table late 20th century nuclear post-cold war pre-world war ii the hunt for elements victor ninov world war ii
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Bar
  13. Michel Van

    What kind Wind Turbine is this ?

    I need your Help in 1970s this kind Wind Turbine was proposed (here illustrated by Roger Leloup in 1976) has some one more information about this ?
    • Michel Van
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    • 1970s 2010s cold war early 21st century energy crisis late 20th century post-cold war
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    • Forum: The Bar
  14. Forest Green

    Meteor Missile: Origins, Development and News

    Nice origin story for the Meteor missile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S225XR
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    • air defence air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles cold war early 21st century great britain kingdom of sweden late 20th century post-cold war surface-to-air missile
    • Replies: 182
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. T

    Sigint/elint satellites

    So those trios of sigint/elint sats that US and China have in droves, what sort of signals can they detect? Infantry Battalion level Comms? Long range Comms (hundreds of km distance)? SAM battery targeting radar? Radar of a maritime patrol helicopter? Fighter jet radar? Large shipborne air...
    • totoro
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    • 21st century cold war cold war ii electronic warfare elint late 20th century post-cold war satellite sigint signals intelligence
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. World B4

    ERA on lightly armored vehicles

    During tests run by the USSR, it was determined that putting ERA on lightly armored vehicles was a bad idea, as it would break the hull. I see lots of people talking about "it's a vbied now lol" every time a photo shows ERA on a vehicle with less than BMP-3 levels of armor. But the thing is, we...
    • World B4
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    • armoured fighting vehicles cold war early 21st century explosive reactive armor late 20th century light vehicles post-cold war
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Military
  17. uk 75

    Which airliner should have been built?

    I love airliners but hate the whole rigmarole of flying today..So here is another typical UK 75 thread. British Airways became one of the world's largest operators of the iconic Boeing 747 and even painted and.even painted one up in the colours of their predecessor BOAC. Imagine if instead of...
  18. Flyaway

    Defense Support Program (DSP)

    https://thespacereview.com/article/4440/1
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    • aerojet general aerospace defense command air force space command air force systems command cold war early 21st century international telephone & telegraph late 20th century martin marietta north american aerospace defense command post-cold war raytheon space and missile systems organization (usaf) space systems division spacecom trw united states air force united states space force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. overscan (PaulMM)

    Research in NASA history - a guide to the NASA history program

    https://history.nasa.gov/sp4543.pdf This document published in 2009 contains a summary of published books about NASA history and also a guide to the collections and archives found at various NASA locations. Looks potentially useful for researchers.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aerospace industry cold war early 21st century late 20th century nasa post-cold war space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  20. Michel Van

    The Art of Ron Cobb

    yes i know total off topic but it art book about the Legend Ron Cobb The guy who design ALIEN, ALIENS, ABYSS, BACK TO FUTURE, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, DARK STAR, THE LAST STAR FIGHTER, STAR WARS... Book will be 208 page and be out for sale at 13 September 2022...
    • Michel Van
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    • cold war computer games concept artist early 21st century late 20th century movies popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction space age space art space race tv series war on terror
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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