late 20th century

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Grey Havoc

    Soviet Super Chicken (the Smena) reborn

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-09/putin-resurrects-soviet-super-chicken
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 2018 21st century cold war ii late 2010s late 20th century russian federation soviet union
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Michel Van

    Happy birthday Space age !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWAz_1Ck01U 60th years ago a beep radio sound from sky started the Space Age. Follow by Space Race, the Moon race, space Shuttle and SpaceX reuse of rockets
    • Michel Van
    • Thread
    • cccp cold war late 20th century satellite soviet union space age space race united states
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. 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
  11. Jemiba

    Early French Night Vision Devices ?

    Where can I find information about French night vision devices directly after WW II ? When and where such devices were used in the post WWII French armed forces ? From what I've found, most of the early ones used the activ system, so needing an IR light source. But the German Luftwaffe had used...
    • Jemiba
    • Thread
    • cold war france late 20th century post-world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Military
  12. 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
  13. yasotay

    The last American helicopter pioneer takes off 270

    From the American Helicopter Website. Glidden (Glid) Sweet Doman, a pioneer in the helicopter industry, died Monday, June 6, 2016. He was an Emeritus Member of AHS International, having joined the then-American Helicopter Society in 1945. Doman was born in Syracuse, NY in 1921. In his teens...
    • yasotay
    • Thread
    • aerospace ahs / vfs american helicopter society (ahs) international cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. flateric

    Franco-German Anti-Navire Nouvelle Generation Missile (ANNG/VESTA))

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-METAL-Desk-Model-MISSILE-ANNG-Aerospatiale-maquette-Daimler-Benz-Aerospace/301897007080 Reference: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/france-funds-missile-project-9798/
    • flateric
    • Thread
    • 1990s aéronavale anti-ship missile bundesmarine deutsche marine early 21st century federal republic of germany french fifth republic late 20th century marine nationale post-cold war surface-to-surface missile
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  15. G

    The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than a Tanker

    An enlarged update of Robert Hopkins' 1998 Aerofax book, already a pretty good tome: http://www.amazon.com/Boeing-KC-135-Stratotanker-Robert-Hopkins/dp/1910809012/
    • gatoraptor
    • Thread
    • 2016 air mobility command boeing cold war early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war strategic air command strategic reconnaissance tanker aircraft united states united states air force vietnam war war on terror
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  16. Tzoli

    The British GWS Missiles

    I've hoped to find a list showing the GWS (Guided Weapon System) series of British missile designations but I did not found one on this forum, so I ask you if you can provide me a list on these weapons. From Wiki and some other sites I've collected these: GWS.1 - Sea Slug Mark I GWS.2 - Sea...
    • Tzoli
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  17. XP67_Moonbat

    R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

    For any of you fellow Trekkies on here. A great loss indeed. :'( http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?ref=arts&_r=2
    • XP67_Moonbat
    • Thread
    • 2015 early 21st century late 20th century popular culture science fiction star trek
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: The Bar
  18. covert_shores

    Swimmer Delivery Vehicle projects, old and new

    I'm planning to share information on a bunch of unknown SDV/midget submarine/DPV/Canoes etc via my blog (http://www.hisutton.com/) and thought i should also post here for the community. Rather than start fresh threads each time I'll just update this one. And I hope it can also be a general...
  19. Triton

    A Look Back at the Black Hawk

    Published on Oct 30, 2014 BLACK HAWK helicopters continue to be the work horse for the U.S. Army. Forty military and civil organizations around the world use this helicopter or one of its derivative models. View: http://youtu.be/BBk1sTWPKI8
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • air cavalry airborne forces airmobile anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare cold war cold war ii early 21st century helicopter late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war sikorsky united states united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. eshelon

    Future warship from the past.

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