late 20th century

  1. XP67_Moonbat

    Air-Launching Satellites

    This is a follow-on to the earlier topic in Postwar Projects about satellite launching with fighters. To start it off, I give you this: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2008/10/iac-2008-video-of-frances-air.html
  2. overscan (PaulMM)

    Secret Projects: Military Space Technology by Bill Rose

    I must preface this first look review by saying that, while I'm interested in space technology, its not my speciality, so I'm approaching this book from this angle. Bill Rose has put together a well written and nicely illustrated book on various military space projects. Its 192 pages long and...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • anti-satellite cold war early 21st century electronic warfare elint great britain late 20th century nasa photographic reconnaissance post-cold war signals intelligence soviet union space weapons spaceplane ssto strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance third reich united states world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  3. flateric

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

    This is how it looks like
    • flateric
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    • advanced tactical fighter cold war cold war ii early 21st century f-22 late 20th century lockheed martin post-cold war stealth tactical air command united states air force usa
    • Replies: 2,716
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. Abraham Gubler

    Lockheed S-3 Viking Variants and Projects

    Does anyone have any information on the design for the enlarged S-3 Viking offered as a carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft in competition with the second batch of Grumman Greyhounds? And I don’t mean the US-3 which was just a stripped ASW Viking for high speed COD duties. Apparently this...
    • Abraham Gubler
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    • airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare cold war early 21st century late 20th century ling-temco-vought lockheed nasa naval aviation post-cold war stol stovl tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states united states navy vought vtol war on terror
    • Replies: 115
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. B

    Sea Launch Concepts

    From Missiles And Rockets 9th January 1961.
    • Barrington Bond
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    • cccp cold war cold war ii commonwealth of independent states early 21st century great britain late 20th century nasa north atlantic treaty organisation people's republic of china post-cold war russian federation soviet union soyuzmorniiproekt space age space race strategic defense initiative ukraine united states ussr
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  6. A

    nukes- Naah not really

    well Gentlemen , after having been instrumental in getting two threads locked .. i am hopefully not going to achieve a hattrick. well here are some of my favourite things and I would be glad if others found this interesting as well. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jan102006/48.pdf...
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century nuclear power post-cold war
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. B

    Space Station Concepts

    For all those one off types...
    • Barrington Bond
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century nasa post-cold war space age space race space station
    • Replies: 194
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. D

    Carrier Airborne Early Warning

    One of the limitations of the UK's small carriers was/is a lack of an airborne early warning aircraft such as an E-2 Hawkeye. Indeed, this was apparently one of the deficiencies of the UKs air strategy during the Falklands - although Nimrods did fly from Ascension. Has the UK MOD ever...
    • danielgrimes
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    • air defence airborne early warning aircraft carrier airships awacs cold war early 21st century falklands war fleet air arm great britain late 20th century naval aviation post-cold war radar royal navy united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Sferrin

    Aérospatiale / MBDA EUROSAM Aster missile family

    Here's an early Aster test vehicle.
    • Sferrin
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    • aérospatiale alcatel alenia space anti-air warfare area air defence ballistic missile defense cold war cold war ii early 21st century eurosam eurosam gie famille de missiles sol-air futurs late 20th century marina militare marine nationale mbda post-cold war surface-to-air missile thales group thomson-csf
    • Replies: 137
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. C

    XM2001 Crusader 155mm SPH (Self Propelled Howitzer)

    I have a lot informations about XM-2001 Crusader but nothing about "light" version (specifications) . These one had only six wheels but i have no dimensions (lenght ? etc...) ;D
    • cador
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    • cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war spg u.s. army united states army war on terror
    • Replies: 86
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  11. hesham

    NASA Aircraft Projects

    Hi, We can speak about NASA projects which was never built. During the end of 1970s,NASA had launched a program for Energy Efficient Aircraft, a joint NASA/US industry research and development project to reduce by 50 per cent the fuel consumption of future generation civil transport...
    • hesham
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    • 21st century cold war cold war ii jet age late 20th century nasa national advisory committee for aeronautics post-world war ii space age space race united states war on terror
    • Replies: 273
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. R

    M1 Abrams MBT Replacement

    My first post, I think. Bear with me... I've tried several times now to find more info on this Abrams CATTB (Component Advanced Technology TestBed), but Google and co lead me to VERY limited information. Text in the pic tell you all I know. Does Anyone know if Jane's International Defence...
    • rabid stoat
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    • 1980s 1990s 2020s active protection system armored systems modernization cold war cold war ii cybernetics early 21st century late 20th century mbt post-cold war robotics tacom tank tank design united states army united states marine corps virtual reality
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  13. hesham

    Lockheed C-130 Hercules Prototypes, Variants & Projects

    Hi, The Lockheed had old project called C-130J,it was developed from C-130E with increase aileron and rudder chords,wider u/c track,improved braking system and additional armoured protection; do you have a drawing to it ?,(of course I know there was a new project to lockheed in 1996 called...
    • hesham
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    • airborne command post c-130 close air support coin aircraft cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century lockheed lockheed martin north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post cold war special operations united states united states air force usa weather reconnaissance
    • Replies: 424
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. hesham

    Dornier New Projects

    Hi, Dornier Do-24S is new project,it is twin engined amphibian flying boat with new shape and has a wings partially folded and powered by two 450 hp P&W Canada PT6A turboprops it can carry 33-45 passenger.
    • hesham
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    • cold war dornier dornier flugzeugwerke dornier seawings early 21st century federal republic of germany late 20th century post-cold war seaplane west germany
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. Jemiba

    Lockheed QSP studies (military and civil)

    Do you mean this design ? This picture was shown on more than one site in the net, but IIRC in the FlugRevue, it was said, that it's a Sukhoi project ... ???
  16. JAZZ

    German Short Range SAMs

    seems to have been a number of german short range SAM programmes in the late 1990's Perhaps for our german memebrs - BGT version of HFK/KV a two stage missile, with boster and coast to target second stage at mach-3 to a range of 12km. Photo below (JSWS-issue 30) others were DASA HKK/L2 missile...
    • JAZZ
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    • air defence anti-tank missile battlefield air defence cold war cold war ii early 21st century federal republic of germany forward area air defense french fifth republic hypervelocity missiles late 20th century manpads north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war spaam surface-to-air missile war on terror west germany
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  17. GTX

    Submarine-Launched Ship-To-Air Missiles

    Hi folks, Apparently, back in 1972, the RN Submarine HMS Aeneas tested the Submarine-Launched Air Missile (SLAM) system consisting of 6 Blowpipe SAMs in a retractable mount in the conning tower. Israel may have used the system. Regards, Greg
  18. flateric

    North American Rockwell / Boeing B-1 Lancer

    If someone happy to have hi-res version of these North American Rockwell PR drawings (NA-73-400, Rev 9-83), I would be very obliged for sharing them with me. Thank you.
    • flateric
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    • air force global strike command boeing bomber cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century north american aviation north american rockwell nuclear battlefield post-cold war rockwell international strategic air command strategic bomber supersonic united states air force united states navy variable geometry
    • Replies: 750
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  19. hesham

    Boeing Model Designations: the 700 series

    From USA, Boeing-777 (ORIGINAL DESIGN) :a three engined version of B-767-200 but no buyer killed the project. Projects to Boeing from 1970s, Boeing 7N7 was twin jet engined medium range transport airliner,Boeing 7X7 was larger project as three turbofans engines...
    • hesham
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    • boeing cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  20. Jemiba

    Transport gliders

    During WW II the idea of the transport glider was "en vogue", so several countries developed and built such types. One of them was Sweden. The AB Flygindustri of Halmstad designed a glider with the designation Fi 3 of wooden construction, intended for 11 troops plus pilot. Much better known...
    • Jemiba
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    • 21st century airborne forces assault glider cargo glider cold war glider late 20th century post-cold war post-world war ii transport glider world war ii
    • Replies: 82
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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