nuclear battlefield

I have the Lost British Projects 1/72 scale resin model of the Bristol 204 which includes two small underwing pods which are shown in the drawings to be found on this esteemed site - but what are they?

Hardened shelters are not likely to be built quick olde fahioned HAS were extremely expenisve ,mostly due to blast doors , not the concrete canopy itself , first step would be just canopies to protect from satelite imageriy as ultimately Ukrainians can send UAVs only on designated targets. There...

In the late 1970s Sandia explored the design of a maneuvering glide bomb, the Extended Range Bomb: "Aerodynamic Design of an Extended Range Bomb" https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.57916 "TIGER -- A technology to improve the delivery capability of nuclear bombs and the survivability of the...

https://daviddoylebooks.com/aircraft-usn-usmc-jet-aircraft/aj-savage-9kbz5

In 1960 some 64 Canberra B2 & B6 in 4 sqns based in Britain and assigned to SACEUR were replaced by 24 Valiants in 3 sqns. Despite the significant decrease in numbers this was considered a net benefit because of the Valiant's all weather capabilities. By 1964 the RAF still had 9 sqns of Canberra...

DARPA NextRS "Y-plane" hypersonic strike concept: 30,000-38,000 lbf TBCC Conventional fuel Metallic construction https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/darpa-eyes-hypersonic-striker-air-force-studies-long-term-options (May be paywalled.)

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-b-21-stealth-bomber/ I called this last year and got a ton of shit for it.

This is a thread on Twitter (X) showing a series of weird & wonderful ideas, mostly nuclear armed AAMs and mostly American. since today is 1 April, it’s possible they’re an April Fool’s Day joke but I though you might enjoy them anyway.

A few days ago I stumbled across this ASROC training video from Periscope Films and I was surprised when I checked the board that no specific thread for the ASROC has been posted so hear goes: Now for some stats from the RUR-5 ASROC wikipedia page: Detonation of W44 warhead launched by an...

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In a September 20, 2020 article posted on Wavell Room, defense and international affairs analyst Dr. James Bosbotinis examines the United Kingdom’s options for investing in long-range strike capability. One option briefly explored is for the UK to purchase surplus B-1 or B-52 bombers from the...

The headline is a bit misleading as the article talks in terms of anti-satellite weapon not a weapon to drop onto the planet. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/white-house-plans-brief-lawmakers-house-chairman-warns/story?id=107232293

Stretching what-if but given the long life of the B52 I have been imagining what might have happened if a small number of B70A Valkyries had been delivered to SAC in the early 60s forming a specialised high level penetrator wing able to deliver heavy nuclear freefall bombs. No other aircraft was...

I'm very interested in this :) The 14s didn't intercept the missiles in combat, same as they didn't intercept the missileers in the form of Tu-22 or 22m/26. Let's not confuse capability with intent, and either of the two with what a random internet person tells us. The F-14s were not to be...

I don’t think anyone was too aware of this until news that Boeing was eliminated from the competition,(https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-eliminated-us-air-forces-doomsday-plane-competition-2023-12-01/) so who will make this next “doomsday” plane? Northrop Grumman building...

The US deployed Matador cruise missiles to Europe and then replaced them with Mace. With the arrival of Pershing 1 Mace was withdrawn. The West German Air Force received Matador but not Mace before getting Pershing. Was West Germany the only country offered these systems?

From the 70s to the end of the Cold War France deployed its own tracked vehicle launched battlefield nuclear missile, Pluton. A truck and trailer mounted replacement Hades was entering service as the Cold War ended. In peacetime Pluton and its warheads were stationed in France. However, once a...

One of the many rumours that swirled in Cold War Berlin was that the US had backpack nuclear weapons stored underneath Tempelhof airbase in West Berlin. The US special forces did have such weapons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Light_Teams But no evidence has emerged since the end of...

Award for National University of Defense Technology for their contribution in achieving stable transient combustion of scramjet engine during change (speed, altitude, direction,) in flight conditions. 3 years ago, ground test China’s hypersonic cruise missile sees technological breakthrough...

The GW96A class Missile Cruiser was cancelled by the Royal Navy in 1957, but, I do not seem able to find any ‘definitive’ statement about who/why the decision was made. I appreciate that in reality they were harking back to a previous era as modern Frigates had an adequate cruising range and...