The Northrop N-204 was an advanced high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft project conceived in the fall of 1957, derived from Northrop's earlier N-165 spyplane design. It was powered by eight Westinghouse J54 turbojets arranged in two groups of four side-by-side engines between the outer wing...
This is going to be offered to potential customers as a significantly cheaper alternative to buying a reconnaissance satellite.
http://www.janes.com/article/79777/bae-systems-reveals-phasa-35-solar-powered-hale-uav
More info here.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/hale-phasa-35-uav/
2020s
bae systems
cold war ii
drone
hale
high altitude long endurance
late 2010s
reconnaissance
solar-powered
strategic reconnaissance
united kingdom
unmanned aerial vehicle
Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)
Advanced Technology Development Future Naval Capability (FNC) Program
Science and Technology
Brief to Industry
https://www.scribd.com/document/369430054/ONR-Armored-Reconnaissance-Vehicle
amphibious vehicle
cold war ii
early 2020s
electronic warfare
late 2010s
office of naval research
optionally manned
reconnaissance
united states
united states marine corps
united states navy
unmanned air vehicle
unmanned ground vehicle
usmc
2010s
afv
armored vehicle
armoured fighting vehicles
darpa
defense advanced research projects agency
early 2020s
electronic warfare
reconnaissance
rough terrain
u.s. army
united states
united states army
G'day once again gents
I am looking for information on the French LOHR VPX 5000 light armoured vehicle.
A neat little AFV, which looks as though it could have been as versatile as the West German Wiesel series of light armoured vehicles.
From what I can make out, it was proposed in a 120mm...
Till now allmost all drones are completely man-made. That could change, at least
in the field of micro drones, according to an article in the december issue of the
German magazine "Spektrum der Wissenschaft" (Spectrum Of Science). Several
teams of scientists are working on a conversion of...
I was reading up on the Sperry M1 Messenger, which naturally led to the Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk, and this intriguing reference:
I have to ask...does anyone have any more info on or images of Design 124?
Cheers,
Matthew
in beginn of 1988, the German Media show picture of a unusual German Prototype
Grob Werke D-450 Egrett-1 a propeller plane with extrem long wings [picture 1]
this was joint Luftwaffe-USAF program "LAPAS" - called in U.S. "Senior Guardian"
Luftgestütztes, abstandsfähiges Primär-Aufklärungssystem...
The following information has been copied from Jane’s Light Tanks and Armoured Cars 1984 by Christopher F. Foss. It is posted here for educational purposes:
APE Amphibious Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
Development
In the early 1960s EWK (Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Göppner GmbH) developed a...
amphibious vehicle
armoured engineer vehicle
bundeswehr
cold war
combat engineers
deutsches heer
federal republic of germany
reconnaissance
west germany
Lockheed’s other proposed C-141 Starlifter variants?
Many years ago I came across a big and beautiful book that had many full-spread coloured artwork / drawings of Lockheed’s proposed C-141 Starlifter, that would serve in other roles.
From my memory these included-
· Airborne Command Post...
aerospace defense command
air defense command
airborne command post
airlifter
civil aviation
cold war
in-flight refueling tanker
jet age
lockheed
military airlift command
reconnaissance
space age
strategic air command
system 476l
united states
united states air force
united states navy
Some years ago, my friend Thomas from Germany and me, managed to identify this helo as the Sikorsky S-68.
Source is:
Stealth Technology. The art of black magic by J Jones. 1989. ISBN 0-8306-8381-X
"Early 1970s proposal by Sikosrsky for Army's armored aerial reconnaissance vehicle program"...
cold war
helicopter
helicopters
reconnaissance
sikorsky
tactical reconnaissance
united states
united states army
united technologies corporation
vietnam war
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