strategic defence

Reading a recently acquired second-hand copy of 'Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems 1990-91', there is an intriguing reference to the E-3 in the Pakistan entry in the National and International Air Defence section. It says that Pakistan was interested in procuring the Boeing E-3 AWACS...

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This was a program, possibly inspired by the B-1C and related proposals, to procure a number of P-3C based variants equipped with the AWG-9 Radar and the Phoenix missile (likely the AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed version), for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The program began as a TRDI program in...

Russia Seen Pursuing U.S. Missile Shield Tech Thursday, March 24, 2011 Russia is pursuing an agreement with the Obama administration that would give Moscow access to U.S. technology for interceptors designed to destroy enemy missiles on impact, the Washington Times reported on Wednesday (see...

Before they were canceled Lockheed recieved an order for 93 production F-12B LRIs to serve in the USAF Air Defense Command. I believe this photo from LM illustrates what a production F-12B would have looked like.

Hi everybody Here the Convair "Sky Scorcher" Air-to-Air Missile with a 2 megaton warhead http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/other.html http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=44082 I have not found any other informations or drawings of this crazy project ! Maybe someone...

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It was 20 years ago, 15.11.1988... (c) RKK Energia - taken from www.buran.ru

I've heard about a rocket craft hovering in a hangar and laser pointing an outside target as a systems/targeting demonstration, anybody have more info on this?

Last month's DTI carried a blurb on the Mig-31 BM . the last line talked about the Mig-31 BM's ability to counter stealth cruise missiles and Hypersonics. In this context I propose to start a discussion as to how the Mig-31 BM may indeed accomplish the same.

Found this on the buran.ru website: http://www.buran.ru/htm/bors.htm#bor-7 Please note that it explicitly says the image with the Su-27 on a rocket has no relation to the real appearance of the proposed interceptor. I would guess the actual design might resemble a Spiral / Bor-4 - or then not...

Does anyone have a drawing(s) of the F-12B interceptor as it would have appeared in its final form? KJ_Lesnick

Maybe Chelomei’s space interceptor ... ? http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lks.htm

Captures from Discovery Channel's The Real Flying Saucers documentary

Just wondering if anyone knows what the tested maximum altitude and speed of the A-12/SR71 was? I contacted the USAF recently and they simply stuck to the published figures saying it flew at 85,000ft and could reach Mach 3.3. This doesn't seem to make sense as variants of the F-4, F-104 and...

Some time ago, I found this pics in http://legion.wplus.net. It was a soviet project for an AWACS based on a jet powered version of the Tu-114 airliner. In fact, it should be considered a jet powered Tu-126 "Moss" AWACS. Sadly, the page is in russian. Any aditional info (and drawings) should be...

When the UK decided to develop an AEW version of the Nimrod, was there any attempt to make a copy of the Hawkeye and Sentry but with British developed mast mounted rotating radar and computers or did the designers go straight to the fore and aft mounted radars? There is an interesting history...

Lockheed SR-71/YF-12 Blackbirds Excellent volume in the Warbird Tech series, good solid information from a good author. Recommended. ****

Hello all I am looking for information, drawings (including 3-views) and specifications for North American Aviation’s ‘Retaliator’ and the NR-349 Interceptor proposals. These were based on the A-5 Vigilante carrier-based strike-bomber Regards Pioneer

This radar formed the basis of the AWG-9, and was the first lookdown/shootdown weapons system. Originally developed for the North American F-108 interceptor, the origins of AN/ASG-18 lie in 1954, when alongside a new interceptor competition a competition was held to design a radar with a 100nm...