strategic defence

  1. flateric

    Lavochkin La-250 Anakonda Interceptor Aircraft

    To my shame, this is the first time when I see La-250 in flight.
    • flateric
    • Thread
    • 1950s air defence cold war interceptor interceptors lavochkin design bureau nuclear battlefield soviet air defence forces soviet union strategic defence ussr v-pvo
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. Hood

    Violet Friend ABM System

    I found out some information about Britain's embroynic ABM system designed in the 1950s. The Ministry of Supply in 1954 placed study contracts with English Electric and Marconi to develop a ballistic missile defence. In February 1955 this led to Air Staff Target AST 1135. The entire programme...
    • Hood
    • Thread
    • air defence air ministry ballistic missile defense cold war ministry of supply royal air force strategic defence united kingdom
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. D

    Boeing 747 Advanced Surveillance & Tracking Technology (ASTT)

    In view of the material already presented in the forum this topic will surely motivate enough crossposting but I believe that the topic deserves to take their own place. -A 90's proposal of GE for a Super-AWACS. A wind tunnel model existed but I have not gotten pictures of the same one.
    • Dronte
    • Thread
    • 1980s 1990s air defence awacs boeing cold war cruise missile defence post-cold war radar strategic defence united states united states air force
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. P

    USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program

    USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program On 9 February 1968, the Defence Department announced they were not going to purchase the Lockheed F-12A interceptor (later the SR-71), opting instead to remain with the F-106 as the primary interceptor to protect the continental USA from air...
    • Pioneer
    • Thread
    • 1970s adcom aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war improved manned interceptor program interceptor interceptors late 1960s nuclear battlefield strategic defence united states air force
    • Replies: 81
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. Sferrin

    North American XF-108 (F-108) Rapier

    In the book "Valkyrie - North American's Mach 3 Superbomber" they indicate that North American continued developement of the F-108 even after it was cancelled. They have a "1960" configuration that is a little puzzling. Either the canopy and windows shrunk considerably or the aircraft as a...
  6. SOC

    Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 projects

    SENIOR CITIZEN is supposed to be some sort of stealthy transport for special ops stuff. Here's some info on a few unbuilt SENIOR CROWN variations: SR-71I 30 September 1980 iteration: -AWG-9 radar -four AIM-54 missiles -anti-AWACS tasked 1 November 1982 iteration: -APG-65 radar -four AIM-120...
    • SOC
    • Thread
    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command central intelligence agency cold war general electric aircraft engines lockheed nuclear battlefield pratt & whitney sead skunk works strategic air command strategic bomber strategic defence strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 192
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. P

    USAF Project 'AERIE' The ultimate stand-off interceptor?

    I found out about this aircraft project a few years ago in a great book called The Pentagon Paradox – The Development of the F-18 Hornet. One of the Projects that was mentioned in the book in the USAF’s quest to field an effective air defence system was a USAF Project ‘AERIE’ of 1957. Project...
    • Pioneer
    • Thread
    • air defence air defense command airborne early warning awacs cold war imperial iranian navy interceptors naval aviation strategic defence united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. Sferrin

    Chinese SAM and ABM

    Does anybody have any info on these or any on Chinese ABM developements? All I have are these two photos and their names. Thanks.
    • Sferrin
    • Thread
    • 1980s air defence anti-air warfare ballistic missile defense cold war cold war ii late 1970s people's liberation army people's republic of china post-cold war strategic defence surface to air missile surface-to-surface missile
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    MiG-31 Avionics

    Thread to discuss MiG-31 Avionics. Here's a pic showing the multicolour HUD... from Koku-Fan, October 1992.
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)

    These two photos were supplied by Garry Morelock (@elider) from his personal photo collection. He believes the first picture shows Vought's submission to SAMI (Strategic Advanced Manned Interceptor) and the second, possibly an early VFX project.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war fighters fleet air defense interceptor interceptors ling-temco-vought naval aviation strategic defence united states united states air force united states navy vought
    • Replies: 210
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    Grumman F-14 Tomcat

    http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/ebooks/F-14D Tomcat (NAVAIR 01-F14AAD-1).pdf
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • air defence cold war cold war ii early 21st century fleet air defense fighter fleet air defense interceptor grumman imperial iranian air force interceptor islamic republic of iran air force late 20th century naval aviation north atlantic treaty organisation northrop grumman post-cold war strategic defence tactical reconnaissance turkish air force united states marine corps united states navy variable geometry
    • Replies: 180
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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