surface-to-air missile

  1. Petrus

    1950s Oerlikon RSC/RSD SAMs

    Interestingly, in the 1950s the Swiss Oerlikon company designed several surface-to-air missiles. Here are links to very few websites that contain any information on the projects: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/mx-1868.html...
  2. 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...
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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
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  3. uk 75

    60s Point Defence Missiles: Mauler and the UK PT 428

    The US Mauler system for point defence was also intended for the British forces, both in its land and sea versions. It is interesting to speculate what the system would have looked like in UK service. Even more fascinating is the BAC PT428 missile system, similar to Mauler, but cancelled in...
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    • 1960s anti-air warfare battlefield air defence cold war forward area air defense great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield point defense system royal navy spaam surface-to-air missile tactical nuke united states united states navy
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  4. uk 75

    Royal Navy Typhon and Mauler

    Two of my favourite "dud" weapons are Typhon (US long range naval SAM) and Mauler (US point defence SAM for naval and land use). It is clear from Friedman's RN Destroyers and Frigates that the RN also hoped these weapons might be winners as well. The RN had already flirted with Tartar and...
  5. Sferrin

    Liberty air defense system.

    This was an air defense system based on the M1 chassis. ISTR it had two 25mm guns and ADATS missiles but I can't find anything on it.
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    • 1980s air defense artillery branch anti-tank missile battlefield air defence cold war early 1990s faad faads-los-fh forward area air defense france los-f-h north atlantic treaty organisation spad surface-to-air missile u.s. army united states united states army united states marine corps west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. Sferrin

    U.S. Navy Typhon Warships

    Having been home ported at Port Hueneme, California since 30 November 1948, Norton Sound stood out to sea in June of 1962 bound for Norfolk, Virginia and ultimately to Baltimore, Maryland. She arrived at Norfolk, Virginia and was decommissioned on 10 August 1962, and was later towed to Baltimore...
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    • anti-air warfare area air defence atomic ships cold war cruiser destroyer dlgn missile frigate naval reactor nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels sam surface-to-air missile tactical nuke typhon united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. TinWing

    Sea Wolf and Sea Dart: Unbuilt Derivatives and Cancelled Applications

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    • british aerospace plc cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield royal navy surface-to-air missile u.s. army united kingdom
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  8. Antonio

    Taildog / SRAAM / ASRAAM family

    Aviation Magazine No.545 September 1970 Attached pic from Farnborough 1970. Additional info: Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets&Missiles. By Bill Gunston. Ed Salamander. ISBN 0-571-26870. Pg 221 The Vietnam War experience warn about the need for short range air to air weapons to...
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s air defence air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles great britain royal air force surface-to-air missile united kingdom
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