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    An amphibian veichle to recover the Mercury capsule

    I just found this picture in an old Italian magazine: The caption says it is a special amphibian veichle to recover the Mercury capsule. The picture was taken during an exercise, using a mockup of the Mercury, with the same dimensions and mass.
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    US 4.7-inch & 105 mm Anti Aircraft Gun/Mobile Gun (1920s)

    I was looking for the history of the anti-aircraft guns of the US Army since 1918 but then stumbled upon an AA gun that I never heard of before. A little effort to find some information was done, but it's surprisingly quite scarce. 4.7-inch Mobile Gun, M1920E The gun was supposed to be the...
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    Grumman Ranger Missile system

    Once again, I've come across this 'official' Grumman 'Ranger' missile cutaway desktop model, which I've never seen or heard of before. On the page it's from, it states Grumman 'Ranger' Infantry Heavy Assault Missile (https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25262/lot/19/?category=list) Anyone know...
  4. Grey Havoc

    Gunsmoke-J program

    https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/07/12/with-all-three-gunsmoke-j-satellites-on-orbit-the-army-is-ready-to-test-space-based-targeting/
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    DUKWs with extension ladders at Pointe du Hoc (Overlord)

    Hi, just find an interesting modification of the DUKW amphibian veichle: maybe it is well known, but I think it deserves a thread. During Overlord preparations, they found that Pointe du Hoc needed to be neutralized by landing forces to prevent the Germans from using the guns positioned there...
  6. Grey Havoc

    Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS)

    https://www.autonews.com/article/20171009/OEM/171009800/general-motors-establishing-new-military-defense-division https://www.torque.com.sg/news/general-motors-introduces-silent-utility-rover-universal-superstructure/ https://www.gmdefensellc.com/site/us/en/gm-defense/home/autonomy.html...
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    US Army High-Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES)

    https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/05/27/looking-at-high-speed-isr-jet-capability-us-army-deploys-demonstrator-to-europe/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2005.28.21&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief
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    “highly classified” Long Range Effect (LRE) ?

    “highly classified” Long Range Effect (LRE) ? US Army has taken a few - but not all - of the wraps off a “highly classified” Long Range Effect (LRE) during #Edge21 demo at Dugway Proving Ground, which I’m attending. No pictures released sadly, but a video showed to me here shows a large, winged...
  9. bobbymike

    Close Combat Missile System - Heavy

    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/08/army-wants-replace-cold-war-era-tow-missile-new-longer-range-tank-killer.html
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    Multipurpose Orenda OT-4 gas turbine

    In early 1960, Orenda Engines, a division of Avro Canada, began to develop a gas turbine to meet a U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships specification for the development of engines for a new type of minesweeper. The Canadian company and two American companies, including Ford Motor, received development...
  11. Grey Havoc

    Reactive Stiffening Armor System

    In other words bulletproof vests utilising what is in effect ERA. o_O http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6474213.html https://www.wired.com/2009/03/extreme-protect/ Might work with armored NBC suits and even infantry exoskeleton systems. But tactical vests?! I think I might have heard about...
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    Cancelled AGM-65 Maverick projects

    The dual mode AGM-65D Maverick anti-radar guided missile Hughes Aircraft Corporation in the United States has built three unites of the Maverick anti-radar guided missile equipped with a dual mode passive radar/television target seeking head. It was designed especially to strike at radar...
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    Abrams based IFV

    So I've heard that during the mid 80s there were attempts to create a 60-ton class IFV based on the M1 Abrams some designs even mounting the 75mm Areas cannon is this true any drawings
  14. VTOLicious

    US Army Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS)

    In the spring of 2019, the Army awarded a contract to four industry partners to provide non-developmental tactical systems, also known as "off the shelf" technology. The Army will provide the tactical UAS to units so Soldiers in U.S. Army Forces Command can evaluate the system under field...
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    Model T Tracked vehicles

    While I was doing some research on the Pietenpol homebuilts for a scratch build project, I came across a couple tracked Model T projects with caterpillar treads. mostly pics, with little else. does anyone have any more information on these, or where can I go to find out more, as this looks like...
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    Boeing FARA

    Alone among the FARA contenders, Boeing have yet to fully reveal details of their submission, apparently designed by the company's 'Phantom Works'. They did release a teaser video - some screenshots of which are shown at https://facebook.com/aerospaceanalysis/
  17. Grey Havoc

    WWI era French M15 Adrian helmet superior in some respects to modern U.S. Army Advanced Combat Helmet

    https://gizmodo.com/helmets-from-wwi-just-as-protective-against-overhead-bl-1841700511 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0228802
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    Late War M4 Sherman Redesign

    I ran across this website that I frustratingly can't find anymore it gave info on the various attempts to up gun the sherman tank and also had a little info on a radically redesigned sherman tank that moved its gear box beneath the tank allowing the turret to be set further back and reducing the...
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    M551 Sheridan-derived IFVS?

    I read in Osprey's excellent New Vanguard 153 - M551 Sheridan that, at Fort Bragg, they had a short-lived program to develop a "paratroop fighting vehicle" in the 80s - similar to the Russian/Soviet BMD series- based on a turretless Sheridan. Several prototypes were allegedly constructed, making...
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    Bell 360 Invictus (FARA program)

    https://www.flugrevue.de/angebot-fuer-den-fara-wettbewerb-der-us-army-bell-360-invictus-enthuellt/ auto translate https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flugrevue.de%2Fangebot-fuer-den-fara-wettbewerb-der-us-army-bell-360-invictus-enthuellt%2F Looks like dad bod...
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