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  1. Forest Green

    Cannon Based Air Defence

    View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1816784858573664586 https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/cannon-based-air-defense Appears to be using XM913, 50mmx228mm
    • Forest Green
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    • air defence airmobile anti-air warfare anti-aircraft cold war ii northrop grumman united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  2. Forest Green

    US Secret Service looking for new Sniper Rifles

    https://www.twz.com/land/secret-service-wants-new-sniper-rifles
    • Forest Green
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    • cold war ii counter assault team (usss) counter-sniper counter-sniper tactics department of homeland security early 2020s hawkeye (secret service counter assault team) secret service sniper rifles special operations division (usss) united states united states secret service usss
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Military
  3. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 73

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    • flateric
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    • 1950 anti-submarine warfare asw cold war early 1950s korean war mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation patrol helicopter u.s. navy xhp competition united states united states navy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 80

    found at Worthpoint
  5. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 65

    found at Worthpoint
  6. D

    McDonnell 1991 Manned Mach 4.6-5 Notional Hypersonic Cruise Aircraft - JP7 fueled

    from: available to read through JSTOR
  7. bercr

    Famous American Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler - An Operational History - Rick Morgan - Crecy

    https://www.crecy.co.uk/grumman-ea-6b-prowler?osCsid=cvsjridl1tau9tn0uk4873hkm4
    • bercr
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    • cold war early 21st century electronic warfare grumman late 20th century post-cold war u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  8. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Early 1950s Plans for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships

    Stumbled across some early 1950s NATO documents concerning the defensive arming and equipping of Merchant Ships. SGS.1 and the 4" Mk 25 are briefly mentioned, although unsurprisingly the vast majority of equipment intended for DEMS was supposed to come from US stocks. There are more documents...
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
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    • armed merchant ships armed merchantman cold war defensively equipped merchant ships early 1950s great britain north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy trade division (royal navy) united states united states navy
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  9. SpaceMonk

    NACA Langley’s Mach 18 Low Lift/Drag Glider - Becker’s Winged Satellite

    The successor to the X-15 was - a winged satellite? In the mid-1950s, NACA was pushing the boundaries of hypersonic flight. After the X-15, the Air Force's Project HYWARDS aimed to design a Mach 12 successor. Visionary engineer John Becker at NACA Langley proposed an even more ambitious goal: a...
    • SpaceMonk
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    • cold war national advisory committee for aeronautics space age united states united states air force
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. HyFonic

    DARPA / Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD)

    Always a good day when there's a new X-plane. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-06-24
    • HyFonic
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    • air force research laboratory cold war ii darpa defense advanced research projects agency great horned owl intelligence advanced research projects activity northrop grumman northrop grumman aeronautic systems united states x-prime
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Grey Havoc

    Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise

    https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4734140-nasa-simulates-asteroid-heading-toward-earth-in-defense-exercise/
  12. uk 75

    US cruisers after 1991

    The US Navy in the 1980s deployed an impressive range of non-AEGIS cruisers. Long Beach was the largest and oldest of the nuclear ships and the only one to start life as a cruiser. The remainder started as frigates then became DLGNs. Bainbridge and Truxtun were one-offs followed in the 70s by 2...
  13. fightingirish

    RIP Donald Sutherland 1935 - 2024

    The Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has passed away. May he rest in peace. :( Here a few of my favourite movies with him as an actor: The Dirty Dozen (1967) M*A*S*H (1970) The Eagle has Landed (1976) Eye of the Needle (1981) JFK (1991) Space Cowboys (2000) Sources...
    • fightingirish
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    • 2024 actor canada cold war early 21st century golden age late 20th century movie star popular culture post-cold war science fiction united states
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: The Bar
  14. Grey Havoc

    First Black Navy SEAL, William Goines, dies at 88 (Military Times)

    https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/19/first-black-navy-seal-william-goines-dies-at-88/ Rest In Peace. :(
    • Grey Havoc
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    • chuting stars cold war cuban missile crisis navy parachute demonstration team special forces special operations u.s. navy seal teams united states united states navy vietnam war
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  15. Moose

    S.S. United States Facing Eviction

    The SS United States conservancy has been beating the drum for awhile that time is running out on their current moorage. Unfortunately, there is now a firm date looming. View: https://x.com/SSUSC/status/1801740003673883010?t=jlffMgRGZNhDsukso5Gwtw&s=19 9/12/24 is entirely too close to comfort...
    • Moose
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    • 2024 buships cold war gibbs & cox korean war newport news shipbuilding ocean liner ss united states conservancy troopship united states united states lines united states navy usns united states william francis gibbs
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Bar
  16. D

    AFFDL Cold Thrust Augmentation Fighter Concepts

    Taken from Structural Design Considerations for Cold Thrust Augmentation Fighter Concepts.
    • Dew
    • Thread
    • air force flight dynamics laboratory cold war early 1970s united states united states air force v/stol v/stol aircraft
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. B

    American 1909 Battlecruiser proposals

    Noticed a mention of these 6 designs in Friedman's book on US Cruisers. Would like to know more about these proposals based on the Wyoming.
    • Bolo42
    • Thread
    • battlecruiser bureau of construction and repair late 1900s pre-world war i united states united states navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. quellish

    Sandia Extended Range Bomb (ERB) concept

    In the late 1970s Sandia explored the design of a maneuvering glide bomb, the Extended Range Bomb: "Aerodynamic Design of an Extended Range Bomb" https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.57916 "TIGER -- A technology to improve the delivery capability of nuclear bombs and the survivability of the...
    • quellish
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    • cold war department of energy late 1970s nuclear battlefield sandia laboratories sandia national laboratories united states united states air force
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  19. M

    McDonnell Model T196-4

    Good Day All - From last week's visit to Gerry Balzer to pick up the remainder of his personal library and collection, we came across a sealed box of small rolled drawings out in the garage. Covered in dust and grime, sure glad it was sealed. This drawing was in the box and is a new design to...
  20. E

    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    Available now. https://www.amazon.com/Challenger-Story-Heroism-Disaster-Space/dp/198217661X
    • edwest4
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    • cold war nasa space race space shuttle space transportation system united states
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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