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  1. Michel Van

    1970s Future Weapons

    i found this You tube video on 1960s prediction on 1970s weapon system sadly it's show only a fragment of original film View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FydcxZt4Xdk&feature=player_embedded
    • Michel Van
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    • air cavalry cold war ground effect vehicle hover tank hovertank nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vehicles tank design u.s. army united states united states army vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. Jemiba

    Aerophysics (Curtiss-Wright) VZ-7AP « Aerial Jeep »

    Looking quite notional, but it's the only picture I've seen so far of the Aerophysics contender for the flying jeep: (from Aviation Week August 1957)
  3. C

    Rarefaction Wave Gun (RAVEN)

    Rarefaction Wave Gun (RAVEN) Whatever happened to this project? Seems like a fancy recoilless gun. http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2007gun_missile/GMTueAM2/MinerPresentation.pdf
  4. P

    Is it true that the U.S Army has cancelled SLAMRAAM system???

    G'day gents Can anyone please confirm the following - 'January, 11, 2011: The U.S Army has finally, after over a decade of development, and no orders, cancelled its SLAMRAAM anti aircraft missile system' If so, this would have to emphasised the inability of the U.S military to be able to run...
    • Pioneer
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    • 2011 air defence air defense artillery branch air-to-surface missile early 2010s obama administration post-cold war spad u.s. army united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  5. Sferrin

    Bendix « Talos Land System » as possible ICBM interceptor

    Ideas? (I know what it is but the site I got it from is a rare treat. Just wondering if anybody else had seen it. :-) )
    • Sferrin
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    • air defence bendix corporation cold war nuclear battlefield strategic air command u.s. army united states air force united states army usaf
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  6. X

    About the Engineering and Auxiliarie Support Vehicle based on Abrams chassis

    I just come cross some pictures on line. These pictures come form "M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1982-92" By Steven J. Zaloga, Peter Sarson. I am looking for higher quality pictures, designation/name and tech data. Thanks in advance Regards Xiaofan
    • xiaofan
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    • armoured engineer vehicle armoured recovery vehicle armoured repair and recovery vehicle armoured vehicle-launched bridge chrysler defense group cold war cold war ii combat engineers general dynamics heavy assault bridge post-cold war sappers u.s. army united states army united states army corps of engineers
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. Caravellarella

    Sikorsky S-61 prototypes, projects and license builds

    Dear Boys and Girls, here is a picture with a caption in French of what I believe to be the Sikorsky S-61N full-size mock-up brought to the 1959 Paris Salon; it shows an aerodynamic saucer-shaped fairing covering the main rotor hub. The accompanying article describes the Sikorsky S-61N as being...
    • Caravellarella
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    • cold war great britain helicopter north atlantic treaty organisation royal air force royal navy sikorsky u.s. army united states united states coast guard united states navy westland aircraft limited westland helicopters
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. flateric

    US Army Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP)

    Sikorsky - Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) - S-75 crash test at NASA/Langley Research Center, 1999 88 hi-res pics (about 25 Mb TIFF each)
    • flateric
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    • helicopter late 1990s post-cold war sikorsky u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. P

    U.S Army 8x8 Lightweight 105mm & 155mm SPH program of the 1980's??

    G'day again gents I am currently scanning through my long packed away copies of Military Technology magazines! For years now I have been want to inquire into a project that I viewed in MilTech Vol XI, Issue 6, 1987! It has to do with a U.S Army program to remedy the lack of both AFV's and...
    • Pioneer
    • Thread
    • 1980s airmobile armoured fighting vehicles cold war self-propelled artillery u.s. army u.s. army light divisions united states army
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  10. Michel Van

    Heavy Tank ASTRON Project

    ASTRON big tank build from 2 other small tanks by Continental Motors, Hen and Chick concept is there more information about this tank concept ? source in Russian http://tancist.livejournal.com/28040.html
  11. Stargazer

    McDonnell Models 146 SIDEKICK and 189 anti-tank missiles

    In 1959, the U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command (AOMC) suggested the development of a medium-range heavy assault weapon. The Office, Chief of Research and Development indicated that no firm requirement existed for the weapon. In February, McDonnell Douglas Corporation began work on the BRAT...
    • Stargazer
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    • 1960s anti-tank anti-tank missile ballistic research laboratory cold war late 1950s mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation mcdonnell douglas u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. R

    Sikorsky Flying Cranes S-60 to S-64

    Do you mean the S-61 (Sea King)?? The S-60 was a flying crane from the get-go, although it was piston-engined, using the dynamic components of the S-56/H-37 Mojave.
    • rotorheadtx
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    • army national guard cold war cold war ii post-cold war sikorsky u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. uk 75

    FABMS and early versions of SAM D

    One of the most interesting periods in the development of the US Army missile systems is that between 1960 and 1975 or so when the US envisaged self propelled tracked missile systems very similar to those deployed by the USSR. Eventually the SAM D (later Patriot) emerged as a tracked launcher...
    • uk 75
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    • air defence air defense artillery branch battlefield air defence cold war spaam spad surface-to-air missile u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  14. Triton

    Doak Model 16 (VZ-4DA) ducted-fan VTOL

    Photograph of Doak Model 16 (VZ-4DA) found on eBay. [link no longer active] Seller's description:
  15. XP67_Moonbat

    Pershing Missiles

    Not sure we had a dedicated Pershing thread, so I'll kick it off by posting a link to the Pershing II Tech Manual. http://pershingmissile.org/PershingDocuments/manuals/TM%209-1425-386-10-1.pdf
    • XP67_Moonbat
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    • cold war federal republic of germany luftwaffe medium range ballistic missile medium-range ballistic missile mrbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield sub-strategic nuke surface-to-surface missile tactical nuke u.s. army united states united states army west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  16. hesham

    Bristol Aerospace Robot-X

    Hi, I found this BAe Robot-X in google books,what is this. http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=bSq-cEf0EWsC&pg=PA180&dq=nasa+vtol+aircraft&hl=ar&ei=OdNrTK6VNoyVOJCHzVs&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=true
    • hesham
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    • 1980s anti-ship missile canada canadian armed forces canadian bristol aerospace cold war defence research establishment suffield early 1990s post-cold war target drone u.s. army united states
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. bobbymike

    US Army Modernization Strategy

    Downloadable at this site - http://www.g8.army.mil/
    • bobbymike
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    • 2010s 2020s biden administration cold war ii early 21st century obama administration post-cold war transformation trump administration u.s. army united states united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  18. hesham

    Piasecki YH-16 Competition

    Hi, in 1948,the USAF issued a specification for a very large transport helicopter which could carry forty troops,I don't know the tenders in this competition,but I suggest that; Piasecki PV-15 (YH-16) Sikorsky DS-?, Bell D-? Hiller Model-? Kaman K-?, McDonnell M-? Hughes ? Gyrodyne GCA-...
    • hesham
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    • cold war helicopter helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation transport aircraft u.s. army united states united states air force united states army
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. M

    Talos, the SPG-56 and the SPG-61

    Over the course of the life of the Talos system in the USN, the SPG-56 and SPG-61 Missile Fire Control radars were developed to replace the SPG-49 used to guide the Talos missile. Prototypes of each were built but these radars were never introduced into service. Either one would have, no doubt...
    • M. A. Rozon
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    • bendix corporation cold war naval radar nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels radar strategic air command u.s. army u.s. navy united states united states air force united states army united states navy usaf usn
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  20. Bill S

    LTV YBGM-110 Cruise Missile Contender

    Artist concepts of BGM-110 Vought Archives
    • Bill S
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    • 1970s air launched cruise missile cold war glcm ground launched cruise missile nuclear battlefield submarine-launched cruise missile u.s. army united states united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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