Looking for infos about the Operation "Popeye" (cloud seeding in Vietnam war)

[XB-35]

Hi All,

I am looking for infos about operation "Popeye" (cloud seeding in Vietnam War) aircraft and rain devices (pictures) used in order to model a special version of one of these aircraft used in this project. I don't know if the project is still classified today ?

Thanks for your help,

XB-35

 

[Magman]

The General Electric Schenectady Flight Test Center participated in Operation Cirrus

which was a predecessor program. I have some information on this but a better source

would be the Empire State Aeroscience Museum ( ESAM ) that now occupies the same

sire. GE was involved in Vietnam as well.

 

[TsrJoe]

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

Operation Popeye was a secret Vietnam War-era effort to conduct covert cloud seeding over Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, extend the monsoon season, and give the United States an advantage in the war.

www.popsci.com

 

[TsrJoe]

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXVIII, Laos - Office of the Historian

history.state.gov 3.0 shell

history.state.gov

 

[TsrJoe]

Operation Popeye - Polarpedia

Operation Popeye (also known as Project Popeye/Motorpool/Intermediary-Compatriot) was a top secret campaign, highly classified weather modification program

polarpedia.eu

Operation Popeye

yourgovenrinfo.blogspot.com

 

[TsrJoe]

China has built up its muscle on how to turn weather into a weapon. Can India match up to it? - The Economic Times

Using technology, weather can be manipulated for use as a weapon to wage a covert war. It can damage the enemys ecosystem, destroy agriculture, and disable communications networks. Can India afford to ignore this unconventional — yet lethal — weapon, especially when its neighbour China has...

m.economictimes.com

The History of Cloud Seeding: From Pluviculture to Hurricane Hacking • ClimateViewer News

Please take the time to read and share this fascinating story of the little-known history of weather modification, and get involved in the debate by supporting our law, “The Clarity Clause.”

climateviewer.com

 

[TsrJoe]

Project Cirrus – Hurricane Modification - The Black Vault

Background Project Cirrus was the first attempt to modify a hurricane. It was a collaboration of the General Electric Corporation, the US Army Signal Corps, the Office of Naval Research, and the US Air Force. After several preparations, and initial skepticism by government scientists, the first...

www.theblackvault.com

Storms Above the Desert » Langmuir Lab

 

[XB-35]

Thank you all for these infos ! Are there pictures of devices installed on F4 Phantoms ?

 

[TsrJoe]

1972 China Lake Photo Gallery

NAF China Lake A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 148613, Cold Cloud SUU-53/A firing close-up, 17 March 1972.

Cold Cloud Modification System, China Lake, 27 March 1972. Official U.S. Navy photo. Successfully used in cold-fog mitigation it was for many years a world leader in weather modification for drought relief (GROMET), hurricane abatement (Cyclops, Stormfury), fog abatement (Foggy Cloud), and rainfall enhancement for military purposes.

 

[XB-35]

Thank You Tsr Joe ! is it the same device installed on f-4s ?