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    San Diego Aircraft Engineering (Sandaire) Projects - Stinger / CAS SETOLS

    Hello, I am looking for info on the San Diego Aircraft Engineering ( Sandaire ) "Stinger". This was the lightest V/STOL design that was proposed for the VFA for the Sea Control Ships in the early 1970's.
  2. Pyrrhic victory

    ARES Advanced Individual Combat Weapon for the Advanced Combat Rifle competition

    -Rising Chamber -Cased telescoped ammunition -Withdrawn after Phase I of the ACR competition -Related to Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC)?
  3. flateric

    Early Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle studies

    from The Common Aero Vehicle: Space Delivery System Of The Future George Richie, ANSER AIAA Space Technology Conference & Exposition 28-30 Sept. 1999 Albuquerque, NM from A Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) - Model, Description, and Employment Guide Terry H Phillips, Schafer Corporation
  4. Colonial-Marine

    MOWAG Tornado

    Well I don't have much information on this vehicle which is exactly why I am asking about it. All I have is some information from an old 1980s AFV guide. It was an IFV similar in appearance to the German Marder with a low profile turret carrying a 20mm autocannon. There were two MG turrets in...
  5. RyanC

    Simplified High Accuracy Guidance (SHAG) Missile System

    Found this in Archives II. I believe we have a live one here that nobody's found until yet. ;D I bet the guys for this wasted time to come up with the SHAG acronym ;D
  6. Triton

    Boeing RC-1 "Brute Lifter"

    The Boeing RC-1, for Resource Carrier 1, was a joint development project of Boeing and the Great Plains Project, a think tank created by the Canadian government under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to develop the country's Far North. Of particular interest was extracting oil, natural gas...
  7. Triton

    NASA nuclear-powered ACV freighter

    Kascak, A. F.; Rom, F. E. The Potential of Nuclear Power for High-Speed Ocean-Going Air-Cushion Vehicles NASA Lewis Research Center September 1, 1969 Abstract: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19690026345_1969026345.pdf Rom, F. E. Airbreathing Nuclear Propulsion, A New...
  8. TinWing

    IKL/HDW Type 2000 Submarine

    It appears that the "Type 2000" submarine was first proposed to the USN during the Ford Administration when there was a degree of interest in conventionally powered patrol subs for the mid-Atlantic ASW mission. Nearly a decade later, the design was offered to Australia, where it was apparently...
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    NATO Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle for 60s and 70s

    The Russians introduced their BMP family of MICVs in the 1960s. In NATO the only country to do likewise was Germany which replaced its basic HS 30 vehicle (an early MICV of a sort) from the 70s with the Marder. Modified Marders are still in service with the German forces. In contrast Britain...
  10. Triton

    Soviet Navy Project 1165 “Fugas" CGN

    In 1970, the Soviet Navy started Project 1165 Fugas to create a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. Also at this time, the Soviet Navy intended Project 1144 Orlan to be a nuclear-powered surface ship of some 9,000 tons displacement. Information on Project 1165 is very scarce and there is...
  11. Triton

    Shin Meiwa “GS”

    Shin Meiwa, now ShinMaywa, “GS” (for Giant Seaplane) from 1977. The GS was an amphibian airliner designed to carry 1,200-passengers on three decks. 344 passengers on its upper deck, 626 on the main deck, and 230 on the lower deck. Payload was estimated at 120 tons. Designed for transoceanic...
  12. overscan (PaulMM)

    "Project 101": T-74 and rival 70s Soviet tank projects (Object 450, 480, 225, 226, 780)

    T-74 Designed in 1971 as the successor to the T-64 by Kharkov, however resistance from the army, the retirement of Morozov and the replacement of Andrei Gretchko as Minister of Defence by Dimitry Ustinov (who favoured the gas turbine powered T-80) ended this project. Kharkov continued to...
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    British Type 24 & 25 Frigates

    Does anyone have any information on the British Type 24 and 25 frigate designs my interest was peaked by the Royal Navy type designation page in wikipedia Type 24 I did a little reseach on this, but found confusing information. " A cheap ship, entended for export with a towed sonar array...
  14. Triton

    Project 1080 (Soviet Union)

    Soviet Navy Project 1080 ballistic missile cruiser. The intention was to create a land-attack capability similar to that offered by a US Navy aircraft carrier. Design work was begun in 1970 by Neva PKB. General Characteristics Displacement: 15,000 to 16,000 tons Length: 215 meters (705 feet)...
  15. Pyrrhic victory

    M60 tank upgrades (Super M60, M60-2000 etc)

    1st three: Teledyne Continental uparmor/powertrain effort from the late 1970s - early 1980s, M1 Abrams supplement. 2nd three: GDLS upgrade for Turkish M60 upgrade tender won by the Sabra II using M1A1 turret, new suspension and powerpack.
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    The STAMP (Small tactical aerial mobility platform) Program

    The Garrett Systems STAMP. Does anybody have any information about it?
  17. Triton

    French nuclear-powered amphibious assault ship (PH 75/PA 75)

    PH 75/PA 75 was a military development program in France aimed at designing a nuclear-powered amphibious assault ship during the 1970s for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Two ships were planned. Design work was never completed by the time the project was canceled. Source: ALL THE WORLD’S...
  18. Triton

    Heckler & Koch G11

    The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Corporation for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch...
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    AFFDL Tactical High Altitude Penetrator (THAP)

    I wanted to see if anybody had more information about the "Tactical High Altitude Penetrator" sketch that's been in the public view for several years. The earliest reference to it that I can find comes from Bill Sweetman's 1986 book "Stealth Aircraft." It's attributed to the USAF Aeronautical...
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    Tupolev Tu-404

    Back in the '90s, wasn't there supposed to be a Soviet flying wing stealth bomber from Tupolev, the Tu-202 or Tu-404 or something?
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