1980s

  1. M

    Details of the upgrades from 965 to the Type 1022 radar

    I understand that after the Falklands the Batch I Sheffields were re-fit with the 1022? I checked in a couple of references online and while the 1022 is always mentioned in conjunction with the Batch II and III, I cannot find anyone detailing the upgrades of the earlier ships. I'd like to update...
  2. bercr

    Famous British Aircraft (Crecy): James Jackson - Jaguar: A Development and Operational History

    https://www.amazon.com/Jaguar-Development-Operational-James-Jackson/dp/1800353294 Publisher ‎Crecy Publishing Ltd (April 30, 2025) Language ‎English ISBN-10 ‎1800353294 ISBN-13 ‎978-1800353299
    • bercr
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s 1990s advanced trainer aéronavale armeé de l'air british aircraft corporation close air support coin cold war france french fifth republic great britain light strike marine nationale post-cold war royal air force sepecat société des ateliers d'aviation louis bréguet tactical reconnaissance
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  3. Mike Pryce

    Official UK Eurofighter history

    Part 1 of the Air Historical Branch's history of Typhoon https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/air-historical-branch/post-coldwar-studies/eurofightertyphoonpart1coldwarorigins1983-1990/
    • Mike Pryce
    • Thread
    • 1980s cold war early 1990s eurofighter european fighter aircraft (efa) federal republic of germany french fifth republic great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war royal air force west germany western europe
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Dilandu

    Sukarno stays in power - what would Australia do?

    So let's assume that Indonesian socialist leader Sukarno was more competent in terms of economic (or at least listened to better advisor) and managed to avoid the economy crisis that led to his downfall in OTL 1966. He remained relatively popular and in power; Indonesia remained socialistic and...
    • Dilandu
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s alternate history angkatan laut republik indonesia angkatan udara republik indonesia australian army cold war commonwealth of australia indian ocean indonesian air force indonesian army indonesian navy late 1960s nuclear powered vessels pacific ocean republic of indonesia royal australian air force royal australian navy soviet union tentara republik indonesia - angkatan darat
    • Replies: 544
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  5. Flyaway

    PARCAE (ocean surveillance satellite program 1976-2008)

    https://spectrum.ieee.org/reconnaissance-satellite
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • 1980s 1990s cold war electronic warfare elint late 1970s maritime reconnaissance national reconnaissance office naval ocean surveillance system office of naval research post-cold war satellite sigint signals intelligence strategic reconnaissance united states united states navy white cloud
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  6. LogicalEnemyResponse

    Unusual mid 80s armed robotic sentry.

    I’ve been searching quite a lot lately for publications(specifically books and magazines)with information on the so-called “PROWLER” robot designed built and tested by Robot Defense Systems of Thornton Colorado around 1985. Nasty piece of tech with twin M60 machine guns,armor-plated chassis,Mark...
    • LogicalEnemyResponse
    • Thread
    • 1980s battlefield surveillance cold war robotic combat vehicle robotics ugv united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  7. uk 75

    Seacat performance

    We have discussed Seaslug performance in some detail and speculated about what Seacat 2 might have been like, but original Seacat has not received attention. Widely fitted on British warships during the 1960s and 1970s its only combat use was during the Falklands war in 1982 where 40mm guns...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • 1960s 1970s 1980s cold war falklands conflict falklands war guided weapon system 20 gws-21 gws-22 gws-24 point defense system royal navy short brothers plc surface-to-air missile
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. Grey Havoc

    Development of the Fast Mine Warfare Ship 343 (West Germany, 1970s / 1980s)

    The rest of the article can be found reproduced in the JPRS / West Europe Report (15th June, 1983) linked below, pdf pages 7 - 14: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA373042.pdf A bit more of the history, in particular the post-Cold war part of it, can be found in the archived Forecast...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s bundesmarine cold war fast mine warfare vessel fast minesweeper federal republic of germany fleet and coastal minehunters (mhc) frankenthal-class mhc hamen-class fast minesweeper mine warfare vessel minelayer north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war schnelles minenkampfboot schnelles minensuchboot west germany western europe
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  9. Grey Havoc

    History of Hughes Missile Systems Company

    https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=640201012836732&id=622758154581018
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 1996 2013 2017 cold war early 21st century hughes aircraft company hughes missile systems company hughes missile systems group hughes tucson late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  10. Grey Havoc

    The extinct Olympic sport of 'Plunging for Distance'

    Otherwise known as Distance Plunging. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240720-the-extinct-olympic-sport-that-was-the-dullest-of-all-time
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1900s 1980s 20th century bbc early 20th century late 19th century olympic sports olympics pre-world war i swimming the modern olympic games
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: The Bar
  11. Grey Havoc

    Swiss army Type 68 tank simulator (1970s/1980s)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQifPHcMLE https://www.festungsmuseum.ch/fasip/ (In German) https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/tank-driving-simulator
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s armée de terre bundeswehr cold war fasip federal republic of germany france french fifth republic panzer fahrsimulator panzerfahrsimulator panzerfahrsimulator pz 68 post-cold war simulators swiss army swiss confederation switzerland tanks training simulation west germany
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  12. X

    ATM-05 Black Widow

    Hi Chaps. In the '80ies there was a ATGW development in Canada from E.S. Mantis Research Corporation. Someone here who knows more about this project?
  13. L

    Harrier Kingston P1214-3 Xwing Fighter Interceptor

    The British B.A.E. Kingston P1214-3 Xwing Fighter Interceptor is the only aircraftdesign that was really an X-Wing version. It was designed by Hawker Design Team at Kingston in the late 70's for RAF as Advanced-Short-Tak-Off / Vertical Landing Fighter.. The aircraft had 3 adjustable thrusters...
    • leaded50
    • Thread
    • 1980s 2024 advanced short takeoff and vertical landing british aerospace plc cold war great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd interceptor late 1970s model remote controlled model aircraft v/stol aircraft
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  14. M

    Alternate aircraft in Iran Iraq war

    Let’s say Iran and Iraq are BOTH heavily sanctioned and cannot operate existing types or unable to procure sophisticated aircraft and have to rely on inferior types as parts for existing modern fleet are used up. By 1983 Iran has primarily mirage V , F-5A , A-4 and F-8 operational Iraq has to...
  15. newsdeskdan

    HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane by Dan Sharp

    HOTOL: Britain’s Spaceplane by Dan Sharp Now available for pre-order here: HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane Tempest Books ISBN: 9781911704294 Format: Hardback Pages: 424 The start of Space Shuttle operations in 1981 marked a new era in spaceflight – with the five orbiters launching numerous...
    • newsdeskdan
    • Thread
    • 1980s british aerospace plc cold war department of trade and industry early 1990s great britain ministry of defence post-cold war rolls-royce royal aircraft establishment single-stage-to-orbit space age space race spaceplane ssto strategic defense initiative
    • Replies: 281
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  16. axlzed3301

    Postwar Soviet Experimental Tanks

    On 20.5.1952, Ministry of Defense industry of USSR organized a meeting with tank constructors and with the marshal of tank forces, I.S.Bogdanov, to discuss the future of armored forces development. The result of this meeting was a set of tank requirements from 18.6.1952. The resulting tank was...
    • axlzed3301
    • Thread
    • 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s cold war experimental heavy tank light tank mbt medium tank post-world war ii red army soviet union tank design ussr
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. X

    French modular bomb

    Hi Folks. In a list in Jane's Weapon Systems of 1982 there is a modular bomb of French origin. But this is all I know about. It is said, that it divides in three independant bombs when droped. That's all I could find out. No pictures, no further information. Does anybody know more about this bomb?
    • xena
    • Thread
    • 1980s anti-airfield anti-armor anti-personnel anti-runway anti-vehicle armeé de l'air bomb cluster munitions cold war french french fifth republic sead
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  18. Temeraire

    Modernise Vanguard and the KGV’s for the 1980s

    In a perfect world for the British armed forces how would you modernise HMS Vanguard and the King George V class to serve in the 1980s? (Before anyone asks Yes CVA-01 through 04 are built in this timeline, so no yapping about building carriers instead, this is a perfect world for the RN, so the...
  19. C

    Proposed 1980 Update of FRAM Gearing class Destroyers

    From 1979 to 1980, the United States Navy proposed updating their remaining obsolete FRAM Gearing class destroyers in the Naval Reserve Force as escorts to protect trans-Atlantic convoys against Soviet submarines. Some of the proposed modernization included replacing the WWII-era 5"/38 twin-gun...
    • Christopher Wang
    • Thread
    • 1980s cold war destroyer early 1980s fram fram i gearing class late 1970s ocean escort united states navy us navy
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  20. O

    A-7 'Stealth Pod'

    Does anybody remember the A-7/stealth pod cover stories from the mid 80's. I remember some pics and the basic cover story but can't find anything about it anywhere now.
Back
Top Bottom