1980s

  1. L

    IAR-318 attack helicopter project

    Hello gents, Just found this on the net, needless to say i was jawdropped. Like other such romanian projects, not much information is available. The IAR-318 (if that is the real name!) is an 1980s project, it uses the IAR-330 Puma's engines and drive train but it has a new fuselage. It is not...
  2. Z

    Alternative RN from 1983

    1983, rather than 1982 is a key date for decisions for the RN and UK defence as a whole, in the light of the Falklands and it's effect not just on defence thinking but on the UK populace's attitude to their country. As surely as it was to the political establishment. But in terms of changes a...
    • zen
    • Thread
    • 1980s 1990s aew alternate history anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare area air defence cold war cruiser fleet air arm great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear powered vessels royal navy ssk supersonic v/stol aircraft vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. hesham

    St. Louis University SST Project of 1984

    Hi, here is a SST aircraft project,designed by St. Louis University in 1984. http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19841001/67/2
  4. Bill S

    ID Request

    I found both of these in the VAHF archives. There are no markings on the photos, nor supporting documentation. Any ideas on the who or what would be appreciated.
    • Bill S
    • Thread
    • 1980s cold war united states united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. Bill S

    ERINT-1

    ERINT-1 ERINT (Extended Range Interceptor) was a part of the Strategic Defense Initiative’s Theater Missile Defense Program. The US Army contracted for a prototype missile and launch control system to defend against cruise missiles, aircraft, ballistic and tactical missiles. The capability was...
    • Bill S
    • Thread
    • 1980s air defence ballistic missile defense cold war strategic defense initiative surface-to-air missile u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  6. C

    Infantryman 2000 assault rifle

    Does anyone here know of the 'Infantryman 2000' concept from the 1980s?. It was a concept by Scicon ltd, a UK company developing British Army equipment that would be used in 2000. However, it appears that an Assault Rifle was also developed for the programme or most likley a mockup. If anyone...
  7. Triton

    High Frontier (SDI)

    Published on Sep 27, 2012 High Frontier was a private company that promoted space-based strategic defense against nuclear ICBMs. It was founded by Daniel O. Graham, a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army who is often called the "father of SDI". This film promotes Graham's initiative: a...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • 1980s asat ballistic missile defense cold war space race strategic defense initiative united states
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. Grey Havoc

    Taktisches Luft-Verteidigungs-System (Tactical Air Defense System) [TLVS] 1980s

    The primary contractors on this late 1980s program were MBB, AEG and Siemens. Unfortunately it fell prey to the post-Cold War peace dividend, being cancelled in favour of what originally had been a stopgap program as far as Germany was concerned, the US led Advanced Tactical PATRIOT, later to...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1980s air defence battlefield air defence bundeswehr cold war federal republic of germany forward area air defense heer surface-to-air missile west germany
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  9. C

    Space 1985, looking ahead.

    Vintage NASA film was produced in early 1970's and intended to paint a picture of NASA in 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98pthkn9A6M#t=118
    • carmelo
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    • 1980s cold war early 1970s nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. eshelon

    Predecessor of FCS from late 80s?

    From http://www.swoknews.com/misc-columns/lightening-army-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-all-over-again: "In the late 1980s, Army experiments with high-tech but lightly armored "motorized" forces proved uniformly unsuccessful." ?
    • eshelon
    • Thread
    • 1980s airborne forces airmobile cold war u.s. army light divisions united states
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  11. RavenOne

    Solar Warden - SDI project

    was around the in laws the other say and on the History channel, there was documentary about ufo and space weapons - one topic was supposedly Solar Warden project which was classified TS and above, under Reagans SDI proposal.....large orbital cylindrical spacecraft with high energy...
  12. S

    List all weapons developed for SDI ?

    List all weapons of SDI ? - Braduskill - X-Ray Laser - NPB Neutral Particle Beam - SBL Space Based Laser - HVG HyperVelocity rail Gun - GBL Ground Based Laser - SBKKV Space Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle - BP Brilliant Pebbles
  13. hesham

    Kawasaki KV-107-X Project

    From Air International 8/1982, here is the Kawasaki KV-107-X helicopter project,consider a super Chinook,developed from KV-107-II with many new features,does anyone hear about that beast before or has anyone a more info about it ?.
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • 1980s air rescue wing (jasdf) all-weather search and rescue aircraft cold war japan japan air self-defense force kawasaki kawasaki heavy industries maritime safety agency (japan) special rescue team
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    YF-17 ADEN vectored nozzle demonstrator with canards

    http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790018955.pdf 1979 Northrop / GE study for conversion of a YF-17 into a demonstrator for GE's ADEN vectoring and thrust reversing nozzle.
  15. Grey Havoc

    ARPANET

    http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-internets-save-the-date-a-tiny-item-in-a-ucla-stu-898064971 http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arpanet-1969-1989-in-one-gif-1258090851
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s advanced research projects agency advanced research projects agency network cold war computing darpa defense advanced research projects agency department of defense history of the internet telecommunications united states
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Military
  16. Avimimus

    Soviet Flexible Gun mounts in the 1980s (turretted Su-27? 45mm armed Su-25?)

    Of course, we've all heard of the SPPU-22, SPPU-6 and maybe SPPU-687... but what exactly with the SPPU-30's intended role? What about the other flexible gun mounts under development in the early 80s? Some information on the PP-27 mobile gun mount for the Su-27...
  17. Grey Havoc

    AIRLAND BATTLE 2000 (1982)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a127471.pdf
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 ad armoured family of vehicles close air support cold war late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical air command tank tradoc u.s. army u.s. army training and doctrine command united states united states air force united states army west germany
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  18. topspeed3

    Diemert's Defender

    What a guy ! http://www.nfb.ca/film/defender/
    • topspeed3
    • Thread
    • 1980s air command (canadian armed forces) anti-tank canadian armed forces close air support cold war force mobile command (canadian armed forces) ground attack north atlantic treaty organisation
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. T

    45mm CTA

    This gun was presented in 1992. The ammunition could have the same performances as the 45mm comvat: 1.095kg HE shell with a muzzle velocity of 1100ms. Rate of fire is 400spm.
    • tround
    • Thread
    • 1970s 1980s 1990s anti-tank antitank guns cold war post-cold war tank gun united states
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  20. T

    GE Blazer air defence turrets

    air defence turrets with gau-12 and gau-13 gatling gun
    • tround
    • Thread
    • 1980s air defence air defense artillery branch battlefield air defence cold war faads-los-fh forward area air defense general electric los-f-h spaag spad u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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