1980s

  1. 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
    • Thread
    • 1980s cold war early 1970s nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. 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
  3. 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...
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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...
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. H

    East German T-55 NAL NRD

    Does anyone have any information about the East German T-55 modernization called NAL NRD? NAL NRD means "Narodowa Armia Ludowa Niemieckiej Republiki Demokratycznej" which is a full Polish name for the armed forces of the former DDR. Could it have been a joint project? Or is it just fiction...
    • Hyperion
    • Thread
    • 1980s cold war east germany german democratic republic nationale volksarmee nva warsaw pact
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  14. Grey Havoc

    M551 Sheridan LAPES delivery (short clip) / LVAD C-5B Paradrop (short clip)

    Thanks to JUNKHO over at MilitaryPhotos.net for the first clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgg3iRaVnbw&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50cpPAVoxJQ
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1980s airborne forces c-130 cold war low altitude parachute extraction system low velocity airdrop delivery system united states united states army
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Military
  15. Grey Havoc

    Air Defense Initiative (US)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a344791.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237381&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237382&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237383&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1980s aerospace defense command air defence cold war strategic defence strategic defense initiative united states united states air force
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Military
  16. Jemiba

    Dornier WIG Projects

    Triggered by the Lippisch developments, that were tested with the X-113 on Lake Constance, Dornier started research in that field during the 1970s, too, called "Stauflügelgerät" (. One project for a commercial transport was the P.477 for up to 27 passengers. Another one, designation unknown...
  17. RP1

    RN Concept Designs: HMY(R), Replacement Royal Yacht

    So, another one from the depths of Profs' acetates (he still uses the OHP! :o ) This time, it's a replacement for HMY Britannia, which was studied on-and-off for a while in FBG before finally being nixed by the New Labour government in 1997. Annoyingly I can't make out the signature...
    • RP1
    • Thread
    • 1980s 1990s british royal family cold war cold war ii great britain post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 93
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. hesham

    Ben-Air Sparrowhawk Light Aircraft Project

    Hi, the Ben-Air Sparrowhawk was a side-by-side two seat high wing lightweight aircraft project,had been designed by a team of former British Aerospace (BAe) and Britten-Norman designers,powered by only single 32 hp two cylinder engine...
  19. Grey Havoc

    Airborne Fleet Air Defense System - MSDF

    This was a program, possibly inspired by the B-1C and related proposals, to procure a number of P-3C based variants equipped with the AWG-9 Radar and the Phoenix missile (likely the AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed version), for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The program began as a TRDI program in...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 1980s air defence airborne early warning cold war hughes aircraft company hughes missile systems group interceptor interceptors japan japan defense agency japan maritime self-defense force jsdf kawasaki kawasaki heavy industries mitsubishi mitsubishi heavy industries strategic defence trdi
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. Stargazer

    Lockheed MQM-105A « Aquila » (RPV-STD program)

    I really thought we already had a topic on this one, but after several unfruitful search attempts I guess I must have been wrong. Useful sources: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a263514.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a068345.pdf...
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