1980s

  1. Triton

    Steyr ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle)

    The Steyr ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle) was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design proved effective, as did most of the weapons submitted, the entire ACR program ended with none of the entrants...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s advanced combat rifle program (u.s. army) cold war north atlantic treaty organisation republic of austria united states united states army
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. 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...
    • Triton
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s advanced combat rifle program (u.s. army) assault rifle bundeswehr cold war great britain gshg heckler & koch late 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united states united states army west germany
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. P

    Australian 1980's CVE conversion proposal

    In a story called 'The Last War' by Jan Nienmczyk http://www.tboverse.us/HPCAFORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1914&st=0&sk=t&sd=a He mentions a 1988 proposal to turn two flat steel product ships into CVE for the RAN, this never happened due to opposition from the CNS but does anyone have any...
  4. C

    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...
  5. F

    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?
    • frank
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s airliner anti-submarine warfare cold war commonwealth of independent states maritime patrol aircraft post-cold war russian federation soviet union strategic bomber superjumbo tupolev tupolev okb ussr
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. R

    Iraqi heavy artillery pre Desert Storm

    Does anyone have any data/pix/drawings of the 21cm, 24cm guns developed in conjunction with Dr Bull or any of his other developments that reached the hardware stage ???
    • razor
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    • 1980s cold war iran-iraq war iraqi army iraqi ground forces iraqi republic project babylon republic of south africa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. Triton

    Through Deck Spruance Class

    Art for the through-deck Spruance class. GIF images from Shipbucket: http://www.shipbucket.com
  8. Triton

    Orbital Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) - Rail Gun

    During the Strategic Defense Initiative days of the mid 1980s, one of the weapons technologies that was discussed was a Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) placed in orbit to fire at inbound ICBMs and MIRVs. Artist's conception (top) of USAF space-based hypervelocity launcher aka railgun, among kinetic...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s ballistic missile defense cold war space age space race space weapons strategic defense initiative united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  9. C

    Alouette CIRSTEL

    OK. Gents. I finally found my old pictures from the heady days of the early 90's when DENEL had a project for everything. Anyone have any more information about this NOTAR style testbed that was show (static display only) at one of the 1'st SA Arms expo's? I only have what's in the photos
  10. Brickmuppet

    USN Aviation Cruiser Concepts (CGV & MEU Studies)

    I cross-posted this at the Warships Projects Board.... The 16th edition Norman Polmars' Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (pp89-90) mentions a number of unusual carrier proposals being looked at at by the bottom up review at the time of publishing (1997). They range from an "ultra large...
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    • 1980s cold war cruiser guided missile aviation cruiser swath united states united states navy us navy
    • Replies: 123
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. P

    Rapier SAM / Marder MICV Combination Project

    I found this proposal for a British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Rapier SAM system incorporated into a West German Marder MICV chassis, in a copy of a 1972-73 Jane’s Weapon Systems, which I purchased the other day in a second hand book shop. This Rapier/Marder project looks a very thorough thought...
    • Pioneer
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    • 1970s 1980s battlefield air defence british aircraft corporation bundeswehr cold war forward area air defense great britain mechanised infantry combat vehicle rheinstahl group rheinstahl-hanomag spad surface-to-air missile united kingdom west germany
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. C

    Sterling SAR-87: The "would have been" British Service Rifle

    The SAR-87(AKA 'Sterling LAR') was a proposed service rifle for the British Forces that could also be used as a 9mm machine carbine with a conversion kit. This weapon was a sound reliable design, Just that the MOD long wanted a Bullpup rifle and the fact Sterling armaments went bankrupt.
    • Cutaway
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    • 1980s british army chartered industries of singapore cold war great britain sterling armaments company sterling assault rifle 1987 sterling engineering company ltd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  13. Orionblamblam

    Zenith Star

    http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=nuclear+source:life&imgurl=356d8d3675dbfd67
    • Orionblamblam
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    • 1980s cold war darpa strategic defense initiative triad program united states united states air force
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. airrocket

    1980's McDonnell TAV Concepts

    MCD MOL Plans
    • airrocket
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    • 1980s anti-satellite cold war department of defense mcdonnell douglas nasa space race space weapons strategic defense initiative united states united states air force
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  15. Pyrrhic victory

    Sea based ASATs, Nixon through Reagan

    http://www.history.navy.mil/books/space/Chapter3.htm
  16. Antonio

    Bazan's unbuilt catamaran

    A design circa 1984. A 750 ton catamaran patrol ship from BAZAN which never purchased the Armada Española (Spanish Navy). Projected max speed: 50 knots Dimensions: 50m x 20 m x 5 m The armed ultralights are just atrezzo. (The idea of fighting ultra-light was very popular on those days)
    • Antonio
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    • 1980s armada española bazan catamaran cold war kingdom of spain patrol vessel spanish navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  17. Antonio

    Lockheed SRA (Small Rigid Airship)

    Small Rigid Airship. Pic taken from a Spanish clone of Popular Mechanics, 1984. No info available.
  18. Y

    Spanish/German LINCE

    Lince was a paper project, not very known. In 1974 -Franco still alive- arrived to Spain the first 19 AMX-30, made in France, to be quickly deployed in Spanish Sahara. The agreement with France included the license to manufacture this tank by Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara. So, AMX-30 became...
  19. hesham

    Machen Laser Jet aircraft

    Hi, the Machen Inc,Washington-based company designed a low cost business jet aircraft project,called Laser Jet,it could be possibly powered by two Williams FJ-44 engines. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%202099.html?search=mached+aircraft
  20. Abraham Gubler

    Standard Manufacturing Co. Excalibur

    I stumbled across this ultimate ATV gun-buggy while looking for pictures of the Excalibur PGM for work. It’s the Standard Manufacturing Co. Excalibur/Vulcan gun system that was demonstrated to the US Army’s logistics exposition PROLOG '85. It would appear to be a large Supercat style ATV fitted...
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