1980s

  1. Triton

    "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984)

    Production design from the MGM motion picture 2010: The Year We Make Contact by Syd Mead. The film, written and directed by Peter Hyams, is based on the novel 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C Clarke.
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    • 1980s 2000s 2001: a space odyssey 2010s alternate history cccp cold war movie popular culture science fiction soviet union united states ussr
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. 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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    • 1970s 1980s cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century mbt north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war republic of china army roca tank design teledyne continental teledyne continental motors u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. Triton

    Westinghouse Airship Industries SkyShip 5000 and Sentinel 5000

    Airship Industries (UK) Ltd teamed up with Westinghouse Electric Corporation to develop the civilian SkyShip 5000 and the United States Navy YEZ-2A Sentinel 5000 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) airship in the mid-1980s. In 1990, Airship Industries collapsed and the company became Westinghouse...
  4. 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
  5. 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: 48
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. 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...
    • PMN1
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    • 1980s aircraft carrier cold war commonwealth of australia late 1980s royal australian navy
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. 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...
  8. 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?
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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
  9. 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
  10. Triton

    Cruiser Baseline (CGBL)

    According to the Global Security web site the US Navy studied a destroyer design given the cruiser mission: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cruiser-cold-war.htm
  11. Triton

    Through Deck Spruance Class

    Art for the through-deck Spruance class. GIF images from Shipbucket: http://www.shipbucket.com
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
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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
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. Orionblamblam

    Zenith Star

    http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=nuclear+source:life&imgurl=356d8d3675dbfd67
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    • 1980s anti-satellite ballistic missile defense cold war darpa laser lasers strategic defence strategic defense initiative triad program united states united states air force
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. airrocket

    1980's McDonnell TAV Concepts

    MCD MOL Plans
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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
  19. Pyrrhic victory

    Sea based ASATs, Nixon through Reagan

    http://www.history.navy.mil/books/space/Chapter3.htm
  20. 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)
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    • 1980s armada española bazan catamaran cold war kingdom of spain patrol vessel spanish navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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