air defense artillery branch

  1. Dilandu

    MIM-72 Chaparral with head-on engagement capability

    The major disadvantage of the MIM-72 Chaparral (initially) was its inability to engage jet aircraft head-on. The AIM-9D "Sidewinder", on which its missiles were based, could not lock on target from this aspect. While it wasn't a major disadvantage for a AAM, it was a big hindrance for SAM, since...
  2. uk 75

    1967 US MICV mock up in Janes Weapons Systems

    I wonder if anyone with a first or second edition copy of Janes Weapons Systems (1969 or 70) could help me track down an image showing a Marder like mock up of a US MICV design for the 1967 MICV competition. I photocopied it some years back from a Library copy (now no longer available) and...
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    • air defense artillery branch cold war late 1960s mechanised infantry combat vehicle micv-65 micv-70 north atlantic treaty organisation spaag spad surface-to-air missile u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. P

    Help needed identifying unknown SPAAG prototype

    G’day gents I’ve stumbled across this web site http://doktorkurgan.livejournal.com/36798.html?thread=61630 which depicts a prototype (in 1977) SPAAG, which from what I can make out (via translation), combines a 25mm cannon, with the chassis of the XM-701 MICV! It appears it’s a response to the...
    • Pioneer
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    • 1970s air defense artillery branch cold war mechanised infantry combat vehicle micv-70 spaag u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  4. eshelon

    Multipurpose Chaparral.

    Chaparral 2000/Roadrunner/Advanced Chaparral/Chaparral Chassis Service Life Extension Program (CCSLEP)/LAV MPLS (MultiPurpose Launcher System)/Chapfire /1/ 1999 report by "Forecast International" Chaparral III?. Loral, along with other companies, was trying to interest the US Army and other...
    • eshelon
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    • 1990s air defense artillery branch arab republic of egypt army national guard battlefield air defence cold war ford aerospace forward area air defense loral corporation north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war royal norwegian army spad texas instruments u.s. army united states united states army united states marine corps united states navy
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. T

    GE Blazer air defence turrets

    air defence turrets with gau-12 and gau-13 gatling gun
    • tround
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    • 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
  6. P

    Is it true that the U.S Army has cancelled SLAMRAAM system???

    G'day gents Can anyone please confirm the following - 'January, 11, 2011: The U.S Army has finally, after over a decade of development, and no orders, cancelled its SLAMRAAM anti aircraft missile system' If so, this would have to emphasised the inability of the U.S military to be able to run...
    • Pioneer
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    • 2011 air defence air defense artillery branch air-to-surface missile early 2010s obama administration post-cold war spad u.s. army united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  7. uk 75

    FABMS and early versions of SAM D

    One of the most interesting periods in the development of the US Army missile systems is that between 1960 and 1975 or so when the US envisaged self propelled tracked missile systems very similar to those deployed by the USSR. Eventually the SAM D (later Patriot) emerged as a tracked launcher...
    • uk 75
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    • air defence air defense artillery branch battlefield air defence cold war spaam spad surface-to-air missile u.s. army united states united states army
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  8. RyanC

    Divisional Air Defense System (DIVAD / DIVADS) Proposals

    Sperry's Proposal for the DIVAD system: Was based off their earlier T37 VIGILANTE AA Gun, but rechambered in 35mm NATO instead of 37mm. ------ General Electric's Proposal for the DIVAD system: Utilizing their GAU-8A AVENGER cannon system.
    • RyanC
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    • 1970s 1980s advanced radar-directed gun air defense system air defense artillery branch argads battlefield air defence bundeswehr cold war department of defense deutsches heer divad (division air defense) forward area air defense north atlantic treaty organisation spaag spad united states united states army west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  9. sferrin

    Liberty air defense system.

    This was an air defense system based on the M1 chassis. ISTR it had two 25mm guns and ADATS missiles but I can't find anything on it.
    • sferrin
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    • 1980s air defense artillery branch anti-tank missile battlefield air defence cold war early 1990s faad faads-los-fh forward area air defense france los-f-h north atlantic treaty organisation spad surface-to-surface missile u.s. army united states united states army united states marine corps west germany
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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