1969
aeronautical systems division
airforce aero propulsion laboratory
airforce materials laboratory
airforcesystemscommand
bureau of mines
cold war
late 1960s
limited war office (asj)
limited war/special air warfare
project 1559
united states airforce
vietnam war
aerojet general
aerospace defense commandairforce space commandairforcesystemscommand
cold war
early 21st century
international telephone & telegraph
late 20th century
martin marietta
north american aerospace defense command
post-cold war
raytheon
space and missile systems organization (usaf)
space systems division
spacecom
trw
united states airforce
united states space force
The story of Genies repurposed as CBU's for Vietnam.
https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-air-force-tried-turning-nuclear-rockets-into-cluster-bombs-937b407dcd69#.6pxvh01ja
airforce special weapons center
airforcesystemscommandairforce weapons laboratory
chrysler defense group
hill airforce base
hill-genie
martin marietta corporation
pave joy
seed joy
usaf
Boost-Glide Vehicles
DARPA and NASA have been involved in the NASP program since its inception. Now the Air Force is pursuing a joint program with DARPA to develop hypersonic boost-glide vehicles and build a prototype. These would be quite different from the runway-takeoff aircraft/...
1987
airforce astronautics laboratory
airforce office of scientific research
airforce rocket propulsion laboratory
airforcesystemscommand
cold war
defense advanced research projects agency
late 1980s
united states airforce
Splendid Vision, Unswerving Purpose:
Developing Air Power For The United States Air Force
During The First Century Of Powered Flight
History Office
Aeronautical Systems Center
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force History and Museums Program
United States Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force...
aeronautical systems center
aeronautical systems division
airforcesystemscommandair materiel commandair research and development command
cold war
early 21st century
late 20th century
limited war office (asj)
limited war/special air warfare
post-cold war
project 1559
united states airforce
wright air development center
1970s
airforcesystemscommand
cold war
defense advanced research projects agency
experimental survivable testbed
lockheed
united states
united states airforce
[1986]...mission analysis that
was conducted by a large number of Air Force and
industry organizations. The purpose was to formulate
and understand the alternatives for future
strategic aeronautical weapon systems and identify
promising system concepts to follow those currently
in the inventory...
aeronautical systems division
airforcesystemscommand
boeing
cold war
hypersonic
late 1980s
lockheed
mcdonnell douglas
nuclear battlefield
rockwell international
rockwell space transportation systems division
space weapons
strategic aircommand
strategic bomber
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
tactical nuke
united states
united states airforce
world war iii
Screen capture with rare view of YF-22NX (second, PW F-119 equipped prototype) with nose cone removed, towed from hangar after cosmetiс restoration of airframe, damaged by PIO crash in April 1992.
‘Strategic Weapons Launcher’ “SWL”
1n the late 1960’s and early 1970’s the US became very concerned about the growing accuracy of the Soviets new and future ICBM’s and SLBM’s.
This accuracy would threaten the Strategic Air Commands (SACs) fixed ICBM silo fields in a ‘first strike’.
The USAF...
aerojet general
airforcesystemscommand
albm
cold war
early 1970s
icbm
late 1960s
lockheed
military airlift command
minuteman i/b
nuclear battlefield
space and missile systems organization (usaf)
strat-x
strategic aircommand
thiokol
united states airforce
world war iii
I have found that murky image in one of zillion AFRL ppt presentations, that serves for me a source of very interesting stuff for several years that proves to be real metall later...like knowledge of what the hell X-41 or X-42 would be three or four years ago.
"Aeronautics at AFRL"
Provided...
1990s
airforcesystemscommand
cold war
defense advanced research projects agency
late 1980s
post-cold war
united states
united states airforce
usaf
wright air development center
Thread to discuss Rockwell pre-ATF and ATF Projects.
Merged with existing Rockwell ATF threads by Overscan
If I knew how to add a pic, I'd attach it, but in a 1981 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, there was a page of sketches of ATF designs. One that's had me intrigued is a Rockwell...
advanced tactical fighter
aeronautical systems division
airforcesystemscommand
cold war
north american rockwell
rockwell international
tactical aircommand
united states airforce
wright air development center
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