One of the things that always puzzled me in the 70s was how the West German Air Force replaced its NATO light fighter bomber competition winning Fiat G91 with the Dornier Dassault Breguet Alpha Jet.
The Germans had the money to buy a raft of different planes for this role ranging from Jaguars...
anti-helicopter
anti-ship
anti-tank
cold war
federal republic of germany
fighter bomber
french fifth republic
ground attack
luftwaffe
trainer
western europe
1980s
1990s
anti-helicopter
anti-tank missile
boeing
cold war
hughes aircraft company
surface-to-air missile
surface-to-surface missile
u.s. army
united states
united states army
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/04/07/air-force-moving-forward--10-replacement/82746220/
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday.
“My...
2020s
air combat command
anti-helicopter
anti-tank
close air support
cold war ii
ground attack
late 2010s
post-cold war
united states
united states air force
German project to develop a guided anti-helicopter round for main battle tanks. I stumbled on the SIGNAL article while I was looking for something completely different, so forgive me for just posting the results of a quick google.
http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=node/664
It was also covered in...
anti-helicopter
bodenseewerke gerätetechnik gmbh
bundeswehr
cold war
federal republic of germany
post-cold war
rheinmetall ag
rheinmetall gmbh
west germany
Hi,
the RAF selected the Caproni C.22J for the military Specification
as light trainer aircraft,the Caproni also planed to develope a
single seat version as recce and light attack models and single
seat anti-helicopter version armedwith Shorts air-to-air Blowpipe
missiles...
This was a project of the (then) West German Army during the late '80s/early'90s. It was designed for anti-tank and anti-helicopter warfare roles and was based on the hull of the Leopard 1 chassis converted by removing the turret and fitting an elevating arm with weapons/sensors that could reach...
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