1983, rather than 1982 is a key date for decisions for the RN and UK defence as a whole, in the light of the Falklands and it's effect not just on defence thinking but on the UK populace's attitude to their country. As surely as it was to the political establishment.
But in terms of changes a...
1980s
1990s
aew
alternate history
anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfareanti-surfacewarfare
area air defence
cold war
cruiser
fleet air arm
great britain
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear powered vessels
royal navy
ssk
supersonic
v/stol aircraft
vstol carriers
vtol
A picture from an 80's military advertisement lead to these other two images. Interesting similiarities between the 25 year old ANS test vehicle and Taiwan's recent supersonic cruise missile. ;)
(The ad is aerospatiale.)
aérospatiale
anti-ship
anti-ship missile
anti-surfacewarfare
asuw
british aerospace plc
bundesmarine
cold war
federal republic of germany
france
french fifth republic
great britain
hawker siddeley dynamics
marine nationale
mbb
north atlantic treaty organisation
royal navy
supersonic
west germany
anti-submarine warfareanti-surfacewarfare
asuw
asw
boeing
cold war ii
elint
indian navy
maritime patrol
maritime patrol aircraft
p-8
rokn
royal air force
royal australian air force
royal canadian air force
royal new zealand air force
royal norwegian air force
united states navy
usa
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