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  1. Pirate Pete

    GW96A Cruisers British Royal Navy

    The GW96A class Missile Cruiser was cancelled by the Royal Navy in 1957, but, I do not seem able to find any ‘definitive’ statement about who/why the decision was made. I appreciate that in reality they were harking back to a previous era as modern Frigates had an adequate cruising range and...
    • Pirate Pete
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    • anti-air warfare area air defence asuw cold war cruiser great britain nuclear battlefield royal navy
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. Grey Havoc

    AX-04: Last Torpedo Bomber development of the 20th Century?

    Could the IA-58 Pucará be classified as the last Torpedo Bomber, at least developmental wise, of the 20th Century? For those of you who are not familiar with it, AX-04 was a prototype of the IA 58 Pucará, modified during the Falklands War as part of a joint Air Force/Navy project hoping to...
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    • anti-submarine warfare anti-surface ship torpedo argentina argentine republic armada de la república argentina asuw cold war comando de la aviación naval argentina early 1980s falklands conflict fuerza aérea argentina
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. uk 75

    GW series of British Missile Cruisers

    Until the Type 22 frigate the Royal Navy did not follow the USN in building ships with surface to air missile systems at both ends like the Leahy and Belknap classes. There seem to have been plans to do so, including by converting the County class destroyers to have Seaslug launchers at both...
    • uk 75
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    • anti-air warfare area air defence asuw cold war cruiser great britain nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels royal navy
    • Replies: 190
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. sferrin

    ANS French/German supersonic antiship missile.

    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.)
    • sferrin
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    • aérospatiale anti-ship anti-ship missile anti-surface warfare 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
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. hesham

    Boeing P-8A Poseidon (737-800EFV) MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft)

    Hi, A new program for US Navy the MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) is now fullfied by Boeing 737-800ERX.
    • hesham
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    • anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare 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
    • Replies: 299
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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