ballistic missile defense

  1. Triton

    Sea-based Anti-Ballastic Missile Intercept System (SABMIS)

    The Sea-based Anti-Ballastic Missile Intercept System (SABMIS) program, sometimes referred to as Seabourne Anti-Ballistic Missile Intercept System, was a US Navy program to develop a seabourne ICBM defense. Contracts to study the concept were awarded in 1967 to Hughes Aircraft Company, Lockheed...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s ballistic missile defense cold war early 1970s late 1960s united states united states navy
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. Triton

    Royal Navy Type 45 ("D" Class) Destroyer Daring Class concepts

    Possible future variants of the Royal Navy Type 45 ("D" or Daring Class) Destroyer include Type 45 Land Attack variant and Type 45 General Purpose variant.
    • Triton
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    • 2000s 2010s anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare area air defence ballistic missile defense cruiser daring-class destroyer (21st century) destroyer early 21st century late 1990s late 20th century post-cold war royal navy united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. L

    US Navy Standard Missile Family

    The Standard Missile family has grown to include a great number of variants over the years. I figured I would create this topic to discuss the designs and proposals based around the Standard Missile. One program I have had a very difficult time finding any info on, is the Standard Missile 5...
    • Lampshade111
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    • area air defence asat asuw ballistic missile defense cold war cold war ii convair early 21st century general dynamics general dynamics pomona division hughes missile systems company late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war raytheon standard missile company (smco) surface-to-air missile united states united states navy
    • Replies: 626
    • Forum: Military
  4. Triton

    Orbital Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) - Rail Gun

    During the Strategic Defense Initiative days of the mid 1980s, one of the weapons technologies that was discussed was a Hyper Velocity Gun (HVG) placed in orbit to fire at inbound ICBMs and MIRVs. Artist's conception (top) of USAF space-based hypervelocity launcher aka railgun, among kinetic...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s ballistic missile defense cold war space age space race space weapons strategic defense initiative united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. K

    Over the Horizon Radar

    I read about that on wikipedia... that sounds like it would require an enormous amount of energy to make that work...
    • KJ_Lesnick
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    • air defence ballistic missile defense cold war post-cold war
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Triton

    CG(X) Air-Dominance Cruiser

    Does anyone have additional information or concept art for the Air-Dominance Cruiser, CG(X)? It sounds like it will be a replacement of the Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) and use technology developed from the Zumwalt-class project. http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/CGX/default.htm
    • Triton
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    • air defence area air defence ballistic missile defense cruiser early 2010s late 2000s nuclear powered vessels united states united states navy war on terror
    • Replies: 73
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. Antonio

    Patriot SAM replacement

    I have been doing some research on my old newspaper clips and found that one dated 06-September-1992: Anybody knows what is the refered system: the PAC-3? Thanks in advance Antonio
    • Antonio
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    • air defence ballistic missile defense battlefield air defence cold war ii north atlantic treaty organisation spaam surface-to-air missile ukrainian crisis united states army
    • Replies: 990
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  8. sferrin

    Aérospatiale / MBDA EUROSAM Aster missile family

    Here's an early Aster test vehicle.
    • sferrin
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    • aérospatiale alcatel alenia space anti-air warfare area air defence ballistic missile defense cold war cold war ii early 21st century eurosam eurosam gie famille de missiles sol-air futurs late 20th century marina militare marine nationale mbda post-cold war surface-to-air missile thales group thomson-csf
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Hood

    Violet Friend ABM System

    I found out some information about Britain's embroynic ABM system designed in the 1950s. The Ministry of Supply in 1954 placed study contracts with English Electric and Marconi to develop a ballistic missile defence. In February 1955 this led to Air Staff Target AST 1135. The entire programme...
    • Hood
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    • air defence air ministry ballistic missile defense cold war ministry of supply royal air force strategic defence united kingdom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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