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  1. J

    CA-12 Boomerang Evolution

    In July 1940 the hounded British government warns the Australians of an imminent embargo of any aviation materials. On 10 December 1941 the capital ships of the Royal Navy H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse are sunk by Japanese airplanes. On 21 December of the same month, the firm...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • british commonwealth british empire commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia curtiss-wright corporation general electric pacific ocean theater post-world war ii pratt & whitney rolls-royce royal australian air force world war ii wright aeronautical corporation
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. CJGibson

    Whisky Galore

    I was in Kew and while rummaging in some tanker files (yes, yes, I know, it's getting to be a problem. I need a hobby) I found a reference to 28 cases of New Zealand whisky being flown to Ascension on a VC10 (that strengthened floor was good for something after all) or a Herk. This had been...
    • CJGibson
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    • british commonwealth cold war falklands conflict great britain
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  3. uk 75

    Lists of Unbuilt Royal Navy and British Export Ships

    One of my continuing interests and a strength of this site is information about Royal Navy ships that never left the drawing board. Recently.not so much has been published about these designs so I thought I would start this thread. Many projects have there own threads and are well known to...
    • uk 75
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    • aircraft carrier battleships british commonwealth british empire british shipbuilders cammell laird cold war cruiser destroyer frigates great britain interwar period pre-world war i swan hunter vickers-armstrongs vsel world war i world war ii yarrow shipbuilders limited
    • Replies: 121
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. GTX

    Australian Defence Strategic Review

    See here: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review Australia is currently undertaking an independently-led review that will consider Defence's force posture and force structure. Arguably this is the most important such review in the last 80 odd years and...
    • GTX
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    • australia british commonwealth cold war ii commonwealth of australia guided missile frigate ran
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Military
  5. Grey Havoc

    Medibank data breach incident fallout

    https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/11/15/1514222/australia-to-consider-banning-ransomware-payments Some more background: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/medibank-mental-health-data-posted-on-dark-web-as-russian-hackers-vow-to-keep-our-word...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2022 british commonwealth cloud computing commonwealth of australia computer security interesting times ransomware
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. Grey Havoc

    British Broadcasting Company

    A day late, but better late than never. Via Slashdot: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63583081
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 14th november 1922 20th century british broadcasting corporation british commonwealth british empire great britain interwar period radio broadcasting wireless
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. Grey Havoc

    New Australian Army equipment

    Via our friends at TankNet: :D
    • Grey Havoc
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    • australian army australian department of defence british commonwealth commonwealth of australia
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    • Forum: Military
  8. GTX

    Innovaero OWL (One Way Loitering) munition

    Innovaero developing sovereign loitering munition for Army https://innov.aero/
  9. Z

    Should Australia get The Bomb?

    In the title and best kept as theory. But at least worth exploring this. Certainly we have a AH history option which above all shows Australia doesn't lack the theoretical capacity to achieve this. But in terms of operations, it would seem best for them to either build silos or road train...
  10. red admiral

    UK combat aircraft exports

    I've been thinking recently about exports of UK combat aircraft. What examples do people think were "successful"? In my mind success is some sort of function of export numbers relative to UK numbers, and numbers of different export countries. My list of "successes" from post WW2 is below...
    • red admiral
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    • british commonwealth cold war great britain post-cold war united kingdom
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. uk 75

    Australian Nuclear Weapons

    Anyone interested in Australian attitudes to getting nuclear weapons should start with this thread that explains how difficult it is and the US role. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uk-thermonuclear-warheads.10419/post-98670 The UK experience with the US would be similar for Australia.
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    • australian army australian defence force british commonwealth cabinet defence committee (australia) cold war cold war ii commonwealth of australia department of air (australia) department of the army (australia) department of the navy (australia) nuclear nuclear battlefield nuclear power post-cold war royal australian air force royal australian navy southeast asia treaty organization tactical nuke
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. hesham

    Victory Aircraft Ltd. Projects

    Hi, this Canadian company was formed in 1942,produced from Model 1 to 5 aircraft as in the text,and here is a two little known Projects,Model 7 & 9. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Aircraft
  13. hesham

    British DC-3/Rapide Replacement Competition of 1953-55

    From Air Pictorial 1955, - For this contest,many companies entered in it,and essentially these proposals were involved; Avro-723,English Electric P.7,Hawker P.1098 and Percival P.87. - I suggest those projects; Armstrong AW.170,Blackburn B.105 & B.106,Bristol-187,Handley-Page Reading...
  14. LoveFromRussia

    BIS H. E. Ross and R. A. Smith Space Station

    Hello from Russia. A rare diagram of the space station of the British Interplanetary Society from the book 1959 Project Satellite. Kenneth W. Gatland This is the first futuristic scheme in Dr. Gatland's books. All information about this umbrella https://www.bis-space.com/technical-projects/...
  15. GTX

    Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-buckingham-palace-charles-king/100235860
    • GTX
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    • 2022 20th century 21st century british commonwealth british empire british royal family cold war cold war ii great britain modern elizabethan era post-cold war second elizabethan age united kingdom world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
  16. klem

    An experimental anti-tank Lynx armoured car prototype.

    When the demand exceeded the capacity of Daimler, Ford Canada, in Windsor Ontario, begun production of a local derivative. The "Scout Car, Ford Mk.I", also called the "Lynx armoured car". Almost identical, it was one foot taller because of the Ford transmission. The Ford engine was more...
    • klem
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    • british commonwealth canada canadian army world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. GTX

    The Aircraft Projects of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation by Joe Vella

    Freshly published:
    • GTX
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    • british commonwealth cold war commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia early 1980s late 1930s pre-world war ii world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  18. Foo Fighter

    Royal Ordnance QF Tank guns.

    G'day folks, I am trying to find good reference material on the following gun systems. RO QF 17 pounder RO QF 20 pounder Rarde EXP 7 to 28 110mm I have a sort of project to convert a Centurion tank (Card/Paper) to various types/marks and possibly produce a Chieftain with the 110mms as an...
    • Foo Fighter
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    • british commonwealth cold war great britain royal ordnance tank design tank gun world war ii
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  19. V

    RAN Type 23 based ANZAC Class Frigate

    The MEKO 200ANZ was selected for the RAN Patrol Frigate Project in the late 80s with the Dutch M Class considered by many to be the preferred option losing out. The other option in the final three was what was termed the Mini Type 23, or even as the "cut and bob tied' Type 23. The Type 23 was...
    • Volkodav
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    • 1980s british commonwealth cold war ran patrol frigate project royal australian navy royal new zealand navy yarrow shipbuilders limited yarrow-admiralty research department
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  20. GTX

    Australian Black Hawks

    https://adbr.com.au/breaking-army-to-retire-mrh-90-taipans-10-years-early/
    • GTX
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    • australian army british commonwealth commonwealth of australia royal australian air force
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Military
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