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Hello, Do we have any info on these 2 tank? Maybe I don't know were to look but I can't find that much information on them: for those who are interested in the model : https://www.scalemates.com/fr/kits/tiger-model-4629-leopard-ii-revolution-i--1025652

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_VP70

Back in the Cold War the France, Germsny and the UK embarked on an ambitious programne to produce a family of third generation anti tank missiles. The only survivor is the long range helicopter launched version https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARS_3_LR. Like the SP70 gun and RS80 (described in...

This vehicle probably has the longest name for a tank I have ever seen, but there is something more special about than just the name. It had a 3-axis stabilisation system. Many World War 2 era American tanks, mainly on the Sherman, only had a stabilisation system in the vertical plane only...

Happen to see this weird shoulder fired recoilless launcher several months ago, named Speer, 75mm caliber smoothbore. When looking for infos in Rheinmetall weapon handbook 1977, found this, Hellebarde, a vehicle mounted weapon, Düsenkanone=recoilless gun. Same caliber, similar effective range...

During the development of Leopard 2, about seventeen different hulls (PT series) and turrets (T series) were built. At least two of the hulls (numbered PT11 and PT17) were fitted with hydropneumatic suspension and only six roadwheels. I managed to find only one small picture of such hull...

G'day all I'm just going through some old documentation (yes hand written notes, so it's undoughtedly 1990's) and came across the following: "In early 50′s, the new Bundeswehr consideration to produced modernized Panzer V Panther tank with upgraded armament and electronics, but they elected to...

In the late 60s the Germans were looking for a replacement for its ground attack Fiat G 91s. As an offset against costs for BAOR and RAF Germany the UK succeeds in selling Harriers to the Bundeswehr and getting Dornier involved in its production and a joint trainer which becomes the Hawk. HS and...

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/usaf-northrop-harassment-weapons-1817855401

RM released this late last year. MGCS=Main ground combat system= the supposed Leo III MBT.

The primary contractors on this late 1980s program were MBB, AEG and Siemens. Unfortunately it fell prey to the post-Cold War peace dividend, being cancelled in favour of what originally had been a stopgap program as far as Germany was concerned, the US led Advanced Tactical PATRIOT, later to...

Just a thought that occurred. The German Armed Forces have been massively downsized since the end of the Cold War. Assuming a decision were taken to re-arm to meet current threats what projects would be back on the table? Or what stuff would you like to see?

Found today ;D

Seen today on the open house of the German Ministry for Defense, the Marder 1A3 Mod is used as the so-called "Systronic Demonstrator". Basically the same vehicle as the Marder 1A3, it is fitted with a drive-by-wire system, usable from three stations inside, a remotely controlled weapons turret...

Hi everybody Here a unknown Leopard 2 ? or SP-70 ? tank chassis with 8 roadwheels . The website says it was a prototype for a bridgelayer. http://www.hartziel.de/index.htm?/_typen/vt_bruecke.htm www.hartziel.de/senne/seite3.htm http://www.preservedtanks.com/Types.aspx?TypeCategoryId=950 Maybe...

Hi, here is from the airvectors site,an unknown projects to the Grumman OV-1; Does any one know them ?. http://www.airvectors.net/avmohawk.html

so i have some questions it seams that there is no topic about the Tiger in here yes there are some topics about the Tiger for instance : PAH-2: alternatives to and evolution of the Tiger attack helicopterhttp://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,207.0/all.htmlFrench Attack...

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...

Testers Find Limitations For Global Hawk Jun 6, 2011 By Amy Butler U.S. Air Force testers say the Global Hawk Block 20/30 unmanned aerial system (UAS) is unable to completely and reliably perform the high-altitude imagery and signals intelligence collection missions for which it is...

Hi everybody Anybody knows more about the german postwar 4x4 projects Transportpanzer-2 , Spähpanzer-3 and ATAK. Maybe anybody knows pictures of these vehicles ? Here the prototype of the ATAK (P3 from EWK) http://strangernn.livejournal.com/295605.html Here infos about the ATAK from EWK...