cold war ii

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    Turkish Aircraft Carrier concept

    From another source: https://www.turdef.com/article/design-of-the-turkish-aircraft-carrier-unveiled
  2. Flyaway

    "Destabilising" Russian Space Threat

    The headline is a bit misleading as the article talks in terms of anti-satellite weapon not a weapon to drop onto the planet. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/white-house-plans-brief-lawmakers-house-chairman-warns/story?id=107232293
  3. K

    Japanese Domestic Military UAV Projects

    I am just trying to compile all domestic Japanese UAV programs in one place. Maybe I will add a bit more info on each as time goes on. I know for a fact I'm missing a lot of the early cold war programs, so any help there would be appreciated. FUJI/SUBARU Fuji-Vigilant 5000...
  4. A

    GA-ASI XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS)

    https://www.twz.com/air/xq-67a-combat-drone-from-general-atomics-breaks-cover
  5. flateric

    NATO AGARD / DRG -> RTO -> STO aircraft studies

    https://www.japcc.org/articles/leveraging-the-alliances-effort-in-fighter-aircraft-design/
  6. E

    "Advances in aerodynamics have made the swing-wing obsolete"

    I have constantly encountered this statement, and it always felt iffy to me. Is this actually true? Can anyone actually point to what advancements have reduced the need for swing-wings? I feel like, when we look at famous swing-wing aircraft (F-14, Su-25 Tu-160) we see the same patterns: T/W way...
  7. Y

    Houthi Air Force

    F-5E revived? https://t.me/infantmilitario/115577 Mi-171Sh: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/houthi-helicopter-raid-on-ship-in-red-sea-seen-in-new-video
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    Modern submarine chaser

    An article about the Irish having to call the RN to scare a Russian sub away from its territorial waters last summer, and thought a sub chaser would be able to solve that problem…but sensors and weapons for ASW have come a long way, and can a ship be built small and cheap enough to really mimic...
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    Canon Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) - possible future major player in the lithography market?

    https://global.canon/en/technology/nil-2023.html https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/canons-nanoimprint-litho-tool-could-disrupt-wafer-fab-equipment-market I don't think NIL can enter logic chip foundary market any soon, though it seems like for flash and RAM, there's a real chance that...
  10. RavenOne

    Bundeswehr orders 82 x Airbus Helicopters H145M

    largest order to date https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-airbus-helicopters-and-german-armed-forces-sign-largest-h145m cheers
  11. persil

    Little-known Chinese helicopter projects

    Good day my friends. I am creating this thread in order to fill a little gap I am facing recently. There is a very nice thread on little-known American helicopters, where people share their findings on various designs. For roughly 10 to 15 years, maybe 20, the situation in China regarding...
  12. L

    Lancet drone and the unmanned flying vehicle

    This article divided into two chapters. On the Russian Ukrainian battlefield, the Lancet suicide drone is a star weapon. It destroys several expensive Western weapons, including the Panther 2 tank, Bradley armoured transport vehicle, M777 howitzer, French Caesar artillery, Polish Crab...
  13. uk 75

    France's Ultimate Warning

    From the 70s to the end of the Cold War France deployed its own tracked vehicle launched battlefield nuclear missile, Pluton. A truck and trailer mounted replacement Hades was entering service as the Cold War ended. In peacetime Pluton and its warheads were stationed in France. However, once a...
  14. L

    China hypersonic cruise missile development

    Award for National University of Defense Technology for their contribution in achieving stable transient combustion of scramjet engine during change (speed, altitude, direction,) in flight conditions. 3 years ago, ground test China’s hypersonic cruise missile sees technological breakthrough...
  15. GTX

    KAAV-II (Korean Amphibious Assault Vehicle)

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/latest-details-on-rok-marine-corps-new-kaav-2-amphibious-assault-vehicle/
  16. Forest Green

    UH-60 Black Hawk Developments

    https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/night-stalker-mh-60-seen-absolutely-crammed-with-modifications
  17. A

    Taiwan's indigenous submarine

    https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202308310350.aspx View: https://twitter.com/stoa1984/status/1697325396889382970
  18. Phantom Fanatic

    Argentine TAM tank replacement programs

    Hello all I was looking around Secret Projects this morning and I realized that there is no thread dedicated to discussion of Argentine efforts to replace the TAM. I see one short post on the “South American Tanks” thread about the TAP, any additional information about this project would be...
  19. Forest Green

    Naval Drones

    https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/07/19/seafloor-drone-garages-italy-weighs-new-tech-to-protect-vital-cables/ View: https://twitter.com/defense_news/status/1681645441878745088?s=20
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    South Korea XK3 MBT project

    Latest concept design for K3 came out and I felt it is good time to post general summary on the development of the tank. Shown in the background, visual image suggest it will use 130mm gun, and has cockpit module similar to Russian T-14 Armata. History The goal of the XK3 project is to...
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