2020s
2024
armée de terre
bundeswehr
cold war ii
cruisemissile
federal republic of germany
france
french fifth republic
glcm
ground launched cruisemissile
heer
intermediate range ballistic missile
irbm
north atlantic treaty organisation
republic of poland
siły zbrojne rzeczypospolitej polskiej
wojska lądowe
wojsko polskie
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...
cold war ii
cruisemissile
hypersonic
national university of defense technology
nuclear battlefield
people's liberation army air force
people's republic of china
These are the variants of Taurus that i am aware of:
Taurus KEPD 350: Standard version in service with Germany Spain and South Korea
Taurus KEPD 150/Taurus L: A lighter variant of the in-service kinetic penetrator Taurus intended for Sweden to arm the Gripen.
Taurus KEPD 150 SLM: Ship launched...
cold war ii
cruisemissile
early 21st century
federal republic of germany
kingdom of sweden
late 20th century
mbda
post-cold war
saab
saab bofors dynamics
taurus
taurus systems gmbh
In the late 1950s the US deployed a bewildering range of tactical nuclear weapons in Western Europe.
The US Army had its spectacular 280mm atomic cannon mounted between two trucks. It then had smaller 8" warheads for the M115 howitzer which were made available to the UK and other NATO allies...
cold war
cruisemissile
free fall nuclear bombs
free fall nuclear weapons
great britain
intermediate range ballistic missile
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
short range ballistic missile
tactical nuke
united states
western europe
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2019/09/houthi-drone-and-missile-handbook.html?m=1
I’d like to know in particular the story behind the cannibalized Luna rockets
This one is not really feasible but it does produce some interesting models or artwork.
The USAF had its Hound Dogs in service from the Cuban Missile Crisis well into the 70s.
If politics and other considerations had not got in the way, permutations of NATO Hound might have served on the...
alternate history
armeé de l'air
canadian armed forces
commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques
cruisemissile
forces aériennes stratégiques
north american aviation
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
raf strike command
royal air force
royal canadian air force
strategic air command
united states air force
united states air forces in europe
western europe
Hi folks,
Couldn't find a thread appropriate so here goes:
Blue Steel MkII full-scale mock up fitted with wing-tip-mounted Bristol Siddeley ramjets:
Source
Blue Steel Viper variant full-scale mock up:
Source
1950s
1960s
a.v. roe and company / avro
alcm
armstrong siddeley
armstrong whitworth aircraft
cold war
cruisemissile
great britain
ministry of supply
nuclear battlefield
or.1132
or.1159
raf bomber command
raf strike command
royal air force
stand-off bomb
united kingdom
The more I read about the nuclear politics of the 60s defence decisions the more I am astonished at the annoying involvement of the Germans. It seems that from joining NATO onwards they either agitated to have their own fingers on the nuclear trigger, or later, as put by Helmut Schmidt, they...
cold war
cruisemissile
great britain
intermediate range ballistic missile
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
tactical nuke
united states
west germany
western europe
From Defensetech.org:
A New Breed of Guided Missile Sub May Be Emerging
In case you haven’t seen this, submarine maker Electric Boat is pitching the idea of building a stretched Virginia class attack sub capable of carrying up to 194 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Basically, a 90-foot plug would be...
More Than 23,000 Nukes Found in 14 Nations, Report Says
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
There are an estimated 23,360 nuclear weapons stockpiled in 14 nations, with the great majority held by Russia and the United States, two nonproliferation experts said in a report issued this week (see GSN, Oct...
air launched cruisemissile
albm
cold war ii
cruisemissile
free fall nuclear weapons
icbm
intermediate range ballistic missile
irbm
nuclear battlefield
nuclear power
short range ballistic missile
slbm
srbm
tactical nuke
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