early 2010s

  1. Grey Havoc

    UK CBRN Fuchs to be brought back into service?

    Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://ukarmedforcescommentary.blogspot.it/2013/06/fuchs-resurrection-and-new-mbda-concept.html Original article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10123657/Defence-chiefs-to-reverse-cuts-to-meet-Syrias-chemical-weapons-threat.html
  2. Grey Havoc

    Mogami/DEX/30FFM class frigate

    This is supposedly a joint Japan/US project using the Independence class as a starting point, although it seems to me to have inherited some features from at least one MSDF related project of the late '80s/early 90s. First of class to enter service in 2018, which would suggest that it's to be...
  3. S

    US Sea Radar Tracking N. Korean Threat

    US Sea Radar Tracking N. Korean Threat By Luis Martinez | ABC OTUS News – Thu, Apr 11, 2013 With North Korea's launch of a mid-range Musudan missile believed to be imminent, a U.S. official confirms that the SBX radar has been deployed to the Pacific to assist with tracking the missile if it is...
  4. overscan (PaulMM)

    World map showing distribution of internet connected devices

    I like this. http://internetcensus2012.bitbucket.org/images.html
  5. Grey Havoc

    'Desert Rats' to be defanged

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9911295/Famed-Desert-Rats-to-lose-their-tanks-under-Army-cuts.html
  6. bobbymike

    New Spy Agency at DIA

    http://www.dia.mil/dcs/ Defense Clandestine Service
  7. Grey Havoc

    Royal Air Force Museum Airfix retrospective

    How your Airfix model could be a museum piece For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to their prized collections, it is an opportunity to dig them out of the loft, dust them down and finally give them the attention they deserve. By Jasper Copping 7:30AM GMT 10 Feb 2013 A...
  8. Eagle2009

    Iranian Training Frigate

    Gents, Several months back, a rather interesting naval concept showed up on display in Iran. From the posters that are near the model, it is believed this vessel (which is currently named Khalij Fars or Persian Gulf) is a training vessel for the IRIN. The vessel class is sometimes referred to...
  9. bobbymike

    Army Nanomissile for hypersonic strike

    Multipurpose NanoMissile System The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s (SMDC’s) Multipurpose NanoMissile System has a very simple design. The core vehicle is an integrated booster airframe and fuel tank containing a benign bi-propellant mix of ethane and nitrous oxide, and utilizes a...
  10. bobbymike

    Navy RFI Hypersonic Weapons Technolgy

    Request for Information - Hypersonic Weapons Technologies Description: 1. This is a special notice open to U.S. industry and academia requesting information on technologies pertaining to hypersonic flight vehicles. The High Speed Weapons Office of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons...
  11. Stargazer

    Iran's "new" tilt-wing VTOL drone... is Japan's QTW-UAS !

    Iran unveils new weird flying machine: a tilt-wing vertical takeoff and landing “ultra-advanced” drone November 8, 2012 Source: http://theaviationist.com/2012/11/08/koker/
  12. Grey Havoc

    Mystery shipbuilding project (China)

    http://gcaptain.com/rumors-abound-china-places-order/ http://gcaptain.com/supertankers-china-freakin/ Assuming that Hanlon's Razor or similar is not in effect, it would seem likely that this is a cover for a naval project or a series of such projects. Two possibilities come to mind: That the...
  13. saintkatanalegacy

    Grand Design Galaxy

    http://io9.com/5927315/hubble-has-spotted-an-ancient-galaxy-that-shouldnt-exist
  14. Triton

    Saudi Arabia wants 600-800 Leopard 2 tanks?

    Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:2ce437ed-afc9-41be-83b6-a91c5c69887d What's behind the Saudi arms build-up? A counter to Iran? To put down potential internal opposition...
  15. Stargazer

    NASA « Swift » low-cost unmanned aircraft

    The Swift UAS is a low-cost, experimental, all-electric unmanned autonomous vehicle system, being developed to support research goals in aeronautics and earth science. It comprises the unmanned electric Swift aircraft, dual redundant ground control stations (GCS) and communication links (900 MHz...
  16. flateric

    Sandia Lab's Nuclear-Powered UAV Project Leaked?

    while reading of Mr. Nozette unfortunate ending... http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/03/sandia_drone.html http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/sand-uav.pdf
  17. Grey Havoc

    Royal Navy to get back into the Airship business?

    21st century airships may join Navy fleet A new generation of British-built airships may be bought by the Royal Navy to resupply ships, following their use by the US Army on the front line in Afghanistan. By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent 11:44AM GMT 13 Feb 2012 Airship that can...
  18. P

    Is it true that the U.S Army has cancelled SLAMRAAM system???

    G'day gents Can anyone please confirm the following - 'January, 11, 2011: The U.S Army has finally, after over a decade of development, and no orders, cancelled its SLAMRAAM anti aircraft missile system' If so, this would have to emphasised the inability of the U.S military to be able to run...
  19. Triton

    DNV Quantum 9000 Concept Container Ship

    "DNV Quantum 9000 Concept Container Ship" By Keith Henderson at March 15, 2011 04:47 Last year, DNV introduced an innovative container ship design called Quantum. It was a 6,200 TEU vessel with an operating speed of 21 kn but with the ability to operate at higher or lower speeds without...
  20. Johnbr

    Flying Car

    Take a look at this car. http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=635469588001
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