early 21st century
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R/P FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)
Some good news, along with a bit of background: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36pTr09f3Y https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-navy-flipping-ship-upcycled-134616867.html https://gcaptain.com/saving-rv-flip-from-the-wreckers-clawsand-its-story-is-mind-blowing/...- Grey Havoc
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- acoustic research anti-submarine warfare cold war cold war ii department of the navy early 21st century experimental late 20th century oceanographic research office of naval research post-cold war research research ship research vessel flip scripps institution of oceanography sonar u.s. navy united states navy uss flip war on terror
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- Forum: Military
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Ansett Australia
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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Boeing “High Speed” Cruise Missile Patent
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6d/dd/cc/f987a42f97d1c0/US20050211827A1.pdf- TinWing
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- 2004 2005 boeing cruise missile early 2000s early 21st century transonic united states war on terror
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- Forum: Patent Pending
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Michael Bowyer
The British aviation historian Michael J F Bowyer died recently, aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/michael-bowyer-obituary -
Chinese orbital launcher projects
I noticed there wasn't a general thread for this, so I created this since there are a lot of unrealised chinese launcher projects. Starting with one that's already described on astronautix, but I'm posting a source, taken from Xiandong Bao "A Modular Space Transportation System" (IAF-92-0857)...- TheKutKu
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- 1990s 2000s aerospace industry china aerospace science and technology corporation china national space administration early 21st century heavy lift vehicle late 20th century ministry of aerospace industry (prc) people's liberation army people's republic of china post-cold war satellite communications satellite phones
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- Forum: Secret Space Projects
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Iraqi arms acquisition plans before 1990 and 2003
What if Saddam never invaded Kuwait and never being throw up??? What would be the state of Ba'ath Iraqi armed forces?- KonTim
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- ba'athist iraq chemical / biological weapons cold war early 21st century eastern bloc iraq republic iraqi air force iraqi army iraqi navy iraqi republic late 20th century nuclear battlefield people's republic of china post-cold war republic of iraqi soviet union tactical nuke warsaw pact western europe
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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RIP John Amos
Somehow missed yet another great departing us last week: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/arts/john-amos-dead.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/entertainment/john-amos-dead/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/entertainment/john-amos-death-daughter/index.html...- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century actor cold war coming to america early 21st century golden globe awards good times movie star post-cold war primetime emmy awards roots (1977) split second (1984) the mary tyler moore show the west wing tv series united states vanishing point
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- Forum: The Bar
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Chief John Taggart (John Ashton) has fought his final shootout
Yet again, another great actor passed away a few days ago, somehow I missed it at the time: https://apnews.com/article/john-ashton-taggart-beverly-hills-cop-obit-7cf9cabad9d315a303fa01a0eecb2a94...- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 20th century actor beverly hills cop beverly hills police department bounty hunter chief of police cold war cold war ii detective detective sergeant early 21st century john david ashton los angeles drama critics award midnight run movie star popular culture post-cold war tv series usc school of theatre
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- Forum: The Bar
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UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o- Flyaway
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- 2024 20th century british colony of mauritius british empire british indian ocean territory cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain indian ocean naval support facility diego garcia people's republic of china post-cold war republic of mauritius soviet union united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
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- Forum: The Bar
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Kris Kristofferson. Now playing the biggest stage.
The music is not my 'thing' but, to be going that long demonstrates that he made a lot of people happy to listen in. No small feat in any walk of life. As an actor he supported some of the biggest names with aplomb and dignity, he will be missed. Lights, music, action. RIP.- Foo Fighter
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- 2024 20th century actor bmi country and pop awards computer games country music country music hall of fame early 21st century gammy awards golden globe awards grammy lifetime achievement award helicopter pilot movie star musician nashville songwriters hall of fame ranger school singer songwriter songwriters hall of fame u.s. army
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- Forum: The Bar
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SEA 1180 OPV (Royal Australian Navy)
(Last post extract was from July 2013) It seems that SEA 1180 was later reactivated in 2015, with a contract awarded to Luerssen Australia and Civmec Limited in 2018, but things are apparently not going well at all...- Grey Havoc
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- 2010s arafura-class offshore patrol vessel asc shipbuilding australian department of defence civmec limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia early 2020s early 21st century late 2000s luerssen australia naval vessels lürssen offshore patrol combatant offshore patrol craft offshore patrol vessel opv post-cold war royal australian navy sea 1180 phase 1 war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Dame Maggie Smith RIP
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240927/p2g/00m/0et/092000c https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/27/dame-maggie-smith-dies-aged-89/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/nicholas-hytner-maggie-smith-tribute-death/...- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century actress british academy film awards british film institute fellowship countess of grantham downton abbey early 21st century golden globe awards great britain harry potter most excellent order of the british empire movie star order of the companions of honour oscar primetime emmy awards professor minerva mcgonagall society of london theatre special award tony award triple crown of acting tv series
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- Forum: The Bar
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KC-10 tanker
Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement- GTX
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- advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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UK Soft Vertical Launch - A Flexible Solution to an Integral Concept for Ground & Naval Air Defence (2000 AD)
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADP010844.pdf Note that the mention of 'battleships' in the paper is likely a reference to the Arsenal Ship concept which was in vogue at the time. Incidentally, this paper was part of a larger NATO sponsored report called the Concepts de systemes pour la...- Grey Havoc
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- 2000 ad air defence anti-air warfare area air defence battlefield air defence battleships british army defence evaluation and research agency dera early 2000s early 21st century late 1990s late 20th century matra bae dynamics ministry of defence north atlantic treaty organisation research and technology organization (nato) royal navy surface-to-air missile united kingdom
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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David Graham passes away
The voice of Parker has passed on. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo -
RIP James Earl Jones (1931–2024)
The American actor James Earl Jones has passed away at the age of 93.:( Sources: View: https://x.com/MarkHamill/status/1833246565168803985?t=LueMXnGSz9YOgdYQm5MREw&s=19 View: https://x.com/NavalInstitute/status/1833252640303812795?t=JDH7l0xIMSO8egcIt5_x_g&s=19- fightingirish
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- 20th century actor cold war early 21st century egot fantasy golden age korean war movie star oscar popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction star wars technothriller tv series united states united states army
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- Forum: The Bar
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Spaceballs
While visiting the Fireball XL5 thread on Facebook I have the BBC Radio news trying to explain what is happening to get two astronauts down from the International Space Station. Flipping to an old episode of Stargate SG1 I listen to the USAF heroes explaining to a bemusec Extra Terrestrial ally... -
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RTX (Raytheon) fined $200m for 750 technical document leaks to China and Russia
RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...- WatcherZero
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- 2024 cold war ii collins aerospace cyberwar early 21st century electronic warfare espionage international traffic in arms regulations people's republic of china raytheon russian federation united states
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- Forum: Military
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Unbuilt Architecture and City Plans
that a Novum in this Forum we talk allot about Aircraft, but not much about Airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport was original planed as Aéroport de Paris Nord in 1966 with 4 runways of 4000 meter length and 6 big Terminals like Terimal One, but with 6 floor multi-storey car park for 4000...- Michel Van
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- 20th century architecture arcology city cyberpunk early 21st century floating arcologies floating city futuristic concepts megastructures paper architecture space age space colonies unbuilt buildings
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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BAE Systems Mi-24 upgrade
It may come as a surprise to think that the British (BAE specifically), would consider upgrading the Hind. However, Western upgrades to the Hind are relatively common, with the French company SAGEM and Israel’s Elbit offering upgrades, and South Africa’s ATE offering the significantly modified...- Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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- bae systems early 2000s early 21st century late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united kingdom war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects