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  1. J

    Gelled fuels: Luminal-A, Alumizin, etc

    Michel Van: "One Moment Luminal-A ? was Glusko also in Alumizine propellant ?!" Right, luminal-a is soviet analog of american alumizine. Some theoretical works was conducted at OKB-456 (chief designer V. P. Glushko; today NPO "Energomash"), then conducted some static fire tests. OKB-456 has...
    • JetPropulsion
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    • cccp cold war heavy lift vehicle icbm red fleet slbm soviet navy soviet strategic rocket forces soviet union space race ussr
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Propulsion
  2. 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...
    • uk 75
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    • air launched cruise missile armeé de l'air armée de l'air et de l'espace armée de terre cold war cold war ii cruise missile force de dissuasion france icbm irbm marine nationale nuclear battlefield post-cold war pre-strategic slbm sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. Forest Green

    Land-based M5 - French S3 missile replacement

    It is mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3_(missile) Any more information anywhere?
    • Forest Green
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    • 1er groupement de missiles stratégiques armeé de l'air cold war commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques force de dissuasion forces aériennes stratégiques french fifth republic icbm marine nationale nuclear battlefield post-cold war slbm sol-sol balistique stratégique
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. I

    MX Missile (Peacekeeper/ LGM-118) Transporter Emplacer (TE) Fate?

    Does anyone know the final disposition of the Terex MX Transporter Emplacer (TE)? This vehicle was designed to support MX deployment in a system of multiple protective shelters linked by above ground roads, the so-called "Racetrack" proposal. In 1979, President Carter announced that 200 MX...
    • Ironmiked
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    • 1980s 1990s cold war general motors general motors terex division icbm late 1970s mx program post-cold war strategic air command united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Grey Havoc

    S-4 and S-45 IRBM projects (France, Cold War)

    https://nuke.fas.org/guide/france/theater/s-4.htm https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/26902/britishfrenchstr00bate.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1er groupement de missiles stratégiques armeé de l'air cold war commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques early 1990s force de dissuasion forces aériennes stratégiques france french fifth republic icbm intermediate range ballistic missile late 1980s nuclear battlefield sol-sol balistique stratégique
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  6. isayyo2

    American Response to the R-36 - Titan II Successor

    A more theoretical question than alternative history, was there any interest within SAC to develop a "Heavy" ICBM to match the R-36's capabilities? If so, could it fit within the existing Titan II launch sites? Titan II and R-36 are somewhat surprisingly similar in diameter and height, though...
  7. Graugrun

    South African indigenous propulsion projects.

    A collection of various South African propulsion projects, prototypes and ideas. Bits and pieces of these projects have been scattered around this site, I think it's time to gather them into one place for easy reference. Starting with this article on Cape Aerospace Technologies (CAT) designs...
    • Graugrun
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    • cold war icbm post-cold war republic of south africa space race
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Propulsion
  8. Flyaway

    Chinese test of Fractional Orbital Bombardment System

    Incredibly hard to predict and very difficult to defend against, I think any current US anti-ballistic missile system would struggle with FOBS. A hypersonic glide vehicle and FOBS is probably the ultimate in nightmares for the western defence system...
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war ii icbm nuclear battlefield people's liberation army people's republic of china space weapons
    • Replies: 100
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. G

    Flywheels to power laser systems? (Also: ICBM plug blocking systems)

    Guys, I am not certain exactly as to where to place this news item, but the actual article is about the plugs that block the top parts of the Minuteman 3 siloes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/09/16/us-enhances-last-line-of-nuclear-missile-silo-defense/#70b81576f568 But...
    • greenmartian2017
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    • cold war cold war ii icbm lasers missile silo post-cold war satellite space weapons strategic air command strategic defense initiative united states air force united states strategic command
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Military
  10. S

    Gnom ICBM. Is this design really use ramjet propulsion ?

    So yeah, i think this one is quite famous. The Soviet era Gnom http://www.astronautix.com/g/gnom.html This ICBM use a propulsion system in one of the stage which if i'm reading correctly is a ramjet. So after 1st stage burnout, the rocket motor will be ejected/dropped and the Ramjet starts...
  11. P

    Common USN/USAF SLBM/ICBM

    From wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Missile Common Missile was an intercontinental ballistic missile project, developed to satisfy U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force operational system requirements for both SLBM and silo-launched ICBM, defined in the 1978 commonality study. Description...
  12. sferrin

    Defense against Hypersonic Glide Vehicles

    Just starting a generic thread here to discuss possibilities and programs. Saw the following in an AvWeek article: "These include a new family of interceptor missiles called SkyFire proposed by Raytheon; hypervelocity projectiles designed by General Atomics, Boeing and BAE Systems; a laser gun...
    • sferrin
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    • air defence ballistic missile defense cold war ii icbm nuclear battlefield strategic defence
    • Replies: 573
    • Forum: Military
  13. G

    RIP Simon Ramo 1913-2016

    http://www.dailybreeze.com/obituaries/20160628/simon-ramo-1913-2016-aerospace-pioneer-and-icbm-chief-architect-was-the-r-in-trw
    • GeorgeA
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    • 20th century aerospace industry apollo program bunker ramo corporation cold war defense industry early 21st century icbm nasa national reconnaissance office post-cold war satellite space probes space race spy sat strategic defense initiative thompson ramo wooldridge trw united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. RyanC

    LGM-35A Sentinel - Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program

    So basically, USAF wants to replace Minuteman III with another ICBM....that still uses the same silo and C3I network from Minuteman; going into the ground by 2030 at least. ::) Just in time for laser defenses to be deployed operationally. B)
    • RyanC
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    • air force global strike command cold war ii icbm united states united states air force
    • Replies: 1,818
    • Forum: Military
  15. sferrin

    Chinese lunar missile base

    Trying to nuke someone on Earth from the moon would be about as inefficient as you could do it. We'd see them coming for days.
    • sferrin
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    • icbm moon moonbase people's liberation army people's liberation army air force people's republic of china post-cold war space weapons
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Military
  16. Grey Havoc

    US ARMY ICEWORM / ICEMAN

    http://atomic-skies.blogspot.ie/2012/07/nukes-on-ice.html (Drawings and pictures at link)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1960s cold war grønlands landsråd icbm intermediate range ballistic missile irbm kingdom of denmark north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield nuclear power nuclear powered vehicles u.s. army u.s. army engineer studies center u.s. army materiel command united states united states army united states army corps of engineers world war iii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  17. Stargazer

    ONERA missiles and projects

    ONERA missiles and rockets from an old 1960s magazine:
    • Stargazer
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    • 1960s cold war direction générale de l’armement france french fifth republic icbm le laboratoire aéronautique français north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield onera post-cold war
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  18. S

    Silo costs 1960s.

    Silo costs 1960s. What were the Titan 2 silo costs (1960$)? What were the 1960 Blue Streak silo cost estimates? How did they compare? How did they compare with Polaris costs?
  19. Y

    260" SRM - as an ICBM

    Whilst looking for information on studies for 156" solid rockets applied to ICBMs, I came across this presentation on ATK's large motors. Buried in there is the notion of an ICBM using a 260" solid rocket motor for the first stage of an ICBM - no mention of what the second stage is, other than...
  20. A

    Inertial Navigators in UK

    Who can flesh this lot out? 1954: Sperry/UK, licence from Sperry/US: intended for (to be) Blue Streak. Bracknell clean room. Abandoned for: 3/57: Elliott licence from Bosch Arma (ATLAS kit). Rochester clean room. B Streak died 13/4/60 but INS work continued for Blue Steel. 1957: Ferranti...
    • alertken
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    • aerospace industry avionics cold war fleet air arm great britain icbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield royal air force royal navy strategic bomber
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
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