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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)
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?
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...
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...
aerospace industry
avionics
cold war
fleet air arm
great britain
icbm
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
royal air force
royal navy
strategic bomber
From what appears to be a book abstract by Maurice F. Crommie. His website has this in his resume
Dec 1962 - Sept 1971
Consulting Engineer, Senior Scientist and Project Leader in strategic nuclear weapon design at General Electric, McDonald Douglas, Stanford Research Institute, Conductron...
air defense command
albm
asat
cold war
douglas aircraft company
douglas aircraft company missile & space division
douglas missile & space division
icbm
irbm
missiles and space systems division (douglas)
nasa
nuclear battlefield
strategic air command
surface-to-air missile
united states air force
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/boeing-proposes-missile-with-global-reach/19405693
"The company says it has a missile concept ready, and that if it gets the go-ahead and funding from the Pentagon, the weapon could be ready for fielding within 30 months. The missile, which was developed...
Mystery UK Missile?
Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians...
from The Common Aero Vehicle: Space Delivery System Of The Future
George Richie, ANSER
AIAA Space Technology
Conference & Exposition
28-30 Sept. 1999 Albuquerque, NM
from A Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) - Model, Description, and Employment Guide
Terry H Phillips, Schafer Corporation
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 cruise missile
albm
cold war ii
cruise missile
free fall nuclear weapons
icbm
intermediate range ballistic missile
irbm
nuclear battlefield
nuclear power
short range ballistic missile
slbm
srbm
tactical nuke
A couple of interesting documents emerged recently on DTIC regarding some hints of what near future long range US ballistic missile could look like. Dates are late 90's ealrly 2000's. Here:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA318768 non-nuclear, manouvering SLBM warhead...
In 1959 G.K.C.Pardoe, Chief Coordinator/balistic missiles at DeHavilland Propellers Ltd.
made several proposals to use the Blue Streak as the basis for a sattelite transport
system.
- The first shown would combine the Blue Streak with a solid propellant second stage,
where the payload would have...
british commonwealth
cold war
communications satellite
european launcher development organisation
great britain
icbm
reconnaissance satellite
royal air force
space age
space race
spy sat
strategic reconnaissance
western europe
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