late 20th century

  1. Grey Havoc

    Soviet Super Chicken (the Smena) reborn

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-09/putin-resurrects-soviet-super-chicken
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 21st century late 20th century russian federation soviet union
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Grey Havoc

    Last Royal Navy Sea Kings retire

    https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sea-king-helicopters-ends-49-years-of-service/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Military
  3. R

    140mm smoothbore gun

    In the late 1980s, research started on the new next-generation tank gun. It was quickly determined that it needed to be 140mm calibre. Initially it was to fire the same projectiles as the 120mm gun but at a higher velocity from a similar smoothbore barrel. My question - what was the British...
    • Rickshaw
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century france great britain late 1980s late 20th century post-cold war united states west germany
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  4. Jemiba

    Early French Night Vision Devices ?

    Where can I find information about French night vision devices directly after WW II ? When and where such devices were used in the post WWII French armed forces ? From what I've found, most of the early ones used the activ system, so needing an IR light source. But the German Luftwaffe had used...
    • Jemiba
    • Thread
    • cold war france late 20th century post-world war ii
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Military
  5. yasotay

    The last American helicopter pioneer takes off 270

    From the American Helicopter Website. Glidden (Glid) Sweet Doman, a pioneer in the helicopter industry, died Monday, June 6, 2016. He was an Emeritus Member of AHS International, having joined the then-American Helicopter Society in 1945. Doman was born in Syracuse, NY in 1921. In his teens...
    • yasotay
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    • aerospace ahs / vfs american helicopter society (ahs) international cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. G

    The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than a Tanker

    An enlarged update of Robert Hopkins' 1998 Aerofax book, already a pretty good tome: http://www.amazon.com/Boeing-KC-135-Stratotanker-Robert-Hopkins/dp/1910809012/
    • gatoraptor
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    • 2016 air mobility command boeing cold war early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war strategic air command strategic reconnaissance tanker aircraft united states united states air force vietnam war war on terror
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  7. XP67_Moonbat

    R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

    For any of you fellow Trekkies on here. A great loss indeed. :'( http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?ref=arts&_r=2
    • XP67_Moonbat
    • Thread
    • 2015 early 21st century late 20th century popular culture science fiction star trek
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. covert_shores

    Swimmer Delivery Vehicle projects, old and new

    I'm planning to share information on a bunch of unknown SDV/midget submarine/DPV/Canoes etc via my blog (http://www.hisutton.com/) and thought i should also post here for the community. Rather than start fresh threads each time I'll just update this one. And I hope it can also be a general...
  9. Triton

    A Look Back at the Black Hawk

    Published on Oct 30, 2014 BLACK HAWK helicopters continue to be the work horse for the U.S. Army. Forty military and civil organizations around the world use this helicopter or one of its derivative models. View: http://youtu.be/BBk1sTWPKI8
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • air cavalry airborne forces airmobile anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare cold war cold war ii early 21st century helicopter late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war sikorsky united states united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. eshelon

    Future warship from the past.

  11. F

    B-52 avionics

    Hello, I am air-enthusiast from Russia. Sorry for my bad English! Probably B-52 is the best strategic aircraft of the XX century. I especially interested in B-52 early variants and I have questions about the oldest "Buff"`s avionics. All the books I had read (Boyne, Davis & Tornborough...
    • Flashback
    • Thread
    • air force global strike command avionics cold war cold war ii early 21st century heavy bomber late 20th century post-cold war radar strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force usaf
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
  12. N

    Piston Engine to Jet Fighter Conversions

    Hi everyone, Including the well known Russian conversions of piston fighters to jets, I wanted to see if anyone had anything on other similar conversions that could be in a nicely consolidated thread of "piston-to-jet theory." :P Thanks!
  13. Triton

    Last Luftwaffe Phantom II retired

    Last Lufwaffe McDonnell Douglas Phantom II retired. Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:971aa875-bd7a-423e-9c7d-8a3c6e096932
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • 2013 cold war early 21st century federal republic of germany late 20th century luftwaffe mcdonnell douglas post-cold war west germany
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. Grey Havoc

    AIRLAND BATTLE 2000 (1982)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a127471.pdf
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 ad armoured family of vehicles close air support cold war late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical air command tank tradoc u.s. army u.s. army training and doctrine command united states united states air force united states army west germany
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  15. flateric

    Bill Gunston RIP (1927 - 2013) Memorial Topic

    We even have not exact date of birth or pristine photo of him on the web. This happen last weekend. RIP, Sir Thousands, tens thousands became connected with aerospace and got related professions or lifetime obsession with skies because of you. Many aviation journalists and authors started...
    • flateric
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal aeronautical society
    • Replies: 92
    • Forum: The Bar
  16. hesham

    Embraer Projects

    Hi, I spoke before about some of Embraer projects,and I want a drawings to EMB-301 basic trainer,which was based on Neiva Universal,and EMB-311 COIN and attack aircraft,based on Caraja.
    • hesham
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    • brazil cold war early 21st century federative republic of brazil fifth brazilian republic late 20th century post-cold war sixth brazilian republic
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. Triton

    Harpoon missile

    "Harpoon missile meets 40-year milestone" video by Boeing Uploaded: Oct 5, 2011 http://youtu.be/-HSszSESmB0
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • air-to-ground anti-ship missile anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare asuw boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century mcdonnell douglas north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war royal navy united states navy war on terror
    • Replies: 146
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. JFC Fuller

    Challenger variants

    A Challenger I hull was trialled with the Marconi Marksman anti-aircraft turret (pictures attached) and according to multiple publications a Challenger I hull was also trialled with the Vickers GBT 155mm turret, does anyone have any pictures of this combination? There seems to be a distinct lack...
    • JFC Fuller
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war united kingdom
    • Replies: 78
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  19. Michel Van

    To wish B-52 a happy birthday

    man time goes by On April 15, 1952 the Prototype of B-52 rolled out Hangar at Boeing for 60 year B-52 is backbone of USAF strategic Bombing carry nuke during cold war , bomb vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbian back in stone age and NASA NB-52B Launch X-15, D-21, X-38, X-24, M2-F3, HL-10 ...
    • Michel Van
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    • air combat command air force global strike command boeing cold war early 21st century heavy bomber late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. Grey Havoc

    JMSDF Takao class Destroyer Escort

    This is an unusual project, especially in light of known JMSDF doctrine. It was apparently conceived around the mid-'90s or there abouts by the JMSDF and the old JDA as a lower cost alternative to the procurement of futher units of the Kongō class (what would eventually become the Atago class)...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • destroyer escort early 2000s early 21st century japan defense agency japan maritime self-defense force jmsdf late 1990s late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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