post-cold war

  1. T

    Alpha Jet

    While some weird dudes are celebrating the epitomized image of an autocrat*, the french AdlAE discretely commemorates one of its hero pilot (Poet and novelist), Mr Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Free French air Force pilot, Croix de Guerre with palms, MIA, with the birth of its most famous...
    • TomcatViP
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    • air force of the ivory coast armeé de l'air armée de l'air du cameroun armée de l'air et de l'espace armée de l'air republic of togo cold war cold war ii egyptian air force federal republic of germany forces aériennes françaises libres france luftwaffe nigerian air force north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war qatar emiri air force royal canadian air force royal moroccan air force royal thai air force world war ii
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. Grey Havoc

    USCG Douglas Munro (WHEC-724)

    https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/04/28/us-coast-guard-decommissions-storied-cutter-in-alaska/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Douglas_Munro_(WHEC-724) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Albert_Munro
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1971 2021 cold war hamilton-class cutter high endurance cutter post-cold war united states coast guard
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  3. uk 75

    Chinese Naval Doctrine

    The growth of the Soviet Navy was symbolised by Admiral Gorshkov and a global maritime exercise (Okean 70). I was wondering if any clue was emerging to Chinese naval doctrine?
    • uk 75
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    • cold war people's liberation army navy people's republic of china post-cold war soviet union
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  4. Grey Havoc

    FS Perle

    https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uss-bonhomme-richard.30940/post-402978 Some good news: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/04/naval-group-started-transplanting-a-damaged-ssn-with-a-decomissioned-submarine/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarine_Perle_(S606)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1987 1990 2020 2021 2023 cold war cold war ii french fifth republic marine nationale mn perle post-cold war rubis-class submarine ssn
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Military
  5. Grey Havoc

    NAe. Sao Paulo (ex-FS Foch)

    https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/04/09/brazilian-group-seeks-to-stop-aircraft-carrier-sale-to-turkish-company/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 clemenceau-class aircraft carrier cold war cv. sao paulo marine nationale marinha do brasil post-cold war
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Military
  6. overscan (PaulMM)

    R G Smith - one of the greatest aviation artists of all time

    Mike Machat shows some of R G Smith's incredible artwork on his Youtube channel. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S4R4B3GxD4
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aerospace american society of aviation artists aviation art cold war douglas aircraft company douglas aircraft company missile & space division douglas missile & space division late 20th century mcdonnell douglas northrop post-cold war united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  7. TinWing

    Vickers Submarine Oil Tanker for BP

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/submarines/comments/bzv7p7/inspired_by_the_bow_reactor_post_how_many_of_you/
    • TinWing
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    • 1980s british petroleum cargo submarine cold war great britain nuclear powered vessels nuclear-powered tanker post-cold war the british petroleum company p.l.c. united kingdom vsel
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. D

    North Korea indigenous aircraft

    I once read that there were rumors that the DPRK would begin domestic production of a MiG-21 type design in the early 1990s, but those projections obviously never came true. They did assemble MiG-29s from parts supplied by the Soviets and other countries throughout the late 1980s and early to...
    • Delta Force
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century north korea post-cold war
    • Replies: 232
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. RavenOne

    AW139 two decades

    Today is 20 years since the AW139 took Flight https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/03-02-2021-2-leonardo-celebrates-the-aw139-helicopter-s-20th-anniversary-of-its-1st-flight?f=%2Fhome First time I came across AW139 or then BellAgusta AB139 was these Mock ups at...
    • RavenOne
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    • 2000s 2010s agustawestland bell agusta aerospace company bell helicopter company bellagusta cold war ii early 2020s early 21st century leonardo leonardo s.p.a. post-cold war war on terror
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. sferrin

    Blue Angels

    I did not know they got Super Hornets.
    • sferrin
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    • cold war cold war ii post-cold war united states united states navy
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    Ekranoplans in the Rostislav Alekseyev Museum in Chkalovsk

    Found an awesome article online here of a visit to a museum dedicated to the Ekranoplan designer, Rostislav Alekseyev. Some very interesting models and artwork, attached.
  12. blackkite

    Su-19M Model by DIzzyFugu

    Hi! Su-19M. View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dizzyfugu/8665382047/sizes/l
  13. Antonio

    David Prowse RIP

    2020:what a nefarious year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Prowse
    • Antonio
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    • 2020 2020s 501st legion actor british commonwealth british empire and commonwealth games british heavyweight weightlifting championship cold war early 21st century late 20th century member of the order of the british empire movie star popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction star wars
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Bar
  14. Flyaway

    Aero Vodochody L-39

    I thought there was already a thread for this venerable aircraft, not that this model is venerable. https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/aero-vodochody-demonstrates-l-39ng-in-hungary/141255.article
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war czech republic czechoslovak socialist republic post-cold war
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. J

    RAF Puma Replacement?

    The RAF's Puma's are due out of service in 2025. What are the likely replacements going to be? I think the most logical choice is one of the Leonardo products AW149?
    • JohnR
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    • 21st century post-cold war royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 533
    • Forum: Military
  16. RavenOne

    Royal Air Force Chinook 40 Years

    On this day 4 decades ago, the Royal Air Force receives its first Chinook helicopter http://www.boeing.co.uk/chinook40?sf240237743=1&fbclid=IwAR0F1GCD1qs8Cl9QJHI3C2gcBS80RflFrlUxqF7_2uk1BkL9FkRaC3lI33M (Photo courtesy of Boeing) And the rest is history serving Falklands, Beirut, Kuwait...
    • RavenOne
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    • boeing boeing vertol cold war great britain post-cold war royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. G

    Russia sticks with the MIG-1.44?

    Pretty simple, what if the Russians don't flip flop around with their 5th gen program and decide to keep developing the Mig 1.44? Would they have a 5th gen(ish) aircraft earlier? what would it's export potential be? how effective would it be? my 2 cents are It would be operational earlier that...
    • griml0ck122
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    • 1990s 2000s alternate history cold war commonwealth of independent states post-cold war russian federation soviet air defence forces soviet air forces soviet union v-pvo
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  18. G

    RIP 007

    • GeorgeA
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    • actor cold war espionage great britain movie star popular culture post-cold war space age
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: The Bar
  19. M

    Steam turbine ducted blower aircraft engine by Pratt and Whitney

    In early 1950s Pratt and Whitney was working on supercritical water ducted blower aircraft engine. 410 MW thermal energy source was heating highly pressurized water to 1000F. Here is the description of this engine from Aviation Week , December 19, 1960. 2.98 m low pressure air compressor/blower...
    • mvdmitri
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    • atomic aircraft cold war nuclear powered aircraft post-cold war steam
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Propulsion
  20. Graham1973

    Armoured Archives - AFV Projects Website

    An interesting site covering various unbuilt armoured vehicle projects https://armouredarchives.com/
    • Graham1973
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    • afv armoured fighting vehicles cold war great britain post-cold war tank design the armoured archives
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
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