strategic reconnaissance

  1. Flyaway

    Public Release of SIGINT Phase II Records

    More on link below including the declassified documents themselves. http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/SIGINT_PhaseII.html
    • Flyaway
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    • central intelligence agency cold war electronic warfare lockheed national reconnaissance office national security agency photographic reconnaissance post-world war ii rand corporation signals intelligence space age space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. T

    Soviet balloon bombers et al.

    Hi all, some time ago I find a very brief description of soviet balloon bombers of the '50-'60; they intended to use them in the same way the American used the GENETRIX and MELTING POT balloons for recce flights over the USSR...
  3. M

    B-45 Tornado - North American USAF Bomber - Best Book Recommendations?

    What's everyone's recommendations for the best book on this American Cold War bomber?
    • Madoc
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    • cold war great britain north american aviation post-world war ii raf bomber command reconnaissance bomber royal air force strategic air command strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance united states air force united states army air forces united states department of war world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  4. Flyaway

    Black ZEUS: The top secret shuttle mission that never flew

    Rest on the link. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3160/1
    • Flyaway
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    • 1980s cold war late 1970s nasa national reconnaissance office space age space race space shuttle space transportation system spy sat strategic reconnaissance united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. C

    Soviet air defences and the SR-71

    Apparently the SR 71 was able to evade Soviet air defences simply because it travelled too fast. The reason I am interested in this is that there were proposals in 1960/61 for a British ramjet missile (OR 1182) which would fly at speeds in excess of M = 2 and at high altitude. A report was...
    • CNH
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    • central intelligence agency cold war soviet air defence forces strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force ussr v-pvo
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. TsrJoe

    RAF Lockheed U-2 ?

    A bit of a long shot, i recall a book launch at Telford a few years ago for a U-2 history by Chris Pocock. On the authors signing table a display model with roundels on the grey finish ? (im wandering if it was part of Lockheeds ASTOR proposals or a stand alone submission?) I dont recall seeing...
  7. overscan (PaulMM)

    Spyflights & Overflights : Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance

    Nice-looking new title from Crecy/Hikoki from RC-135-pilot-turned-historian Robert S Hopkins III. Spyflights & Overflights Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance RRP: £29.95 Few aviation subjects have been shrouded in more secrecy or been more controversial than cold war aerial reconnaissance. Former...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • central intelligence agency cold war cuban missile crisis elint north atlantic treaty organisation photo-recce photographic reconnaissance republic of china air force royal air force royal swedish air force signals intelligence strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force vietnam war
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  8. Flyaway

    KH-11 KENNEN

    New article from AW, including an image captioned 'This accurate model show the original KH-11 design that, like Hubble, carried about a 8-ft. mirror but with a shorter instrument base section.' Just looks like an image of Hubble to me & it would be a first for an image of it to be reproduced of...
    • Flyaway
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    • central intelligence agency cold war national reconnaissance office photo-recce photographic reconnaissance post-cold war space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. 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
  10. Flyaway

    New 'Penetrating ISR' aircraft?

    Mostly about the history and future of the U-2 and RQ-4, but this article ends with this rather odd statement. Anyone have an idea what the author is on about here, or is this unsubstantiated speculation...
    • Flyaway
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    • 2010s 2020s air force research laboratory cold war ii post-cold war strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. uk 75

    VG TSR2 designs and Vickers 581

    I know that these subjects have been done to death but I am still trying to get my head around the relationship between the two areas. A VG derivative of TSR2 would have made sense if the programme had worked out as originally planned, with aircraft in service by 1970 and a satisfactory RAF...
    • uk 75
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    • cold war english electric company limited gor.339 great britain ministry of supply nuclear battlefield or.343 raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance variable geometry vickers-armstrongs
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. hesham

    Messerschmitt Bf 110/161 Projects & Prototypes

    Hi, here is a comparison between BF.161-V2 and BF.162-V2.
    • hesham
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    • 1930s bayerische flugzeugwerke early 1940s fighter fighter bomber interceptor jagdbomber kampfzerstörer luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag nachtjäger nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance world war ii zerstörer
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  13. fightingirish

    Lockheed A-12CB (Carrier based) project

    "Kelly" Johnson's concept of a carrier based A-12 for the US Navy. Remember Kellys unwritten and non-official rule according to the book "Skunk Works" written by Ben Rich: "Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what the hell they want and will drive you up a wall...
    • fightingirish
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    • bureau of naval weapons buweps cold war lockheed navair naval air systems command skunk works strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. Triton

    North American A3J Vigilante

    Aircraft Familiarization A3J Vigilante (1962) United States Navy training film shows operating procedures of the North American A3J Vigilante on ground and in flight. http://youtu.be/cwYdz-U75fk
    • Triton
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    • cold war naval aviation north american aviation nuclear battlefield strategic reconnaissance united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. fightingirish

    CIA Aircraft Projects

    This topic for built and unbuilt aircraft projects for the CIA, which are no longer in service. Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfz6hs-5Rog&feature=plcp Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXD36XOCpQM Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEkMh54otJ8 Wikipedia -...
    • fightingirish
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    • central intelligence agency close air support cold war cold war ii covert operations post-cold war spy plane spyplane strategic reconnaissance united states unmanned air vehicle war on terror
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. Flitzer

    Hütter Hü 211 - Heinkel He 219 on steroids

    Any pics of the Hu211? Are the wings typical Hutter with a very wide span? I might just try a profile having been prompted by Carlos. :) Many thanks Peter
    • Flitzer
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    • heinkel flugzeugwerke heinkel-hirth hütter luftwaffe nazi germany night fighter reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  17. Hood

    Comet R2 and Nimrod R1

    There is a little on the genesis of the Comet R.2 and Nimrod R.1 in Richard Aldrich's book 'GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency.' I thought I'd share these since some of it might be interesting info. Probably the decision to equip Comets as sigint platforms...
    • Hood
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    • 1950s 1960s cold war electronic warfare elint gchq great britain raf strike command royal air force sigint signals intelligence strategic reconnaissance united states
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. O

    Avro 730 (Early Version) - 1/72 Scratchbuild

    Avro Excalibur R.1 "XP730" - 543 Squadron RAF - 1964 Scratchbuilt 1/72 scale Avro 730. This depicts the earlier 4 engine version that was submitted by Avro against Operational Requirement 330. The fuselage was built using a length of 1 inch conduit as a core, fitted with cross sections...
    • Overkiller
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    • alternate history avro 730 bomber bombers cold war great britain model nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  19. Stargazer

    Weapons Systems 118P: the North American Aviation proposals

    Weapons Systems 118P called for high altitude reconnaissance aircraft proposals and was the forerunner of aircraft such as the B-70 Valkyrie and SR-71 Blackbird. Scott Lowther, a.k.a. Orionblamblam, had done a great deal of work to make the WS-118P proposals available on his blog and in his...
    • Stargazer
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    • 1950s cold war high altitude jet age naa north american aviation strategic air command strategic reconnaissance supersonic united states united states air force ws-118p
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. quellish

    Compass Cope Engineering Challenges

    Relevant to current interest in high altitude http://www.atf3.org/Ryan_Compass_Cope_2.html
    • quellish
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    • 1970s aerial surveillance boeing cold war drone hale high altitude long endurance rpv strategic reconnaissance teledyne ryan teledyne ryan aeronautical company united states united states air force unmanned air vehicle
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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