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I recently happened on a photo of a U.S. Navy tow target which I hadn't previously seen. Linked from the VC-2 squadron page of the A-4 Skyhawk Association website, it was accompanied by no explanatory text, only a short caption saying "1974: Ed Jennings tells us about the "FIGAT". As I was...

Okay Gentlemen, can anyone tell me why the Predator B (Reaper) has it's tail up while its smaller predecessor is tail down?

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/February%202018/USAF-to-Retire-B-1-B-2-in-Early-2030s-as-B-21-Comes-On-Line.aspx

http://thespacereview.com/article/3390/1 Black ops and the shuttle (part 3-1): Recovering spent HEXAGON reconnaissance satellites with the space shuttle by Dwayne A. Day Monday, December 11, 2017

More on link below including the declassified documents themselves. http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/SIGINT_PhaseII.html

Rather nice and terribly expensive wind tunnel model set... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Douglas-Aircraft-Co-D852-Model-Assembly-Jet-Airplane-No-5818084-US-Military-/292256244471 Any guesses?

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/usaf-northrop-harassment-weapons-1817855401

Thought we had a topic for the CVLSP but I can't find it for love or money, so I'll create this new one for the moment. The USAF's CVLSP replacement effort is not doing so well, not surprising given that at least some of the companies vying for the contract are still obsessed with 'continuum of...

Hi, https://www.amazon.com/Manned-Missile-Story-B-70/dp/B0007E0YDW

What's everyone's recommendations for the best book on this American Cold War bomber?

Lockheed "The Defender" SDI poster found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Star-Wars-Lockheed-Poster-Killer-Satellites-Louis-De-Latorre-Original-/282065438198?hash=item41ac6905f6:g:W5IAAOSwzJ5XUv0a Seller's description:

Vought JTACMS (Joint Tactical Missile System) with F-16 model found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-F-16-JTACMS-Topping-Precise-Experimental-Version-Factory-Desk-Model-/182058153075?hash=item2a6382f473:g:E-UAAOSwx-9Wvs4h

Artist's impression of Lockheed EC-5B "Looking Glass" concept late 1980s. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedmartin/33052291772/

Rest on the link. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3160/1

Immagine that Richard Nixon instead of JFK was elected President of United States in November 1960,and that Alan Shepard was the first man in space (but not in orbit) in Febraury 1961. Two events that could happen. In this scenario,if President Nixon not consider necessary a manned mission on...

Hi, a Teal Ruby sat construction portfolio is offered fr sale on the bay as item 111971984788 here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-TEAL-RUBY-P80-1-Satellite-Construction-PHOTOGRAPHS-ALBUM-McDonnell-Douglas-/111971984788 with the following description (extract): "Rare TEAL RUBY P80-1 Satellite...

Is this the F-117A that they are referring to here? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/30/margaret-thatcher-us-french-military-technology-national-archives-top-secret?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

http://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/969642-nuclear-powered-aircraft-antisubmarine-warfare

Found at OSTI http://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/969600-studies-fourteen-nuclear-powered-airplanes

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...