Hello,
I searched the forum and haven't found a thread about this topic, and it appears no one has discussed it in any other threads either, so here it is. Anyway, a while ago I was perusing Andreas Parsch's website and I found mention of the apparently obscure Douglas Arbalist in the missile...
G’day gents
I’ve stumbled across this web site
http://doktorkurgan.livejournal.com/36798.html?thread=61630
which depicts a prototype (in 1977) SPAAG, which from what I can make out (via translation), combines a 25mm cannon, with the chassis of the XM-701 MICV!
It appears it’s a response to the...
Stinger MANPADS are being modified to avert obsolescence and add some new capabilities such as the proximity fuze but the end of it's use and service is foreseeable. I´ve read about the "Future Stinger Capability Working Group". What covers behind this group?
Are there any new planned systems...
battlefield air defence
cold war ii
early 2020s
late 2010s
man-portable air-defense system
north atlantic treaty organisation
surface-to-air missile
unitedstatesarmy
I found both of these in the VAHF archives.
There are no markings on the photos, nor supporting documentation.
Any ideas on the who or what would be appreciated.
ERINT-1
ERINT (Extended Range Interceptor) was a part of the Strategic Defense Initiative’s Theater Missile Defense Program. The US Army contracted for a prototype missile and launch control system to defend against cruise missiles, aircraft, ballistic and tactical missiles. The capability was...
While looking for HIMARS prototype pictures such as this one
I was puzzled to find this :
Was it a competitor?
By the way, was LM MFC the only company initially contracted to develop a prototype?
I found these pictures in the Vought Aircraft Historical Foundation archives and had to go online to research PATA
to find out what the heck it was. PATA Plenum Air Tread Amphibian
It basically has a plenum that provides air to tracks that are a series of low pressure air cells and an airflow...
"Quad-A 2015: US Army wants to hurry rotorcraft DVE tech"
Marina Malenic, Nashville - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
30 March 2015
Source:
http://www.janes.com/article/50318/quad-a-2015-us-army-wants-to-hurry-rotorcraft-dve-tech
High-resolution interactive megapixel satellite imaging of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the adjacent reclamation center ('boneyard').
+/- for zoom, arrow keys for navigation, etc. See if you can spot the Lockheed D-21 drones, F-105 Wild Weasel and other Cold War goodies.
Click HERE. If...
G'day gents
Just been reading an extract from The Bradley and How It Got That Way: Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army by by W. Blair Haworth
I found it interesting that "The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) conducted a...
cold war
early 1970s
late 1960s
mechanised infantry combat vehicle
micv-65
micv-70
tacom
u.s. army
u.s. army tank-automotive and armaments command
unitedstatesarmy
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
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
unitedstatesunitedstates air force
unitedstatesarmyunitedstates navy
Chaparral 2000/Roadrunner/Advanced Chaparral/Chaparral Chassis Service Life Extension Program (CCSLEP)/LAV MPLS (MultiPurpose Launcher System)/Chapfire
/1/ 1999 report by "Forecast International"
Chaparral III?.
Loral, along with other companies, was trying to interest the US Army and other...
1990s
air defense artillery branch
arab republic of egypt
army national guard
battlefield air defence
cold war
ford aerospace
forward area air defense
loral corporation
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
royal norwegian army
spad
texas instruments
u.s. armyunitedstatesunitedstatesarmyunitedstates marine corps
unitedstates navy
Sikorsky S-97 promotional image found on Facebook.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/SikorskyAircraft/photos/a.10150612755535770.381102.274850400769/10152287802345770/?type=1&theater
"Army pushes forward with project to design lightweight maneuverable vehicle with soldier protection"
July 30, 2014
Source:
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/07/ocp-tecd-demo.html
Hi,
I know we spoke about this aircraft before,but I get a new clearer PDF and I prefer to open
a new topic for it,with a clearer artist drawing.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2140.msg110711.html#msg110711
Army To Develop Multi-Mission Launcher For Indirect Fire Protection
Posted: Mar. 28, 2014
The Pentagon has approved the Army's plan to begin a technology maturation and risk-reduction phase of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program that will focus on the development of...
2010s
2020s
battlefield air defence
cold war ii
forward area air defense
surface-to-air missile
surface-to-surface missile
u.s army
u.s. armyunitedstatesunitedstatesarmy
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