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  1. Kat Tsun

    Douglas Arbalist

    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...
  2. P

    Help needed identifying unknown SPAAG prototype

    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...
  3. H

    Follow-on Stinger - future MANPADS systems

    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...
  4. Grey Havoc

    SOVIET NON-LINEAR COMBAT: THE CHALLENGE OF THE 90s

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a231789.pdf US Army Soviet Army Studies Office, September 1990.
  5. Grey Havoc

    Multi-Function Electronic Warfare system (US Army)

    http://breakingdefense.com/2015/07/armys-electronic-warfare-cupboard-is-bare-no-jammer-until-2023/ Looks like it's pretty much Dead On Arrival.
  6. Bill S

    ID Request

    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.
  7. Bill S

    ERINT-1

    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...
  8. G

    Infancy of HIMARS

    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?
  9. Bill S

    US Army PATA (Plenum Air Tread Amphibious Vehicle)

    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...
  10. Triton

    Quad-A 2015: US Army wants to hurry rotorcraft DVE tech

    "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
  11. C

    Davis Monthan AFB Interactive Imaging

    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...
  12. P

    U.S. Army 'Austere MICV' 1969-1970 Study

    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...
  13. 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
  14. eshelon

    Multipurpose Chaparral.

    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...
  15. Triton

    Sikorsky S-97 Raider

    Sikorsky S-97 promotional image found on Facebook. Source: https://www.facebook.com/SikorskyAircraft/photos/a.10150612755535770.381102.274850400769/10152287802345770/?type=1&theater
  16. eshelon

    Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) Program

  17. Triton

    Occupant Centric Platform (OCP) Technology Enabled Capability Demonstrator (TECD

    "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
  18. hesham

    Martin M-380-2 V/STOL Tilt-Wing Lift Fan Aircraft

    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
  19. S

    KE ASAT pics

    any larger pics of KE ASAT ?
  20. bobbymike

    Army Indirect Fire Protection System and New Guided Missile Program

    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...
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