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  1. M

    Talos, the SPG-56 and the SPG-61

    Over the course of the life of the Talos system in the USN, the SPG-56 and SPG-61 Missile Fire Control radars were developed to replace the SPG-49 used to guide the Talos missile. Prototypes of each were built but these radars were never introduced into service. Either one would have, no doubt...
    • M. A. Rozon
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    • bendix corporation cold war naval radar nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels radar strategic air command u.s. army u.s. navy united states united states air force united states army united states navy usaf usn
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. Bill S

    LTV YBGM-110 Cruise Missile Contender

    Artist concepts of BGM-110 Vought Archives
    • Bill S
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    • 1970s air launched cruise missile cold war glcm ground launched cruise missile nuclear battlefield submarine-launched cruise missile u.s. army united states united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. Pirate Pete

    US Navy FDL Project

    I came across the following article from an old Janes Fighting Ships (1969 edition I believe) If these vessels had been realised, what effect would they have had? No doubt there would have been an impact on the later LHA prgramme. Fast Deployment Logistic Ship (FDL): 40,500 tons (FL) 855 x 104...
    • Pirate Pete
    • Thread
    • cold war department of defense late 1960s military transportation service u.s. army united states united states army united states navy vietnam war
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. Pyrrhic victory

    ARES Advanced Individual Combat Weapon for the Advanced Combat Rifle competition

    -Rising Chamber -Cased telescoped ammunition -Withdrawn after Phase I of the ACR competition -Related to Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC)?
  5. Triton

    Lockheed Martin Gibbs amphibious vehicle concepts

    Model of Lockheed Martin and Gibbs Technologies Ltd. Amphibious Combat Craft/Expeditionary (ACC/E) vehicle on display at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Winter Symposium and Exhibition 2007. NOTE: Original images reduced in size. Source...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • 2010s late 2000s lockheed martin special operations united states army united states marine corps war on terror
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. Triton

    Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)

    Photographs of Boeing, Textron Systems, and Millenworks submission for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program named Light Utility Vehicle (LUV). The partnership also included SAIC, Ford, and Carlson Technology. Millenworks datasheet for the Light Utility Vehicle (LUV)...
    • Triton
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    • 2010s 2020s cold war ii late 2000s obama administration post-cold war u.s. army united states army war on terror
    • Replies: 89
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. airrocket

    Spartan/Sprint ABM and Derivatives

    Conical ABM missile made quite a stir in the 80's gossip's then quickly faded from vogue. Wish I knew if any ever went into service and what became of them. Seems a few made to to museums I would love to pick one up from a remote desert aerospace boneyard....
    • airrocket
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    • ballistic missile defense ballistic missile defense systems command cold war strategic defense initiative united states united states army
    • Replies: 206
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  8. fightingirish

    AGM-109 / BGM-109 Tomahawk / Gryphon Concepts, Projects and Prototypes

    • fightingirish
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    • air combat command air launched cruise missile alcm anti-submarine warfare calcm cold war cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century glcm ground launched cruise missile late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command sub-strategic nuke submarine-launched cruise missile tactical nuke tactical reconnaissance united states air force united states army united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  9. S

    Early US heavy bomb - help needed

    I can't remember where I read about it. The story was in the end of World War I or in the early 1920s in the USA a very heavy bomb was designed, build and test. But the plane, for which this bomb was designed, never get into the service. Only after many years they build next bomber capable for...
  10. Michel Van

    XM-759 MTV Tank

    i found this Picture of Tank called "XM-759 MTV" very unusual track design. source http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/m/r/mrbolshevik/proto.jpg
    • Michel Van
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    • cold war early 1970s late 1960s marine corps marginal terrain vehicle xm 759 united states army united states marine corps usmc vietnam war
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  11. J

    AGDS/M1

    Is this a real project, or just a fantasy: http://gunpoint-3d.com/model-agds.html I've done a Google search but can only find fantasy entries? Regards.
    • JohnR
    • Thread
    • 1990s anti-tank battlefield air defence cold war post-cold war spaag spaam tank design u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  12. Orionblamblam

    Boeing "Quiet Bird" 1962 Stealth project

    Huh? Huh? Who says I never deliver up something y'all haven't seen before...
  13. Pyrrhic victory

    M60 tank upgrades (Super M60, M60-2000 etc)

    1st three: Teledyne Continental uparmor/powertrain effort from the late 1970s - early 1980s, M1 Abrams supplement. 2nd three: GDLS upgrade for Turkish M60 upgrade tender won by the Sabra II using M1A1 turret, new suspension and powerpack.
    • Pyrrhic victory
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    • 1970s 1980s cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century mbt north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war republic of china army roca tank design teledyne continental teledyne continental motors u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  14. Triton

    Bell Model 309 "King Cobra" attack helicopter

    The Bell Model 309 King Cobra was an experimental attack helicopter based on Bell's successful AH-1 Cobra. The program was started in 1971 as an unsolicited response to the development problems of the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne that was chosen for the US Army's Advanced Aerial Fire Support System...
    • Triton
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    • bell helicopter company cold war early 1970s u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Triton

    Steyr ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle)

    The Steyr ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle) was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design proved effective, as did most of the weapons submitted, the entire ACR program ended with none of the entrants...
    • Triton
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    • 1980s advanced combat rifle program (u.s. army) cold war north atlantic treaty organisation republic of austria united states united states army
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  16. Triton

    Heckler & Koch G11

    The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Corporation for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch...
    • Triton
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s advanced combat rifle program (u.s. army) assault rifle bundeswehr cold war great britain gshg heckler & koch late 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united states united states army west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. Triton

    XM8 Buford/Ridgeway Armored Gun System (AGS)

    In the late 1980s, FMC (Food Machinery Company) Corporation, later becoming United Defense Industries and now BAE Systems Land and Armaments, developed the Close Combat Vehicle - Light (CCV-L) and the US Army selected a modified version to meet its requirement for an Armored Gun System (AGS). A...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • cold war post-cold war rapid deployment force rapid deployment joint task force u.s. army light divisions united states united states army
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  18. GTX

    Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout

    Folks, Does anyone have a 3-view drawing of the Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout (see below)? regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • air cavalry anti-tank bell aerospace textron bell helicopter company close air support cold war early 1960s experimental helicopter gunship late 1950s prototype u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. cluttonfred

    M29 Weasel video, variants?

    I came across this neat OSS briefing film referenced in the Wikipedia article on the M29 Weasel. The 10 minute video--worth the wait, I promise--includes some discussion of the various alternative approaches to travel across ice and snow that were evaluated as well as a lot of footage of the...
    • cluttonfred
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    • airborne forces airmobile allies amphibious vehicle armée de terre british army canada canadian army cold war first indochina war french fourth republic french indochina great britain korean war post-world war ii united states united states army united states marine corps vietnam war world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  20. cluttonfred

    M50 Ontos variants

    The M50 Ontos is an odd vehicle with an interesting story, a problem child that the U.S. Army ended up rejecting but the U.S. Marine Corps ended using to good effect, though in small numbers and for infantry support, not as a tank hunter. There are links to more resources in the Wikipedia...
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