united states marine corps

  1. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 80

    found at Worthpoint
  2. bercr

    Famous American Aircraft: Grumman EA-6B Prowler - An Operational History - Rick Morgan - Crecy

    https://www.crecy.co.uk/grumman-ea-6b-prowler?osCsid=cvsjridl1tau9tn0uk4873hkm4
  3. Grey Havoc

    Alliant Techsystems RQ-6 Outrider

    ORIGINAL CAPTION: An Alliant RQ-6A Outrider at the United States Army Aviation Museum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliant_RQ-6_Outrider
  4. Hydroxideblue

    Mobile Protected Weapon System (MPWS) / Mobile Protected Gun System (MPGS) Piranha - 75mm XM274 MCAAC on GM Canada Piranha 8x8

    Hey everyone! I was wondering what sort of information people had on the MPWS/MPGS Piranha. This was an early 1980s submission by General Motors of Canada into the USMC MPWS, and later joint Army-Marine MPGS program. I possess LETE Annual Historical Reports covering its trials at the LETE...
  5. A

    The Convair Model 200 / 201 /218 TL

    We have a whole bunch of threads, alt-history or not. But no full blown TL so far. The POD: May 1972, common sense prevails: Convair Model 200 carries the day over Rockwell NAR-356. It becomes the XFV-12 interceptor for Zumwalt Sea Control Ship. Even after that one is canned, two prototypes are...
  6. Grey Havoc

    Ford 'Big Red'

    Meant to create a topic on this after creating the one on the Kenworth-Boeing gas-powered turbine truck earlier in the year. Like that program this one had its origins in an USN requirement, albeit a later one. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODsl0-oW0Q View...
  7. Grey Havoc

    Kenworth-Boeing gas-powered turbine truck

    Apparently the gas turbine in question (Model 502) was originally developed in response to a USN requirement, presumably on behalf of the USMC. I wonder what the intended vehicle was? https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2011/05/09/turbine-powered-oddities-no-466-the-see-through-kenworth-boeing...
  8. AN/AWW-14(V)

    Cancelled AGM-65 Maverick projects

    The dual mode AGM-65D Maverick anti-radar guided missile Hughes Aircraft Corporation in the United States has built three unites of the Maverick anti-radar guided missile equipped with a dual mode passive radar/television target seeking head. It was designed especially to strike at radar...
  9. Grey Havoc

    USMC Stinger machine gun

    http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2020/01/fullbore-friday_17.html https://www.guns.com/news/2012/08/15/stinger-light-machinegun
  10. sferrin

    USMC Doctrine Changes

    Sure. Is this thread?
  11. F

    USMC concepts and programs

    I am quite sure many of you will find this interesting but I am not sure what it is exactly https://marinecorpsconceptsandprograms.com/sites/default/files/files/EABO%20Concept%20Toolkit%20(Public).pdf I have also attached the document to this post for your concvenience best F_T
  12. bring_it_on

    USMC Next Generation Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)

    Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) Advanced Technology Development Future Naval Capability (FNC) Program Science and Technology Brief to Industry https://www.scribd.com/document/369430054/ONR-Armored-Reconnaissance-Vehicle
  13. P

    USMC 'Marine Expeditionary land-based catapult' system

    G'day gents Just stumbled across a photograph which Ive seen in numerous books on the Vietnam War, but only after decades have now realised, that 'this Douglas A-4 Skyhawk' depicted in the photograph, is in fact connected and prepared for launch via a 'land-based catapult system' I have to...
  14. 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...
  15. Triton

    Textron Starts Work on Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) hovercraft

    "Textron Starts Work on New Navy Hovercraft" By: Sam LaGrone Published: November 18, 2014 7:58 AM • Updated: November 18, 2014 7:58 AM Source: http://news.usni.org/2014/11/18/textron-starts-work-new-navy-hovercraft
  16. 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...
  17. sferrin

    Convair Model 48 Charger

    There seem to be several posts on this aircraft scattered amongst half a dozen threads, but no dedicated thread, so. . .
  18. bobbymike

    Marine Corp - Ultra Heavy Lift Amphibious Connector

    http://blogs.militarytimes.com/battle-rattle/2014/02/27/this-new-marine-corps-project-looks-like-a-cross-between-a-tank-and-a-giant-paddle-boat/
  19. Grey Havoc

    Bell SRLD (Rocket Belt) and LMSM (Jet Belt and other concepts including POGO)

    SRLD development: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/253783.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/267358.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/409941.pdf Light Mobility System Missions: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA415545&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
  20. Triton

    Hughes Aircraft Company XAAM-N-11 model

    Hughes Aircraft Company XAAM-N-11 model with "Marine" markings found on ebay. To my eye this looks different than the production AIM-54 Phoenix. Thoughts? Seller's description: Source...
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