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  1. E

    Largest US police force is using drones to curb a Central Park crime spree

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/largest-us-police-force-drones-curb-central-park/story?id=112995925
    • edwest4
    • Thread
    • 2024 autonomous drones drone law enforcement new york new york police department nypd united states unmanned aerial vehicle
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Grey Havoc

    Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer / Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE / NEOWISE)

    https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/09/nasas_asteroid_spotter_turned_off/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/neowise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-field_Infrared_Survey_Explorer Incidentally, there is a comet named in honor of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_NEOWISE
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 2010s ball aerospace cold war ii drs technologies early 2020s infrared astronomy infrared observatory jet propulsion laboratory late 2000s lockheed martin nasa near-earth object observations program planetary defense coordination office post-cold war rockwell international space dynamics laboratory space telescope ssg precision optronics united states war on terror
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. Grey Havoc

    Lunar Celestial Reference System / Lunar Coordinate Time

    https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/08/15/0145200/researchers-figure-out-how-to-keep-clocks-on-the-earth-moon-in-sync https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/nist_lunar_orbit_clocks/
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • artemis program atomic clocks cislunar navigation cold war ii coordinated lunar time coordinated universal time international astronomical union lunar gps moon nasa national institute of standards and technology navigation navigation satellite united states
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  4. bercr

    US National Archives - Hi-Res period color photos - Juno II - Vanguard - Thor Able...

    Juno II https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890124 Vanguard https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890116 Thor Able [URL unfurl="true"]https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354890110[/URL] Others https://catalog.archives.gov/search?availableOnline=true&page=1&q=Missile...
  5. H

    Who is the designer of the Northrop F-5?

    Was it Edgar Schmued or Welko Gasich/Lee Begin that designed the F-5 or not?
    • hsinchong
    • Thread
    • aircraft design cold war late 1950s military assistance program nbmr-1 north atlantic treaty organisation northrop southeast asia treaty organization united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Dew

    Republic Aviation Recoverable Booster Airplane proposal for SR-181 'Strategic Orbital System'

    from ARDC TR-59-64 Advanced Concepts Study, Final Report. from USAF FOIA reading room. (edit: PDF split & now attached) A JT11-7A powered Booster Airplane launches a rocket vehicle & satellite payload with two solid fuelled stages and a storable liquid propellant third and fourth stages...
    • Dew
    • Thread
    • cold war republic aviation corporation space weapons strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  7. Forest Green

    Cannon Based Air Defence

    View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1816784858573664586 https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/cannon-based-air-defense Appears to be using XM913, 50mmx228mm
    • Forest Green
    • Thread
    • air defence airmobile anti-air warfare anti-aircraft cold war ii northrop grumman united states
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Military
  8. Forest Green

    US Secret Service looking for new Sniper Rifles

    https://www.twz.com/land/secret-service-wants-new-sniper-rifles
    • Forest Green
    • Thread
    • cold war ii counter assault team (usss) counter-sniper counter-sniper tactics department of homeland security early 2020s hawkeye (secret service counter assault team) secret service sniper rifles special operations division (usss) united states united states secret service usss
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Military
  9. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 73

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    • flateric
    • Thread
    • 1950 anti-submarine warfare asw cold war early 1950s korean war mcdonnell mcdonnell aircraft corporation patrol helicopter u.s. navy xhp competition united states united states navy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 80

    found at Worthpoint
  11. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 65

    found at Worthpoint
  12. Dew

    McDonnell 1991 Manned Mach 4.6-5 Notional Hypersonic Cruise Aircraft - JP7 fueled

    from: available to read through JSTOR
  13. Moose

    ICE Pact

    The US, Canada, and Finland have announced a new Icebreaker Collaboration Effort pact to pool their combined technical and industrial capabilities on Icebreaker design and construction. View: https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1811407613160010099?t=74SAS5inq6qeuz7W9MranQ&s=19 Bollinger, which is...
    • Moose
    • Thread
    • 2020s arctic canada cold war ii finland icebreaker icebreaker collaboration effort united states
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Military
  14. 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
    • bercr
    • Thread
    • cold war early 21st century electronic warfare grumman late 20th century post-cold war u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  15. GTX

    Minuteman ICBM

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Kl6bQ8hxo&pp=ygUMbWVnYXByb2plY3Rz
    • GTX
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century icbm late 20th century post-cold war strategic air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  16. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Early 1950s Plans for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships

    Stumbled across some early 1950s NATO documents concerning the defensive arming and equipping of Merchant Ships. SGS.1 and the 4" Mk 25 are briefly mentioned, although unsurprisingly the vast majority of equipment intended for DEMS was supposed to come from US stocks. There are more documents...
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
    • Thread
    • armed merchant ships armed merchantman cold war defensively equipped merchant ships early 1950s great britain north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy trade division (royal navy) united states united states navy
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  17. SpaceMonk

    NACA Langley’s Mach 18 Low Lift/Drag Glider - Becker’s Winged Satellite

    The successor to the X-15 was - a winged satellite? In the mid-1950s, NACA was pushing the boundaries of hypersonic flight. After the X-15, the Air Force's Project HYWARDS aimed to design a Mach 12 successor. Visionary engineer John Becker at NACA Langley proposed an even more ambitious goal: a...
    • SpaceMonk
    • Thread
    • cold war national advisory committee for aeronautics space age united states united states air force
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. A

    American Experimental Fighters of WWII by Tony Buttler

    American Experimental Fighters of WWII The Pursuit of Excellence Author: Tony Buttler https://www.crecy.co.uk/american-experimental-fighters-of-wwii
    • AL
    • Thread
    • allies fighters united states united states army air corps united states army air forces united states marine corps united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  19. HyFonic

    DARPA / Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD)

    Always a good day when there's a new X-plane. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-06-24
    • HyFonic
    • Thread
    • air force research laboratory cold war ii darpa defense advanced research projects agency great horned owl intelligence advanced research projects activity northrop grumman northrop grumman aeronautic systems united states x-prime
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. Grey Havoc

    Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise

    https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4734140-nasa-simulates-asteroid-heading-toward-earth-in-defense-exercise/
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