war on terror

  1. Grey Havoc

    R/P FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)

    Some good news, along with a bit of background: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36pTr09f3Y https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-navy-flipping-ship-upcycled-134616867.html https://gcaptain.com/saving-rv-flip-from-the-wreckers-clawsand-its-story-is-mind-blowing/...
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    • acoustic research anti-submarine warfare cold war cold war ii department of the navy early 21st century experimental late 20th century oceanographic research office of naval research post-cold war research research ship research vessel flip scripps institution of oceanography sonar u.s. navy united states navy uss flip war on terror
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    • Forum: Military
  2. TinWing

    Boeing “High Speed” Cruise Missile Patent

    https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6d/dd/cc/f987a42f97d1c0/US20050211827A1.pdf
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    • 2004 2005 boeing cruise missile early 2000s early 21st century transonic united states war on terror
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    • Forum: Patent Pending
  3. Flyaway

    UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

    The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o
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    • 2024 20th century british colony of mauritius british empire british indian ocean territory cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain indian ocean naval support facility diego garcia people's republic of china post-cold war republic of mauritius soviet union united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  4. Grey Havoc

    SEA 1180 OPV (Royal Australian Navy)

    (Last post extract was from July 2013) It seems that SEA 1180 was later reactivated in 2015, with a contract awarded to Luerssen Australia and Civmec Limited in 2018, but things are apparently not going well at all...
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    • 2010s arafura-class offshore patrol vessel asc shipbuilding australian department of defence civmec limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia early 2020s early 21st century late 2000s luerssen australia naval vessels lürssen offshore patrol combatant offshore patrol craft offshore patrol vessel opv post-cold war royal australian navy sea 1180 phase 1 war on terror
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. GTX

    KC-10 tanker

    Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement
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    • advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Grey Havoc

    23rd Anniversary of 9/11

    https://www.911memorial.org/connect/commemoration/23rd-anniversary-commemoration View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQ7EeNO2M0 https://apnews.com/article/sept-11-anniversary-ceremony-children-reading-names-ed7dcd42524dca1c5098b6b3364aca91...
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    • 2001 2024 21st century 9/11 911 anniversary cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s september 11th war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  7. Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)

    BAE Systems Mi-24 upgrade

    It may come as a surprise to think that the British (BAE specifically), would consider upgrading the Hind. However, Western upgrades to the Hind are relatively common, with the French company SAGEM and Israel’s Elbit offering upgrades, and South Africa’s ATE offering the significantly modified...
  8. blockhaj

    TA2000 (Taisteluajoneuvo 2000): Finnish BMP-1 replacement project

    Thought we could start a thread on this project by the finns to replace the BMP-1 in the late 90s and early 2000s, known as the TA2000 (Taisteluajoneuvo 2000, "Combat Vehicle 2000"). They produced some prototypes on different chassis, mainly fitted with Delco-25 (Bushmaster I) or Delco-30...
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    • bmp-25 early 2000s finland finnish finnish army finnish defence forces ifv late 1990s maavoimat patrica tc-500 post-cold war puolustusvoimat republic of finland ta2000 taisteluajoneuvo 2000 war on terror xa-185-25 xa-185-30
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  9. 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
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    • 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
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. that_person

    Rumsfeld's Alternative Fleet Architecture Design and the Weapon Ship/Combat Systems Ship (X-WPS)

    Hello all. Today I was doing some research into the AGS's LRLAP shells, trying to confirm a hunch I have that the original unit price was drastically lower than the stated $800,000-$1,000,000. I sort of confirmed that, as well as finding information saying the AGS was supposed to fire other...
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    • 2000s battleship crazy department of defense dod lcs navy secdef transformation united states united states navy war on terror zumwalt
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. Flyaway

    The CIA: Secret Drone Wars

    The topic is so huge that when you listen to this it ends up just being the equivalent to an introductory chapter of a book. https://shows.acast.com/the-world-wars/episodes/the-cia-secret-drone-wars
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    • 21st century central intelligence agency cold war cold war ii drone late 20th century post-cold war rpv united states unmanned air vehicle war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  12. Grey Havoc

    General Support Utility Programme (GSUP)

    https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2022/09/replacing-an-icon-options-for-the-british-armys-land-rover-fleet/
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    • british army cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s ministry of defence operational utility vehicle system united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  13. Grey Havoc

    Ocean Atmosphere Sensor Integration System (OASIS) [NASA long duration solar powered autonomous surface vehicle, 2000s]

    https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA497223.pdf
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    • 2000s asv late 2000s nasa nasa goddard space flight center nasa/gsfc wallops flight facility noaa solar powered vessel (naval) solar-powered war on terror
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  14. Grey Havoc

    21st Anniversary of 9/11

    https://www.npr.org/2022/09/11/1122247528/us-marks-21st-anniversary-of-9-11-terror-attacks https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/september-11-ceremony-watch-live-streaming-today-2022-09-11/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-marks-21st-anniversary-911-terror-attacks-89683860...
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    • 2001 2022 21st century 9/11 911 anniversary september 11th war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  15. J

    M1126 Stryker - Projects, Variants & Prototypes

    https://breakingdefense.com/2022/06/autonomy-on-a-stryker-itll-be-challenging-general-says/?utm_campaign=BD%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=216806937&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9eXFY9luLXFBbO7kIUoglmqjPJjq8PT7WT0FvZ7ZvS79tYCs9sHZaYHFzv0w1PUgXnlpajZ1FpQQy8oSrum3BG4hE9Qw&utm_content=216806937&utm_source=hs_email
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    • cold war ii post-cold war transformation united states united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  16. Grey Havoc

    Colin Powell dead

    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/577152-colin-powell-dies-at-age-of-84 Complications from a breakthrough case of Covid-19 apparently. Despite his service as SecState, he was probably best known for his role (while still in the Army as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) in Operation Desert...
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    • 2021 chairman of the joint chiefs of staff cold war covid-19 four-star general secretary of state united states united states army war on terror wuhan coronavirus
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Military
  17. Grey Havoc

    The 20th Anniversary of 9/11

    https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-58463014 https://apnews.com/article/september-11-photos-80f1c7348e93ea7532a23e1afc23eacf https://www.wsj.com/story/911-timeline-how-the-day-unfolded-acbc78e3...
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    • 2001 2021 911 new york pentagon attack september 11th twin towers united airlines flight 93 war on terror world trade center
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    • Forum: The Bar
  18. Grey Havoc

    Afghanistan withdrawal, Bagram Air Base

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57692303 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/02/bagram-afghanistan-biden-war/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-left-afghan-airfield-night-173121460.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57682290...
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    • 2021 21st century afghan air force afghan relocation and assistance policy afghan war bagram airfield british army cold war frontal aviation islamic emirate of afghanistan islamic republic of afghanistan ministry of defence post-cold war red army royal air force united kingdom united states air force war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  19. Grey Havoc

    Donald Rumsfeld dead

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/30/donald-rumsfeld-dead-aged-88/ https://apnews.com/article/donald-rumsfeld-dead-ebd358021f476eef9f032b06f157edeb https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/30/former-defense-secretary-donald-rumsfeld-has-died-at-the-age-of-88-497239...
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    • 2021 20th century 21st century cold war department of defense iraq war revolution in military affairs secdef transformation united states war in afghanistan war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
  20. RavenOne

    Mil Mi-8 Hip

    The Mi8 Hip Prototype made its first flight on June 24th 1961 (images courtesy Of Russian Helicopters JSC) So over the years it’s been a pleasure to see either Mi8 or M17 so here are my photos from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli-Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian Airpower 2019...
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    • 20th century 21st century central intelligence agency cold war mil design bureau post-cold war russia russian federation soviet union united states war on terror warsaw pact
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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