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  1. L

    Rafael Helispot

    Rafael Helispot is/was an Israeli system for non-line of sight infrasound detection and triangulation of battlefield helicopters that was developed in several marks. All I have about it is this: https://irp.fas.org/agency/dod/jason/infrasound.pdf mentions possible further source: "Srour, N...
    • lastdingo
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    • acoustic modem anti-helicopter armament development authority (israel) battlefield air defence cold war early 21st century infrasound israel late 20th century post-cold war rafael rafael armament development authority ltd. war on terror
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. M

    Global Combat Ship 2010

    One of the initial configurations of the Type 26, featured here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/royal-navy-type-26-frigate.10313/post-100792 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/royal-navy-type-26-frigate.10313/post-137737 I found several additional photos of the model. The ship...
    • Martes
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    • 2010s bae systems future surface combatant program late 2000s post-cold war royal navy united kingdom war on terror
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. uk 75

    Parallels between the decline of the USN and the RN

    Watching the decline in size and construction problems encountered by the USN since 1991 I am reminded of the fate of the Royal Navy after WW2. At first sight the US has done rather better. It still has the world's largest force of nuclear strike carriers and its nuclear submarines remain the...
    • uk 75
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    • defense industry early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal navy shipbuilding united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  4. 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/...
    • Grey Havoc
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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
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Military
  5. TinWing

    Boeing “High Speed” Cruise Missile Patent

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

    UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius — NEWS ONLY —

    The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o
    • Flyaway
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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
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. 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...
    • Grey Havoc
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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
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. GTX

    KC-10 tanker

    Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement
    • GTX
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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
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. 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...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2001 2024 21st century 9/11 911 anniversary cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s september 11th war on terror
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
    • blockhaj
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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
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  12. 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
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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
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. 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...
    • that_person
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    • 2000s battleship crazy department of defense dod lcs navy secdef transformation united states united states navy war on terror zumwalt
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  14. Flyaway

    Bradley Fighting Vehicle

    Looks like some of the Bradley’s will have a new home. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-says-bradley-fighting-vehicles-are-table-ukraine-2023-01-04/
    • Flyaway
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    • afv cold war cold war ii early 21st century ifv ifvs late 20th century post-cold war u.s. army united states united states army war on terror
    • Replies: 99
    • Forum: Military
  15. 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
    • Flyaway
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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
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  16. 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/
    • Grey Havoc
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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: 2
    • Forum: Military
  17. 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
    • Grey Havoc
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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
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. 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...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2001 2022 21st century 9/11 911 anniversary september 11th war on terror
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  19. A

    L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II (USSOCOM Armed Overwatch)

    https://airtractor.com/news/2022/08/l3harris-and-air-tractor-sky-warden-team-selected-for-ussocom-armed-overwatch-contract/
    • aonestudio
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    • coin coin aircraft cold war ii ground attack united states special operations command us air force special operations command war on terror
    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. 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
    • jsport
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    • cold war ii post-cold war transformation united states united states army war on terror
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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