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List Of Cancelled Military Projects
This is a list of cancelled military projects. Argentina Fuerza Aérea Argentina * FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I * FMA I.Ae. 37 * FMA I.Ae. 48 * FMA IA 62 * FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II * FMA SAIA 90 * I.Ae. 30 Ñancú * Condor (Argentine missile) Australia Royal Australian Navy *Attack-class submarine *Australian light destroyer project * Kaman SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite Australian Army * LCM2000-class landing craft mechanised * Landing Ship Medium Mark II * Project Waler Royal Australian Air Force *AAC Wamira *CAC CA-15 *CAC CA-23 *CAC Woomera Brazil Exército Brasileiro *EE-T1 Osório Brazilian Air Force * Baumgartl PB-60 * CBT BQM-1BR * CTA Convertiplano Canada Pre-Unification Canadian Army *Velvet Glove *Bobcat (armoured personnel carrier) (1952–1963) Royal Canadian Air Force =Fighters= *Avro Canada CF-103 (1950–1951) *Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (1953–1959) =Missiles= * Velvet Glove AAM (1953–1956) Royal Canadian Navy * General Purpose Frigate (Canada) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Project
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAC CA-15
The CAC CA-15, also known unofficially as the CAC Kangaroo, was an Australian propeller-driven fighter aircraft designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) during World War II. Due to protracted development, the project was not completed until after the war, and was cancelled after flight testing, when the advent of jet aircraft was imminent. Design and development During 1943, following its success in rapidly designing and mass-producing the Boomerang fighter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), CAC began design work on a fully-fledged interceptor and escort fighter. Because the Boomerang had become more and more obsolete against Japanese fighters like the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Sir Lawrence Wackett (as head of CAC) proposed designing a new high-performance fighter from scratch. Fred David, who had designed the Boomerang, was to lead an in-house design team at CAC. In June 1943, the design concept proposal was approved by the government and RAAF, which issued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avro Canada CF-103
The Avro Canada CF-103 was a proposed Canadian interceptor, designed by Avro Canada in the early 1950s as a development, and possible replacement of the company's CF-100 Canuck, that was entering service at the time with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).Milberry 1984, p. 317. Although intended to be capable of flying at transonic speeds, the CF-103 only offered a moderate increase in performance and capability over the CF-100; subsequently, the aircraft never progressed beyond the mock-up stage. Design and development Even before the prototype of the CF-100 had flown, Avro Canada was conducting studies of potential advanced variations of the aircraft, as the RCAF was seeking an interceptor with greater high-speed performance.Campagna 2003, p. 55. Due to the perceived limitations of the CF-100's original "thick", straight wing, Chief Designer John Frost proposed a series of refinements that included a thinner swept wing. In December 1950, the Avro Aircraft Design Office de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 12,074 Regular Force and 1,969 Primary Reserve personnel, supported by 1,518 civilians, and operates 258 manned aircraft and nine unmanned aerial vehicles. Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny is the current commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and chief of the Air Force Staff. The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces, enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army. The RCAF is a partner with the United States Air Force in protecting continental airspace under the North American Aerospac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobcat (armoured Personnel Carrier)
The Bobcat was an armored personnel carrier (APC) designed and built in Canada in the 1950s and early 1960s. A lengthy development period and changing requirements drove the price up while not improving the basic design, and the project was eventually cancelled in late 1963 in favor of purchasing the ubiquitous M113. History During World War II the Canadian Army introduced the fully tracked APC to the world when they converted a number of M7 Priest and Ram tanks to expedient personnel carriers before Operation Totalize. Existing designs were almost universally half-tracks, or lightly armored tracked vehicles not really designed for the APC role, like the Universal Carrier. These expedient vehicles, named "Kangaroos," were considerably better armored and had much better cross-country performance. Similar vehicles were soon in use by other allied forces as well, converted from broken or out-of-date tanks. In the post-war period the Canadian Army, like its other western counterparts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Glove
The Velvet Glove was a short-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile designed by CARDE (today DRDC Valcartier) and produced by Canadair starting in 1953. 131 Velvet Gloves had been completed when the program was terminated in 1956, officially because of concerns about its ability to be launched at supersonic speeds from the Avro Arrow then under design, but also from the design being overtaken by developments in the United States. Design and construction Small scale work on what would become the Velvet Glove started in 1948 at CARDE, and by 1951 the plans were advanced enough to put forth the design as armament on the Avro CF-100 "Canuck" fighter that was then entering service with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Canadair was selected as the manufacturer, and Westinghouse was commissioned to build the radar guidance unit. The final missile design was about long and just under a foot in diameter. It used four fins at the tail for steering, and was guided by a semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Forces
} The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, which has four sub-components: the Primary Reserve, Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Canadian Rangers. Under the '' National Defence Act'', the Canadian Armed Forces are an entity separate and distinct from the Department of National Defence (the federal government department responsible for administration and formation of defence policy), which also exists as the civilian support system for the Forces. The Canadian Armed Forces are a professional volunteer force that consists of approximately 68,000 active personnel and 27,000 reserve personnel, increasing to 71,500 and 30,000 respectively under "Strong, Secure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTA Convertiplano
The Convertiplano is a cancelled Brazilian convertiplane project. It is based on the earlier Focke-Achgelis Fa 269. Henrich Focke revived the design in the early 1950s on behalf of Brazil's Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology, Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), at the time the air force's technical center, who had contracted him to develop a convertiplane. The Convertiplano was built using the fuselage and wings of a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV, serial RM874, acquired by the Brazilian Air Attaché's office in Brazil. Britain refused to supply the Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba engine originally selected and the design was altered to accept a mid-mounted Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine, as used in the Lockheed Constellation, instead. This required a redesign of the transmission due to the increased weight and vibration. Some 40 workers and US$8 million were devoted to the project. The aircraft never entered service. Specifications (Convertiplano) Dim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBT BQM-1BR
The BQM-1BR was a Brazilian unmanned aerial vehicle designed and built locally by Companhia Brasileira de Tratores for several kinds of sensing roles.Taylor 1986, p. 810 Design and development The BQM-1 BR was the first remotely controlled vehicle built in Brazil by the Companhia Brasileira de Tratores (CBT) in partnership with the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology. It was developed for military and civilian use, with versions for reconnaissance, attack, and crop-dusting. The wings had 3° dihedral. 4° of incidence, and were swept 33° over most of the span, increasing to 55" the root. Conventional semi-monocoque fuselage, circular root cross-section. Fixed incidence caudal plane cantilever, with 5°.dihedral and 30° leading edge sweep. It used a turbojet engine produced nationally by CBT, mounted in a nacelle on top of the rear fuselage at the base of the fin. A first batch of 20 units of this model were planned by the Brazilian Air Force "Wings that protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baumgartl PB-60
__NOTOC__ The Baumgärtl PB-60 was a 1940s experimental single-seat rotor kite designed and built by Austrian designer Paul Baumgartl for the Brazilian Air Ministry. The PB-60 was unpowered and had to be towed to become airborne and fly. It had a fixed tricycle landing gear Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or ''landing gear'', arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has a single nose wheel in the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle g ... with a simple unpowered two-blade rotor. Specifications See also References Notes Bibliography * Abandoned military aircraft projects of Brazil Aircraft first flown in 1948 1940s Brazilian helicopters 1940s Brazilian experimental aircraft Rotor kites PB-60 {{aero-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Air Force
"Wings that protect the country" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Hino dos Aviadores , mascot = , anniversaries = 22 May (anniversary) 22 April (fighter aviation day) , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = Contestado War Lieutenants RevoltsConstitutionalist WarWorld War II Lobster WarTrês Passos GuerrillaCaparaó Guerrilla Araguaia Guerrilla WarOperation Traira , decorations = , battle_honours = , battle_honours_label = , flying_hours = , website = , commander1 = President Lula da Silva , commander1_label = Commander-in-Chief , commander2 = Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira , commander2_label = Minister of Defence , commander3 = Carlos d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EE-T1 Osório
The Engesa EE-T1 ''Osório'' was a Brazilian main battle tank prototype developed by Engesa. The tank was intended to be sold first to Arab and other Third World countries, jump-starting production — and enabling the Brazilian Army to later place its own orders without having to fund development costs. Development of the tank was initially privately funded by Engesa, but cashflow issues eventually led to the Brazilian government extending a loan to assist the program. Two prototypes of the tank were built, but the EE-T1 was never adopted for service. Development The EE-T1 was envisioned by Engesa as a cost-effective tank made using domestically produced components. The tank was intended for the foreign market. Development started in 1982 and the first prototype was completed in 1985. The initial development of the tank was expensive and caused a cashflow crisis at Engesa, prompting the Brazilian National Development Bank to extend a $65 million loan to finance the program in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
