The Marconi Mark 24 (Tigerfish) torpedo has an acoustic seeker in the nose. The torpedo is wire-guided and both the submarine and torpedo are fitted with wire dispensers. Data is downloaded from the submarine weapon control station to the torpedo's onboard computer. The torpedo is armed with a 134 kg PBXN 105 warhead from BAe Royal Ordnance Division. As the torpedo reaches the closest distance to the target, a magnetic proximity fuse and an impact fuse detonates the warhead. The speed of the torpedo is 25 knots in passive mode and 35 to 50 knots in active seeker mode. The range of Tigerfish is within 14 to 40 kilometres. Research Tigerfish
The Fokker F 28 FellowshipMK 4000 is a Dutch short/medium haul commercial airliner. The Fokker F 28 was launched as a successor to the Fokker F 27 in 1962. It is smaller and lighter than other contemporary twin-jets such as the BAe One-Eleven. Highly manoeuvrable in flight, it is designed for STOL with a wing sweepback of only 16 degrees for good handling at low speed, leading-edge slats and double-slotted flaps. There are no thrust-reversers; instead, the F 28 has powerful air brakes which, uniquely, form the tail end of the fuselage, and highly effective wheel brakes. This aircraft can take off from 6,000-foot long runways, or at altitudes as high as 15,000 feet. The F 28 was produced in a cooperative risk-sharing programme in which Shorts of Belfast designed the rear fuselage, MBB of West Germany the pods for the Rolls-RoyceSpey turbofan engines, and Fokker's German partner VFW, the tail and other fuselage sections. It is powered by two Rolls-Royce RB 183-2 SpeyMk 555-15H turbofans giving a top speed of 843 kmh and a range of up to 4000 km
depending upon load. The F 28 carries a crew of two or three and 85 passengers seated five-abreast. Research Fokker F 28
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 (Phantom II) is an American two-seat multi-role fighter originally developed as a two-seater, long-range, all weather attack-fighter for the US Navy and was first flown in 1958. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with sweep-back wings powered by two General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojet engines providing a top speed of about Mach 2.5 and a combatradius of about 1600 km. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 is armed with one 20-mm General Electric M61A1Vulcan six-barrel rotary cannon in the lower nose (in later models) and up to 16000 lbs of disposable stores carried in four lower fuselage missile stations and on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing. Ordnance being comprised of a combination of: four AIM-9Sidewinder air-to-air missiles; six AIM-7E/F/M Sparrow or BAe Skyflash air-to-air missiles; one B57 up to 20-kiloton free-fall nuclear weapon; one B61 Mod 2/ 3/4/5 100/500-kiloton free-fall nuclear weapon; six AGM-65Maverick air-to-surface missiles; eight GBU-16 Paveway II 1000 lb laser-guided bombs; eleven Mk 82 500lb GP free-fall or retarded bombs; thirteen M117 750 lb demolition bombs; thirteen BLU-1O/B 740 lb fire bombs; thirteen CBU-49/A 830 lb bomblet dispensers; four GPU-5/ A pods for one 30 mm GAU-13/A cannon each; four SUU-16/A or 23/A pods for one 20 mm M61A1 or GAU-4 cannon each; five 370 US gal drop tanks.
During the early 1960's McDonnell Douglas F-4 aircraft established numerous world records for speed, altitude and time-to-height. Research McDonnell Douglas F-4 More pictures of McDonnell Douglas F-4
The Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 is a French multi-role combat fighter. It has been operational with the French Air Force since 1984 and has been selected by Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates. Variants of the Mirage 2000 fighters are: Mirage 2000C/B single seater and two seater variants for air defence; Mirage 2000N, two seater, designed for all weather nuclear penetration at low altitude and very high speed; Mirage 2000D, which is an upgraded version of the Mirage 2000N, for automated bombing using conventional and laser guided munitions. The Mirage 2000 has nine hard points for carrying weapon system payloads, five on the fuselage and two on each wing. The single seat version is also armed with two internally mounted high firing rate 30 mm guns. Air-to-air weapons include the MICA multi-target air-to-air intercept and combat missiles and the Magic 2 combat missiles. The aircraft can carry four MICA missiles, two Magic missiles and three drop tanks simultaneously which provides a highly extended mission time. The Mirage 2000 is also equipped to carry a range of air-to-surface missiles and weapons including laser guided bombs. These include the Matra BAeDynamics BGL 1000 laser guided bomb, Aerospatiale AS30L, Matra BAeDynamics Armat anti-radar missile, Aerospatiale AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile, Matra BAeDynamicsrocket launchers, Matra BaeDynamicsApache stand-off weapon, and the stealthy cruise missile, SCALP. The Mirage 2000 is equipped with an M53-P2 turbofan engine from SNECMA which provides 64 kN thrust and 98 kN with afterburn. Research Mirage 2000
The Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American reconnaissance and attackhelicopter. The first flight of the Comanche took place on the 4th of January 1996. The Comanche is designed for armed reconnaissance missions, and can locate and classify threats, recognise and identify targets and digitally transmit the information to the battlefield commander in near real-time, select the optimum force deployment and co-ordinate the attack. The Comanche is equipped with a stowable three-barrel 20 millimetre Gatling gun mounted on a Giat turret under the nose of the helicopter. The Comanche carries its missile weapons internally and has a weapons bay on each side of the fuselage. The missiles are mounted on the weapon bay doors which open sideways. The missiles fire within three seconds of the bay doors opening. Missiles which fit the internal weapon bay include the Sura D 81 mm rocket, Euromissile Hot II, AIM-92 Stinger, Oerlikon Snora 81 mm Rocket, Starstreak, TOW II, Hydra 70 rocket, Matra BaeDynamicsMistral, the Army Counter Air Weapon System, and the Longbow Hellfire missile. The number of missiles on each door mounting varies according to the size of the missile system, for example each door will hold three Hellfire or six Stinger missiles. The helicopter can be reconfigured with optional stub wings fitted with multiple weapon pylons which carry an additional four Hellfire or eight Stinger missiles. Research RAH-66
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The Al Fahaheel is a French built, Kuwaiti Um Al Maradim Class missile attack craft. The attack craft are armed with two twin launchers for the Matra BAeDynamicsSea Skua surface to surface missiles, mounted on the aft deck. The craft can be fitted with the Simbad twin missile launcher supplied by Matra BAeDynamics, which fires the Mistral surface to air missile. The Simbad launcher is installed on the weapon deck to the stern of the radar mast. The vessel's main gun, the Otobreda 40 mm gun, is installed on the bow deck. The Giat type M621 20 mm gun is mounted at the stern and there are also two 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns. The fast attack craft uses a steel hull construction and the full load displacement is 245 tons. The craft is operated by a crew of 24. The propulsion system is based on two MTU 2.94 MW diesel engines supplied by with two water jet systems. The patrol boat is capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots. At an economical speed of 15 knots, the range is over 1,300 miles. Research Al Fahaheel
The Al Mua'zzar is a British built, Oman Qahir Class corvette. The ship is based on a stealth version of the proven Mark 9 corvette. The hull and superstructure have been designed to minimise the radar cross section with features including the cladding of surfaces with radar absorbent material and angled sides to reduce the return signal to hostile radars. The Qahir Al Amwaj class has speed of 25 knots in rough conditions. The maximum speed is attainable up to Sea State 5 and speed in excess of 15 knots is attainable in Sea State 6.
The ship is equipped with the Exocet MM40 Block 2 missile. The two Exocet launchers each loaded with four missiles are located on the forecastle behind the Otobreda Super Rapid gun. The ship's short range surface-to-air missile system is the Thomson-CSF Crotale NG launch unit with the VT-1 missile. The Crotale eight-round launcher is mounted aft of the funnel. The electrically driven turret weighs four tons and includes a surveillance radar, identification friend or foe, an electro-optical system, and two banks of four VT-1 missiles. The launcher slews round to the detected target at five radians per second horizontally and one radian per second vertically. Installed on the forecastle of the corvette is an Otobreda 76 millimetre 62 Super Rapid gun, with a range of 16 kilometres and a firing rate of 120 rounds per minute. On each side of the ship on the port and starboard side decks is an Oerlikon/ BAE Systems 20 millimetre gun, model GAM-BO1. The flight deck aft is of sufficient size to launch or recover a helicopter to the size of a Super Puma. The ship is designed for operation with a complement of 60 crew. Accommodation is provided for nine officers, 21 senior ratings and 30 junior ratings. Research Al Mua'zzar
The Al Yamook is a French built, Kuwaiti Um Al Maradim Class missile attack craft. The attack craft are armed with two twin launchers for the Matra BAeDynamicsSea Skua surface to surface missiles, mounted on the aft deck. The craft can be fitted with the Simbad twin missile launcher supplied by Matra BAeDynamics, which fires the Mistral surface to air missile. The Simbad launcher is installed on the weapon deck to the stern of the radar mast. The vessel's main gun, the Otobreda 40 mm gun, is installed on the bow deck. The Giat type M621 20 mm gun is mounted at the stern and there are also two 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns. The fast attack craft uses a steel hull construction and the full load displacement is 245 tons. The craft is operated by a crew of 24. The propulsion system is based on two MTU 2.94 MW diesel engines with two water jet systems. The patrol boat is capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots. At an economical speed of 15 knots, the range is over 1,300 miles. Research Al Yamook
The Failaka is a French built, Kuwaiti Um Al Maradim Class missile attack craft. The attack craft are armed with two twin launchers for the Matra BAeDynamicsSea Skua surface to surface missiles, mounted on the aft deck. The craft can be fitted with the Simbad twin missile launcher supplied by Matra BAeDynamics, which fires the Mistral surface to air missile. The Simbad launcher is installed on the weapon deck to the stern of the radar mast. The vessel's main gun, the Otobreda 40 mm gun, is installed on the bow deck. The Giat type M621 20 mm gun is mounted at the stern and there are also two 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns. The fast attack craft uses a steel hull construction and the full load displacement is 245 tons. The craft is operated by a crew of 24. The propulsion system is based on two MTU 2.94 MW diesel engines with two water jet systems. The patrol boat is capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots. At an economical speed of 15 knots, the range is over 1300 miles. Research Failaka
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