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Thunderbird (missile) [35] – In use till 1977 for mobile high-altitude air defence. Bloodhound (missile) [36] – Fixed air defence in UK from 1958 till 1991. Blowpipe (missile) [37] – Man portable surface-to-air missile from 1975 till 1985; Rapier (missile) [38] – Came into service at the start of 1970s and at the end replaced Bofors and ...
Pages in category "Cold War missiles of the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
An early warning satellite is a satellite designed to rapidly identify ballistic missile launches and thus enable defensive military action. This type of satellite was developed during the Cold War and later became a component of missile defense systems.
In 2011, just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Thor missile site at Harrington was given Grade II listed status as an example of Cold War architecture. As part of the announcement, the Chief Executive of English Heritage , Dr Simon Thurley, said: "The remains of the Cold War are fading from view faster than those ...
Royal Air Force Coleby Grange or more simply RAF Coleby Grange was a Royal Air Force satellite station situated alongside the western edge of the A15 on open heathland between the villages of Coleby and Nocton Heath and lying 7.4 mi (11.9 km) due south of the county town Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
Pages in category "Cold War air-to-air missiles of the United Kingdom" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The four-minute warning was a public alert system conceived by the British Government during the Cold War and operated between 1953 and 1992. The name derived from the approximate length of time from the point at which a Soviet nuclear missile attack against the United Kingdom could be confirmed and the impact of those missiles on their targets.
Pages in category "Cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .