A report on Seaslug (missile) and Fireflash
In the immediately following period, a rationalized development program was laid out that called for the development of a surface-to-air missile (SAM) for the Royal Navy that became Seaslug, a similar SAM design for the British Army and Royal Air Force known by the code name "Red Heathen", the Blue Boar anti-shipping bomb, and ongoing development of Red Hawk.
- FireflashTizard called a meeting of the Defence Research Policy Committee (DRPC) and started a process of pushing through four key missile programs that were intended to enter service in 1957, Seaslug, a corresponding Army/Air Force missile known as Red Heathen, the Blue Boar television guided glide bomb, and the Red Hawk air-to-air missile.
- Seaslug (missile)2 related topics with Alpha
Rainbow Code
0 linksThe Rainbow Codes were a series of code names used to disguise the nature of various British military research projects.
The Rainbow Codes were a series of code names used to disguise the nature of various British military research projects.
Blue Shield – see Armstrong Whitworth Sea Slug
Blue Sky – see Fairey Fireflash
Fairey Aviation Company
0 linksBritish aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire.
British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Middlesex and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire.
Fairey Rocket Test Vehicle 1, formerly known as LOPGAP ("Liquid Oxygen and Petrol Guided Anti-Aircraft Projectile").
The Fairey Fireflash was an early air-to-air weapon guided by radar beam riding.