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Missile Collection (#2)

"Unleashing Power: The Mighty Missile Arsenal" From the skies to the ground, missiles have revolutionized warfare throughout history

Background imageMissile Collection: Rocketship in Outer Space

Rocketship in Outer Space
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Background imageMissile Collection: RAF Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System

RAF Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System
A Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) prepares for take-off in Afghanistan. Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) are growing in importance

Background imageMissile Collection: British troops exercise in Estonia as part of the NATOs eFP (Enhanced Forward Presence)

British troops exercise in Estonia as part of the NATOs eFP (Enhanced Forward Presence)
Pictured are British Troops embarking on United States Air force Chinooks during an exercise held in Estonia. JTAC operators from the Royal Artillery

Background imageMissile Collection: ASRaM Missiles Fitted to RAF Typhoon Jet

ASRaM Missiles Fitted to RAF Typhoon Jet
Air-to-Air ASRaM missiles fitted to a Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet. The AIM-132 ASRaM is a high speed, highly manoeuvrable, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile

Background imageMissile Collection: Typhoon Takes Off from RAF Coningsby as Part of Op Ellamy

Typhoon Takes Off from RAF Coningsby as Part of Op Ellamy
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft armed with AMRaM and ASRaM missiles, takes off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to take part in the UN-backed operation over Libya

Background imageMissile Collection: Munitions Workers during World War 1

Munitions Workers during World War 1
3786766 Munitions Workers during World War 1; (add.info.: Munitions Workers during World War 1, April 1916. Women learning to use machinery at Shoreditch Technical Institute, London)

Background imageMissile Collection: Post mortem portrait of the bandit Antonio Mulas

Post mortem portrait of the bandit Antonio Mulas Oliena. Date of Photograph:08/02/1899

Background imageMissile Collection: The image shows a group of English soldiers leaving for Belgium

The image shows a group of English soldiers leaving for Belgium. Munitions are distributed among them. Europe. Date of Photograph:1914 - 1917

Background imageMissile Collection: Room of the Ministry of War at the National Exposition in Milan in 1881

Room of the Ministry of War at the National Exposition in Milan in 1881. In the foreground chests and field equipment. In the middle ground

Background imageMissile Collection: Two men are loading the pack onto the back of a horse: a third man next to them, is holding an axe

Two men are loading the pack onto the back of a horse: a third man next to them, is holding an axe. The surrounding snow-covered countrside can also be made out United States Oregon, Portland

Background imageMissile Collection: Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: interior of a war industry

Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: interior of a war industry Turin. Date of Photograph:1920-1925

Background imageMissile Collection: Workers in a 'Bullets Italian Factory' ('Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili'), Turin

Workers in a "Bullets Italian Factory" ("Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili"), Turin Turin. Date of Photograph:1920

Background imageMissile Collection: Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: worker in a war industry

Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: worker in a war industry Turin. Date of Photograph:1920-1925

Background imageMissile Collection: Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: a war industry

Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: a war industry Turin. Date of Photograph:1920-1925

Background imageMissile Collection: Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: a vice with bullet

Fabbrica Italiana Proiettili: a vice with bullet Turin. Date of Photograph:1920-1925

Background imageMissile Collection: Officine Galileo: projectile manufacturing shop

Officine Galileo: projectile manufacturing shop Florence Officine Galileo. Date of Photograph:1915 - 1918

Background imageMissile Collection: Avro Vulcan B. 2 XL318

Avro Vulcan B. 2 XL318
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.2 XL318, of No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron, with an inert Blue Steel missile, at Andrews Air Force Base

Background imageMissile Collection: R. A. F ground crew equipping Typhoons with rocket projectiles at a landing strip in France

R. A. F ground crew equipping Typhoons with rocket projectiles at a landing strip in France
R.A.F ground crew equipping Typhoons with rocket projectiles at a landing strip in France. Picture taken 2 weeks after the Normandy Landings. Picture taken 19th June 1944

Background imageMissile Collection: Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull and Yorkshire, or East Riding

Anti aircraft gun and army unit in the Hull and Yorkshire, or East Riding, area of England during World War Two. Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as " all measures

Background imageMissile Collection: Radioplane OQ-19D

Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation

Background imageMissile Collection: Iowa Air National Guard - Northrop F-89J Scorpion O-32662

Iowa Air National Guard - Northrop F-89J Scorpion O-32662
Iowa Air National Guard - Northrop F-89J Scorpion 53-(O-3)2662 (O for obsolete, not a number), of the 124th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

Background imageMissile Collection: United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726

United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726, tactical surface to surface missile. The Mace was to be armed with a nuclear warhead and was deployed in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa

Background imageMissile Collection: V-2 Rocket A-4

V-2 Rocket A-4
V-2 Rocket on a Low-Loader Truck in the Streets in London Date: 1945

Background imageMissile Collection: de Havilland Blue Streak

de Havilland Blue Streak
De Havilland Blue Streak Medium-Range Ballistic Missile Being Lowered, in Its Launcher-Frame, Onto a Low-Loader Truck Date: 1950s

Background imageMissile Collection: Fieseler Fi-103 V-1

Fieseler Fi-103 V-1 Doodlebugs in a Row Date: 1945

Background imageMissile Collection: Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse with Bullpup air-to-surface missile

Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse with Bullpup air-to-surface missile
Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse, 145762, carrying a Bullpup air-to-surface guided missile

Background imageMissile Collection: The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery?

The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery?
The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery at Ty Croes, North Wales, working on the English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile

Background imageMissile Collection: An English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missil

An English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile being transferred from the launcher-loading trolley to the launcher, September 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageMissile Collection: English Electric Thunderbird guided missile system

English Electric Thunderbird guided missile system
English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile system, March 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageMissile Collection: Blue Streak in LT Tower - Hawker Siddeley Dynamics? factory

Blue Streak in LT Tower - Hawker Siddeley Dynamics? factory
Blue Streak in the LT Tower at Hawker Siddeley Dynamics? factory at Hatfield

Background imageMissile Collection: Blue Streak test rig installation at Hatfield, c1958

Blue Streak test rig installation at Hatfield, c1958
Blue Streak test rig installation at Hatfield, circa 1958. Date: circa 1958

Background imageMissile Collection: An almost complete Blue Streak at Stevenage, c1964

An almost complete Blue Streak at Stevenage, c1964
An almost complete Blue Streak at Stevenage, circa 1964. Date: circa 1964

Background imageMissile Collection: Complete Blue Streak electrical mock-up

Complete Blue Streak electrical mock-up for circuit testing at Stevenage, circa 1964. Date: circa 1964

Background imageMissile Collection: Bristol Bloodhound guided missile unveiled at Filton

Bristol Bloodhound guided missile unveiled at Filton
Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile was unveiled at Filton on 20 August 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageMissile Collection: Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile

Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile at Farnborough in 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageMissile Collection: WW2 - German V2 Rocket captured

WW2 - German V2 Rocket captured - October 1945. Date: 1945

Background imageMissile Collection: A missile fired into Afrin as seen from north of Rajo

A missile fired into Afrin as seen from north of Rajo, Syria February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Background imageMissile Collection: Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 27, 2018

Background imageMissile Collection: A general view of the Israeli city of Ashkelon, as an Iron Dome anti-missile fires near

A general view of the Israeli city of Ashkelon, as an Iron Dome anti-missile fires near the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageMissile Collection: Rockets fired by Palestinian militants towards Israel are seen in Gaza

Rockets fired by Palestinian militants towards Israel are seen in Gaza, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageMissile Collection: A missile hangs on a parachute while falling over the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji

A missile hangs on a parachute while falling over the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageMissile Collection: Missile fire is seen over Daraa

Missile fire is seen over Daraa, Syria May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Faqir

Background imageMissile Collection: Missile fire is seen from Damascus

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Background imageMissile Collection: Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched
The Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel near the southern city of Sderot, Israel August 9, 2018

Background imageMissile Collection: USA, North Dakota, Cooperstown, Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site

USA, North Dakota, Cooperstown, Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, ICBM missile launch center, site Oscar-Zero, underground console of the missile launch bunker

Background imageMissile Collection: USA, New Mexico, White Sands Missile Range, Patriot Missiles

USA, New Mexico, White Sands Missile Range, Patriot Missiles

Background imageMissile Collection: Cuba, Havana, La Habana Vieja, Museo de la Revolucion, Museum of the Revolution

Cuba, Havana, La Habana Vieja, Museo de la Revolucion, Museum of the Revolution




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"Unleashing Power: The Mighty Missile Arsenal" From the skies to the ground, missiles have revolutionized warfare throughout history. Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles stand tall as guardians of the sky, ensuring protection against aerial threats with their precision and speed. In a display of sheer force, four Royal Australian Air Force F-111 aircraft soar through the clouds, armed with deadly payloads ready to strike at any moment. These sleek machines represent a lethal combination of advanced technology and strategic prowess. On land, an American M1 Abrams army tank stands resolute, its soldier perched in the hatch by a menacing machine gun. A symbol of strength and dominance on the battlefield, this armored behemoth strikes fear into the hearts of enemies. Witnessing history unfold before our eyes is "The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF Bom. " This groundbreaking event marked a new era in military capabilities as these powerful weapons made their way onto British soil. Taking aim from above, Brimstone air-to-ground missiles rest on a triple launcher—a testament to their versatility and ability to neutralize targets with surgical precision. Their presence ensures that no enemy stronghold remains unscathed. Reflecting back in time, we glimpse at U. S. Air Force photograph capturing intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) at Guanajay during Cuba's tense days in 1962. These formidable weapons serve as reminders of past conflicts that shaped global politics for generations to come. Continuing our journey through military might are German King Tiger tanks—formidable beasts known for their impenetrable armor and devastating firepower. They instilled terror among adversaries while showcasing Germany's engineering excellence during World War II. A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II carries within it immense power—an imposing Thor missile primed for deployment. As it takes flight towards unknown destinations, one can only imagine what lies ahead for those who dare challenge its destructive potential.