United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects

011103 L = length, S = span, W = weight, R = range, Ø = diameter

Name

Description

Remarks

Particulars

ASR.364

Strategic Transport for RAF.

Shorts Belfast/Lockheed C-141 hybrid proposed.

N/A

ASR.365

Tactical Support Helicopter

Puma

N/A

ASR.367

Vulcan B.2

N/A

N/A

ASR.368

Victor B.2

N/A

N/A

ASR.371

Shorts Belfast.

N/A

N/A

ASR.372

Lightning T Mk 5.

N/A

N/A

ASR.373

Hawker Siddeley Andover CC.2 VIP transport.

N/A

N/A

ASR.376

Victor B(K) 1/1A tanker.

N/A

N/A

ASR.378

VC10 transport.

N/A

N/A

ASR.381

Interim Maritime patrol aircraft to Spec MR.254.

Written around the Breguet Atlantique.

N/A

ASR.382

Two-seat trainer P.1154 for RAF.

Cancelled 1965

N/A

ASR.384

Harrier requirement.

Spec SR.255

N/A

ASR.385

RAF Phantom.

1965.

N/A

ASR.386

Two seat Harrier.

1965.

N/A

ASR.387

Overland AEW System.

Superseded NAST 6166 after RN carriers cancelled. Andover with fore and aft FMICW radomes and RR Trent jets investigated.

N/A

ASR.388

Anglo-French Variable Geometry (AFVG).

Also UKVG later on.

N/A

ASR.391

Buccaneer for RAF.

N/A

N/A

ASR.392

MRCA aircraft

N/A

N/A

ASR.395

Long-range all-weather interceptor.

Led to Tornado ADV.

N/A

ASR.397

Trainer.

Led to Hawk

N/A

ASR.400

Airborne early warning aircraft

Nimrod AEW.3. Cancelled.

N/A

ASR.403

Harrier replacement

N/A

N/A

ASR.406

VC10 tanker.

N/A

N/A

ASR.409

Advanced Harrier.

N/A

N/A

ASR.510

Personal Equipment Connector for aircrew.

N/A

N/A

ASR.524

Airfield arrestor gear.

N/A

N/A

ASR.542

Miniature oxygen system for fighters.

May have been the on-board Oxygen generator for Harrier GR.5.

N/A

ASR.556

anti-collision lights.

N/A

N/A

ASR.557

Armament Ground Handling Equipment.

N/A

N/A

ASR .846

ASV/ASW Radar.

For Nimrod MR.1.

N/A

ASR .850

Infra-Red Linescan.

For Jaguar GR.1.

N/A

ASR.853

ECM for Jaguar and MRCA

Sky Shadow pod for Tornado.

N/A

ASR .872

Infra-Red Linescan.

For Nimrod MR.1.

N/A

ASR.888

IUKADGE linesman replacement.

N/A

N/A

ASR.1003

Combined speed indicator.

N/A

N/A

ASR.1136

Yellow Sun

1 Mt H-bomb. Initially a boosted fission weapon. 6/6/55

Estimated yield - 1Mt

ASR.1187

Air launched ballistic missile.

Skybolt: issued 26/4/61, re-issued 29/8/62. Cancelled 22/2/63.

N/A

ASR.1196

Napalm bomb.

N/A

N/A

ASR.1207

Tigercat

N/A

N/A

ASR.1211

Nord AS.12

N/A

N/A

ASR.1222

Short-range AAM.

SRAAM 75, leading to ASRAAM.

N/A

ASR.1226

Anti-ship missile.

Requirement for Sea Eagle.

N/A

ASR.1514

Rapid deployment radar.

Not proceeded with.

N/A

ASR.2110

Bomb plotting radar

N/A

N/A

ASR.2113

Electronic plotting table

N/A

N/A

ASR.3580

Electronic positioning system for in-flight refuelling.

N/A

N/A

ASR.3600

NBS Mk 2/H2S Mk 2 sidescan modification.

For low level V-bombers.

N/A

AST.357

Maritime reconnaissance spec.

Leading to Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.

N/A

AST.362

Advanced jet trainer.

To replace Gnat and Hunter.

N/A

AST.375

Hawker Siddeley Dominie advanced navigation trainer.

N/A

N/A

AST.376

Beagle Bassett B.206R

N/A

N/A

AST.389

Nimrod Special Reconnaissance Version.

Became R.1

N/A

AST.390

Multipurpose Training Aircraft.

N/A

N/A

AST.395

AI Radar

For MRCA.

N/A

AST.396

Harrier and Jaguar replacement.

Superseded by AST.403.

N/A

AST.403

Harrier and Jaguar replacement.

Withdrawn 1979, replaced by AST.409 (Harrier) and by AST.414 in 1981 (Jaguar).

N/A

AST.397

Jet trainer to replace Gnat.

Leading to HS Hawk.

N/A

AST.400

Oversea AEW System.

For Nimrod AEW.3.

N/A

AST.404

Wessex/Puma replacement.

Westland 30 considered, EH101 adopted as Merlin HC.1.

N/A

AST.406

Jaguar replacement

Withdrawn.

N/A

AST.409

Harrier and Jaguar replacement.

Met by Harrier GR.5

N/A

AST.410

Mach 2 V/STOL fighter

Withdrawn

N/A

AST.412

Jet Provost replacement.

Met by Shorts Tucano

N/A

AST.414

Agile Combat Aircraft

Withdrawn 1979, replaced by AST.409.

N/A

AST.519

Head up display for combat aircraft.

N/A

N/A

AST.544

Portable Instrument Approach System.

Led to MEL MADGE.

N/A

AST.1010

FLIR for Tornado and Harrier.

N/A

N/A

AST.1135

Simple ABM system

Violet Friend system. Cancelled 1962.

N/A

AST.1203

Chemical Warfare Weapon System.

Dropped in favour of NASR 1199.

N/A

AST.1212

Hunting study for a ballistic/retarded bomb to attack major structural targets.

2,500lb weight with 'novel features'. Possibly leading to Broach.

N/A

AST.1217

Counter Air Weapon used in airfield attack.

Possibly led to JP.233.

N/A

AST.1219

Medium-range Air to Air Guided Weapon.

For Phantom & MRCA. Skyflash?

N/A

AST.1225

Counter Air Weapon used in airfield attack.

Possibly led to JP.233.

N/A

AST.1227

Guided anti-armour weapon.

Cancelled 1981 (Sabre & VJ291 offered)

N/A

AST.1228

Anti-radiation missile

Met by ALARM.

N/A

AST.1238

Guided anti-armour weapon.

To be met by Brimstone.

N/A

AST.1450

Space fighter

Capable of take off from and landing at conventional airfields and intercepting satellites. Not proceeded with, superseded OR.9001.

N/A

AST.3632

ECM for protection of aircraft operating at low level.

10/63

N/A

AW.274

Naval requirement for Blue Jay. See OR.1117.

Firestreak AAM.

N/A

AW.281

Possible Naval requirement for Red Dean

See OR.1105

N/A

AW.319

Admiralty requirement for anti-ship weapon.

Met by Green Cheese.

N/A

AW.406

Requirement for a naval fighter

P.1154 for RN (also Vickers 583). Joint requirement with OR.356.

N/A

AW.591

Search radar.

For Sea King.

N/A

DSR(LA).925

ASTOR

Ground surveillance system.

N/A

EH.125

10 seat tip rotor helicopter.

Leading to Percival P.74 with two Napier Oryx gas generators. Failed to get off the ground.

NA

ER.100

Low-speed research for P.1.

Shorts SB.5

N/A

ER.103

Supersonic research aircraft. Fairey Delta Two and English Electric P.1 proposed.

World Speed record held by Fairey FD.2.

N/A

ER.110T

Supersonic research aircraft.

N/A

N/A

ER.134T

M2 and M2.5 research.

Bristol 188.

N/A

ER.143T

VTOL research aircraft

Shorts SC.1 with 5 x Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbojets.

N/A

ER.163

Fairey FD.2 with De Havilland Gyron engine.

Cancelled.

N/A

ER.175D

Jet flap research.

Intended to be a modified DHC Otter fitted with 2 x Rolls-Royce RB.108 powering the jet flaps.

N/A

ER.181

Specification for an aircraft to cruise at M5.

Leading to English Electric P.42.

N/A

ER.184D

Boundary layer control.

Marshalls MA4 (modified Auster T7)

N/A

ER.189D

As ER.175D.

Hunting H.126.

N/A

ER.193D

Ogee delta for BAC Concorde research.

BAC 221.

N/A

ER.197D

Low-speed delta research work.

HP 115.

N/A

ER.204D

P.1127 research.

Leading to Hawker Harrier.

N/A

ER.206

Supersonic research aircraft.

Covered some of the work for OR 346.

N/A

ER.221D

BAC 221.

Very successful with Ogee wing.

N/A

GAST.835

HF single side-band radio

N/A

N/A

GAST.1210

Medium-range SAM.

Superseded by NGAST.1221

N/A

GDA.103

Requirement for a Red Top replacement.

AAM to arm the AW.406 / OR.356 fighter

N/A

GOR.339

Low level bomber specification. Canberra replacement.

Leading to BAC TSR.2 rewritten as OR.343 Cancelled 65

N/A

GOR.345

Harrier development.

Hawker P.1127.

N/A

GSR.3132

ET.316/Rapier

N/A

N/A

GSR.3335

Scout helicopter replacement.

Lynx

N/A

GSR.3336

Sioux helicopter replacement.

Gazelle

N/A

GSR.3362

Rapier Blindfire

N/A

N/A

GSR.3998

COBRA radar.

Counter battery radar.

N/A

GST.3528

Equipment for Helicopter operations in darkness.

Thermal imagers.

N/A

GST.3947

Lynx Mk.7

N/A

N/A

HR.144T

Ultra light helicopter.

Met by Fairey Ultralight and Bristol Type 190. Not proceded with.

N/A

NA.47

SR.177 Rocket/jet fighter for RN.

N/A

N/A

NASR.358

RAF/RN requirement for transport/anti-submarine helicopter.

Westland WG.11 offered. RAF received Chinook, RN Sea King.

N/A

NASR.500

RAF/RN requirement for combined immersion, pressure and anti-g suit.

N/A

N/A

NASR.509

Fuel flowmeter.

N/A

N/A

NASR.1004

Pressure altimeter.

N/A

N/A

NASR.1173

Tactical Air to Surface Missile.

Bullpup & AS.30.

N/A

NASR.1197

Air-to-ground weapon.

BL.755 cluster bomb.

N/A

NASR.1199

Aircraft Spray System for Chemical Warfare.

N/A

N/A

NASR.1209

Napalm Firebomb.

N/A

N/A

NASR.6622

Retarded bomb tail.

N/A

N/A

NAST.841

Missile Approach Warning System.

N/A

N/A

NAST.837

2kW ECM pod for fighters.

Mid 1960s

N/A

NAST.6166

Joint RAF/RN AEW aircraft. 1962.

Carrier/short field compatible. Led to Blackburn P.139

N/A

NAST.7511

Active/passive Anti-Submarine Weapon.

N/A

N/A

NAST.7709

Improved Mk 31 Torpedo.

N/A

N/A

NGASR.509

UHF/VHF radio.

N/A

N/A

NGASR.581

Light aircraft spray system to simulate chemical warfare attack.

N/A

N/A

NGASR.6945

Decontamination suit.

N/A

N/A

NGAST.862

New IFF Studies.

N/A

N/A

NGAST.1221

Medium-range SAM.

Replaces GAST 1210

N/A

NGAST.3083

Biological warfare detection gear.

N/A

N/A

NR/A.32

Lightweight carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft to Spec M.123.

Short Seamew

N/A

NSR.6124

AMRAAM missile.

AMRAAM on Sea Harrier FA.2.

N/A

NSR.6449

Radar for Lynx Helicopter.

Seaspray.

N/A

NSR.6451

Sea Harrier.

N/A

N/A

NSR.6455

Sea Harrier update.

Sea Harrier FA.2.

N/A

NSR.6501

Seaslug Mk.2 Proximity Fuse.

N/A

N/A

NSR.6532

Exocet.

N/A

N/A

NSR.6553

Submarine-launched Anti-ship GW.

USGW

N/A

NSR.6624

Anti-ship missile.

Leading to CL.834 Sea Skua.

N/A

NSR.7097

Invincible class aircraft carriers.

N/A

N/A

NST.6118

Sea Vixen radar.

N/A

N/A

NST.6464

Sea Harrier replacement.

Variants of BAe P.1216 investigated 1984-5, later P.1230 also (1986-8). Still extant as URD 6464 (for JSF)

N/A

OR.163

Predictor gunsight

For Fighter aircraft, 1950

N/A

OR.199

B.3/45

High speed, high altitude bomber.

N/A

OR.200

Modification of Lincoln for maritime reconnaissance.

Led to Shackleton.

N/A

OR.202

See Green Water.

150-mile range pilotless interceptor / SAGW. Possibly superseded by Blue Envoy.

N/A

OR.203

Long range SSM.

Blue Moon. Evolved into Blue Streak.

N/A

OR.204

Q.19/45 for Target Tug Mosquito

Mosquito TT.39

N/A

OR.205

Mapping version of Lancaster

Lancaster PR.1

N/A

OR.206

Medium range transport

N/A

N/A

OR.207

De Havilland 108 Swallow.

Flown, broke sound barrier.

N/A

OR.220

Carrier borne anti-submarine aircraft to spec GR.17/45.

Fairey Gannet.

N/A

OR.223

Photo reconnaissance version of Canberra.

Became PR.3.

N/A

OR.227

1948 fighter specification F.44/46.

Specification for a night fighter. Ultimately met by Gloster Javelin.

N/A

OR.228

1948 fighter specification.

Hawker Hunter.

N/A

OR.229

Lincoln replacement.

Medium range bomber. V-bomber specification.

December 1946

OR.230

Long range bomber specification.

Too similar to OR.229.

N/A

OR.235

Canberra

Replaced OR 199.

N/A

OR.239

Specification B.14/46.

V-bomber 'insurance' specification. Short Sperrin.

N/A

OR.240

Nuclear powered aircraft.

N/A

N/A

OR.241

Jet propelled experimental aircraft

Boulton Paul P.111 / P.120 research delta.

N/A

OR.243

Swept wing fighter

Hawker P.1052

N/A

OR.243

Trainer for Canberra.

Leading to English Electric Canberra T.4

N/A

OR.250

Bristol 172, a 2/5 scale model of Bristol 174.

To meet Spec E.8/47. Not built.

N/A

OR.252

Rocket powered VTO fighter

Fairey FD.1.

N/A

OR.263

Pathfinder Canberra.

To meet Spec B.22/48.

N/A

OR.268

Specification F.23/49.

Leading to English Electric Lightning.

N/A

OR.275

Light carrier borne anti-submarine aircraft to Spec M.6/49.

Written around Shorts SB.3 Sturgeon.

N/A

OR.278

Trainer version of Gloster Javelin

To Spec T.118D, entered service as Javelin T.3

N/A

OR.279

Photo-reconnaissance variant of Valiant.

Larger wings and RR Conway engines.

N/A

OR.282

Transonic research aircraft.

Armstrong Whitworth AW.58. Cancelled

N/A

OR.285

Medium Range target marker aircraft.

Valiant B.2

N/A

OR.287

Photo-reconnaissance variant of Valiant.

13 examples built.

N/A

OR.290

Intruder version of Canberra.

Canberra B(I).6/8

N/A

OR.300

Conversion of Percival Prince.

For communications duties.

N/A

OR.301

Specification F.124 / F.137. Rocket powerplant fighter.

Bristol 178, Short PD.7, Hawker 1091, Saro 154

N/A

OR.302

B.22/48 Pathfiner version of Canberra

Canberra B.5

N/A

OR.303

Lightweight fighter to intercept Tu-4 bombers.

Lead to Folland Midge.

N/A

OR.304

HR.106 Helicopter for Coastal Command

Bristol Sycamore

N/A

OR.305

Improved Night fighter

DH Venom

N/A

OR.307

AI trainer

Vickers Valetta T.4

N/A

OR.308

Photo Reconnaissance Fighter Specification.

Version of Supermarine Swift proposed. Swift FR.5 developed

N/A

OR.309

Photo Reconnaissance Fighter Specification.

Version of Gloster Javelin proposed.

N/A

OR.310

Photo- reconnaissance fighter.

Supermarine Swift FR.5

N/A

OR.314

Low altitude bomber to spec B.126T.

Superseded by OR.324. Led to Avro 721.

N/A

OR.315

Vickers jet transport.

V.1000

N/A

OR.318

Advanced jet trainer.

Hunter

N/A

OR.319

Ultra light helicopter

Fairey Ultralight, Bristol 190.

N/A

OR.320

Long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

Avro Shackleton

N/A

OR.323

Military transport aircraft.

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy.

N/A

OR.324

Low altitude nuclear stand-off bomber.

Cancelled 1954.

N/A

OR.325

General purpose helicopter

Westland Whirlwind

N/A

OR.328

Thin-wing Javelin bomber.

One of the many. OR number re-used later.

N/A

OR.329

F155T high altitude fighter.

Fairey Delta fighter Cancelled 1957.

N/A

OR.330

Specification R.156 leading to Avro 730 M3 supersonic bomber.

Vickers SP4, EEA P.10, HP100 and Shorts all bid. Also referred to as RB.156T. Cancelled 57.

N/A

OR.334

VTOL transport aircraft.

Fairey Rotodyne.

N/A

OR.336

Bomber version of OR.330.

Ultimately the Avro 730.

N/A

OR.337

Mixed powerplant fighter.

Saro SR.177 cancelled.

N/A

OR.339

Low level bomber specification. Canberra replacement.

Leading to BAC TSR.2 rewritten as OR.343 Cancelled 65

N/A

OR.343

Definitive specification for TSR.2.

Cancelled 6/4/65.

N/A

OR.345

Harrier development.

Hawker P.1127.

N/A

OR.346

M2+ fighter-bomber. OR.346 -

Multi-role Buccaneer/TSR.2 replacement for RN & RAF.

N/A

OR.350

Maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

See OR.357.

N/A

OR.351

V/STOL medium range transport.

Spec. C.241 Armstrong Whitworth AW.681 selected. Cancelled.

N/A

OR.354

Buccaneer replacement.

Superseded by OR.355.

N/A

OR.355

TSR.2 replacement.

Doubts about high / fast prompted a change to low level @ M1.2. Criticised as too conservative. Cancelled.

N/A

OR.356

Supersonic V/STOL.

Hawker P.1154. P.1154 for RAF. Spec. SR.250. Joint requirement with AW406. Cancelled.

N/A

OR.357

Maritime reconnaissance spec.

Leading to Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.

N/A

OR.362

Supersonic trainer.

Led to Jaguar.

N/A

OR.380

Requirement for Vulcan and Victor to operate at low level.

1964.

N/A

OR.381

Maritime reconnaissance aircraft.

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.

N/A

OR.694

Standard roller conveyor.

For transport aircraft holds.

N/A

OR.850

Seat type survival packs.

For fast jets.

N/A

OR.860

Single seater dinghy

For fast jets.

N/A

OR.900

Canberra training aid.

Cockpit trainer.

N/A

OR.924

Protection of aircrew.

Covered Nuclear, Biological and Chemical agents.

N/A

OR.926

Trainers for B.35/46

Avro 707

N/A

OR.946

Gyros etc for OR.301.

Used in English Electric Lightning avionics.

N/A

OR.951

Integrated Control system

From 1954

N/A

OR.1001

UK atomic bomb specification.

Leading to Blue Danube. 9/8/46

N/A

OR.1017

1000lb High Capacity Bomb.

High capacity means a bomb with >70% explosive weight.

N/A

OR.1018

5000lb High Capacity Bomb

High capacity means a bomb with >70% explosive weight.

N/A

OR.1019

1000lb High Capacity Bomb.

High capacity means a bomb with >70% explosive weight.

N/A

OR.1056

Red Hawk

De Havilland Firestreak AAM.

N/A

OR.1059

Blue Boar

TV guided Kt nuclear weapon.

N/A

OR.1076

250lb anti-submarine bomb.

Bomb requirement.

N/A

OR.1081

Bomb hoisting system for V-bombers.

N/A

N/A

OR.1088

Blue Sky

Fairey Fireflash AAM.

N/A

OR.1089

Control of bombs

TV guidance. Superseded OR.1059

N/A

OR.1097

Short range expendable bomber.

Bristol Blue Rapier and Vickers Red Rapier for UB.109.

N/A

OR.1099

Air to ground rocket

N/A

N/A

OR.1105

Red Dean

Heavy AAM with GEC X-band active seeker. Cancelled.

N/A

OR.1116

Rearward defensive armament for V-Bombers.

Particularly Valiant

N/A

OR.1117

Covered AAMs

Firestreak and Red Top

N/A

OR.1122

Dummy training version of Blue Danube.

Intended for use by V-force crew on training flights.

N/A

OR.1123

Green Cheese Anti-ship missile based on Blue Boar airframe with an EMI seeker.

Intended for use by Blackburn Buccaneer. Cancelled 1956.

N/A

OR.1124

Stage 1 air defence system

Leading to Red Duster.

N/A

OR.1125

Stand off bomb for OR.324.

Intended to arm the Avro 721.

N/A

OR.1126

Air-to-air rocket projectiles.

Microcell 2" rockets as an alternative armament to IR AAMs such as Blue Jay.

N/A

OR.1127

Red Beard

25Kt tactical nuclear weapon. Free-fall bomb. Euphemistically known as the 'Target Marker Bomb'.

N/A

OR.1131

Armament for high altitude fighter to F.155T

Covered Red Hebe and Blue Vesta.

N/A

OR.1132

Blue Steel

Stand off missile for V-force. 3/9/54

L = 34.9ft (10.6m) W = 15000lb (6800Kg) R = 200miles (322Km)

OR.1135

Simple ABM system

Violet Friend system. Cancelled 1965.

N/A

OR.1136

Yellow Sun

1 Mt H-bomb. Initially a boosted fission weapon. 6/6/55

Estimated yield - 1Mt

OR.1137

Stage 2 air defence system

Cancelled 1957.

N/A

OR.1138

Airborne device to measure and record the yield of a nuclear weapon.

1955-7

N/A

OR.1139

Medium Range Ballistic Missile

Blue Streak. 9/6/53 Cancelled.

N/A

OR.1140

Nuclear warhead for defensive SAGW.

1956-7, then superseded by OR.1154.

N/A

OR.1141

Red Snow

Megaton warhead for Blue Steel. 1/56

N/A

OR.1142

Warhead for OR.1139

Megaton warhead for Blue Streak. 22/7/55 Became Orange Herald

N/A

OR.1144

Blue Rosette

Short case weapon for use in the Avro 730. Cancelled with Avro 730. Orange Herald warhead.

Estimated yield - 0.72Mt

OR.1145

Stage 1½ SAGW

Leading to Thunderbird II.

N/A

OR.1146

Stage 1 3/4 air defence system

Leading to Blue Envoy.

N/A

OR.1147

A "simulator" for Blue Danube so V-bomber crews could get the same responses on their instruments on training flights.

No need to carry the weapon itself.

N/A

OR.1148

LABS Low Altitude Bombing System

Toss-bombing system.

N/A

OR.1149

Long range guided bomb

Air launched missile to be met by Blue Steel Mk.2. Superseded by OR.1159.

R = 1150miles (1852km)

OR.1153

Requirement for a multi-megaton H-bomb.

Possibly the Zodiac weapon. November 1956.

N/A

OR.1154

Nuclear warhead for Stage 1 1/2 SAGW

1957-8, then superseded by OR.1167

N/A

OR.1155

Defence system against ballistic missiles.

Superseded OR.1135. Follow-on to Violet Friend requirement. 1957

N/A

OR.1156

Nuclear depth bomb.

N/A

N/A

OR.1157

Warhead for ABM system.

1957

N/A

OR.1159

Blue Steel Mk2.

Cancelled 12/59 due to the problems with Blue Steel Mk1. Mk1 took so long that it was decided not to distract Avro with a new project. 3/2/58 Superseded by OR.1187

R = 600miles (965km)

OR.1160

Megaton warhead for OR.1159 missile.

Cancelled 1959 with Blue Steel Mk2. 11/6/58

N/A

OR.1161

Small (500lb) megaton warhead for future defensive and offensive missiles.

N/A

N/A

OR.1165

Tactical kiloton warhead?

Draft superseded by OR.1176

N/A

OR.1166

Nuclear headed SAGW.

Command-guidance Bloodhound.

N/A

OR.1167

Nuclear warhead for medium range SAGW to OR.1166.

Possibly RO.166

N/A

OR.1168

Advanced tactical ASM for TSR.2.

Possibly a modified Blue Water 14/8/62

Estimated yield - 1Mt

OR.1169

Bloodhound II

N/A

N/A

OR.1171

Standard megaton warhead capsule.

Red Snow.

N/A

OR.1176

Kiloton warhead.

For tactical bomb (OR.1177 later WE177), anti-submarine bomb (OR.1178) and GW.

N/A

OR.1177

Low yield lay down bomb.

Nuclear weapon for TSR.2.

N/A

OR.1178

Nuclear anti-submarine bomb.

N/A

N/A

OR.1179

Nuclear warhead for UK Skybolt.

Nuclear weapon for Vulcan.

N/A

OR.1182

Long range Stand off bomb.

Grand Slam for TSR.2. Q.v. Pandora and X-12.

N/A

OR.1187

Air launched ballistic missile.

Skybolt: issued 26/4/61, re-issued 29/8/62. Cancelled 22/2/63.

N/A

OR.1193

Air to Air Missile.

Dates from early 1960s.

N/A

OR.1194

Retarded 1000lb HE bomb

For TSR.2

N/A

OR.1197

Bomblet dispenser.

For TSR.2

N/A

OR.2129

Fire unit trainer for Stage 1 SAGW.

Red Duster system.

N/A

OR.3010

Astro-navigation system

Formerly for Blue Sapphire. Night-time only.

N/A

OR.3011

Astro-navigation system

Formerly for Blue Sapphire. Day and night capability.

N/A

OR.3038

Navigation system

1954

N/A

OR.3044

Strike reconnaissance radar

N/A

N/A

OR.3077

Astro-navigation system

Application of Blue Sapphire to Red Rapier.

N/A

OR.3508

Missile approach warning device

1949

N/A

OR.3509

H2S Mk.9

Early version for V-bombers

N/A

OR.3510

Centimetric jammer

N/A

N/A

OR.3520

VHF communications jammer.

ARI 18074

N/A

OR.3521

Metric radar jammer.

ARI 18075

N/A

OR.3538

Black Maria Fighter Identification System interrogator for IFF system.

Used FIS in conjunction with Mk.X IFF system. Used AI radar in X and S bands.

N/A

OR.3576

40in. Diameter radar for fighters.

Led to GEC AI.18 (Sea Vixen, OR.329) 1954

N/A

OR.3595

Red Neck.

Radar reconnaissance system.

N/A

OR.3604

Missile launch warning device

To provide warning of AAM launch.

N/A

OR.3605

Infra-Red decoy flares

Produced by Microcell Ltd

N/A

OR.3606

Infra-Red screening of aircraft

Cancelled 13/4/61

N/A

OR.3618

Centimetric jammer

ARI 18076

N/A

OR.5005

Prototype heavy tractor.

For V-bomber support

N/A

OR.5072

Ring mains conversion unit.

For converting mains power to forms required for V-bomber support.

N/A

OR.5087

Transporter for forward airfields.

1950

N/A

OR.9001

Space fighter.

Capable of take off from and landing at conventional airfields and intercepting satellites. Not proceeded with, changed to AST.1450.

N/A

OR.9002

Counter-satellite system.

No indigenous launcher available.

N/A

OR.9003

Spec for a reconnaissance satellite.

No indigenous launcher available.

N/A

SR.250

Requirement for Hawker P.1154

Drafted in 1964.

N/A

SR (A) 414

Requirement for EAP and later Typhoon.

Leading to Eurofighter Typhoon.

N/A

SR (A) 417

Requirement for Tornado mid-life update.

Upgrade from GR.1 to GR.4.

N/A

SR (A) 420

Requirement for Nimrod replacement.

Ongoing.

N/A

SR (A) 425

Requirement for Future Offensive Aircraft.

Ongoing.

N/A

SR (A) 428

Requirement for attack helicopter

Westland Apache acquired.

N/A

SR (A) 432

Requirement for Puma replacement.

Combined with SR(A)434 to produce SR(A)440.

N/A

SR (A) 434

Requirement for Chinook replacement.

Combined with SR(A)432 to produce SR(A)440.

N/A

SR (A) 435

Requirement for Hercules replacement.

C-130J acquired pending FLA development.

N/A

SR (A) 440

Requirement for Puma and Chinook replacement.

Combined SR(A)434 and SR(A)432, possibly met by EH101 Merlin.

N/A

SR (A) 1234

Requirement for Sidewinder replacement..

Leading to ASRAAM.

N/A

SR (A) 1235

Requirement for Bloodhound replacement.

Ongoing.

N/A

SR (A) 1236

Requirement for stand-off missile.

Leading to CASOM

N/A

SR (A) 1238

Requirement for AAAW.

Leading to Brimstone.

N/A

SR (A) 1239

Requirement for FMRAAM.

Leading to Meteor.

N/A

SR (A) 1244

Requirement for TASM: Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile

WE.177 replacement. Cancelled 1993.

N/A

SR (A) 1247

BAe Alarm seeker upgrade.

N/A

N/A

SR (A) 1248

Precision Guided Bomb to succeed Paveway series.

N/A

N/A

SR (A) 1364

RADEO (Rapid Deployable EO).

N/A

N/A

SR (A) 1368

RAPTOR recce pod for Tornado.

N/A

N/A

SR (LA) 925

Requirement for ASTOR.

Stand-off battlefield reconnaissance. Being met by ASTOR configured Bombardier Global Express.

N/A

SR (SLA) 925

Requirement for Skynet 5.

Studies for Skynet V are ongoing.

N/A

ST (A) 425

Future Offensive Air System (FOAS).

Tornado replacement.

N/A

ST (LA) 4011

Bowman tactical radio.

N/A

N/A

ST (S)6646

Sea King replacement.

EH 101.

N/A

ST (S)6849

Future Organic AEW

N/A

N/A

ST (S)7068

CVF carrier and weapons systems.

N/A

N/A

ST (SA)6464

STOVL fighter

P.1216 investigated 1984-1987, P.1230 1985-88

N/A

TE.1/46

Requirement for 10000lb thrust turbojet.

Led to Bristol BE.10 Olympus.

N/A

UB.109T

Air or surface launched flying bomb. Vickers SP.2, Bristol Type 182 and Boulton Paul P.123 proposed.

Blue Rapier was Bristol Aeroplane submission, Red Rapier was Vickers submission.

N/A

UB.198

Specification for Blue Steel

Led to OR.1132 Long-range rocket powered bomb.

N/A

UB.200

Specification for Blue Steel MkII

Led to OR.1159 Long-range ramjet powered bomb.

N/A

URD 6464

Sea Harrier replacement.

Ongoing as Joint strike Fighter / F-35.

N/A

WA.726

Joint Admiralty / Army requirement for a long range SAM.

To be developed by Armstrong Whitworth / Gloster. May have led to NIGS: Naval Guided Weapons System.

N/A