20th December 2024
Our latest issue of our newsletter KLAXON contains many interesting Orford Ness stories! You can download the PDF version here.
17th October 2024
Three members of IRGON were present at the Cold War Network day on Orford Ness. IRGON also made a short presentation, and several useful contacts were made. In all, an excellent day on the Ness!
8th September 2024
IRGON had a very successful day at the Martlesham Heath Open Day. Our tent was visited by several Orford Ness veterans and we are following up these valuable leads.
12th August 2024
KLAXON edition 3 is now available. Download it here.
15th February 2024
The second issue of Klaxon is now available, covering our current activities such as WW1 research, lifeboat drop trials, and other subjects. You can download it here.
31st January 2024
A new article describing how the first French nuclear test in the Sahara was detected from Orford Ness. You can find it here.
17th November 2023
A new article on the COBRA MIST over-the-horizon radar has been added. Check it out here.
13th October 2023
IRGON has produced its first newsletter, outlining our current research projects. You can download our newsletter here.
7th July 2023
IRGON gave a presentation about nuclear test detection at the Charterhouse Nuclear History Conference.
22 January 2023
Model ballistic range: A new CGI graphic video has been added and includes an audio track. https://youtu.be/LKPnEk65dGo
9th January 2023
The independent journalist Mark Piesing has written an article on Orford Ness with the cooperation of various IRGON members. It is on the BBC Future web site, entitled “The eerie emptiness of ‘Britain’s Area 51’ “. Although other establishments (e.g. RAF Rudloe Manor) have been christened thus, the Ness fits into the genre quite nicely. See the article here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230106-the-eerie-emptiness-of-britains-area-51
19 November 2022
The following CGI graphic videos have been updated and now include an audio track
- Orford Ness 1966 Site Flyby
- Orford NessBomb Ballistics Phase 1 with Timing Lights
- Orford Ness Over the Horizon Radar Chaplain Flyby
- Orford Ness Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Impact Facility with Bomb Runs
- Orford Ness Blue Streak Rig Tilt Rotation Elevation
28 October 2022
A new article by Steve Clifton covering Bomb Ballistics Trials during the Cold War period has been added to the IRGON Research Tab.