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List of code names A. Able – NATO Allied Command Europe and U.S. European Command nuclear weapons exercise first word. First gained prominence after the Able Archer 83 nuclear command and control exercise. Able Ally – annual command post exercise involving escalation to nuclear use. Held November/December/ Able Archer 83
When the system began the names were assigned by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC), made up of the English-speaking allies of the Second World War, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand. The ASCC names were adopted by the U.S. Department of Defence and then NATO.
The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Roman alphabet. Technically a radiotelephonic spelling alphabet, it goes by various names, including NATO spelling ...
Category:Lists of NATO reporting names. Category. : Lists of NATO reporting names. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ( NATO) is an international organisation for defence collaboration established by the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO has established standard reporting names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment.
USAF/DoD reporting names. Before the NATO ASCC reporting names became widely used, the USAF and United States Department of Defense applied their own system of allocating code names on newly discovered Soviet aircraft. Each item was given a type number sequentially, but it soon became obvious that the system was impractical over a long period ...
NATO reporting name/Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC) names for miscellaneous aircraft, with Soviet and Chinese designations, sorted by reporting name: Soviet Union/Russia "Madcap" Antonov An-71 "Madge" Beriev Be-6 "Maestro" Yakovlev Yak-28U "Magnet" Yakovlev Yak-17UTI "Magnum" Yakovlev Yak-30 "Maiden" Sukhoi Su-9U "Mail" Beriev ...
AA – AEGIS Ashore. AAA - anti-aircraft artillery. AAA – anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC - Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored Amphibious Dozer. AAE - Army Acquisition Executive. AADC – Area Air Defense Commander. AAG – Anti-Aircraft Gun.
The Rainbow Codes were a series of code names used to disguise the nature of various British military research projects. They were mainly used by the Ministry of Supply from the end of the Second World War until 1958, when the ministry was broken up and its functions distributed among the forces. The codes were replaced by an alphanumeric code ...