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NATO reporting name

Index NATO reporting name

NATO uses a system of code names, called reporting names, to denote military aircraft and other equipment used by post-Soviet states, former Warsaw Pact countries, China, and other countries. [1]

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  1. 53 relations: Aerial reconnaissance, Aerial refueling, Air force, Airborne early warning and control, Akula-class submarine, Aleksandr Zuyev (pilot), Antonov An-124 Ruslan, China, Close air support, Code name, Dynasties of China, First World, Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council, Ilyushin Il-76, Jet engine, K-13 (missile), K-300P Bastion-P, KSR-5, List of NATO reporting names for air-to-air missiles, List of NATO reporting names for air-to-surface missiles, List of NATO reporting names for anti-tank missiles, List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft, List of NATO reporting names for equipment, List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft, List of NATO reporting names for helicopters, List of NATO reporting names for miscellaneous aircraft, List of NATO reporting names for submarines, List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles, List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-surface missiles, List of NATO reporting names for transport aircraft, Mikoyan MiG-29, NATO, Nickname, P-15 Termit, Post-Soviet states, Proper noun, Reciprocating engine, Scud missile, Seaplane, Sukhoi Su-25, Surface-to-air missile, Tor missile system, Trainer aircraft, Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-160, Tupolev Tu-95, Turboprop, Typhoon-class submarine, United States Department of Defense, Warsaw Pact, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. Lists of NATO reporting names
  3. Naming conventions

Aerial reconnaissance

Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. NATO reporting name and Aerial reconnaissance are military aviation.

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Aerial refueling

Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) while both aircraft are in flight.

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Air force

An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare.

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Airborne early warning and control

An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft. NATO reporting name and airborne early warning and control are military aviation.

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Akula-class submarine

The Akula class, Soviet designation Project 971 Shchuka-B (Pike-B, NATO reporting name Akula) is a series of fourth generation nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986. There are four sub-classes or flights of Shchuka-B, consisting of the original seven Project 971 boats (codenamed Akula I), commissioned between 1984 and 1990; six Project 971Is (Improved Akulas), commissioned between 1991 and 2009; one Project 971U (Akula II), commissioned in 1995; and one Project 971M (Akula III), commissioned in 2001.

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Aleksandr Zuyev (pilot)

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zuyev (Александр Михайлович Зуев; July 17, 1961 – June 10, 2001) was a Soviet pilot who defected to the United States with his MiG-29 on May 20, 1989.

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Antonov An-124 Ruslan

The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Ruslan; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR).

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Close air support

In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as aerial warfare actions—often air-to-ground actions such as strafes or airstrikes—by military aircraft against hostile targets in close proximity to friendly forces.

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Code name

A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person. NATO reporting name and code name are code names.

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Dynasties of China

For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs.

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First World

The concept of the First World was originally one of the "Three Worlds" formed by the global political landscape of the Cold War, as it grouped together those countries that were aligned with the Western Bloc of the United States.

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Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council

The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) is a formal military organisation, consisting of the "Five Eyes" countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States.

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Ilyushin Il-76

The Ilyushin Il-76 (Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12.

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Jet engine

A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion.

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K-13 (missile)

The Vympel K-13 (NATO reporting name: AA-2 "Atoll") is a short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union.

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K-300P Bastion-P

The K-300P Bastion-P (NATO reporting name SS-C-5 Stooge) is a Russian mobile coastal defence missile system.

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KSR-5

The Raduga Kh-26 KSR-5 (NATO reporting name AS-6 Kingfish) was a long-range, air-launched cruise missile and anti ship missile developed by the Soviet Union.

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List of NATO reporting names for air-to-air missiles

NATO reporting name for AA series air-to-air missile. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for air-to-air missiles are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for air-to-surface missiles

NATO reporting name for AS series air-to-surface missiles, with Soviet designations: Note: The Soviet / Russian designation is a Cyrillic letter "Х", which is translated as "Kh" or "H". NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for air-to-surface missiles are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for anti-tank missiles

NATO reporting name for AT series anti-tank guided missiles, with Soviet designations. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for anti-tank missiles are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft

This is a list of NATO reporting name/ASCC names for bombers, with Soviet Union and Chinese designations. NATO reporting name and list of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for equipment

This is a list of NATO names for Soviet radars and ELINT systems. NATO reporting name and list of NATO reporting names for equipment are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft

The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia, and the People's Republic of China. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for helicopters

Helicopters, NATO/ASCC names. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for helicopters are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for miscellaneous aircraft

NATO reporting name/Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC) names for miscellaneous aircraft, with Soviet and Chinese designations, sorted by reporting name. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for miscellaneous aircraft are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for submarines

NATO has a system of reporting names for non-Western submarines. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for submarines are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles

NATO reporting name corresponding to US DoD SA series surface-to-air missiles, with Soviet designations or Chinese designations: To differentiate Russian missiles from similarly named Chinese ones, RS prefix was added to the US DoD reporting name. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-surface missiles

NATO reporting name for SS series surface-to-surface missiles, with Soviet or Chinese designations. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-surface missiles are lists of NATO reporting names.

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List of NATO reporting names for transport aircraft

NATO reporting name/ASCC names for transport aircraft and their Soviet, Russian and Chinese designations. NATO reporting name and List of NATO reporting names for transport aircraft are lists of NATO reporting names.

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Mikoyan MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Nickname

A nickname or nick, also known as a sobriquet, is a substitute for the proper name of a person, place or thing.

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P-15 Termit

The P-15 Termit (П-15 "Термит"; termite) is an anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s.

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Post-Soviet states

The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union (FSU) or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Proper noun

A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (Africa; Jupiter; Sarah; Walmart) as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (continent, planet, person, corporation) and may be used when referring to instances of a specific class (a continent, another planet, these persons, our corporation).

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Reciprocating engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion.

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Scud missile

A Scud missile is one of a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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Seaplane

A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.

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Sukhoi Su-25

The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Грач (rook); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi.

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Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles.

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Tor missile system

The Tor (Тор; torus) is an all-weather, low-to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for destroying airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats (anti-munitions).

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Trainer aircraft

A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.

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Tupolev Tu-16

The Tupolev Tu-16 (USAF/DOD reporting name Type 39; NATO reporting name: Badger) is a twin-engined jet strategic heavy bomber used by the Soviet Union.

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Tupolev Tu-160

The Tupolev Tu-160 (White Swan; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

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Tupolev Tu-95

The Tupolev Tu-95 (Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform.

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Turboprop

A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.

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Typhoon-class submarine

The Typhoon class, Soviet designation Project 941 Akula (NATO reporting name Typhoon), was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed and built by the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.

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United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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Warsaw Pact

The Warsaw Pact (WP), formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (TFCMA), was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War.

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Whiskey-class submarine

Whiskey-class submarines (known in the Soviet Union as '''Projects 613, 640, 644, and 665''') are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period.

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World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft

The World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft were reporting names, often described as codenames, given by Allied personnel to Imperial Japanese aircraft during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

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9M113 Konkurs

The 9M113 Konkurs (9М113 «Конкурс»; "Contest"; NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel) is a Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.

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See also

Lists of NATO reporting names

Naming conventions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_reporting_name

Also known as NATO ASCC reporting name, NATO codename, NATO reporting names, Reporting name, Reporting names, Western reporting name.

, Whiskey-class submarine, World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft, 9M113 Konkurs.