NATO Allied reporting name system

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The NATO Allied reporting name system is a standardized code-name scheme used by NATO to identify and refer to military equipment, particularly aircraft and missiles, from non-NATO countries such as the former Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military designation system
naming convention
AAMNamingRule two‑part names with AA‑number plus word
appliesTo aircraft
armoured vehicles
electronic warfare systems
foreign military equipment
missiles
naval vessels
radar systems
bomberNamingRule names beginning with letter B
two‑syllable names for bombers
developedFor intelligence reporting
operational communication
standardization among NATO forces
exampleDesignation AA‑10 Alamo NERFINISHED
MiG‑29 Fulcrum NERFINISHED
SA‑2 Guideline NERFINISHED
SA‑6 Gainful NERFINISHED
SS‑20 Saber NERFINISHED
Su‑27 Flanker NERFINISHED
Tu‑160 Blackjack NERFINISHED
Tu‑95 Bear NERFINISHED
fighterNamingRule names beginning with letter F
single‑syllable names for fighters
goal avoid confusion from foreign designations
provide consistent reference across NATO documents
governingBody NATO Air Standards Coordinating Committee NERFINISHED
NATO Military Committee NERFINISHED
hasFeature English‑language code names
category‑based naming rules
distinct names for similar types of equipment
simple pronounceable words
unclassified designations
helicopterNamingRule names beginning with letter H
language English
namingRuleFor Soviet bomber aircraft
Soviet fighter aircraft
Soviet helicopters
Soviet transport aircraft
air‑to‑air missiles
surface‑to‑air missiles
surface‑to‑surface missiles
originatedInContextOf Cold War NERFINISHED
primaryFocus Chinese military equipment
Soviet military equipment
Warsaw Pact military equipment
non‑NATO equipment
SAMNamingRule two‑part names with SA‑number plus word
SSMNamingRule two‑part names with SS‑number plus word
stillInUse true
timePeriodOfIntroduction early Cold War era
transportNamingRule names beginning with letter C
usedBy NATO member states
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED

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Tony namingScheme NATO Allied reporting name system
Bat allianceContext NATO Allied reporting name system
this entity surface form: Cold War NATO designation system
Badger allianceDesignationSystem NATO Allied reporting name system
this entity surface form: NATO reporting name system
Frogfoot namingSystem NATO Allied reporting name system
this entity surface form: NATO reporting name system
Flanker namingSystem NATO Allied reporting name system
this entity surface form: NATO reporting name system