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.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

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 ⓘ
MiG‑29 Fulcrum ⓘ
linked to: MiG-29

SA‑2 Guideline ⓘ
linked to: SA-2 Guideline

SA‑6 Gainful ⓘ
linked to: SA-6 Gainful

SS‑20 Saber ⓘ
linked to: SS-20 Saber

Su‑27 Flanker ⓘ
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27

Tu‑160 Blackjack ⓘ
linked to: Tupolev Tu-160

Tu‑95 Bear ⓘ
linked to: Tupolev Tu-95
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 ⓘ
NATO Military Committee ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: NATO

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tony → namingScheme → NATO Allied reporting name system ⓘ
Bat → allianceContext → Cold War NATO designation system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Badger → allianceDesignationSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Frogfoot → namingSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Flanker → namingSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Mainstay → namingSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Fan Song → alliedDesignation → NATO reporting name Fan Song ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Squirrel → usedInContext → NATO aircraft reporting names ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Delta-class submarine → allianceReportingNameSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
subject linked to: Delta
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Victor-class submarine → namingScheme → NATO reporting name "Victor" ⓘ
subject linked to: Victor
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
SSN → namingScheme → NATO reporting name system for Soviet and Russian equipment ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Fishpot → namingSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Spanker → designationSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Farmer → relatedTo → NATO reporting name "Fagot" ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Farmer → relatedTo → NATO reporting name "Fishbed" ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Farmer → relatedTo → NATO reporting name "Flogger" ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Flagon → namingSystem → NATO reporting names for aircraft ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
Swallow → namingSystem → NATO/Western code name system ⓘ
subject linked to: Allied reporting name Swallow
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
DBR-1 → namingSystem → NATO reporting name system ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system
DBR-1 → relatedTo → NATO aircraft reporting names ⓘ
linked to: NATO Allied reporting name system