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The United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces (UKIN-DF) comprise the following services:

• the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy (RINN), which includes the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines (RINM), the Fleet Air Arm, the (Navy) Strategic Defence Force, and the Coastal Defence Force;
• the Isselmere-Nielander Army;
• the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force; and,
• the Isselmere-Nieland Orbital Defence Force.

The Minister of Defence and the Minister of State for the Defence Forces administer the UKIN-DF, with secretaries of State supervising the respective services. Overarching control of the UKIN-DF flows from the Defence Council of the External Affairs Section of the Council of State, chaired by the Sovereign and the Prime Minister.

UKINDF Uniform Designation System

E refers to electronics, G to guns (20mm and up), M to guided weapon systems and remotely piloted vehicles, O to ordnance (bombs, charges, fuses, shells, etc.), and R to rockets (i.e., ground-to-space vehicles).

System Prefix

First Category

Installation (E/G), Launch environment (M), System designator (O/R)

• A = Crewed aircraft or UAV (E); Air (G/M)
• B = Aerospace combined (E/G/M)
• C = Cryptographic* (E)
• D = Pilotless aerial vehicle (Drone, missile, rocket; E)
• E = Fixed ground (E/G/M)
• F = Mobile ground (E/G/M)
• G = General purpose (E/G/M)
• H = Runway launched (M) or silo stored (G/M)
• J = Fixed underwater (E/G/M)
• K = Amphibious (V preferred; E)
• M = Surface watercraft (E/G/M)
• N = Combined watercraft (Surface and sub-surface; E/G/M)
• O = Ordnance (O)
• P = Pack or individual portable (E/M)
• R = Rocket (R)
• S = Space (E/G/M)
• T = Ground transportable (E/G/M)
• U = Mobile underwater (Submarine; E/G/M)
• V = Ground vehicle (E/G/M)
• Z = Vehicle-to-missile/drone datalink (E)

Second Category

Type (E/G/O), Primary mission (M/R)

• A = Invisible light (IR, UV, etc.; E)
• B = Radiological detection, identification, and computation (E); Bomb (O)
• C = Electronic wave and/or signal carrier (E); Cannon (20mm-76mm; G); Transport (M/R)
• D = Dual purpose (76mm-140mm; G); Decoy (M); Submunitions dispenser (O)
• E = Computers and processors (E); Electronic countermeasures/electronic support measures (ECM/ESM; M)
• F = Wire or fibre optics (E); Fuse (O)
• G = Heavy artillery (155mm-up; G); Ground attack (M)
• H = Interphone or public address (E)
• I = Aerospace intercept (M)
• J = Laser (E)
• K = Telemetering (E)
• L = Countermeasures (E/O); Launch detection and surveillance (M)
• M = Multiple type (E); Munition (O)
• N = Sound in air (E); Navigation (M)
• P = Multispectral electro-optical (Invisible and visible light; E); Flare (O)
• Q = Underwater acoustics (E)
• R = Radar (E)
• S = Special (Magnetic, etc.; E); Space support (R)
• T = Telephone, telegraph, or teletype (E)
• U = Underwater attack (G/M)
• V = Visual, visible light (E)
• W = Radio (E); Warhead (O)
• X = Telecommunications (Television, facsimile, etc.; E)
• Y = Meteorological, scientific and/or calibration (E/M)
• Z = Secure communications (E)*

Third Category

Main purpose (E), Firing mechanism (G), Vehicle type (M/R), Fuse Type or Guidance (O)*

• A = Auxiliary assembly (E); Automatic (G)
• B = Bombing (E); Bomb (M); Bathythermographic or bathymetric (O); Booster (R)
• C = Communications (E); Chemical (O)
• D = Direction finding, reconnaissance, and/or surveillance (E); Inert (O)
• E = Ejection and/or release (E); Electro-optical (O)
• F = Countermeasure flare (O)
• G = Fire control or searchlight direction (E)
• H = Recording and/or reproducing (E)
• I = Informatics (E)
• J = Laser (G/O)
• K = Expendable countermeasure** (E)
• L = Management, maintenance or test (E); Launcher (O)
• M = Guided ordnance or remotely piloted vehicle (M)
• N = Navigation aid (E); Inertial monitoring unit or global positioning satellite system (O)
• O = Manual (G)
• P = Piloting aid, automatic flight, or remote control (E); Propellant charge (O)
• Q = Special or combination (E); Multispectral countermeasure (O)
• R = Receiving or passive detection (E); Rocket (M); Radar proximity (O)
• S = Search (Detection, range and bearing; E); Satellite (M/R); Stabilisation units (Conical fin assemblies, etc.; O)
• T = Transmission (E); Torpedo (M); Training (O)
• U = Surveillance (detecting and tracking) and fire and/or air control (E); Unit (O)
• V = Electrothermal chemical or electromagnetic (G)
• W = Weapon control (M/O); Chaff (O)
• X = Identification and recognition (E)
• Z = Secure system (E)

(* Guidance type suffix follows W for ordnance, when listed.)
(** Will be changed in the near future.)

Model Number

For electronics, model number is sequential following from the first two category listings, such as AR- or MR-. For decoys, missiles, bomb guidance systems, remotely piloted vehicles (not semi-autonomous uncrewed vehicles), and torpedoes, all are listed sequentially in accordance with the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)-assigned Guided Weapon System (GWS) number. Ordnance is listed either in accordance with the weight of the device (bombs) or its diameter (shells).

Further suffixes

For bombs

Listed as follows:

• B = ballute retarded
• G = general purpose (unless L is more appropriate)
• L = low drag
• P = penetrator
• R = retarded

Vehicle Designation System

Type

• B = Aerospace
• D = UAV
• H = Rotorcraft
• S = Space

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