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#{{note|HMWODF}}{{note label|HMWODF|2|a}}{{note label|HMWODF|2|b}} Granted to a single person within the UKINDF. Persons retiring with rank of HMWODF are granted the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend to be retained throughout their life whilst in good behaviour. | #{{note|HMWODF}}{{note label|HMWODF|2|a}}{{note label|HMWODF|2|b}} Granted to a single person within the UKINDF. Persons retiring with rank of HMWODF are granted the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend to be retained throughout their life whilst in good behaviour. | ||
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Revision as of 17:29, 8 August 2006
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; and,
- the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace 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.
Contents
UKINDF Rank Structure
Ranks according to modified RL NATO rank structure, with warrant officers officially considered part of "Other Ranks" rather than as a separate stratum.
Note on insignia: For enlisted personnel, chevrons are point down, with rank on upper arm, forearm on dress uniforms if warrant officer (upper arm on duty uniforms). Officer ranks in Navy and Air Force on lower sleeves in dress or garrison uniforms, on epaulettes on duty uniforms. If body armour is worn, rank is on chest. Naval officer bands and bars are surmounted by loop inscribed with an initial or symbol denoting branch of service. Air force officer bands and bars are surmounted by a stylised tern with the symbol of branch of service within its claws.
Ministerial Ranks
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Secretary of State for the Navy
- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
- First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff (FSL, CNS = seniormost admiral in rank, other than CDS when applicable) = appointment[1]
Flag Ranks
- OF-10B = Grand Admiral of the Navy (GAdm) = two bands = appointment[2]
- OF-10A = Admiral of the Fleet (a.k.a. Fleet Admiral, FAdm) = band surmounted by four bars = appointment[3]
- OF-9 = Admiral (Adm) = band surmounted by three bars
- OF-8 = Vice Admiral (VAdm) = band surmounted by two bars
- OF-7 = Rear Admiral (RAdm) = band surmounted by bar
- OF-6 = Commodore (Cmdre) = band
Senior Officers
- OF-5 = Captain (Capt [N]) = four bars
- OF-4 = Commander (Cdr) = three bars
- OF-3 = Lieutenant Commander (LCdr) = two bars sandwiching one thin bar
Junior Officers/Subalterns
- OF-2 = Lieutenant (Lt [N]) = two bars
- OF-1B = Sub-Lieutenant (S/Lt) = bar, thin bar
- OF-1A = Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A-S/Lt or AS/Lt) = bar
Officer Cadets
- OF-D = Midshipman - MIDM (Senior Officer Cadet on first posting) = thin bar
- SO = Ensign - Ens. (Officer Cadet)
Warrant Officers
- OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment[4]
- OR-10A = Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (CPON) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment[1]
- OR-9D = Command Chief Petty Officer (CCPO) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
- OR-9C = Base Chief Petty Officer (BCPO) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
- OR-9B = Squadron Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
- OR-9A = Chief Petty Officer (CPO) = coat of arms
- OR-8 = Master Petty Officer (MPO) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
- OR-7 = Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1) = crown
Senior Rates (and Junior Petty Officers)
- OR-6B = Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) = three chevrons, surmounted by crown
- OR-6A = Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3) = three chevrons, surmounted by stylised rose or branch symbol
- OR-5A = Master Seaman (MS) = three chevrons
- OR-5B = Senior Leading Seaman (SLS) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
- OR-4 = Leading Seaman (LS) = two chevrons
Junior Rates
- OR-3 = Able Seaman (AS) = chevron
- OR-2C = Ordinary Seaman 1st class (OS)
- OR-2B = Ordinary Seaman 2nd class (OS)
- OR-2A = Apprentice Seaman (ApS)
- OR-1 = Seaman Recruit (SR)
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines
Ministerial Ranks
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of State for the Defence Forces
- Chief of Defence Staff
- Chief of Naval Staff
- Chief of Naval Operations
- General Officer Commanding Royal Marines (GOCRM)[1]
Flag Ranks
- OF-9B = Colonel General of Marines (CGen) = crown over three stylised roses surmounting sword and baton[1]
- OF-9A = General (Gen) = crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-8 = Lieutenant General (LGen) = crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-7 = Major General (MGen) = crown surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-6 = Brigadier (Brig) = crown surmounting three pips
Senior Officers
- OF-5 = Colonel (Col) = crown surmounting two pips
- OF-4 = Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) = crown surmounting pip
- OF-3 = Major (Maj) = crown
Junior Officers/Subalterns
- OF-2 = Captain (Capt [M]) = three pips
- OF-1B = Lieutenant (Lt) = two pips
- OF-1A = Second Lieutenant (2Lt) = pip
Officer Cadets
- SO = Officer Cadet (OCdt) = thin bar
Warrant Officers
- OR-9D = Sergeant Major of Marines (SMM) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment[1]
- OR-9C = Sergeant Major of Higher Formation (SMHF) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
- OR-9B = Base Sergeant Major (SMB) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
- OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)/Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) = coat of arms
- OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO)/Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
- OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO)/Company Sergeant Major (CSM) = crown
Non-commissioned Officers
- OR-6B = Master Sergeant (MSgt)/Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
- OR-6A = Staff Sergeant (SSgt)/Colour Sergeant (CSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose
- OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt) = three chevrons
- OR-5A = Master Corporal (MCpl) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
- OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
Private Soldiers
- OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
- OR-2C = Private 1st class/Private Specialist (Pte)/Senior Marine (S/Mar) = stylised rose = appointment
- OR-2B = Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte)/Marine (Mar)
- OR-2A = Private 3rd class/Private Basic (Pte)
- OR-1 = Private 4th class/Private Recruit (Pte)
Isselmere-Nielander Army
Ministerial Ranks
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Secretary of State for the Army
- Chief of the General Staff (CGS)[1]
General Ranks
- OF-10B = Grand Marshal of the Army (GMA) = two batons crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown over styled rose = appointment[3]
- OF-10A = Field Marshal (FM) = two batons crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment[4]
- OF-9 = General (Gen) = crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-8 = Lieutenant General (LGen) = crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-7 = Major General (MGen) = crown surmounting sword crossing baton
- OF-6 = Brigadier (Brig) = crown surmounting three pips
Senior Officers
- OF-5 = Colonel (Col) = crown surmounting two pips
- OF-4 = Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) = crown surmounting pip
- OF-3 = Major (Maj) = crown
Junior Officers/Subalterns
- OF-2 = Captain (Capt [M]) = three pips
- OF-1B = Lieutenant (Lt) = two pips
- OF-1A = Second Lieutenant (2Lt) = pip
Officer Cadets
- SO = Officer Cadet (OCdt) = thin bar
Warrant Officers
- OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment[2]
- OR-10A = Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)/Conductor (Cnd) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment[1]
- OR-9D = Command Sergeant Major (SMC) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
- OR-9C = Sergeant Major of Higher Formation (SMHF) = coat of arms over Defence Forces symbol = appointment
- OR-9B = Base Sergeant Major (SMB) = coat of arms over crossed swords = appointment
- OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)/Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) = coat of arms
- OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO)/Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
- OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO)/Battery Sergeant Major (BSM)/Company Sergeant Major (CSM)/Squadron Sergeant Major (SqSM) = crown
Non-commissioned Officers
- OR-6B = Master Sergeant (MSgt)/Battery Quartermaster Sergeant (BQMS)/Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS)/Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant (SQMS) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
- OR-6A = Staff Sergeant (SSgt)/Colour Sergeant (CSgt)/Gunnery Sergeant (GSgt)/Technical Sergeant (TSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose or branch symbol
- OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt)/Cannoneer (Cnr) = three chevrons
- OR-5A = Master Corporal (MCpl)/Master Bombardier (MBdr)/Lance Sergeant (LSgt) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
- OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl)/Bombardier (Bdr) = two chevrons
Private Soldiers
- OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl)/Lance Bombardier (LBdr) = chevron
- OR-2C = Private 1st class/Private Specialist (Pte)/Craftsman (Cfm)/Driver (Drv)/Fusilier (Fus)/Guardsman (Gdm)/Gunner (Gnr)/Parachutist (Para)/Queensman (Qnm)/Rifleman (Rfl)/Sapper (Spr)/Signaller (Sig)/Trooper (Tpr) = stylised rose = appointment
- OR-2B = Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte)/Craftsman (Cfm)/Driver (Drv)/Fusilier (Fus)/Guardsman (Gdm)/Gunner (Gnr)/Parachutist (Para)/Queensman (Qnm)/Rifleman (Rfl)/Sapper (Spr)/Signaller (Sig)/Trooper (Tpr)
- OR-2A = Private 3rd class/Private Basic (Pte)
- OR-1 = Private 4th class/Private Recruit (Pte)
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force
Ministerial Ranks
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force
- Chief of the Aerospace Staff (CAS)[1]
General Ranks
- OF-10B = Marshal of the Royal (Isselmere-Nieland) Aerospace (Defence) Force (MRINAF) = two bands = appointment[3]
- OF-10A = Air Grand Marshal (AGM) = band surmounted by four bars = appointment[4]
- OF-9 = Air Chief Marshal (ACM) = band surmounted by three bars
- OF-8 = Air Marshal (AM) = band surmounted by two bars
- OF-7 = Air Vice Marshal (AVM) = band surmounted by bar
- OF-6 = Air Commodore (ACmdre) = band
Senior Officers
- OF-5 = Group Captain (G/C or GCapt) = four bars
- OF-4 = Wing Commander (WgCdr) = three bars
- OF-3 = Squadron Leader (S/L or SLdr) = two bars sandwiching thin bar
Junior Officers/Subalterns
- OF-2 = Flight Lieutenant (FLt) = two bars
- OF-1B = Flying Officer (FO) = bar, thin bar
- OF-1A = Pilot Officer (PO) = bar
Officer Cadets
- OF-D = Pilot Cadet = thin bar
- SO = Officer Cadet
Warrant Officers
- OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment[2]
- OR-10A = Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force (CWOAF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment[1]
- OR-9D = Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
- OR-9C = Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation (CWOHF) = coat of arms over Defence Forces symbol = appointment
- OR-9B = Base Chief Warrant Officer (BCWO) = coat of arms over crossed swords = appointment
- OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) = coat of arms
- OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
- OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO) = crown
Non-commissioned Officers
- OR-6B = Flight Sergeant (FSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
- OR-6A = Technical Sergeant (TSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised tern = uncommon
- OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt) = three chevrons
- OR-5A = Senior Technician (STech) = three chevrons, topmost dark or royal blue
- OR-4 = Technician (Tech) = two chevrons
Airmen
- OR-3 = Junior Technician (JTech) = chevron
- OR-2C = Airman 1st class/Airman Qualified (AC1)
- OR-2B = Airman 2nd class/Airman Trained (AC2)
- OR-2A = Airman Apprentice (ACA)
- OR-1 = Airman Recruit (AR)
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie (national paramilitary police force)
Ministerial Ranks
- Minister of the Interior
- Minister of State for Public Safety
- Secretary of State for Police, Lord Commissioner of Police
- Lord High Constable of the Royal Constabulary (LHC) = appointment[1]
Flag Ranks
- OF-10B = Chief Constable of Police (C/Cst) = crown over laurel wreath encircling crossed batons = appointment (one per Region)
- OF-10A = Commissioner of Police (Cmsr) = crown and two stylised roses over crossed sword and baton = appointment
- OF-9 = Deputy Commissioner of Police (D/Cmsr) = crown and stylised rose over crossed sword and baton
- OF-8 = Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADC) = crown over crossed sword and baton
- OF-7 = Associate Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (AADC) = stylised rose over crossed sword and baton
- OF-6 = Commander of Police (Cmdr (P)) = crown and three pips
Senior Officers
- OF-5 = Chief Superintendent (C/Supt) = crown and two pips
- OF-4 = Deputy Chief Superintendent (DCS) = crown and pip
- OF-3 = Superintendent (Supt) = crown
Junior Officers/Subalterns
- OF-2 = Chief Inspector (C/Insp) = three pips
- OF-1B = Inspector (Insp) = two pips
- OF-1A = Sub-Inspector (S/Insp) = pip
Officer Cadets
- OF-D = Officer Cadet
Warrant Officers
- OR-10 = His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police (HMSMP) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment[1]
- OR-9D = Sergeant-Major of the Realm (SMPR) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
- OR-9C = Provincial Sergeant-Major of Police (PSMP) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
- OR-9AB = Regional Sergeant-Major of Police (RSMP) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
- OR-8 = District Sergeant-Major of Police (DSMP) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
- OR-7 = Sergeant-Major of Police (SMP) = crown
Non-Commissioned Officers
- OR-6 = Staff Sergeant of Police (SSgt) = three chevrons, surmounted by crown
- OR-5 = Sergeant of Police (Sgt) = three chevrons
- OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
Private Ranks
- OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
- OR-2C = Constable 1st class (Cst)
- OR-2B = Constable 2nd class (Cst)
- OR-2A = Constable 3rd class (Cst)
- OR-1 = Recruit (Rct)
Rank equivalencies and explanations
Several ranks within the UKIN-DF have different names dependent upon the branch of service or duties performed. There are a plethora of titles based on the generic rank structure for the junior ratings (e.g. Leading Artificer) in the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy. Indeed, there are so many titles that they, in sum, exceed the scope of the present document.
Within the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines and the Isselmere-Nielander Army, there are likewise differences in rank-titles within each branch of service. These latter are presented above. Please note that in the Marines, a first and second class Private is referred to as "Marine".
Qualification insignia
Pilot’s Wings Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer Wings Paratrooper’s Wings Submariner’s Badge
Uniform Systems Designation Scheme
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
Precedes the First Letter, followed by a slash.
Environment (O)
- A = Air (O)
- C = Captive training (M)
- D = Inert training round (M/O/R)
- L = Artillery (O)
- M = Missile or rocket (O)
First letter
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)[5]
- 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)
- I = Instrumentation (E)
- J = Fixed underwater (E/G/M)
- K = Amphibious (E)[6]
- 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 letter
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 = Display (E); 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); Guidance unit (O)
- 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); Weapon support (R)
- X = Telecommunications (Television, facsimile, etc.; E)
- Y = Meteorological, scientific and/or calibration (E/M)
- Z = Secure communications (E)[5]
Third letter
Main purpose (E), Firing mechanism (G), Vehicle type (M/R), Fuse Type or Guidance (O)[7]
- 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 = Display (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)
- 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)
- X = Identification and recognition (E); Chaff (O)
- Z = Secure system (E)[5]
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).
Version indicator
Modification number
Suffix
- T = Training (E/O)
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
Army and Royal Marine ground vehicles are typically refered to by their Logistics Number (i.e., Lxxx, such as the L21BT Kodiak main battle tank). The Vehicle Designation System is reserved for uncrewed vehicles and aircraft.
Type Prefix
D precedes all other vehicle types.
- B = Aerospace
- D = Uncrewed vehicle (UAV, UGV, UOV, USV, UUV)
- H = Rotorcraft
- L = Ground vehicle[8]
- M = Surface watercraft[8]
- N = Mixed marine (Surface-submarine, etc.)[8]
- S = Space
- U = Underwater[8]
Master Designator
May occur in strings of three letters, with the most significant role appearing first.
- A = Attack*
- ADS = Air defence suppression (Superseded by EF for electronic fighter)
- AEW = Airborne early warning and control
- B = Bomber
- C = Transport
- D = Director of uncrewed vehicles
- E = Electronic (Communications, countermeasures, detection, surveillance)
- F = Fighter
- G = Ground attack
- HEW = Heliborne early warning
- M = Maritime patrol
- MC = Mine clearance**
- NC = Nuclear reactor support**
- R = Reconnaissance
- S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft)
- T = Trainer
- U = Utility
- W = Weather reconnaissance
(*Typically reserved for naval aircraft.)
(** Typically reserved for uncrewed vehicles.)
Footnotes
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