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'''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). | '''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=== | ===System Prefix=== | ||
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'''Installation (E/G), Launch environment (M), System designator (O/R)''' | '''Installation (E/G), Launch environment (M), System designator (O/R)''' | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 4 July 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;
- 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.
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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
Precedes the #First Letter and is followed by a slash.
Environment (O)
A = Air (O)
L = Artillery (O)
M = Missile or rocket (O)
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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