What's New
(Archive of old changes)
17 December 2007
- Added designations ABU-33/A, APU-5/B, ASK-44/A24G, ASU-46/A, CPU-161/A, CPK-178/A37G-16, CPK-179/A37G-16, DCK-287/A37G-16 and TRU-217/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
8 December 2007
- Added designations A/A37J-6, AAU-51/A, ALU-25/A, AVU-8/A, CPK-137/A24J-23, CPU-174/A24J-26, CPU-187/A, CPU-188/A, CPU-193/A24J-28, CPU-194/A, DCK-235/A24G, DCK-236/A24G-39, DCK-247/A24J-23, TRU-211/A, TTU-505/E and TTU-597/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added a photo to article about Stalker UAV.
6 December 2007
- Added designations AN/ACQ-8, AN/AVH-501, AN/AVQ-38 and AN/DAS-1 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
25 October 2007
- Added designation AN/ASW-61 to AN/ASW listing. Thanks to Brian M. Wechman!
6 October 2007
- Added designations AN/AAM-29, AN/AAM-37, AN/APM-196, AN/ARM-72, AN/ARM-206, AN/ASM-615 and AN/ASM-617 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A37J-6, A/A37J-7, A/B38B-T2, A/E24A-175, A/E24A-T16, A/E24A-T37, A/E24A-T40, A/E24M-T7, A/E24M-T8, A/E24T-102, A/E24T-175, A/E24U-9, A/E24U-12, A/E24U-T7, A/E24U-T8, A/E24U-T9, A/E36T-2, A/E37U-28, A/E40T-3, A/F24U-10, A/F37A-T28, A/F37M-T1, A/F37T-31, A/F40U-1, A/M32A-88, A/S32U-42, A/S32U-43, A/S47A-4, ADG-823/B, ALK-7/A37J-7, ARU-21/A, ARU-63/A, AVK-26/A24J-20, BSU-102/B, CLG-82/E36T-2, CLG-83/E36T-2, CPU-158/B, CPU-189/B, CPU-190/B, DCU-199/B, ECU-107/A, MTU-114/U, TRU-103/A and WCU-22/B (many without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
11 September 2007
- Revised the page about Cover Designations for Classified USAF Aircraft to include reliable information revealed after declassification of USAF's CONSTANT PEG program.
8 September 2007
- Added designations HA.28 and UD.14 to Spanish Military Aircraft Designations page.
6 September 2007
- Added pages about ERAM (SM-6) and RATTLRS missiles to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
5 September 2007
- Added page about Stalker UAV to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
4 September 2007
- Added designations GBU-48/B, GBU-49/B, GBU-50/B and GBU-51/B to GBU listing.
- Slightly updated articles about X-45 and X-47 UCAVs (X-47B won UCAS-D contract).
- Added short section on HTV-3X to article about Falcon program.
31 August 2007
- Added designations AN/AIC-35, AN/AJQ-17, AN/APM-473, AN/APN-94D, AN/ARC-214, AN/ARC-T4, AN/ARD-502, AN/ART-502, AN/ASN-146, AN/ASQ-234, AN/ASQ-T50, AN/AXH-3, AN/AYQ-507, AN/DAS-2, AN/DKT-88 and AN/DKT-89 (many without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A37A-T13, A/A37A-T14, A/A37A-T16, A/A37A-T19, A/E24A-T43, A/E32A-T12, A/E32M-T4, A/E37A-T69, A/E37U-T46, A/E42M-T4, A/F24T-19, A/F24U-T2, A/F37A-T38, A/F37A-T109, A/F37A-T90,A/F37U-T13, AAU-43/B, ABU-33/A, ADU-573/B, ADU-584/B, ADU-750/E, APU-5/B, APU-7/B, ASK-44/A24G, ASU-46/A, CPU-136/A, CPK-179/A37G-16, CVU-157/E, CVU-182/A, CVU-184/E, DCK-237/A47U-5, DSU-18/B, JEU-118/E, KMU-410/B, MDU-27/A, MXG-885/A, MXU-774/B, SMK-95/F37A-T, TAU-137/E, TLU-481/E, TMU-91/B, WCU-14/B, WGU-46/B and WNU-7/B (many without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/A49E-14 to A/A49E listing. Thanks to Joe Trevithick!
30 July 2007
- Jos Heyman added an article about the ES-14 WGS satellite to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3.
26 July 2007
- Added designation YRQ-16A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum and Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles pages.
- Added information about unassigned numbers in the S-for-Satellite series to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
25 July 2007
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between January and May 2007 (new or updated designations are NEA-18G, BQM-74F, ATM-114K, CATM-120D, DATM-160B, ADM-160C, RIM-161C, RQ-2C, RQ-14A, RQ-14B, RQ-15A and ES-14A).
- Updated Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page to include the new missile, UAV and satellite designations.
- Added information on C-42, C-43 and C-44, removed the no-longer "missing" Q-14, and updated information on next Q-series number, in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- The article about the Dragon Eye UAV was moved from Appendix 4 to Appendix 2 of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.
- Updated articles about AGM-114 Hellfire, AIM-120 AMRAAM, ADM-160 MALD, RIM-161 SM-3 and RQ-2 Pioneer (new variant designations).
- Slightly updated article about X-48 UAV (first flight of X-48B). Thanks to George Cully!
- Added designation GAU-22/A to GAU/GAK listing. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
- Added designations AN/ZSN-1 and AN/ALQ-233 (w/o descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
9 July 2007
- Slightly updated and "cleaned-up" information about variants and designations of USAF Blue Scout Junior rockets. Affected articles are the ones about the RM-91 Blue Scout Junior, SLV-1 Scout and MER-6 Blue Scout ERCS.
4 July 2007
- Updated article about GAM-71 Buck Duck (corrected info on propulsion). Thanks to Kenji Nozaki for providing the reference material!
- Rewrote article about RM-92 Air Force Scout (exact configuration now known).
3 July 2007
- Added a page about the Convair MX-2223 (XSM-74) missile to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1. A few other pages on Designation-Systems.Net were accordingly updated to account for the no longer unknown SM-74 designation.
1 July 2007
- Updated article about Gnat UAV (cleared up confusion about variants). Thanks to Stan Johnson!
- Added designations AN/DPN-54 and AN/DPW-9 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Slightly updated article about JDAM (LJDAM variant).
- Slightly updated article about A160 Hummingbird VTUAV (A160T variant).
- Slightly updated articles about AGM-88 HARM, AGM-158 JASSM and ADM-160 MALD (minor program status updates).
- Added official name of CC-177 to Canadian Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Jeff Rankin-Lowe!
4 June 2007
- Added designation AN/APS-149 to AN/APS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Slightly updated article about RQ/MQ-8 Fire Scout (latest status of MQ-8B).
24 May 2007
- Added a separate page about the SSM-A-5 missile in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1 (previous SSM-A-5 information was much more limited, and part of the SM-62 Snark page). Many thanks to George Cully for the necessary documentation!
- Updated article about AGM-154 JSOW (info on AGM-154C-1).
18 May 2007
- Updated article about AIM-120 AMRAAM (info on NCADE derivative).
2 May 2007
- Added designations C-26E and KC-45A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added section on C-42, C-43 and C-44 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Added designation AN/DPY-1 to new AN/DPY listing. Thanks to Phillip Chicola!
27 April 2007
- Completely revised section on X-23 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (previous version was invalidated by new evidence).
26 April 2007
- Added designation BSU-63/B to BSU/BSG listing. Thanks to Joe Trevithick!
23 April 2007
- Added designations AN/ALQ-215 (w/o descriptive data) and AN/ZRC-1 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation BSU-64/B to BSU/BSG listing. Thanks to Joe Trevithick!
16 April 2007
- Added a reference page with scans of historical Original Documents relevant to U.S. military aviation nomenclature. A link to the new page has been added to the U.S. Military Aviation Designation Systems home page.
- Added designation AN/APR-40 to AN/APR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 April 2007
- Updated article about AIM/RIM-7 Sparrow (info on AIM-7Q).
12 April 2007
- Added designation AN/ASC-40 to AN/ASC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Replaced entry for AN/AAQ-38 in AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to Matthew Wilson!
10 April 2007
- Added designation RQ-15A to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles and DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum pages. Thanks to Bill Sweetman! (The article about the Neptune UAV was therefore moved from Appendix 4 to Appendix 2 of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.)
- Added sections about Q-12, Q-13 and Q-14 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Updated section about C-30 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (note about "KC-30" marketing designation).
- Added designations AN/AIC-49, AN/AIC-505, AN/APW-18, AN/APX-19, AN/ARC-243, AN/ARN-164, AN/ASH-31, AN/ASQ-46, AN/ASQ-78, AN/AVQ-5, AN/AVQ-30, AN/DAN-5, AN/DKT-5 and AN/DPN-41 (a few without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/E24A-9 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation BR-90 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation CC-177 to Canadian Military Aircraft Designations page.
- Added designations CAA-1a, CAA-1b and CAT-1 to Chinese missile designation tables on Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Huw Davies!
15 February 2007
- Updated article about the Wasp UAV (added specs for Block III version).
11 February 2007
- Slightly updated article about the Wasp UAV (added photo of Block III version).
- Added designation BBU-59/B to BBU listing. Thanks to Eric Meurers!
10 February 2007
- Added designations AN/ADR-1, AN/ADR-3, AN/ADR-4, AN/ADR-501, AN/APG-502, AN/APS-501, AN/ARD-501, AN/ARR-29 and AN/ASH-2 (some without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation PEU-72/A to PEU/PEK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
6 February 2007
- Updated article about X-42 (added further info about X-42 RLV demonstrator).
- Updated article about the Delta SLV (new designations of Delta 2 variants). Thanks to Jos Heyman!
2 February 2007
- Added designation TH-57D to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
- Added designation BLU-126/B to BLU listing.
1 February 2007
- Added designations AN/ALM-105, AN/APM-295 and AN/ASM-387 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations MXU-384/A and TTK-493/E24T-194 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
21 January 2007
- Added designations MJU-5130/B and MJU-5188/B to MJU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
11 January 2007
- Added designations CNU-644/E, CNU-645/E, CNU-664/E, CNU-665/E, CNU-666/E, CNU-667/E CNU-668/E, CNU-669/E, CNU-670/E, CNU-674/E, CNU-675/E, CNU-676/E, CNU-677/E, CNU-680/E, CNU-681/E and CNU-682/E to CNU/CNK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/DPN-64 to AN/DPN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation LM-121 to LM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
6 January 2007
- Added page about Wasp UAV to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
2 January 2007
- Added page about Castor 4B rocket to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added several rockets (Viper-Falcon, Tater, Malemute, Taurus-Orion and Excalibur TBMTT) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
30 December 2006
- Updated section about F-109 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
29 December 2006
- Added designations DCU-16/A, GSU-3/P and LAU-6/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations KS-128 and LB-16 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to Lyndon Gordon!
- Slightly revised the description of the designation system in article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles (to bring it in line with the description of the aircraft designation system).
18 December 2006
- Slightly updated articles about LGM-118 Peacekeeper (Minotaur launch vehicle derivatives) and Falcon (HTV-2 launch schedule).
13 December 2006
- Updated article about HIBEX missile (UPSTAGE derivative; specifications).
- Added designation HC-144A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added designation AN/ALM-295 to AN/ALM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
27 November 2006
- Slightly updated article about RQ/MQ-1 Predator (Warrior prototypes officially designated YMQ-1C).
- Added designation YMQ-1C to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
25 November 2006
- Updated article about RIM-116 RAM (RAM Block 2).
- Updated the information, now split into separate pages, about the Q-6, Q-7, Q-8, Q-9 and Q-11 drones in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1.
- Changed entries Q-6, -7, -8, -9 and -11 in table of USAF Drones, 1947-1963 in article about Pre-1963 Designations Of U.S. Missiles And Drones.
- Added pre-1963 USAF drone designations Q-7, Q-8 and Q-11 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
23 November 2006
- Added designations AN/ASW-60 and AN/DSQ-5 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/A24D-5 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
20 November 2006
- Updated article about X-37/X-40 (X-37B OTV).
7 November 2006
- Added designations AN/AIC-47 and AN/AIC-48 to AN/AIC listing. Thanks to Bob Lawson of Palomar Products!
3 November 2006
- Added designation AN/APY-12 to AN/APY listing. Thanks to David Huie!
31 October 2006
- Slightly updated article about X-48 (latest status and photo of X-48B).
- Slightly updated articles about X-45 and X-47 (both programs continued under N-UCAS label).
29 October 2006
- Slightly updated articles about ADM-160 MALD (ADM-160B flight tests) and RIM-161 SM-3 (info about projected developments).
- Added designation AN/APX-122 to AN/APX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
20 October 2006
- Updated tables of Soviet/Russian missile designations on Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page with the latest data provided by Sean O'Connor. Many thanks to Sean!
- Added new photos to pages about ADM-141 TALD and MA-31. Thanks to Craig Kaston!
- Added designation A/S32P-31 to A/S32P listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/APS-150 to AN/APS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
18 October 2006
- Craig Kaston provided a rewritten article for the AQM-127 SLAT page (with more details, and information about flight tests). Many thanks to Craig for this contribution!
15 October 2006
- Updated article about RQ/MQ-1 Predator (new section about Warrior variant for Army ERMP UAS program).
13 October 2006
- Added designation AN/ARC-235 to AN/ARC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
9 October 2006
- Added Diamondback missile project to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Updated page about Missing Numbers in pre-1963 Missile Designation Listings (updated section on AAM-N-8).
- Slightly updated article about AIM-4 Falcon (information about GAR-1A, -1B and -1C).
27 September 2006
- Added designation FGM-172 to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. (The article about the SRAW missile, now FGM-172, was therefore moved from Appendix 4 to the main part of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.)
- Updated article about RIM-161 SM-3 (new designation RIM-161B).
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between February and September 2006 (new or updated designations are MC-130W, HH-46D, HH-46E, UH-72A, RIM-161B, FGM-172A, FGM-172B, RQ-11B, T-44C, X-53A and MZ-3A).
20 September 2006
- Added page about BAT/Viper Strike guided bomb to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 5.
17 September 2006
- Added page about LOCAAS missile to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
12 September 2006
- Added designation X-53A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added skipped designation X-52 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Slightly updated article about JB-2/LTV-N-2 Loon (zero-length launch system for JB-2). Thanks to Logan Dreibelbis!
1 September 2006
- Slightly updated article about RQ-11 Raven (Raven B designated as RQ-11B).
24 August 2006
- Slightly updated article about MLRS rockets (XM31 nomenclature for GMLRS Unitary).
- Updated paragraph about designation C-143 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (allocation of C-143 in 2005).
- Added designation AN/APY-9 to AN/APY listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added designation AN/ALQ-227 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
27 July 2006
- Added designation AN/ZSQ-3 to AN/ZSQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/E23T-4 to A/E23T listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 July 2006
- Slightly updated article about Dragon Eye UAV ("X-63" upgrade version).
- Revised paragraphs about designations H-36, H-38 and H-44 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
4 July 2006
- Updated paragraph about designation H-36 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (rumour about XV-2).
3 July 2006
- Added designation UH-72A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added designations AN/DPN-55, AN/DRN-11 and AN/DSN-5 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
30 June 2006
- Added designations AN/APN-503 and AN/ARN-156 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation MC-130W to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
29 June 2006
- Added designations A/M27T-12, GFU-23/E, TTU-544/E and TTU-584/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
26 June 2006
- Added designations FMU-160/B, FMU-161/B, PGU-43/B, PGU-44/B and PGU-45/B to ASETDS listings.
23 June 2006
- Significantly expanded the CBU and SUU listings: When available, extended descriptions, drawings, photos and characteristics were added to each SUU entry, which applies to a submunition dispenser. All CBU entries were updated, if possible, with links to the SUU and BLU components.
- Added designations AN/APX-120, AN/APX-121 and AN/APX-123 to AN/APX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated articles about Aeronautical and Support Equipment and Joint Photographic Type Designation System (added Canadian blocks to paragraphs explaining the model number sequences).
- Added designations LAU-5002/A, LAU-5003/A, LAU-5005/A, RLU-5001/B, RLU-5002/B, RLU-5003/B, RLU-5004/B, RLU-5005/B, SUU-5003/A, WAU-5001/B, WDU-5001/B, WDU-5002/B and WTU-5001/B to ASETDS listings.
- Added designation KA-501 to KA listing. Thanks to David Huie!
9 June 2006
- Added designation AN/APY-10 to AN/APY listing. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
- Slightly updated article about X-48 (final status of X-48A).
8 June 2006
- Significantly expanded the BLU listing: When available, extended descriptions, drawings, photos and characteristics were added to each BLU entry.
- Added page about BLU-107/B Durandal to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
5 June 2006
- Added designations GUU-1/P and MLU-26/P to ASETDS listings. Thanks to Joe Trevithick!
- Added designation AN/AAQ-38 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
18 May 2006
- Added designation GBU-44/B to GBU listing.
17 May 2006
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the BLU-106/B BKEP and SLUFAE rockets.
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 5, covering the GAM, MOAB, SDB and WCMD guided weapons.
9 May 2006
- Started Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 5, covering GBU-series guided bombs. Initial articles cover the HOBOS, JDAM, MGWS, Paveway I, Paveway II and Paveway III families of guided weapons.
28 April 2006
- Slightly updated article about 2.75-Inch rockets (latest status of APKWS II).
- Added designation AN/ASD-6 to AN/ASD listing. Thanks to David Huie!
27 April 2006
- Updated section about designation F-35 in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations (added a note about "YF-24" designation).
- Added designation AN/AIC-45 to AN/AIC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
26 April 2006
- Added designations CU-162 and CU-167 to Canadian Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
25 April 2006
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the official MDS allocations between August 2005 and February 2006 (new designations, which had not been listed before, are NC-130F, KC-130J and MH-60M).
- Slightly updated article about X-50 Dragonfly (crash of second air vehicle).
20 April 2006
- Jos Heyman provided new articles for the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3, covering the Falcon, Saturn and STS space launch systems. (The scope of the Launch Vehicles section of DUSRM, App. 3 has been extended to cover all U.S. vehicles and not only unmanned military ones.)
- Added designations CBU-113/B and CBU-115/B to CBU listing.
14 April 2006
- Updated page about Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles (corrected entries for "Type" numbers 13, 17-20, 22, 24 and 38). Thanks to Helge Bergander!
3 April 2006
- Added designations AN/APM-481, AN/APM-482, AN/APM-512, AN/AVS-501 and AN/DJW-49 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
29 March 2006
- Added designations AN/ALQ-501 and AN/APM-510 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated the note to "Next Number" section of C-series in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (the C-43A rumour was wrong, the actual designation is C-143A). Thanks to Tom Kaminski!
27 March 2006
- Added designations A/E47T-22, A/M32A-96, BCU-12/E, TTU-322/E, TTU-396/E and TTU-474/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AJM-19, AN/AJM-29, AN/AJM-40, AN/AJM-41 and AN/ASM-426 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation LS-85 to LS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
22 March 2006
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the WS-119L / WS-461L and WS-124A strategic balloon systems.
21 March 2006
- Added designation AN/AVS-10 to AN/AVS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
20 March 2006
- Updated page about Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles (ASCC renamed to ASIC; new designations SA-X-22, SA-X-23, SA-24; revision of ABM table). Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen and Sean O'Connor!
15 March 2006
- Added a note (possible allocation of C-43A) to "Next Number" section of C-series in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
5 March 2006
- Added designation SS-401L to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Cal Taylor!
1 March 2006
- Added designations VC-1 and C-105 to Brazilian Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
- Added code name Flogger-J2 to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
28 February 2006
- Added designations WDU-44/B and WDU-45/B to WDU listing.
23 February 2006
- Added designation YRH-70A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page (and therefore removed the H-70 paragraph in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations). Thanks to Neil Baumgardner!
- Added designation AN/ASX-6 to AN/ASX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
21 February 2006
- Added designations A/E24M-6, A/E24T-138, ADU-323/E, ADU-380/E, ADU-385/E, AHU-14/E, GAU-10/A, GPU-3/A, MAU-140/A, MHU-113/E, MHU-137/E, MHU-140/E, MHU-226/M and MSU-159/E (most without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie and Joe Trevithick!
- Added designations AN/ALM-124, AN/ALM-84, AN/ALM-86, AN/APM-276, AN/ARM-72, AN/ASM-220, AN/ASM-232, AN/ASM-405 and AN/AVM-21 (most without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Slightly updated paragraph about designation H-70 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
12 February 2006
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Eager, Extender, MITE, Spider, Spider-Lion and Vantage UAVs.
9 February 2006
- Added designations AN/DMQ-1 and AN/DRQ-6 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation Al 84 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to Art Medcalf!
- Added designation F138 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
3 February 2006
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering 4.5-Inch BBR, Army 4.5-Inch Barrage, 5-Inch Bombardment and Terne rockets.
- Updated article about Air-Launched 5-Inch Rockets (added photo of 5" FFAR).
- Added designations A/E24T-219, A/E24T-223, A/E24T-224, A/E24T-225, A/E24T-232, A/E48T-6, A/F42T-4, A/F42T-5, A/F42T-6, A/F46T-5, A/M27T-12, ADK-606/E24T-190, ADK-607/E24T-190, ADK-609/E24T-190, ADU-529/E, ADU-630/E, ADU-762/E, ADU-763/E, ADU-795/E, HLU-345/E, KMU-516/E, KMU-518/E, KMU-519/E, KMU-520/E, KMU-521/E, KMU-522/E, KMU-523/E, KMU-524/E, KMU-525/E, KMU-526/E, KMU-527/E, KMU-528/E, KMU-529/E, KMU-530/E, KMU-534/E, KMU-535/E, KMU-536/E, KMU-537/E, KMU-538/E, KMU-539/E, KMU-541/E, KMU-542/E, KMU-543/E, KMU-544/E, KMU-545/E, KMU-546/E, KMU-547/E, KMU-548/E, KMU-549/E, KMU-550/E, KMU-551/E, KMU-552/E, KMU-553/E, MTU-85/E, PEU-133/E24T-198A, PEU-185/E24T-224, PMU-64/E, PMU-65/E, PMU-69/E, TTU-433/E, TTU-496/E, TTU-497/E, TTU-501/M, TTU-514/E and TTU-584/E (most without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AAM-103, AN/AAM-84, AN/AAM-85, AN/ALM-229, AN/ALM-238, AN/ALM-239, AN/ALM-240, AN/ALM-241, AN/ALM-287 and AN/ASM-690 (all without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
1 February 2006
- Updated article about CAV / Falcon (added image of HTV-1 vehicle).
30 January 2006
- Added designation E-3G to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page. Thanks to Rick Burgess!
28 January 2006
- Added designations A/E24M-38, A/E24T-205, A/E24T-163, A/E24T-220, A/E24T-231, A/E24T-233, A/E47T-27, DCU-270/A, JEU-196/E, MXU-760/F, TTU-387/E, TTU-506/E, TTU-524/E, TTU-552/E and TTU-557/E (most without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/APN-513, AN/APM-450, AN/APM-465, AN/APM-479, AN/ARM-143, AN/ARM-154, AN/ARM-202, AN/ARM-203, AN/ARM-513, AN/ARM-514, AN/ASM-32, AN/ASM-338, AN/ASM-426, AN/ASM-602, AN/ASM-609, AN/ASM-613, AN/ASM-646, AN/ASM-688, AN/AWM-61 and AN/DKM-12 (most without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
26 January 2006
- Added pages about the Puma and SkyTote UAVs to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Updated article about Dragon Eye (added data for Swift derivative).
24 January 2006
- Added designations MJU-39/B and MJU-40/B to MJU listing. Thanks to Eric Meurers!
21 January 2006
- Jos Heyman has updated his articles on the Delta, Titan and Pegasus launchers, Navstar satellites, and the list of U.S. military satellite launches to include launch data for 2005.
20 January 2006
- Updated article about HyFly (added photos of FASTT and booster test vehicle).
- Updated article about the Atlas SLV (new Atlas V photos).
- Updated articles about the X-45 and X-47 UCAVs (cancellation of J-UCAS program).
19 January 2006
- Added a page about the Coyote UAV to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Updated article about Silver Fox UAV (photo and specs of latest version).
18 January 2006
- Added a page about miscellaneous Castor-based rockets to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
17 January 2006
- Added a page about the Sergeant-Hydac rocket to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added two rockets (Terasca and DAC Roc) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added section about Terrier-Asp derivative to article about Asp rocket.
- Updated articles about Nike-boosted and HJ-Nike-boosted rockets (added drawings of some variants).
15 January 2006
- Updated article about SMAW (added paragraph on SMAW-NE variant).
- Added designations JEU-106/E, JEU-108/E, JEU-109/E, JEU-110/E, JEU-111/E, JEU-112/E, JEU-113/E, JEU-114/E, JEU-115/E, JEU-116/E, JEU-117/E, JEU-121/E, JEU-122/E, JEU-123/E, TEK-7/A26 and TTU-408/A37 (all without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added two missile projects (Orca/Nemesis and Janus) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
12 January 2006
- Added FATE program to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Slightly updated articles about MGM-1 Matador (added QB/QTM-61 designations), AIM-4 Falcon (added XF-104/XF-98A designations), CGM/MGM-13 Mace (added QYTM-61B designation) and SM-62 Snark (added QB-62A designation).
- Added designations A/E24T-150, A/E24T-162, A/E24T-190, A/F37T-14, DCU-271/A, ECU-111/A, GSU-312/E, MSU-153/E, MXU-655/B, TTU-308/E, TTU-349/E, TTU-350/E, TTU-403/M, TTU-427/E and TTU-469/E (most without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ALM-227 and AN/ASM-629 (both without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
11 January 2006
- Updated the German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page:
- Completely revised introductory paragraph.
- Added glider designations 108-10, 108-11, 108-15, 108-16, 108-21, 108-22, 108-29, 108-47, 108-48, 108-50, 108-51, 108-56, 108-57, 108-58, 108-59, 108-60, 108-61, 108-62, 108-63, 108-64, 108-65, 108-67, 108-72 and 108-74.
10 January 2006
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the X-36, X-41, X-42, X-48 and X-50 projects.
8 January 2006
- Updated section on Arbalist in "Missile Scrapbook" page of Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4. Thanks to Bill Colburn for his comment!
7 January 2006
- Updated article about MLRS Rockets (added paragraph about M27, M29 and M135 munitions, and added a second note on the munitions' designations).
- Added designations CH-53K and YCH-53K to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
5 January 2006
- Added designations A/M24A-10, A/M24A-11, A/M32A-103, BDU-25/B, KMU-338/B, KMU-339/B, LUU-10/B, MJU-3/B, MLU-46/B, MLU-54/E, SUU-53/A, WMU-2/B, WMU-6/B, WTU-10/B and WTU-14/B to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie for the A/M... items!
- Added designations AN/APX-502, AN/ASC-35 and AN/AWB-3 (all without descriptive data) to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
4 January 2006
- Added designations A/F37A-T24, A/F37A-T60, A/F37A-T62, A/F37A-T82, A/F37A-T111, A/F37A-T112, A/F37A-T114 and A/F37U-T20 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
2 January 2006
- Added a page about the X-51 to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Updated article about HyFly (FASTT sub-program).
- Added two photos - ARPAT and an unidentified rocket (help needed!) - to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
29 December 2005
- Added designation X-51A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
22 December 2005
- Added a page about M74 Incendiary Rocket to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Updated article about 2.36-Inch Rocket M6 (section about derivatives M10, M26, T31).
- Added photos to articles about PWN-7 Rooster and ADR-8.
- Added designation WDU-10/B to WDU listing.
- Added designation WTU-11/B to WTU listing.
19 December 2005
- Added a few DOD codes for Soviet and Chinese test locations to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
9 December 2005
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Phoenix, Raven and 7.2 Inch rockets.
- Added section about Ascamp derivative to article about Asp rocket.
- Added section about boosted Arcas derivatives to article about PWN-6 Kitty.
5 December 2005
- Added three missile projects (Sky Scorcher, RARE, Long Bow) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added notes to listings of KY and TT codes on Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page.
30 November 2005
- Added designation AN/ALM-291 to AN/ALM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E24T-216 and A/E24T-230 to A/E24T listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 November 2005
- Slightly updated article about THAAD missile (start of EMD flight testing).
20 November 2005
- Added new designations MX-527-A/B/C/F/G, MX-674-A, MX-1625-A, MX-1678-A/B, MX-1687, MX-1709, MX-1711, MX-1715, MX-1716, MX-1720, MX-1721, MX-1723 and MX-1724 to MX Projects listing.
- Added designation AN/AAQ-37 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
9 November 2005
- Added new photo and specs of XAAM-N-3 to article about AIM-7 Sparrow. Thanks to Bill Spidle (photo) and Jeff Rankin-Lowe (data)!
- Revised BG-2 section, and added drawings of XBG-1 and XBG-2, in article about BG series. Thanks to George Cully!
1 November 2005
- Added new photo of Alpha Draco vehicle to article about WS-199 missiles. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
- Added designation AN/APN-512 to AN/APN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
27 October 2005
- Slightly updated articles about BG series (layout of XBG-2) and BQ-1/BQ-2 (designation ZXBQ-2A). Thanks to Jos Heyman!
18 October 2005
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the CKEM and HyFly missiles.
- Updated article about RQ-11 Raven (SUAV contract award to Raven B).
14 October 2005
- Added designation U-28A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page. Thanks to Jeff Rankin-Lowe!
- Added designation TDU-14B to TDU/TDK listing. Thank to Paul B.!
- Added designation A/M32U-17 to A/M32U listing. Thank to David Huie!
- Slightly updated articles about MQM/BQM-74 Chukar (new photo and data for BQM-74F) and RQ/MQ-5 Hunter (photo of MQ-5B).
- Added link to Chris Gibson's United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects page to the Non-U.S. Military Aircraft and Missile Designation Systems main page.
5 October 2005
- Updated several entries in table of U.S. Nuclear Weapons. Thanks to Brian Burnell!
- Added paragraph about LRALT to article about SRALT missile.
3 October 2005
- Added designations FMU-101/B, FMU-102/B, FMU-103/B, FMU-104/B, FMU-105/B, FMU-108/B, FMU-112/B, FMU-114/B, FMU-115/B, FMU-116/B, FMU-117/B, FMU-120/B, FMU-122/B, FMU-126/B, FMU-128/B and FMU-130/B to FMU listing. Thanks to Steve Venus!
- Slightly updated article about XSS-10 satellite (revised note about designation).
2 October 2005
- Added designations FMU-3/B, FMU-27/B, FMU-28/B, FMU-29/B, FMU-31/B, FMU-43/B, FMU-58/B, FMU-64/B, FMU-66/B, FMU-67/B, FMU-69/B, FMU-75/B, FMU-76/B, FMU-77/B, FMU-80/B, FMU-84/B, FMU-85/B, FMU-86/B, FMU-91/B, FMU-92/B, FMU-99/B and FMU-100/B to FMU listing. Thanks to Steve Venus!
29 September 2005
- Updated article about GBI missile (added specifications for booster vehicle).
26 September 2005
- Updated paragraph about designation P-6 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Slightly updated article about BQM-90. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
25 September 2005
- Updated page about Missing Numbers in pre-1963 Missile Designation Listings (updated section on OQ-8/9/10, and removed section on Q-6/7/11).
- Added page about Q-6/7/8/9/11 drones to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1.
23 September 2005
- Added designations MJU-59/B, MJU-61/B, MJU-62/B, MJU-63/B and MJU-64/B to MJU listing.
21 September 2005
- Added code YF-24 to page about Cover Designations for Classified USAF Aircraft.
20 September 2005
- Added a page about the MQM-170/171 Outlaw UAV to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.
- Slightly updated articles about LGM-30 Minuteman (latest status) and LGM-118 Peacekeeper (retirement).
- Updated paragraph about next number in "F"-series in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
18 September 2005
- Added designation LA-79 to LA listing. Thanks to John Schneider!
- Added new photos to articles about AQM-41 Petrel and AAM-N-4 Oriole.
15 September 2005
- Slightly updated article about 2.75 Inch Rockets (latest status of APKWS).
14 September 2005
- Added designations CNU-459/E, CNU-470/E, CNU-471/E, CNU-538/E, CNU-552/E, CNU-582/E, CNU-583/E, CNU-584/E, CNU-585/E and CNU-594/E to CNU/CNK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 September 2005
- Added a page about Tethered Aerostats to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added details to MX-176 entry in MX Projects listing. Thanks to Garry Pape!
11 September 2005
- Added designation LAU-145/A to LAU/LAK listing.
- Added designation CNU-673/E to CNU/CNK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ALQ-222 and AN/ALQ-223 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
2 September 2005
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the A160 Hummingbird, Aerosonde, BATCAM, Buster, Maverick, Neptune, XPV-1 Tern and XPV-2 Mako UAVs.
- Added two missile projects (DRM, ARRMD) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
28 August 2005
- Slightly updated article about LGM-30 Minuteman. Thanks to Thierry Rotty!
- Added a sketch of an XSSM-A-5 design to article about SM-62 Snark. Thanks to George Cully!
- Updated sections about PQ-9 and PQ-15 in article about PQ Series. Thanks to George Cully!
- Added designation DFS 468 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to André Fave!
26 August 2005
- Slightly updated several pages about current UAV systems (latest program status and/or specs for latest versions).
- Corrected a significant error in article about RTV-A-2 Hiroc. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
24 August 2005
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between April 2005 and July 2005 (new or updated designations are C-12V, RC-26B, MH-47G, VH-71A, MQM-170A, YMQM-171A, MQ-5A, MQ-8B, T-50A, T-51A and X-48B).
- Added designations AN/ASQ-130 and AN/DPN-23 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
10 August 2005
- Updated paragraphs about designations H-69 and H-70, and added paragraph about T-50, in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Added designations MQM-170A and YMQM-171A to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
27 July 2005
- Added designation AN/AQM-11 to AN/AQM listing. Thanks to Erik von Seggern!
- Added designation A/P23P-14 to A/P23P listing.
26 July 2005
- Added designation AGU-22/A to AGU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations KA-88 and KS-120 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to Rob de Bie!
18 July 2005
- Added designation VH-71A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Updated paragraph about designation H-70 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
8 July 2005
- Added designation AN/ASM-700 to AN/ASM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
29 June 2005
- Interim update of the page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations:
- The name list has been split into separate files (one per initial letter)
- Names from the D.M.S. handbook have been incorporated into the HTML lists (which now comprise 3600+ entries)
- A list of "permanently assigned first words" has been created
Several areas are still incomplete, and the page is therefore still considered as "Under Construction".
20 June 2005
- Added designation AN/APG-56 to AN/APG listing. Thanks to "Jedifox"!
9 June 2005
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Kettering "Bug", Sperry Flying Bomb and GM A-1 "aerial torpedoes", and SR19-SR19 and STARS rockets.
- Updated article about D-40 Cannonball (details about D-40 variants). Thanks to Chris Gibson for providing the source material!
7 June 2005
- Slightly updated article about PQ Series target drones (new photos of XPQ-9 and XPQ-15). Thanks to George Cully!
3 June 2005
- Added designation AN/ASQ-237 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Slightly updated article about FGR-17 Viper. Thanks to Jack E. Hammond!
31 May 2005
- Added RAPTOR/Talon project to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
30 May 2005
- Replaced AFI 16-401(I) file (formerly AFJI 16-401) with latest revision (dated 14 April 2005).
28 May 2005
- Updated article about X-37/X-40 (latest program status).
13 May 2005
- Added designations SR118, SR119 and SR120 to Aero Engines page.
3 May 2005
- Added designations AN/AAM-49, AN/AAM-88, AN/ALM-89, AN/ALM-90, AN/ALM-93, AN/ALM-94, AN/ALM-119, AN/ALM-120, AN/ALM-146, AN/ALM-184, AN/ALM-195, AN/ALM-211, AN/AJM-11, AN/AJM-12, AN/APM-128, AN/APM-129, AN/APM-158, AN/APM-159, AN/APM-160, AN/APM-164, AN/APM-192, AN/APM-216, AN/APM-217, AN/APM-228, AN/APM-234, AN/APM-235, AN/APM-236, AN/APM-237, AN/APM-241, AN/APM-288, AN/APM-330, AN/APM-392, AN/APM-412, AN/APM-413, AN/APM-434, AN/APM-435, AN/APM-451, AN/APM-464, AN/APM-468, AN/APN-238, AN/ARM-110, AN/ARM-145, AN/ARM-148, AN/ARM-181, AN/ASC-8, AN/ASM-37, AN/ASM-72, AN/ASM-201, AN/ASM-202, AN/ASM-237, AN/ASM-238, AN/ASM-239, AN/ASM-241, AN/ASM-253, AN/ASM-295, AN/ASM-303, AN/ASM-309, AN/ASM-322, AN/ASM-450, AN/ASM-452, AN/ASM-470, AN/ASM-474, AN/ASM-483, AN/ASM-483, AN/ASM-485, AN/ASM-487, AN/ASM-492, AN/ASM-495, AN/ASM-605, AN/ASM-619, AN/ASM-622, AN/ASM-623, AN/ASM-627, AN/ASM-633, AN/ASM-645, AN/ASM-650, AN/ASM-672, AN/AXM-6, AN/AXM-7 and AN/AYM-20 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E24M-18, A/E24M-19, A/E24T-55, A/E24T-56, A/E24T-125, A/E24T-126, A/E24T-167, A/E32T-23, A/E47T-26, AF/E99A-1, A/F24T-16, A/F24T-20, A/F24T-22, A/F37U-11, A/F99T-3, A/M32A-27, A/M32K-6, A/M37U-2, A/S42M-2, A/S48M-1, ADU-663/E, ADU-666/E, ADU-667/E, CLU-59/E, GSU-113/E, GSU-123/E, HDU-3/E, HDU-4/E, HRU-1122/E, JEU-194/E, KMU-292/E, MHU-93/E, TTU-157/F37U, TTU-334/E, TTU-382/E, TTU-430/E and TTU-519/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation QRC-381 to QRC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations DCU-107/A and KMU-236/B to ASETDS listings. Thanks to Edward Hammond!
25 April 2005
- Added designations A/A37A-T2, A/A37A-T5, A/A37A-T11, A/A37A-T12, A/A37A-T15, A/E32G-1, A/E37A-T28, A/E37M-T3, A/E37U-T21, A/E37U-T22, A/E37U-T23, A/E37U-T24, A/E37U-T25, A/E42A-T2, A/E42A-T3, A/F24P-11, A/F24T-7, A/F24U-T1, A/F27T-7, A/F32R-4, A/F36U-T4, A/F37A-T1, A/F37A-T6, A/F37A-T37, A/F37A-T38, A/F37A-T40, A/F37A-T41, A/F37A-T55, A/F37P-2, A/F37P-3, A/F37P-4, A/F37U-9, A/F37U-22, A/F42P-1, A/F42P-2, A/F42P-7, A/F42P-8, A/F42P-9, A/F42P-10, A/F42P-11, A/F42P-12, A/F42P-13, A/F42P-14, A/F42P-15, A/F99S-2, A/F99S-3, AF/M32A-17, A/M32A-53, A/M32M-23, A/M32R-15, A/M32U-7, AF/M34A-1, AF/M34A-2, A/M37A-2, A/M37C-1, A/M37S-1, A/M37U-3, A/M99A-2, A/M99S-1, A/S32H-3, A/S32H-7, A/S32H-16, A/S32H-19, A/S32H-23, A/S32K-3, A/S32K-5, A/S32M-5, A/S32M-7, A/S32M-8, A/S32M-9, A/S32M-10, A/S32P-7, A/S32P-13, A/S32P-21, A/S32P-28, A/S32R-10, AF/S32S-1, A/S32U-26, ABU-46/A, ADU-468/E, ASK-12/A24G-1A, CNU-131/E, CNU-263/E, CNU-305/E, CNU-326/E, CNU-361/E, CNU-362/E, CNU-363/E, CNU-364/E, CNU-365/E, CNU-414/E, CNU-483/E, CPK-135/A37U-34, DCK-287/A37G-16, ECU-13, ETU-5/E, GSU-37/E, HDU-7/U, MAU-202/E, MAU-206/E, MHU-165/E, MMU-89/E, MSU-111/E, MSU-129/E, MXU-659/E, PEK-166/A37G-16, SBK-8/A24G-1A, SBU-21/A, SHU-40/E, TAU-64/E, TAU-66/E, TAU-101/E and TAU-202/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ASM-693, AN/ASQ-T14, AN/ASQ-T15 and AN/DJW-27 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
20 April 2005
- Added designations H.27 and T.21 to Spanish Military Aircraft Designations page.
- Added designations B.L.15 and H.8 to Thai Military Aircraft Designations page.
18 April 2005
- Added designations A/C24U-2, ABU-8/A, ABK-19/A24J-20, ABU-41/A, AGK-10/A27J-1, ALU-25/A, ASK-13/A24G-17, ASK-14/A24G-18, ASK-25/A24G-26, ASK-29/A24G-26C, ASK-37/A, CPU-50/P, CPU-94/P, CPU-111/A, CPU-141/A, CPU-142/A, CPK-144/A24J-24, CPU-185/A, DCU-181/A, ECU-119/A, ECU-125/A, ECU-126/A, ECU-129/A, EFK-18/A24J-11, EGK-7/A24J-13, EHU-11/A, PEU-136/A, PEU-147/A, PEU-152/A, PEU-179/A24J-26, PEU-180/A, PEU-193/A, PEU-196/A, SBK-1/A24G-5, SBK-16/A24G-42, TRK-5, TRK-56/A27J-1, TRK-58/A24G-16, TRU-71/A, TRU-100/A and TRU-216/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ASN-10, AN/AVQ-33 and AN/AYQ-18 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
15 April 2005
- Jos Heyman provided new articles for the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3, covering the ERS, MightySat, MSX, NOSS, Solrad, STEP, OV and XSS-11 satellites.
7 April 2005
- Updated articles about AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-114 Hellfire, FGM-148 Javelin, BQM-155/RQ-5/MQ-5 Hunter and RQ/MQ-1 Predator (new designations CATM-65H, AGM-114P, FGM-148D, MQ-5B and MD-1C/D).
- Added designation YAGM-169A to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. (The article about the JCM missile, now AGM-169, was therefore moved from Appendix 4 to the main part of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.)
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between July 2004 and March 2005 (new or updated designations are NKC-135B, MD-1C, MD-1D, F-5N, YF-117A, TH-1H, ZCH-53K, HH-60T, CATM-65H, AGM-114P, FGM-148D, YAGM-169A, CATM-169A, DATM-169A, EO-5C, TO-5C, EP-3E, P-8A, MQ-5B, RQ-7B, RQ-11A and CV-22B).
- Updated section about designation RC-7B in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations.
6 April 2005
- Updated article about RQ-11 Raven. Thanks to Stayne Hoff of AeroVironment Inc. for providing the source material!
1 April 2005
- Added designation P-8A to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
31 March 2005
- Added information about skipping of H-69, and updated "Next Number" section in H-series (possible skipping of H-70) in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Added designations AN/AAM-53, AN/AAM-61, AN/AAM-62, AN/AAM-66, AN/AAM-67, AN/AAM-68, AN/AAM-69, AN/AAM-70, AN/AJM-28, AN/AJM-30, AN/ALA-28, AN/ALM-58, AN/ALM-185, AN/APM-283, AN/ARM-144, AN/ARM-179, AN/ASM-48, AN/ASM-181, AN/ASM-182, AN/ASM-188, AN/ASM-200, AN/ASM-214, AN/ASM-216, AN/ASM-217, AN/ASM-218, AN/ASM-224, AN/ASM-226, AN/ASM-236, AN/ASM-273, AN/ASM-280, AN/ASM-340, AN/ASM-352, AN/ASM-382, AN/ASM-397, AN/ASM-423, AN/ASM-618, AN/ASM-638, AN/ASM-665, AN/ASM-680, AN/AVM-13, AN/AWM-17, AN/AWM-18, AN/AWM-25, AN/AWM-26, AN/AWM-35, AN/AWM-36 and AN/AWM-75 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AF/E24T-7, A/E24T-12, A/E24T-76, A/F24T-15, A/F32A-5, A/F32A-9, A/F32A-10, A/F32A-16, A/F32A-20, A/F32A-23, A/F32A-26, A/F32T-7, A/F37T-7, A/F37T-11, A/M32T-4, AF/M37T-1, A/M37T-22, A/S32A-5, A/S32A-9, A/S32A-10, AGU-8/E, EAU-11/E, ETU-103/F, KMU-454/E, KMU-477/E, TTU-20/E, TTU-25/E, TTU-28/E, TTU-47/E, TTK-62/A24U-3, TTU-90, TTU-119/E and TTU-362/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations LM-176, LS-83, LS-87, LS-107, LS-112 and LS-116 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
23 March 2005
- Added several stillborn projects (ADKEM, Fasthawk, JSSCM/SHOC, LRCSW, LRDMM and MMRBM) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
18 March 2005
- Added designations AN/ASQ-T503 and AN/AYK-21 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A28A-1, AF/A32A-1, A/A37T-1, A/A37T-8, A/A37T-10, AF/B28J-1, A/B32H-5, A/F24A-T1, F36U-T4, A/F37A-T23, A/F37A-T24, A/F37A-T35, A/F37A-T36, A/F37A-T42, A/F37A-T43, A/F37A-T55, A/F37A-T57, A/F37A-T60, A/F37A-T61, A/F37A-T62, A/F37A-T67, A/F37A-T70, A/F37A-T71, A/F37A-T79, A/F37U-T20, A/F37U-T31, A/N37S-1, A/P28S-10, A/P28S-11, A/P28S-12, A/P28S-17, A/P28S-18, ATK-76/A37D-1, CLU-53/A, CNU-1/P, CNU-37/B, CNU-38/B, CNU-39/B, CPU-141/A, CRU-44/A, CRU-47/A, CRU-48/A, CRU-49/A, DCU-251/A, HRU-854/B, KMU-364/B, STU-1/A, STU-11/A34, STU-18/A34, STU-20/A34, STU-22/A34, SUU-72/A, WGU-8/B, WGU-22/B and WNU-6/B to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation QRC-513 to QRC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
17 March 2005
- Replaced AFJI 16-401 file with latest revision (dated 15 March 2005).
9 March 2005
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Loki, M6 Bazooka, M28, M55, M72 LAW, RAT, Retrorocket and SMAW rockets.
- Added two rockets (Owl and Squirt) to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
- Added designations AN/AGC-8, AN/ALM-209, AN/ALM-210, AN/ART-37, AN/ART-38, AN/ARY-3, AN/ASC-25, AN/ASM-610, AN/ASQ-163, AN/AWG-31, AN/AYA-9 and AN/DRC-8 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations ADU-576/A, ADU-577/A, DCK-203/A49E-6, MXU-427/A, MXU-543/A, MXU-544/A, MXU-583/A and MXU-604/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations QRC-501, QRC-73-15, QRC-84-04, QRC-84-32 and QRC-84-34 to QRC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
4 March 2005
- Added designations AQ-8, BR-24, EN-86, EN-127, ES-57, ES-58, ES-60, ES-61, ES-63, ES-64, ES-65, ES-72, ES-73, FS-6, FS-7, KG-13, KS-79, KS-142, LA-285, LB-20, LD-45 and LM-55 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A37B-9 and A/F37A-T72 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to "Monty" and David Huie!
1 March 2005
- Added designation RQ-11A to the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles and DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum pages. Thanks to Stayne Hoff of AeroVironment Inc.! (The article about the Raven UAV was therefore moved from Appendix 4 to Appendix 2 of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.)
25 February 2005
- Slightly updated articles about AIM-68 Big Q (timeline of program cancellation) and RIM-161 SM-3 (latest test flight).
- Added designation AN/APM-44 to AN/APM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation LA-354 to LA listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/M24M-2 and A/M99T-2 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
23 February 2005
- Added designations A/E32H-4, DCK-200/A24G-44, HLU-264/E, PEK-173/E47M-3 and TTU-372/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/AAS-53 to AN/AAS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
17 February 2005
- Added six photos to article about SENIOR PROM. Many thanks to Jim Goodall!
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Arcon, Black Brant, Honest John-Nike-boosted, Juno I, Nike-boosted, Trailblazer 2 and Vanguard rockets, and ScanEagle, X-37/X-40, X-45/X-46 and X-47 UAVs.
16 February 2005
- Added designations Fw 239 and Fw 251 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to André Fave!
15 February 2005
- Slightly updated article about GBI missile (failure of test).
14 February 2005
- Updated article about ADM-160 MALD (image and some specs on ADM-160B).
- Slightly updated article about FIM-92 Stinger.
- Added designation A/E32K-1 to A/E32K listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation BM-38 to BM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
10 February 2005
- Jos Heyman has updated his list of U.S. military satellite launches to include launch data for 2003 and 2004.
9 February 2005
- Added designations KS-144, LA-622, LA-623, LA-624 and LA-625 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E36U-3 and TTU-347/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AAM-77 and AN/ALM-192 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
8 February 2005
- Slightly updated article about Allocation of Official Aerospace Vehicle MDS Designations (change of DODCP).
7 February 2005
- Added designations PCU-40/B and SDU-28/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ALT-501, AN/ASG-502 and AN/AVX-4 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
1 February 2005
- Added designation MX-2268 to MX Projects listing.
30 January 2005
- Added designations CLU-20/E, CLU-28/E and DTU-30/B to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie (CLU) and Mike Silverstone (DTU)!
- Slightly updated article about HAVE DASH (new drawing of missile). Thanks to Mike Nipper!
26 January 2005
- Added designations A/A37A-T20, A/E24T-20, A/E24T-136, A/E24T-137, A/E24T-141, A/E24T-202, A/E32T-6, A/E37T-33, A/M37T-16, A/M37T-21 and A/M37T-24 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Revised article about Pye Wacket.
- Added designation AN/APS-75 to AN/APS listing.
21 January 2005
- Updated article about ADR-9 rocket. Thanks to William Donzelli!
20 January 2005
- Added designation AN/ASH-42 to AN/ASH listing. Thanks to David Huie!
17 January 2005
- Added designations EH-81, EH-91, EH-92, EN-66, FH-19, FM-139, KA-64, KS-108, KS-109, LA-433, LE-13 and LE-17 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
16 January 2005
- Revised article about AGM-76 Falcon.
- Slightly updated article about HAVE DASH (drawing of missile).
13 January 2005
- Added new photos (Delta C, Delta J, Delta 4 Heavy) to page about Thor/Delta launch vehicles.
9 January 2005
- Added designations AN/ALM-207, AN/ALM-262, AN/ALM-267 and AN/AXQ-12 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated article about JCM missile (program cancelled).
4 January 2005
3 January 2005
- Added designations AN/APM-401, AN/APM-402, AN/APM-478, AN/ASM-473 and AN/DSM-149 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E32A-T7, A/E24T-157, CVU-134/e, CVU-143/E, DCU-179/A, EAU-11/E, ETU-102/E, MHU-166/E, MHU-186/E, MTU-72/E, MXU-691/e, SDU-34/A, TLU-450/E, TLU-456/E, TLU-459/E and TTU-227/E to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation KS-134 to KS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Jos Heyman has updated his articles on the Atlas, Delta, Titan and Taurus launchers and DSP and Navstar satellites to include new launch data from 2004.
21 December 2004
- Added designations MH-60J, HH-60T, MH-60T and MH-65C to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page. Thanks to Rick Burgess!
17 December 2004
- Slightly updated article about GBI missile (failure of IFT-13C test).
16 December 2004
- Sean O'Connor provided a completely rewritten article for the AIM-47 Falcon page. Many thanks to Sean for this contribution!
- Slightly updated article about AIM-68 Big Q (new info on missile name and guidance).
11 December 2004
- The part about "MX Projects" in the U.S. Air Force Projects page is completely new. George Cully has written a new introductory section with more information on the background of the "MX System". And even more importantly, he has provided his list of more than 2000(!) MX designators. Many thanks to George!
- In addition to the list of names in the page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations, the complete list of two-word nick names from the D.M.S. (Defense Marketing Services) "Code Names Handbook" from 1983 is now available for download (323 KB) (the download link is also referenced in the "List of Names" section of the the Code Names page). Many thanks to Per Nyström for his efforts in scanning the documents!
- Added a page about Cover Designations for Classified USAF Aircraft.
7 December 2004
- Slightly (sometimes very slightly) updated several missile/UAV articles about on-going programs to better document the latest status (affected pages are those about the BGM-71, BQM-74, UGM-96, RUM-139, FQM-151, AGM-158, RIM-161, MGM-166, BQM-167, RQ-4, Affordable Weapon and THAAD).
- Added designations ATU-80/B, FSU-24/B, MAU-191/A, and SWU-58/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AKT-6, AN/APA-94, AN/APG-29, AN/ARC-20, AN/ARC-22, AN/ARC-29, AN/ARN-22, AN/ARN-27, AN/ASB-3, AN/AXR-8, AN/AXR-9, AN/AXT-10, AN/AWA-1 and AN/DRA-2 to JETDS listings.
3 December 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the 3.5-in FFAR, 4.5-in Air-Launched, Aries, Athena, Crow, Farside, HASP, Hera, HIBEX, HTV, Iris, MX-1868, Nike-Deacon, Nike-Iroquois, PLV, SCAR, SRALT, Storm, Strongarm, Tomahawk and V-2 (A-4) rockets.
- Added new photos to the pages about the GQM-163 Coyote and GBI.
- Added about 150 new 4-digit USAF project numbers to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Many thanks David Huie!
1 December 2004
- Updated information on SSM-A-5 (Boojum confirmed), JB-8 (identified as SAM-A-1) and Q-1 (previous designation Q-20) on Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to George Cully!
- Added numbers AFP-43, AFP-201, 694BH and 1115 to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
- Added designation AN/AWG-30 to AN/AWG listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation PEU-155/E to PEU/PEK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
30 November 2004
- Added listings of GSU/GSK, HRU/HRK, JEU/JEK, PEU/PEK and TLU designations (with only very few known designations, though).
29 November 2004
- Added about 80 new 4-digit USAF project numbers to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Many thanks to Per Nyström!
24 November 2004
- Added designations GBU-41/B and GBU-42/B to GBU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
16 November 2004
- Added designations AN/AAS-49 and AN/AAS-51 to AN/AAS listing. Thanks to Phil Chicola!
11 November 2004
- Added some new "TALON xxx" names to page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations. Thanks to David Huie!
28 October 2004
- Completed table of alphabetical blocks and added a link to reference document CJCSM 3150.29A in page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations. Thanks to Bob Todd!
27 October 2004
- Added some new names to page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations. Thanks to Jacobus Coetzee!
- Added designation A/S32R-12 to A/S32R listing. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
- Added designations AN/ARC-238 and AN/ASQ-235 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
13 October 2004
- Added designations MBU-6/P, MBU-9/P and MBU-11/P (and added details to other MBU entries) to MBU listing. Thanks to Robert Higgins!
8 October 2004
- Slightly updated article about AIM-54 Phoenix (missile officially retired).
7 October 2004
- Added 19 new names to page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations. Thanks to Jacobus Coetzee!
- Added designation AN/AWM-89 to AN/AWM listing. Thanks to Charley Gooden!
3 October 2004
- Added new code names Mainring, Miser and Mitten to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
1 October 2004
- Linked the unfinished page about Code Names for U.S. Military Projects and Operations to U.S. Military Aviation Designation Systems main page.
21 September 2004
- Added two rockets (Shavetail and Missile "A") to "Missile Scrapbook" page in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
7 September 2004
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between February and July 2004 (new designations are A-10C, OA-10C, C-37B, YRD-2A, YRD-2B, E-2D, TG-15A, TG-15B and YRQ-4A; entries FA-18E, FA-18F and EA-18G are now officially allocated).
- Added entries M52, M499 and M502 to page about Malaysian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
6 September 2004
- Added entry M53 to page about Malaysian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers. Thanks to Simon Beck!
- Added designation AN/ASC-38 to AN/ASC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added new photos of XBQ-2A to page about BQ-1/BQ-2. Thanks to Hank Stuebing!
- Added a new photo to page about MQ-9 Predator B. Thanks to Craig Kaston!
- Updated article about RQ-4 Global Hawk (new designation YRQ-4A).
20 August 2004
- Updated article about RQ-7 Shadow 200 (new designation RQ-7B). Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
- Added designation AN/ALQ-26 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to Jakobus Coetzee!
19 August 2004
- Added designations CH-148 (2nd entry) and CU-163 to Canadian Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Dennis S.!
- Added designation GBU-40/B to GBU listing.
- Added designation BLU-121/B to BLU listing.
27 July 2004
- Added designations AN/DSN-3, AN/DSW-19, AN/DWQ-2, AN/DWQ-3 and AN/DWQ-4 to AN/Dxx listings. Thanks to Richard Skrable!
- Added designations A/E32A-29, A/E32T-22, A/E34T-24, ADU-490/E, ADU-515/F, ADU-555/E, ADU-582/E, ADU-587/E, ADU-590/E, ADU-593/E, ADU-594/E, ADU-595/E, ADU-672/E, ADU-701/E, ATU-100/B, ATU-105/B, CNU-423/E, CVU-163/E, CVU-169/E, CVU-172/E, FSU-15/B, GEU-25/B, HLU-330/E, HLU-332/E, HLU-333/E, JAU-40/B, JAU-40/B, JAU-41/B, JAU-42/B, JAU-43/B, JAU-44/B, JAU-45/B, JAU-51/B, JAU-60/B, JAU-61/B, KMU-491/E, KMU-492/E, MAU-203/E, MAU-204/E, MAU-205/E, MSU-200/M, MXU-758, MXU-763/B, MXU-764/B, MXU-785/B, MXU-793/E, MXU-794/E, MXU-799/E, MXU-800/E, SWU-67/B, TMU-73/A, TRU-201/B, TRU-202/B, TRU-205/B, TTU-476/E, VAU-40/B and VAU-41/B to ASETDS listings. Thanks to Richard Skrable!
23 July 2004
- Jos Heyman provided an update for the FN entry in the article about Duplications in U.S. Military Aircraft Designation Series.
- Slightly updated article about AGM-154 JSOW (new "Block II" development and BLU-111/B warhead option).
- Added a "Missile Scrapbook" (unsorted compilation of "insufficiently documented" missiles) to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4.
15 July 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Aerobee 170/300, Asp/Nike-Asp, Astrobee, Jaguar, Jason, Javelin, M2 Target Rocket, Nike-Apache, Pogo, Private, Ram, Rockair/Rockaire and Tiny Tim rockets.
- Added designation AN/ASH-1 to AN/ASH listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
12 July 2004
- Added listings of subvariants to GBU-10/B, GBU-12/B, GBU-15/B and GBU-16/B entries in GBU listing.
9 July 2004
- Added designations BLU-120/B, BLU-122/B and KMU-593/B to ASETDS listings.
- Added listings of subvariants to GBU-24/B, GBU-27/B, GBU-28/B, GBU-31/B, GBU-32/B and GBU-38/B entries in GBU listing.
30 June 2004
- Jos Heyman provided an article about the XSS-10 and XSS-11 micro-satellites for the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3.
- Added designation LR93 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Bob Manley!
- Added designations MX-204 and MX-522 to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Bob Manley!
29 June 2004
- Added Vehicle Type designation letter "D" to article about Current Designations Of U.S. Military Aircraft.
- Added designation XSS-10A to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page to take into account the publication of the May 2004 edition of DOD 4120.15-L.
- Added designation LR40 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Bob Manley!
22 June 2004
- Slightly updated articles about Predator SRAW and Spike missiles (latest program status).
16 June 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Jindivik, MA-31, RP-77D and TDU-12/B aerial targets.
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the SWOD series and P/A series guided weapons programs.
15 June 2004
- Added designation BLU-119/B to BLU listing.
7 June 2004
- Added designations LR34, LR46, LR54 and LR56 to Aero Engines page.
2 June 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Amber, Dakota, Desert Hawk, Dragon Eye, Finder, Flyrt, Gnat, LoFLYTE, Raven, Sender, Silver Fox and Swallow UAVs.
31 May 2004
- Updated article about the Cannonball missile (line drawing of the missile). Many thanks to Jacobus Coetzee for his drawing!
- Significantly updated article about the SENIOR PROM missile (program details and accurate vehicle description).
- Added designations JAU-68/A, JAU-75/A, JAU-76/A and JAU-77/A to JAU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ASQ-226 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
24 May 2004
- Slightly updated articles about AIM-120 AMRAAM (new designation AIM-120D) and GQM-163 Coyote (latest program status). Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz (for AIM-120D)!
17 May 2004
- Added designations AP-42, AR-143, KS-101 and LA-302 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AAU-1/A, AVU-1/A, DCU-94/A, EGK-6/A37G-2, TTU-209/E and A/A37G-2 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AYQ-16 and AN/DKQ-7 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated article about the Cannonball missile (more details). Many thanks to Jacobus Coetzee for providing the source material!
7 May 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the JCM and PAM/LAM missiles.
6 May 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Aequare, Air-Exjam, Bikini, D-21 Tagboard, HiMAT, LODED, Martin 845A, Paradel, QH-50 DASH, SD-3 Snooper, SD-4 Swallow, SD-5 Osprey and Teledyne Ryan 262 drones and UAVs.
- Added designations EH-66, EN-70, KD-3, LA-28, LA-135, LA-141, LA-214, LA-215, LA-297, LA-301, LA-314, LA-315, LA-317, LA-318, LA-319, LA-328 and LA-329 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A37U-4 and LAK-26/A47U-1 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/ASM-372 and AN/ASM-691 to AN/ASM listing. Thanks to David Huie (for -691)!
1 May 2004
- Added designations AR-96, AR-97, EH-38, ES-56, KA-10, KA-13, KA-19, KA-21, KA-25, KA-26, KA-32, KA-52, KA-63, KB-8, KB-13, KB-17, KC-2, KC-6, KD-11, KD-12, KF-8, KS-31, KS-43, LA-13, LA-22, LA-23, LA-124, LB-4, LB-5, LB-9, LB-10, LB-13, LB-14, LD-29, LD-30, LD-41, LS-3, LS-4, LS-6 and LS-43 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations ADU-813/E, BBU-52/B, BRU-56/A, FMU-107/B, FZU-2/B, FZU-20/B, GFU-8/E, GFU-10/E, KMU-572/B, LAU-144/A, MJU-6/B and PGU-37/B to ASETDS listings.
27 April 2004
- Added a short note on the copyright and terms of use of Designation-Systems.Net.
25 April 2004
- Added designation AN/AAQ-31 and corrected entry for AN/AAQ-34 in AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to Sammy Small!
21 April 2004
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 2, covering the RQ/MQ-1, RQ-2, RQ-3, RQ-4, RQ-6, RQ-7, RQ-8, MQ-9 and CQ-10 UAVs.
- Added designation AN/ASM-656 to AN/ASM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/AVS-503 to AN/AVS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 April 2004
- Added an article about Duplications in U.S. Military Aircraft Designation Series. The article was written in collaboration with Jos Heyman.
- Jos Heyman contributed a page about Malaysian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers. Many thanks to Jos!
- Added a link to the Site Search page on top of the index pages of the three main sections of Designation-Systems.Net.
7 April 2004
- Added designation AN/ALT-502 to AN/ALT listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ARN-515 to AN/ARN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
30 March 2004
- Added designations AN/AST-3 and AN/AST-5 to AN/AST listing. Thanks to David Huie!
24 March 2004
- Corrected information about conversion of missiles to targets in articles about RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-67 Standard ER missiles. Thanks to Hank Morris!
22 March 2004
- Added designation H.26 to Spanish Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Roberto Pla!
21 March 2004
- Significantly revised all tables of Soviet/Russian missile designations on Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Many thanks to Sean O'Connor for all his data!
16 March 2004
- Jos Heyman contributed a section on Japanese post-WW2 aircraft serial numbers for the Japanese Military Aircraft Designations page. Many thanks to Jos Heyman!
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between August 2003 and January 2004 (new designations are NC-12B and NSH-60F; the CC-130J entry was updated).
- Updated section about designation CC-130J in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations.
15 March 2004
- Added designations AN/ASQ-508, AN/ASQ-T30 and AN/ASQ-T31 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
1 March 2004
- Slightly updated article about GQM-163 Coyote (latest program status).
28 February 2004
- Added designation GAU-21/A to GAU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
18 February 2004
- Updated paragraph about designation O-4 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (some details on O-4 program). Thanks to Jos Heyman!
16 February 2004
- Added designation AN/AAQ-33 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to Jennifer Allen (Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control)!
- Added designation AN/APN-245 to AN/APN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ASN-155 to AN/ASN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
10 February 2004
- Revised article on LB series glide bombs.
9 February 2004
- Added designation AN/ASM-315 to AN/ASM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A24G-46, A/E24T-11, EAU-15/A and MSU-177/A to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
1 February 2004
- Added new ESC series of designations to page about Italian Army Aircraft Designations. Thanks to Michele D'Urzo!
- Revised article on LB series glide bombs, and added a photo of the LBE-1.
27 January 2004
- Slightly updated article about GBI missile (latest test flight, IFT-13B).
26 January 2004
- Added designation AN/AWM-2 to AN/AWM listing. Thanks to Dave Merrill!
- Added a new photo of a Gorgon IIC vehicle to article about Gorgon missile family. Thanks to Joel Carpenter!
20 January 2004
- Added designation 447L to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
- Added designation TF31 to Aero Engines page.
- Added designation AN/ARR-86 to AN/ARR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 January 2004
- Added designation AN/AXS-1 to AN/AXS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AN/AXT-5, AN/AXT-6, AN/AXT-8 and AN/AXT-9 to AN/AXT listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated information about designations of license-built aircraft on page about German and Austro-Hungarian Military Aircraft Designations (1914-1918). Thanks to Alan Christensen!
3 January 2004
- Added designation AN/AST-502 to AN/AST listing. Thanks to David Huie!
2 January 2004
- Jos Heyman has updated his articles on the Atlas, Delta, Titan and Pegasus launchers and DMSP, DSCS III, Navstar and Milstar satellites to include new launch data from 2003. The Titan article was additionally updated to include more details on Titan I R&D vehicles.
- Added a photo of the XBQ-1 to the article about the BQ-1/BQ-2.
30 December 2003
- Slightly updated article about HGM/LGM-25 Titan (added versions XSM-68A and SM-68A). Thanks to Jos Heyman!
- Added designation AN/AAQ-36 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added new designations BA-6 and JL-9 and updated version data for H-6, J-6, J-8, Q-5, Y-5, Z-8 and Z-9 on Chinese Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
16 December 2003
- Added designation CU-161 to Canadian Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Dennis S.!
15 December 2003
- Added code name Hind-J to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Manousos Kambouris!
3 December 2003
- Added designation AN/AAG-2 to AN/AAG listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
- Added designations AN/ASQ-T18, AN/ASQ-T20 and AN/ASQ-T46 to AN/ASQ listing (and added some info on other AN/ASQ-Tn items). Thanks to Giorgio Marchi!
- Added new code names Crate-C, Havoc-A/B and Hook-D to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
- Added new designation BA-5 and updated version data for H-6, J-7, J-8, Y-8, Y-11, Y-12 and Z-5 on Chinese Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
21 November 2003
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also shows (in a different color) recently allocated MDS designations, for which no official DOD data set is available, but which have been confirmed as "officially assigned" by reasonably reliable sources. The first entries in this category are EA-18G, F-16E and F-16F.
18 November 2003
- Added designation GBU-43/B to GBU listing. Thanks to Andreas Gehrs-Pahl!
14 November 2003
- Slightly corrected and updated article about UGM-96 Trident. Thanks to Derek Lyons!
- Added designation A/E24U-10 to A/E24U listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added new designations J-10 (1st), J-12 (2nd), J-13 (2nd) and Y-13 to Chinese Military Aircraft Designations page. Most of the new designations are not confirmed!
9 November 2003
- Updated article about Ground Based Interceptor (latest status of BV development).
6 November 2003
- Updated version data for code names Bison, Candid, Fitter, Hind and Hip on Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
- Added designation PGU-26/P to PGU listing. Thanks to Gary Vargo!
29 October 2003
- Updated article about MGM-168A (missile identified as ATACMS Block IA Unitary).
26 October 2003
- Added a new page to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MGM-168 missile. So far, the page is only a preliminary placeholder until the MGM-168A is positively identified.
- Slightly updated article about FIM-92 Stinger (new designations FIM-92G/H).
- Slightly updated article about MGM-140 ATACMS (new designation MGM-140F).
- Slightly updated article about AGM-158 JASSM (latest program status).
- Slightly updated article about ADM-160 MALD (new designation ZADM-160B).
25 October 2003
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between February 2003 and mid-August 2003 (new designations are KC-767A, FIM-92G, AGM-114N, ZADM-160A, MGM-168A, RQ-4B, CQ-10A, T-48A, CT-49A, X-45B, X-45C and X-49A). For designations assigned after January 2002, the date of MDS allocation has been added. Also, the description field has been added for those entries where it was missing so far. References to KC-767A and X-49A have been removed from the article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations, because they are now listed in the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added designations MGM-168A and CQ-10A to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
24 October 2003
- Added designation AN/AMT-5 to AN/AMT listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 October 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the HAVE DASH II and Ping-Pong missiles.
- Added new designations AR-6, AR-26, AR-51, AR-53, AR-56, AR-57, AR-67, AR-73, AR-93, AS-14, AS-17, BM-30, BS-9, EH-69 and FM-160 to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Many thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/AMT-24 to AN/AMT listing. Thanks to David Huie!
22 October 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the GBI missile, Assault Breaker, Caleb, Cherokee, Cree, Pilot (NOTSNIK), Skokie, SRHIT/FLAGE test vehicles, and ERGM self-propelled guided projectile.
20 October 2003
- Added new designations A/A37K-6, A/A42A-2, A/A48K-1, BRK-49/A37K-6, PWU-9/C, RYU-23/A and TEK-16/A37K-6 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
8 October 2003
- Added new code names Careless-A/B, Coaler-D, Helix-E and Hoodlum-C, and info for code names Chan and Finback-D/E to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
29 September 2003
- Added new page about German and Austro-Hungarian Military Aircraft Designations (1914-1918). Many thanks to Aleksey V. Martynov for providing the designation listings and additional input!
24 September 2003
- Added designation HGU-14/P to HGU/HGK listing. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
10 September 2003
- Added new code names Backfire-D, Flatpack and Frogfoot-C/D, and info for code names Flanker-E/F/G/H and Fulcrum-F/G to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
- Added designation BRU-61/A to BRU/BRK listing.
- Added designation GBU-39/B to GBU listing.
7 September 2003
- Added new page about Italian Army Aircraft Designations. Many thanks to Michele D'Urzo for providing all the data!
- Updated information on Rockwell-Collins systems in AN/Axx listings, including new designations AN/ARC-173, AN/ARC-194, AN/ARC-211, AN/ARC-215, AN/ARC-228, AN/ARC-2200, AN/ARC-2201, AN/ARQ-42, AN/ARQ-43 and AN/ARQ-51. Thanks to Alvin "Al" K. Patterson of Rockwell-Collins!
- Added designations AN/ARN-3 and AN/ARN-10 to AN/ARN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
4 September 2003
- Added designation AN/APG-81 to AN/APG listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ARN-19 to AN/ARN listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
- Added designation AN/AQS-24 to AN/AQS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
1 September 2003
- Mark Wade wrote an article about Russian Designations for Missiles and Spacecraft for his Encyclopedia Astronautica website. With his permission, the article is mirrored on Designation-Systems.Net. Many thanks to Mark Wade!
31 August 2003
- Added designation AN/ASC-37 to AN/ASC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ALQ-220 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated article about PWN-9 Kangaroo (new details, incl. a drawing and some specifications). Thanks to Dan Meyer!
24 August 2003
- Added designations AN/ARR-12, AN/ARR-14, AN/ARR-19, AN/ARR-21, AN/ARR-22, AN/ARR-23 and AN/ARR-50 to AN/ARR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
21 August 2003
- Added designation AN/AWG-32 to AN/AWG listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/APQ-49 to AN/APQ listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
- Added designation AN/APW-18 to AN/APW listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
19 August 2003
- Added designation AN/ARQ-58 to AN/ARQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ARR-38 to AN/ARR listing. Thanks to William Donzelli!
- Corrected designation AN/ZSQ-1 to AN/ZSQ-2 in AN/ZSQ listing. Thanks to Raytheon Co.!
14 August 2003
- Added designations AN/ALM-258, AN/ALM-259, AN/ALM-260, AN/ALM-261, AN/ALM-265, AN/ALM-266 and AN/ALM-289 to AN/ALM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
11 August 2003
- Added designation AN/ASQ-233 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
29 July 2003
- Added designation AN/ZSQ-1 to AN/ZSQ listing.
21 July 2003
- Added designation T.22 to Spanish Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
9 July 2003
- Jos Heyman provided new articles for the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3, covering the Athena, Minotaur and Taurus launch vehicles.
4 July 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Cannonball, FABMDS, Hopi, Lobber, Pye Wacket, Wagtail and Wizard missiles, and 2.75-inch, 5-inch and BOAR air-launched rockets.
- Updated article about 2.75-inch rockets (information on latest APKWS/Hydra-70 developments). Thanks to David Huie, who provided new sources just a few hours after the initial upload of the article ;-)!
3 July 2003
- Jos Heyman corrected the BMEWS section in the article about the Defense Satellite Program satellites. Former BMEWS entries in the Table of US military satellite launches were changed to RH/Canyon series.
1 July 2003
- Added new data to QRC listing, including new designations QRC-36H, QRC-68-9, QRC-180-1, QRC-259(T), QRC-314, QRC-320, QRC-328-2, QRC-329, QRC-330, QRC-334, QRC-341, QRC-350, QRC-353, QRC-354, QRC-362, QRC-374, QRC-378, QRC-383, QRC-399, QRC-400, QRC-413, QRC-429, QRC-449, QRC-458, QRC-522, QRC-567-1/2, QRC-530, QRC-535 and QRC 76-01. Thanks to David Huie and Andreas Gehrs-Pahl!
- Added a note about designation Type 20 to list of old DOD "Type" number designations of Soviet aircraft. Thanks to Duncan Bryant!
29 June 2003
- Added designation AN/ASQ-232 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation F137 to Aero Engines page.
28 June 2003
- Completely revised article about AIM-68 Big Q (Quirky) (new information from official source, including scale drawing).
27 June 2003
- Updated article about BGM-71 TOW (new variants, including BGM-71H).
- Corrected article about xGM-84 Harpoon (AGM-84K not the same as SLAM-ER ATA).
- Corrected article about AIM-120 AMRAAM (details on AIM-120C-4/5/6 subvariants).
22 June 2003
- Added designation APU-11/B to APU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation GGU-8/B to GGU listing. Thanks to Paul B.!
- Added designation AN/DJW-51 to AN/DJW listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations LM-18 and LM-21 to LM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
12 June 2003
- Added new photos to articles about AGM-124 Wasp and HVM. Thanks to Scott Ferrin!
31 May 2003
- Added about 100 new designations to Joint Photographic Type Designation System listings. Many thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/A42U-1 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/AWS-2 to AN/AWS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
30 May 2003
- Updated article about WS-199 missiles (new info on WS-199D). Thanks to Fülöp Szabolcs!
29 May 2003
- Added designations AN/ALE-42, AN/ALE-46, AN/ALM-253, AN/ASN-177, AN/DKT-84, AN/DPM-15, AN/DSQ-43 and AN/DSQ-48 to AN/xxx listings. Thanks to David Huie and Per Nyström!
- Added designations ADK-182/A24G-1, CPK-30/A24G-12, CPK-68/A24G-23, CPK-69/A24G-24, CPK-71/A24G-25, CPK-77/A24G-28, KMU-52/A, LAK-9/A47D-2, LAK-22/A47D, LAK-23/A47D, MAK-79/A37B, SWU-31/A37, TRK-48/A24G-12, TRK-50/A24G-14 and TTU-183/F to ASETDS component listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated articles about AIM-47 Falcon (drawing of AIM-47B) and AGM-76. Thanks to Sean O'Connor!
27 May 2003
- Added designations A/A24B-2, A/A24G-4, A/A24G-12, A/A24G-13, A/A24G-24, A/A24G-28, A/A37B-1 and AF/E24M-1 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
26 May 2003
- Updated paragraph about designation C-16 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations (Boeing "C-16" labels for C-X). Thanks to Jay B. Rideout!
25 May 2003
- Added designation AN/ASD-12 to AN/ASD listing. Thanks to David Huie!
22 May 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Affordable Weapon, ERIS, HEDI, HGV, HOE, HVM, SENIOR PROM, SIAM, Spike and WS-199 missiles.
21 May 2003
- Added new photo of UGM-109E to article about xGM-109 Tomahawk.
- Slightly updated articles about AGM-158 JASSM and ADM-160 MALD (update of latest program status).
20 May 2003
- Added designations AN/ALQ-116 and AN/ALQ-221 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
18 May 2003
- Rewrote article about PWN-9 Kangaroo (added historical background and design details). Many thanks to Dan Meyer!
- Added engine number 109-719 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to Grzegorz Plonski!
9 May 2003
- Added designation PDU-5/B to PDU listing. Thanks to Andreas Gehrs-Pahl!
8 May 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the ASALM, ALVRJ, Brazo, MLRS M26/M30, Predator SRAW and LOCAT missiles and rockets.
6 May 2003
- Added designation CBU-107/B to CBU listing.
30 April 2003
- Added designations MX-254 and MX-455 to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Craig Kaston!
27 April 2003
- Added a new page to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the BQM-167 missile.
- Added some detail data, including new designation AN/ARC-47, to AN/xxx listings. Thanks to Per Nyström!
26 April 2003
- Updated the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page, which now also includes the latest MDS assigned between February 2002 and early March 2003. References to E-10A, F-35A/B/C and TG-14A have been removed from the article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations, because they are now listed in the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
- Added a link from the US Military Aviation Designation Systems main page to the DOD 4120.15-L - Addendum page.
24 April 2003
- Added designations MGM-166A and BQM-167A to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Added a new page to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MGM-166 missile.
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the THAAD and SLAM (Pluto) missiles.
- Slightly updated article about AGM-114 Hellfire (new designation ATM-114B).
- Slightly updated article about AGM-130 (new designation AGM-130D).
- Slightly updated article about AGM-158 JASSM (new designation AGM-158B).
19 April 2003
- Slightly updated article about AGM-114 Hellfire (new AGM-114N variant).
15 April 2003
- Added designations AGU-26/A, EAU-17/A, EGU-20/A, EHK-20/A37J-2 and TRK-57/A24G-13 to ASETDS listings.
14 April 2003
- Added unit indicator "DU" to listing of JETDS Components Indicators. Thanks to David Huie!
9 April 2003
- Updated subvariant designations for SA-1, SA-2, SA-3 and SA-5 systems in Soviet/Russian Surface-to-Air Missile listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
2 April 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the KDC, KD2C/KD3C, KDG/KD3G, KD2G, KD4G, KD5G, KD4R and KDT target drones.
27 March 2003
- Added designation AN/ARC-234 to AN/ARC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
26 March 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the BG series bomb gliders, BQ-1/BQ-2, BQ-3, BQ-4/TDR (and variants), BQ-7 and BQ-8 assault drones, and A series, PQ series, TD series and KDH target drones.
24 March 2003
- Added designation AN/ARD-6 to AN/ARD listing. Thanks to Raymond Cheung!
23 March 2003
- Added designation AN/ALE-58 to AN/ALE listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation MAU-3/A to MAU listing. Thanks to Jon Crawford!
20 March 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the OQ-14/TDD (and variants), OQ-4, OQ-5, OQ-6, OQ-11, OQ-12, OQ-15, OQ-16/TD3D, OQ-17/KDR, OQ-18, PQ-8/TDC, Q-1, Q-9, Q-10 and Q-14/TD2C target drones.
19 March 2003
- Slightly updated article about BQM-155/RQ-5 Hunter (new BAT-equipped variant).
17 March 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3, covering the Scout (SLV-1), Thor/Delta (SLV-2/SB-3), Atlas (SLV-3/SB-1/SB-2), Titan (SLV-4/SLV-5/SB-4/SB-5/SB-6), IUS (SSB-7), Centaur (SSB-8), PAM-D2 (SSB-9), Transtage (SSB-10) and Pegasus (ASB-11) launch vehicles and upper stages. These articles were written by Jos Heyman - many thanks to Jos for his contribution!
1 March 2003
- Added the new allocation E-10 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
27 February 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the SAM-A-19 missile and the RM-81 (Agena) spacecraft.
24 February 2003
- Added the first pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3, covering the WS-1, WS-2, LS-3, ES-4, ES-5, LS-6, NS-7, ES-8, LS-9 and LS-10 satellites. These articles were written by Jos Heyman - many thanks to Jos for his contribution!
16 February 2003
- Added 130 new MX numbers and WS number 139A to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Many thanks to Steve Pace!
15 February 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the KAN, BDR, JB series and X-17 missiles, and GB series, VB series and LB series guided bombs.
12 February 2003
- Added photo of AGM-84L to article about AGM/RGM/UGM-84 Harpoon.
- Added designation AN/DSM-59 to AN/DSM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
2 February 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the SUM-N-2, RTV-N-12, RTV-G-1, RTV-G-4, SSM-A-16 (and other Hermes variants) and SSM-A-23 missiles.
30 January 2003
- Added photo of RTV-G-2 to article about MGM-5 Corporal.
28 January 2003
- Added a page about Missing Numbers in pre-1963 Missile Designation Listings to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1.
26 January 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the ASM-N-2, ASM-N-4, ASM-N-5 (and other Gorgon variants), ASM-N-6, ASM-N-8, SAM-N-2 (and other Lark variants), SAM-N-8, CTV-N-8, LTV-N-2 (and other JB-2/Loon variants), LTV-N-4, PTV-N-4, RTV-N-2 and RTV-N-6 missiles.
20 January 2003
- Added a drawing (low quality!) to article about SSM-N-2 Triton.
19 January 2003
- Added new photos to articles about MQM-33 (OQ-19A, OQ-19B/D), AQM-35 (XQ-4B) and AIM-152 (GD/West. YAIM-152A).
15 January 2003
- Added new SL numbers SL-20 and SL-21, and new Prototype Codes KY-3 and PL-1 to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
14 January 2003
- Added an article about Current Designations Of U.S. Military Aircraft.
- Added an article about Allocation of Official Aerospace Vehicle MDS Designations.
9 January 2003
- Updated article about AQM-35 (many detail changes).
- Updated article about MQM-33 (revised information on OQ-19 variants).
- Added designations A/A37G-7, A/A37G-11, A/A37G-13, ATK-61/A37G-7, CPK-131/A37G-13, DCK-215/A37G-11, ECK-99/A37G-13, TRK-104/A37G-7, TRK-170/A37G-10 and TRK-194/A37G-13 to ASETDS listings.
8 January 2003
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the AAM-A-1, ASM-A-1, SAM-A-1, RTV-A-2, RTV-A-3, AAM-N-4, AAM-N-5, AAM-N-10, SSM-N-2, SSM-N-4, SSM-N-6, AUM-N-4, AUM-N-6, RM-89, RM-90, RM-91 and RM-92 missiles.
3 January 2003
- Added designation AN/AQH-501 to AN/AQH listing. Thanks to David Huie!
30 December 2002
- Updated article about ADM-160 MALD (latest status of program).
29 December 2002
- Updated paragraphs about designations C-30 and C-767, and added paragraph about T-48/T-49 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Updated sections about designations CC-130J and AL-1, and added section about KC-767 in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Updated article about GQM-93 (photo of manned configuration).
24 December 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the LIM-99 (unidentified), LIM-100 (unidentified), BQM-106 and MQM-143 missiles.
- Updated article about AQM-37 (details about AQM-37B).
- Updated article about FIM-43 (info on cancelled designation AIM-43D).
- Updated article about AGM-123 Skipper II (details about ATM-123A and AGM-123B).
- Updated article about MGM-164 ATAMCS (details about "TACMS 2000").
- Slightly updated articles about MGM-31, LIM-49, RIM-85, RIM-101 and PWN-9.
- Added designation MXU-737/B to MXU listing.
15 December 2002
- Added designation AN/APX-119 to AN/APX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ALQ-220 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
10 December 2002
- Added number 8-347 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to Grzegorz Plonski!
7 December 2002
- Completely rewrote article about AIM-68 (missile now identified as "Project Quirky"). Many thanks to Tom Cooper!
4 December 2002
- Added designation AN/APY-7 to AN/APY listing. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
3 December 2002
- Added the framework for four appendixes to the
Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site:
- Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones
- Appendix 2: Modern UAVs
- Appendix 3: Space Vehicles
- Appendix 4: Undesignated Vehicles - Added the first pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1, covering the SM-62, GAM-63, SM-64, GAM-67, GAM-71, SM-73, X-9 and X-10 missiles.
- Added the first pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4, covering the Sprint and PAC-3 missiles.
28 November 2002
- Added links to the relevant pages in the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles to the Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
- Slightly updated article about AIM-47 Falcon (mentioning AIM-47B variant).
20 November 2002
- Updated the Search Page to show the improved options of the FreeFind search engine (new "phrase search").
- Corrected article about ADM-141 TALD (designations A/B37U-1(V)1 and (V)2 were reversed).
17 November 2002
- Added designation AN/ARR-82 to AN/ARR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ART-53 to AN/ART listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Updated article about MIM-104 Patriot (details about MIM-104E).
15 November 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AGM-123, AGM-130, MGM-134, ASM-135, AGM/BGM-136, ADM-141 and ADM-160 missiles.
10 November 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AGM/BGM/RGM/UGM-109, BGM-110, MIM-115, RIM-116, FQM-117, AGM-119, AIM-120, CQM/CGM-121, AIM-132, CEM-138, MIM-146 and AIM-152 missiles.
7 November 2002
- Corrected tie-up between FIM-92 suffix letters and corresponding Stinger variants in the article about FIM-92 Stinger. Thanks to Jennifer Allen from Raytheon Co.!
5 November 2002
- Added some subvariant designations to Soviet/Russian Surface-to-Surface Missile and Soviet/Russian Naval Surface-to-Surface Missile listings. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
- Added a note to the article about FIM-92 Stinger as a warning that the tie-up between FIM-92 suffix letters and corresponding Stinger variants could be incorrect.
1 November 2002
- Added some subvariant designations to Soviet/Russian Surface-to-Air Missile and Soviet/Russian Naval Surface-to-Air Missile listings. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
- Added designations AN/APM-448, AN/APM-474, AN/APM-475, AN/DLQ-9 and AN/DSN-2 to AN/xxx listings. Thanks to David Huie!
31 October 2002
- Added some subvariant designations to Soviet/Russian Anti-Tank Missile listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
30 October 2002
- Added some subvariant designations to Soviet/Russian Air-to-Surface Missile listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
29 October 2002
- Added some subvariant designations to Soviet/Russian Air-to-Air Missile listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
28 October 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AIM-68, LEM-70 and UGM-89 missiles, and PWN-1, PWN-2, PWN-3, PWN-4, PWN-5, PWN-6, PWN-7, PWN-8, PWN-9, PWN-10, PWN-11 and PWN-12 probes.
- Added designation AN/APS-148 to AN/APS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 October 2002
- Updated paragraphs about designations C-16, C-36, V-19, V-21 and X-39 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Updated section about AL-1A in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations (possible original designation YFC-36A).
- Added the new allocation KC-767 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
22 October 2002
- Added designations ZAIM-68A, LIM-70A and ZUGM-89A to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Completly rewrote article about MQR-13 rocket. The original tentative identification of the XMQR-13A as the LOCAT (Low-Cost Aerial Target) was wrong, the MQR-13 designation refers to the BMTS (Ballistic Missile Target System) instead.
- Updated article about MQR-16 Gunrunner (confirmation of the MQR-16A designation for Gunrunner).
20 October 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AQM-91, GQM-93, GQM-94, GQM-98, PQM-102, MQM-105, MQM-107, BQM-108, BQM-126, BQM-145, BQM-147, PQM-149, PQM-150, FQM-151 and BQM-155 missiles.
18 October 2002
- Added number 8-462 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to André Fave!
16 October 2002
- Made some additions and corrections in articles about AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-114 Hellfire. Thanks to Manousos Kambouris!
12 October 2002
- Updated article about AGM-76 Falcon.
11 October 2002
- Made numerous minor and major (CSS-N and CSSC listings) corrections and additions to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
8 October 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AGM-65, MQM/BQM-74, BGM-75, AQM-81, AIM-82, AGM/RGM/UGM-84, BQM-90, AIM-95, BQM-111, AGM-114, AQM-127, AQM-128, AGM/MGM-137, AGM-142, AGM-153, AGM-154, AGM-158, AGM-159 and GQM-163 missiles.
6 October 2002
- Added designations A/E24M-T2, A/F37U-T26, A/F37U-T27, A/F37U-T28 and A/U36M-1 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ASW-51 to AN/ASW listing. Thanks to David Huie!
24 September 2002
- Updated information on IM-69 on Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
- Updated sections about designations AV-8, RC-7B and F-35 in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Slightly updated article about CIM-10 Bomarc (designations of early test missiles).
- Slightly updated article about AGM-28 Hound Dog (AGM-28C designation).
17 September 2002
- Added designation AN/AAQ-34 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
14 September 2002
- Added designation WDU-43/B to WDU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
13 September 2002
- Updated information on ZBGM-75A, ZBQM-90A, YCEM-138A, YPQM-149A, YPQM-150A and XAGM-153A/B on Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Updated article about RIM-156 Standard Block IV (designations of variants).
- Updated paragraphs about designations C-16, C-30, C-34, C-36, C-39 and V-14 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Added designation AN/ALR-95 to AN/ALR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ALQ-224 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/AXM-8 to AN/AXM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
2 September 2002
- Updated information on XRM-86 on Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page. The same information also applies to the PWN-4A on the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
24 August 2002
- Updated many details about older AN/Axx designations. Thanks to William Donzelli!
23 August 2002
- Added designation AN/ASK-8 to AN/ASK listing. Thanks to Craig!
22 August 2002
- Added designation 109-016 to German Aero Engine listing. Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen!
21 August 2002
- Added information about designations A-1, A-8, C-13 (pre-1962), P-73 and P-74 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations. Paragraphs about B-72, C-136 and O-4 were slightly updated.
- Updated information on XRM-84, XRM-85 and XRM-86 on Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
- Updated information on PWN-2A and PWN-3A on Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Added designations A/A24A-56, A/A24G-44, A/A24R-1, A/A37J-10, A/E24A-T21, A/E24A-T22, A/E24M-T4, A/E24M-T5, A/E26S-T1, A/E27A-T3, A/E28P-5, A/E32M-65, A/E32M-68, A/E32M-74, A/E32M-76, A/E32M-77, A/E32M-94, A/E32M-95, A/E32M-103, A/E37A-T24, A/E37A-T25, A/E37A-T26, A/E37U-T12, A/E42A-T1, A/E42A-T7, A/E42A-T8, A/E42A-T9, A/E42U-T2, A/E47A-T1,A/E47T-23, A/E47T-28, A/F24A-T5, A/F24U-7, A/F28U-1, A/F32T-12, A/F37A-T45, A/F37A-T50, A/F37A-T51, A/F37A-T59, A/F37A-T88, A/F37A-T94, A/F37A-T95, A/F37A-T96, A/M27T-13, A/M37T-2, A/M48M-2, A/P28S-27, A/S32P-26, A/S32P-27, HLU-342/E, HLU-388/E and HLU-395/E (some without descriptive data) to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/APN-T10 to AN/APN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/ASD-8 (without descriptive data) to AN/ASD listing. Thanks to David Huie!
31 July 2002
- Updated paragraphs about designations C-39 and F-19 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Updated section about F-117 in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations (speculation about F-19 now obsolete).
30 July 2002
- Added designation As 292 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to André Fave!
25 July 2002
- Added listings of CLU, DCU/DCK, DEU, DHU, DTU, GEU and MSU/MSK designations (with only very few known designations, though).
24 July 2002
- Added designation AN/APY-8 to AN/APY listing.
19 July 2002
- Updated paragraph about designations F-112 and higher in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
- Slightly updated article about UUM-44 Subroc (W-55 warhead yield).
- Added designation SRU-22/P to SRU listing. Thanks to Scott Goforth!
- Added designation MAU-209/B to MAU listing.
14 July 2002
- Slightly updated article about RIM-161 Standard SM-3 (SM-3 launch photo).
12 July 2002
- Updated article about AGM-88 HARM (latest status of AGM-88E AARGM).
- Added designation WGU-48/B to WGU listing.
- Added the (mostly unconfirmed) designations Fi 2, Ju 92, Ju 147, Do 235, Ar 239, Ho 267, He 278, Ar 393 and Ju 452 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page.
7 July 2002
- Added designation Fi 168 to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page. Thanks to H.-P. Dabrowski!
28 June 2002
- Added information about designations K-1, R-2 and X-23 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
24 June 2002
- Added links to external sites about some of the aircraft referenced in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
22 June 2002
- Updated info about designations G-1 through G-6 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations. Thanks to Brian C. Rogers!
19 June 2002
- Updated paragraphs about designations C-34 and H-36 in article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
17 June 2002
- Updated section about F/A-18 in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations. Thanks to Mark Wade!
- Added designation A/F37T-21 to A/F37T listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Introduced AN/AWS listing with the new designation AN/AWS-1. Thanks to David Huie!
16 June 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MIM-46, MGM-51, AGM-53, AIM-54, RGM-59, AGM-64, BGM-71, FGM-77, AGM-124, FGM-148 and MGM-157 missiles.
- Slightly updated article about MIM-104 Patriot (latest status of PAC-3 missile).
14 June 2002
- Added designation AN/ALQ-219 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added designation AN/ASW-59 to AN/ASW listing. Thanks to Brian Wechman!
31 May 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the FIM-43, UUM-44, AGM-45, AGM-63, AGM-78, AGM-88, FIM-92, AIM-97, RUM/UUM-125, RUM-139, MGM-164 and RGM-165 missiles.
27 May 2002
- Added new designations HGU-40/P and HGU-59/P to HGU/HGK listing. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
25 May 2002
- Added designations LAU-77/A, SDU-6/B and SDU-29/B to ASETDS component listings.
- Added designation AN/DPM-27 to AN/DPM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
21 May 2002
- Added designations AN/ARW-84 and AN/AAQ-35 to JETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
17 May 2002
- Added some pre-1963 Naval variant designators to articles about AIM/RIM-7, AGM-12, RGM-15, and xxM-34 missiles.
- Rewrote section about AV-8 designator in article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations (mentioning original AV-6B designation).
- Updated article about MIM-23 (missile no longer active in U.S. service).
- Added designations AN/AAS-50 and AN/AAS-52 to AN/AAS listing.
- Added some data to JETDS equipment listings, including new designations AN/ALR-55 and AN/ALR-57. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added some data to ASETDS component listings, including new designations MJU-1/B, WAU-8/B, WAU-9/B, ADU-315/A and ADU-316/A. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added some data to QRC listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
30 April 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AQM-37, AQM-38, MQM-39, MQM-40, AQM-41, MQM-42, AQM-60 and MQM-61 missiles.
19 April 2002
- Added article about Non-Standard DOD Aircraft Designations.
8 April 2002
- Added designations Jumo 206, Jumo 218, As 402, DB 619 and 109-613 to German Aero Engine listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
28 March 2002
- Added designations F-109 and F-112/116 to article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
27 March 2002
- Added article about "Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations.
25 March 2002
- Updated articles about the AIM-9 Sidewinder, RIM-66 Standard MR, AGM-86 ALCM and MGM-140 ATACMS missiles to include new variant designators.
24 March 2002
- Added designations MGM-164, RGM-165 and Q-9 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
17 March 2002
- Added designation ASM-A-2 to Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to Steve Pace!
16 March 2002
- Upgraded article about AGR-14 ZAP with new information, including missile specifications.
12 March 2002
- Added designation AN/ALQ-218 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
6 March 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MQM-33, AQM/BQM/MQM/BGM-34, AQM-35, MQM-36, PQM-56, MQM-57, MQM-58 and AQM-103 missiles.
3 March 2002
- Added designations J50, T68, T69, T70, T71 and T80 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to John Leonard!
25 February 2002
- Added designation AN/AVX-3 to AN/AVX listing. Thanks to Kenneth P. Katz!
24 February 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MIM-23, UGM-27, AGM-28, AGM-48, AGM-69, UGM-73, AGM-86, UGM-96, MIM-104, AGM-129, AGM-131 and UGM-133 missiles.
8 February 2002
- Added new designations (some w/o descriptive data) AN/ADA-8, AN/APS-39, AN/APS-40, AN/APS-41, AN/APW-40, AN/ASM-630, AN/ASM-683, AN/ASQ-T35, AN/ASQ-T36, AN/ASQ-T37 and AN/DJM-6 to JETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
6 February 2002
- Added designations PJ33, PJ35, PJ37, PJ39, RJ35, RJ39, RJ41, RJ45, RJ49, RJ51, LR1, LR5, LR7, LR15, LR17, LR19, LR21, LR23, LR29, LR31, LR33, LR37, LR39, LR41, LR49, LR51, LR53 and LR53 to Aero Engines page.
3 February 2002
- Added designations ADU-548/B, BSU-56/B, BSU-57/B, CNU-92/E, CNU-126/E, CNU-147/E, CNU-179/E, CNU-381/E, DSU-32/B, FZU-17/B and MAU-78 to ASETDS component listings. Thanks to Slater!
- Added drawing of AN/ALE-25 pod to ADR-8 page.
2 February 2002
- Added designations ADU-317/E, ADU-318/E, CVU-112/E, MHU-69/E, MHU-71/E and MMU-125/E to ASETDS component listings.
- Added designations AN/DKT-2 and AN/DJW-28 to AN/Dxx listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation A/F37A-T48 to A/F37A listing. Thanks to David Huie!
1 February 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the MGM-18, ADM-20, MGM-21, AGM-22, MGM-32, AGM-62 and AGM-112 missiles.
27 January 2002
- Added designation AN/ASD-11 to AN/ASD listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 January 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the CIM-10, PGM-11, AGM-12, CGM/HGM-16, PGM-17, PGM-19, HGM/LGM-25, LGM-30, MGM-31, AGM-79, AGM-80, AGM-83 and LGM-118 missiles.
- Added designation AN/ARC-225 to AN/ARC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
16 January 2002
- Added designations AN/AAM-90 and AN/AAM-94 to AN/AAM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E24T-187 and A/E24T-207 to A/E24T listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation 109-005 to German Jet Engine listing. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
12 January 2002
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AIM/RIM-7, AIM-9, MIM-72, RIM-85, AGM-87, RIM-101, RIM-113, AGM-122 and RIM-162 missiles, and MGR-1, AIR-2, MGR-3, RUR-4, RUR-5, MER-6, ADR-7, ADR-8, ADR-9, ADR-10, ADR-11, ADR-12, MQR-13, AGR-14, MTR-15, MQR-16, FGR-17 and GTR-18 rockets.
- Added designation AN/AYK-25 to AN/AYK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation SMK-94 to SMU/SMK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
4 January 2002
- Added designations AN/AVQ-32 and AN/AVQ-36 to AN/AVQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
3 January 2002
- Added designation WDU-42/B to WDU listing. Thanks to Nick Strauss!
22 December 2001
- Added designation BLU-118/B to BLU listing.
16 December 2001
- Added designation AN/APY-T1 to AN/APY listing. Thanks to David Huie!
12 December 2001
- Added designation HGU-42/P to HGU/HGK listing. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
5 December 2001
- Added BG (USAAF) and LB (US Navy) categories to Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to Steve Vaught for the reminder!
30 November 2001
- Added some new information to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page, including numbers 8-27, Do 29, 8-29, 8-30, He 38, 8-57, Al 75, 8-82, Fi 168, Fi 169, 8-175, Do 221, Fa 236, Ar 239, Me 243, Ho 251, Fw 259, He 273, He 276, He 278, He 279, Fl 285, DFS 301, Me 320 and Fw 325. Thanks to Horst Zöller!
27 November 2001
- Added some additions to German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945) page, including designations Do 200, He 275 and Me 409. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov!
26 November 2001
- Added new page about German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945).
11 November 2001
- Added some additions to HGU/HGK and PRU/PRK listings, including new designations HGU-30/P, PRU-40/P and PRU-41/P. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
- Made some corrections to Thai Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Steve Darke!
9 November 2001
- Added designations BLU-117/B, GBU-34/B, PGU-16/A, PGU-39 and PGU-41/B to ASETDS component listings.
8 November 2001
- Added some corrections and additions to Soviet/Russian Air-to-Surface Missile and Soviet/Russian Surface-to-Air Missile listings. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov, Per Nyström, and Manousos Kambouris!
7 November 2001
- Made some corrections to Space Launcher listing on Soviet/Russian aircraft and missile page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
5 November 2001
- Added some additions to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles page. Thanks to Manousos Kambouris, Aleksey Martynov, and Per Nyström!
- Added new page about Brazilian Military Aircraft Designations.
- Added a few links to the Non-U.S. Military Aircraft and Missile Designation Systems main page.
4 November 2001
- Added information about designations of early SAM-N-7 variants to RIM-2 article. Thanks to Hank Morris!
- Added designation AN/ARN-159 to AN/ARN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/DAN-3 to AN/DAN listing. Thanks to Hank Morris!
1 November 2001
- Added designation AN/AAQ-32 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added some additions and corrections to Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles. Thanks to Aleksey Martynov and Jos Heyman!
31 October 2001
- Added designation A/N37A-1 to ASETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
30 October 2001
- Added new page about Designations Of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles. The data was provided solely by Aleksey V. Martynov, and I only did the HTML formatting. Many thanks to Aleksey!
21 October 2001
- Added designations AN/ARQ-56 and AN/ARQ-57 to AN/ARQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
18 October 2001
- Added new designation J-13 to Chinese Military Aircraft Designations page, and corrected the entries for J-9, J-11, and J-12.
17 October 2001
- Added new pages to the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles site, covering the AIM-4, MGM-5, RGM-6, RGM-15, AIM-26, MGM-29, AIM-47, MGM-52, AGM-76 and MGM-140 missiles.
11 October 2001
- Added designations AN/AAM-30 and AN/AAM-38 to AN/AAM listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added Google Site Search to the search page.
9 October 2001
- Added designation LAU-42/A to LAU/LAK listing.
- For rather strange (in my view) reasons, I had to add some sort of disclaimer to make it clear that this is not a commercial site.
7 October 2001
- Added numerous additions and corrections to JETDS equipment listings, including the 14 new designations (some w/o descriptive data) AN/ARM-75, AN/ART-45, AN/ASG-34, AN/ASM-430, AN/ASM-443, AN/ASQ-504, AN/ASS-6, AN/AWM-57, AN/AWW-3, AN/AYA-16, AN/AYK-1, AN/AYS-1, AN/DJW-6 and AN/DRW-3. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added list of missile designations to Japanese Military Aircraft Designations page.
5 October 2001
- Added Site Search for Designation-Systems.Net. Many thanks to Brooke Clarke for pointing me to the FreeFind free search engine!
- Added numerous additions and corrections to JETDS equipment listings, including the 43 new designations (some w/o descriptive data) AN/APA-20, AN/APA-65, AN/APA-67, AN/APA-68, AN/APA-71, AN/APA-73, AN/APA-75, AN/APA-76, AN/APA-77, AN/APA-78, AN/APA-79, AN/APD-501, AN/APG-501, AN/APH-2, AN/APN-10, AN/APN-61, AN/APN-235, AN/APQ-501, AN/APS-29, AN/APS-43, AN/APS-47, AN/APS-48, AN/APS-51, AN/APS-52, AN/APS-53, AN/APS-55, AN/APS-56, AN/APS-58, AN/APS-71, AN/APS-74, AN/APS-75, AN/APS-77, AN/APS-78, AN/APS-79, AN/APS-83, AN/APS-86, AN/APS-89, AN/APS-90, AN/APS-93, AN/APS-136, AN/APS-T3, AN/AQA-8 and AN/AQH-7. Thanks to David Huie!
3 October 2001
- Started the new project Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles with pages about the MGM-1, RIM-2, MIM-3, RIM-8, MGM/CGM-13, MIM-14, RIM-24, LIM-49, RIM-50, RIM-55, RIM-66, RIM-67, RIM-156 and RIM-161 missiles.
- Added a page about myself, with a brief summary of my personal background and motivation for this website.
30 September 2001
- Added designation MXU-5/P to MXU/MXK/MXG listing. Thanks to Richard Garrison!
25 September 2001
- Added designations AN/ASM-704 and AN/ASQ-T16 to JETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation TTU-22/B to TTU/TTK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 September 2001
- Added designations MX-256 and MX-880 to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Wai Yip!
16 September 2001
- Designation listings on Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page now list full designations (with prefix and suffix letters). A few minor errors on the page were also corrected.
5 September 2001
- Added designations WCU-28/B, WDU-41/B, WPU-16/B and WPU-17/B to WxU listings.
26 August 2001
- Added designations AN/ASN-173, AN/ASN-174, AN/ASN-179 and AN/ASN-180 (thanks to David Huie) to AN/ASN listing.
- Added designation AN/AAR-56 to AN/AAR listing. Thanks to David Huie!
23 August 2001
- Added designation AN/AVQ-37 to AN/AVQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations AVU-35/A, GMU-75/A and GMU-76/A to ASETDS component listings. Thanks to David Huie!
21 August 2001
- Added designation AN/APX-118 to AN/APX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
20 August 2001
- Added designations AN/ALE-56, AN/ALE-502, AN/ALR-83, AN/APX-115 and AN/APX-116 to JETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations QRC-288, QRC-328-1, QRC-377, QRC-383, QRC-490, QRC-494, QRC-496, QRC-536, QRC-538, QRC-546, QRC-558 and QRC-559 to QRC listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/E37K-3 and A/M24A-9 to ASETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation 428A to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
18 August 2001
- Added designation AN/ARC-209 to AN/ARC listing. Thanks to Bob Londer!
16 August 2001
- Added designation AN/APX-117 to AN/APX listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations A/A24Q-1, A/A37A-T6, A/A42G-1, A/A42G-11 and A/B45Y-7 to ASETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
15 August 2001
- Added designation B.J.7 to Thailand's Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Dimitri Schmidt!
- Added designation WS-461L to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
12 August 2001
- Added new page about Thailand's Military Aircraft Designations.
9 August 2001
- Updated and corrected several details on Swedish Military Aircraft Designations page. Thanks to Urban Fredriksson!
7 August 2001
- Added new page about Swedish Military Aircraft Designations.
5 August 2001
- Added numerous detail additions to JETDS designation listings (mainly AN/ALT and AN/APx), including new designations AN/ALT-5, AN/ALT-10, AN/ALT-12, AN/ALT-18, AN/ALT-20 and AN/APT-20. Many thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added designation AN/APY-T2 to AN/APY listing.
29 July 2001
- Added designations GAR-5 and GAR-6 to Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
20 July 2001
19 July 2001
- Added listings of SBU/SBK, SDU/SDK, SEU, SGU, SHU/SHK, SMU/SMK, SPU, STU, SVU and SWU/SWK designations.
13 July 2001
- Introduced AN/AES listing (the first AN/AEx) with the new designation AN/AES-1. Thanks to David Huie!
10 July 2001
- Added designation Q-8 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Added designation AN/APG-80 to AN/APG listing. Thanks to Bob Leedom!
6 July 2001
- Added listings of MBU, MCU/MCK, MMU/MMG, MPK, MTU, NCU, PCU, PJU, PLU, PMU/PMK, PTU, PVU, RAU, REU, RFU, RGU and RYU/RYK designations.
4 July 2001
- Added listings of GCU, GGU, GLU, GMU/GMK, GRU/GRK, HBU, HCU, HDU/HDK, HLU/HLK, LBU, LEU and LTU designations.
1 July 2001
- Added designations LTV-N-4 and M23(Army) to Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
- Added designations PJ40, LR107 and LR113 to Aero Engines page.
- Added designation WS-224A to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
- Added designation TDU-12/B to TDU/TDK listing.
- Added numerous detail additions to AN/ALx listings, including new designations AN/ALD-1, AN/ALE-3, AN/ALE-7, AN/ALE-9, AN/ALE-10, AN/ALE-11, AN/ALE-12, AN/ALE-13, AN/ALE-17, AN/ALE-19, AN/ALQ-1, AN/ALQ-4, AN/ALQ-6, AN/ALQ-8, AN/ALQ-11, AN/ALQ-24, AN/ALQ-38, AN/ALQ-42 and AN/ALQ-43. Many thanks to Per Nyström!
30 June 2001
- Added information about an Interim USAF Missile Designation System from 1961 to Early (Pre-1963) Missiles And Drones page.
- Added propellant type codes for Solid Fueled Rockets to Aero Engines page.
28 June 2001
- Added listings of CPU/CPK, CQU, CRU/CRK, CTU, CVU/CVK, EAU, ECU/ECK, EGU/EGK, EHU/EHK, EMU, EPU, ERU/ERK, ETU/ETK, FEU, FFU, FLU, FNU, FPU, FRK and FTK designations.
- Added designation MXU-824/A to MXU/MXK/MXG listing.
24 June 2001
- Added designations MX-839, MX-864, MX-908, MX-939, MX-1079, MX-1097, MX-1119, MX-1205, MX-1241, MX-1498, MX-1519, MX-1597, MX-1600, MX-1647, MX-1737, MX-1867, MX-1894, MX-1895, MX-1921, MX-1932 and MX-1934 (and removed erroneous designations MX-909 and MX-1226) on U.S. Air Force Projects page. Many thanks to Wai Yip for providing the source for this update!
22 June 2001
- The Chinese Military Aircraft Designations page has been extensively updated with data provided by Andreas Gehrs-Pahl. Andreas has also compiled listings of other Chinese military and space equipment (engines, missile, launchers, etc.), which are provided "as-is" on the Chinese Aero-Engines and Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
21 June 2001
- Added designation GQM-163 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. Thanks to Kenneth Leeds!
20 June 2001
- Added info about the identity of the MER-6 rocket (Blue Scout Junior/ERCS) on the Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. Thanks to Gunter Krebs!
19 June 2001
- Added listings of AR, AS, BM, BS, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EN, ES, FH, FK, FL, FM, FN, FS, KD, KG, LB, LD, LE, LF, LG and LM designations (see Joint Photographic Type Designation System).
18 June 2001
- Added listings of AP, AQ, KA, KB, KC, KE, KF, KS, LA and LS designations (see Joint Photographic Type Designation System).
16 June 2001
- Added designation AN/ACQ-7 to AN/ACQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
15 June 2001
- Added designations MX-716 and MX-1624 to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Wai Yip!
14 June 2001
- Added designation AN/AAQ-19 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to Manousos E. Kambouris!
13 June 2001
- Added listings of ACU/ACK, ADU/ADK/ADG, AHU/AHK, ASU/ASK, ATU/ATK and BCU designations.
- Added some corrections and additions (mainly about E-2C equipment) to JETDS equipment listings, including new designation AN/ARQ-35. Thanks to Nico!
6 June 2001
- Added designations MAU-166/A and MAU-182/A to MAU listing.
- Added designations SUU-75/B, SUU-76/B, SUU-78/A, SUU-79/A and SUU-80/A to SUU listing.
31 May 2001
- Added some additions (applications of US Navy equipment) to JETDS equipment listings, including new designations AN/AIC-6, AN/APR-16 and AN/ARB-2. Thanks to Per Nyström!
30 May 2001
- Added designations AN/ASQ-227 and AN/ASQ-228 to AN/ASQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation AN/APN-244 to AN/APN listing. Thanks to David Huie!
28 May 2001
- Added designations A/A37G-12, A/B37A-T1, A/E37A-T47, A/E37T-8, A/E37T-30, A/F24A-T2, A/F24A-T4 and A/F37A-T63 to ASETDS equipment listings. Thanks to David Huie!
21 May 2001
20 May 2001
- Added designation AN/AMS-2 to new AN/AMS listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Corrected entries for AN/APQ-178 and AN/APQ-179 in AN/APQ listing. Thanks to Nico!
17 May 2001
- Added designations AN/AMA-3, AN/AME-2, AN/AME-3, AN/AMM-6, AN/AMQ-12, AN/AMQ-13, AN/AMQ-14, AN/AMQ-20, AN/AMQ-24, AN/AMR-2, AN/AMR-4, AN/AMT-14, AN/AMT-22 and AN/AMT-23 to AN/AMx listings. Thanks to David Huie!
15 May 2001
- Corrected the designation BGM-75 and added a note about missing M-70 and M-89 on Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Corrected entries for GBU-29/B and GBU-30/B in GBU listing.
- Changed remark about AGM-62 on Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. Thanks to Brooks Rowlett!
14 May 2001
- Added listings of CGU, CHU, CKU, CNU/CNK, LNU, LRU, PRU/PRK, PWU, SKU/SKK, SXU, TMU, TTU/TTK and WNU designations.
- Added designations WDU-32/B and WDU-37/B to WDU listing.
12 May 2001
- Added designations BFM-75, LIM-99, LIM-100, AGM-112, ADM-144, AGM-153, ADR-12, PWN-9 and Q-6 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
29 April 2001
- Added page about U.S. Nuclear Weapons.
- Added designations BDU-2/B, BDU-3/B and BDU-7/E to BDU listing.
27 April 2001
- Added a remark about the ASM-N-9 designation in the Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones page.
26 April 2001
- Added designations AN/APA-106 and AN/APQ-179 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
25 April 2001
- Site moved to new URL http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/.
20 April 2001
- Reworked the section about Weapon Systems in the Air Force Projects page (extended and revised the descriptive text; added many designations). Many thanks to David Huie and Wai Yip for providing the reference material!
17 April 2001
- Added designations AN/AIQ-3, AN/ALM-286, AN/ASC-36, AN/ASQ-214 and AN/AYQ-21 to JETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations MHU-200/E and A/F37U-T19 to ASETDS listings. Thanks to David Huie!
11 April 2001
- Added designations CMU-21/P22P-7 and CMU-29/P to CMU/CMK listing.
- Added designations DSU-36/B and DSU-37/B to DSU listing.
- Added designations EEU-12/P, EEU-13/P and EEU-14/P to EEU/EEK listing.
- Added designations HGU-23/P and HGU-64/P to HGU/HGK listing. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
- Added designations LPU-27/P22P-7, LPU-31/P and LPU-35/P to LPU listing.
5 April 2001
- Added designations AAU-36/A, AGU-15/A, ARU-43/A, ARU-48/A and AVU-27/A to AxU/AxK listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations BLU-99/B, BLU-101/B and BLU-102/B to BLU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations CBU-6/A and CDU-9/B to CxU listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations DSU-21/B and DSU-25/B to DSU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations FMU-6/B, FMU-8/B, FMU-60/B and FMU-156/B to FMU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations HGU-35/P and HGU-37/P to HGU/HGK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations LAU-8/A, LAU-21/A, LAU-35/A, LAU-39, LAU-41/A, LAU-56/A, LAU-67/A and LAU-83/A to LAU/LAK listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations MAU-7/A, MAU-13/A, MAU-48/A, MAU-54/A, MDU-4/A, MHU-193/M and MLU-44/B to MxU/MxK listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations SJU-9/A, SJU-10/A, SRU-18/P, SUU-43/A, SUU-45/A and SUU-46/A to SxU listings. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations TDU-21/B, TDU-24/B and TDU-30/B to TDU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation WDU-7/B to WDU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
4 April 2001
- Added a page with lists of Non-U.S. Military Aircraft Designations.
3 April 2001
- Added listings of BAK, BBU, BGU, BNU, CCU, GFU/GFK, JAU, KMU/KMK, LMU/LMK, MXU/MXK/MXG, NRU and VSU designations.
- Added designation A/A49E-13 to A/A49E listing.
- Added designation GUU-5/P to GUU listing.
- Added designation LAU-133/A to LAU/LAK listing.
30 March 2001
- Added designation CMK-27/B to CMU/CMK listing.
- Added designation GUU-4/P to GUU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation MAU-103/B to MAU listing.
- Added designation PAU-6/A to PAU listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designations WGU-42/B and WGU-43/B to WGU listing.
- Added designation A/B37U-1 to A/B37U listing.
23 March 2001
- Added designation DSU-31/B to DSU listing.
- Added designations FMU-94/B, FMU-109/B, FMU-125/B, FMU-129/B, FZU-11/B, FZU-12/B, FZU-27/B, FZU-30/B, FZU-42/B, FZU-47/B and FZU-56/B to FxU listings.
- Added designation MAU-186 to MAU listing.
- Added designation PGU-24/U to PGU listing.
- Added designations WAU-11/B, WAU-16/B, WAU-18/B, WAU-19/B, WAU-20/B, WAU-21/B, WAU-23/B, WAU-27/B, WAU-30/B, WBU-2/B, WCU-1/B, WCU-5/B, WCU-7/B, WCU-12/B, WCU-20/B, WCU-24/B, WDU-21/B, WDU-31/B, WDU-39/B, WGU-2/B, WGU-5/B, WGU-11/B, WGU-17/B, WGU-40/B and WPU-8/B to WxU listings.
- Added designations AN/DKQ-2, AN/DKT-46, AN/DKT-70, AN/DKT-79, AN/DKT-81, AN/DKT-83, AN/DSM-69, AN/DSM-78, AN/DSM-98, AN/DSM-136, AN/DSM-140, AN/DSM-153, AN/DSQ-35, AN/DSQ-44 and AN/DSQ-61 to AN/Dxx listings.
18 March 2001
- Added 453 AN/Axx and AN/Dxx designations found in "DMS Market Intelligence Report", March 1983. A list of the added designations can be found here.
- Added 359 AN/Axx, AN/Dxx and AN/Zxx designations found in a USAF Technical Order Listing. However, these new designations are blank entries (without any descriptive data). A list can be found here.
- Added 85 ASETDS unit (xxU) and component (xxK) designations found in a USAF Technical Order Listing. However, these new designations are blank entries (without any descriptive data). A list can be found here.
- Added 10 QRC designations found in a USAF Technical Order Listing. However, these new designations are blank entries (without any descriptive data). A list can be found here.
11 March 2001
- Added designation MX-1703 to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
6 March 2001
- Added designation PTV-A-1 to Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones page.
- Added designation MX-1059 to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
28 February 2001
- Added designations SB-1, LS-9 and LS-10 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page.
- Added designation QRC-253-2 to QRC listing. Thanks to Steen Hartov!
27 February 2001
- Added some new information to QRC listing, including designations QRC-248, QRC-259, QRC-308, QRC-325, QRC-334, QRC-346, QRC-373, QRC-380, QRC-385, QRC-460, QRC-515, QRC 80-01, QRC 81-01, QRC 83-05, QRC 84-02 and QRC 84-05. Thanks to Per Nyström!
23 February 2001
- Added a section about QRC (Quick Reaction Capability) equipment to Electronic and Communication Equipment page, together with a listing of QRC designations. Many thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added designations GBU-35/B and WCU-10/B to GBU and WCU listings, respectively.
21 February 2001
- Added listings of A/Fnnx, A/Mnnx, A/Snnx, A/Wnnx, AAU, ABU/ABK, AEU, AGU, ALU, AQU, ARU, AVU/AVK, EFU, FSU and PAU designations.
19 February 2001
- Added designations AN/ALQ-505 and AN/ALQ-506 to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added designation H-3730 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Pat Fleming!
10 February 2001
- Added designation BDU-59/B to BDU listing.
- Added designations MHK-128/M32K-5 and MHK-201/M32K-9 to MHU/MHK listing.
- Added designation A/A24G-8 to A/A24G listing.
- Added designations MX-392, MX-955, MX-1457, MX-1660 and MX-2227 to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
8 February 2001
- Added designations R-1044, V-1440 and V-1510 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
5 February 2001
- Added designations L-825, T61, RJ37, J401, T100, T708, F400, F700, LR2, LR6, LR22, LR26, LR48, LR63 and LR119 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
- Added designations KAM, ASM-N-9, AAM-A-2, Q-7, Q-11 and M21 to Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to Jos Heyman!
4 February 2001
- Added some additions and corrections to a few ASETDS listings, including new designations A/A48K-1, A/E24U-18, A/E24U-19, A/E27T-4, A/E32A-9, A/E37M-1, A/E37U-8, A/E37U-16, A/N32R-25, LAU-134/A, LPU-17/P, SRU-19/P and SRU-20/P. Thanks to David Huie!
2 February 2001
- Changed the index of ASETDS xxU/xxK/xxG designations. Designation listings are now sorted by general equipment categories like armament, instrumentation, etc.
1 February 2001
- Added listings of A/Nnnx, A/Pnnx, CMU/CMK, CSU/CSK, CWU, CXU, EDU, EEU/EEK, FWU/FWK, GTU, HAU/HAK, HGU/HGK, LPU, MAU, SJU, SRU, WAU and WMU designations.
- Added some additions to AN/Dxx listings, including new designations AN/DKT-38 and AN/DSM-1. Thanks to Per Nyström!
31 January 2001
- Added advice how to access some .mil sites on the Links page via a proxy service.
29 January 2001
- Added designations FMU-146/B, MHU-11 and MHU-262/M to FMU and MHU listings, respectively. Thanks to David Huie!
26 January 2001
- Added some undesignated target vehicles in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
24 January 2001
- Added listings of DSU, FMU, FZU, LUU, MDU, MHU, MLU, RDU, RMU/RMK and RVU designations.
- Added listing of AN/Dxx designations.
22 January 2001
- Added designation TF32 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Kenneth Leeds!
- Added designations WDU-27/B, WGU-6/B and WGU-23/B to WDU and WGU listings, respectively.
21 January 2001
- Added designation F415 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Kenneth Leeds!
- Added designation AN/AAQ-29 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to Kenneth Katz!
19 January 2001
- Added listings of BRU/BRK, BSU/BSG, GDU, LAU/LAK, MJU, PGU, RBU, TDU/TDK, WCU, WDU, WGU, WPU and WTU designations.
18 January 2001
- Added designations AN/APG-79 and AN/AYQ-25 to AN/APG and AN/AYQ listings, respectively. Thanks to David Huie!
14 January 2001
- Added some additions to BDU, BLU, CBU, GBU and SUU listings, including new designations CBU-74/B, CBU-79/B, GBU-6/B, GBU-7/B and GBU-20/B. Thanks to David Huie!
13 January 2001
- Added designations GAU-6/A and GAU-9/A to GAU/GAK listing. Thanks to Tony Williams!
12 January 2001
- Added article about Aeronautical and Support Equipment, including listings of A/Annx, A/Bnnx, A/Ennx and A/Unnx equipment designations and BDU, BLU, CBU, CDU, GAU/GAK, GBU, GPU and SUU unit/component designations.
16 December 2000
- Added listings of AN/ALM, AN/ARM and AN/ASM designations. This completes the listing of all AN/Axx series!
15 December 2000
- Added some additions and corrections to Aero Engines page, including new engine designations PJ46 and J102, and aircraft C-7, C-28, TG-7, RG-8, O-5, T-3, U-11, U-26, U-38 and X-26B as users of the appropriate engines. Thanks to Andreas Gehrs-Pahl!
14 December 2000
- Added listings of AN/AAM, AN/ACM, AN/AGM, AN/AIM, AN/AJM, AN/AKM, AN/AMM, AN/APM, AN/AQM, AN/AVM, AN/AWA, AN/AWE, AN/AWG, AN/AWM, AN/AWQ, AN/AWW, AN/AXA, AN/AXC, AN/AXH, AN/AXM, AN/AXQ, AN/AXR, AN/AXT, AN/AXX, AN/AYA, AN/AYD, AN/AYG, AN/AYH, AN/AYK, AN/AYM, AN/AYN, AN/AYQ, AN/AYR, AN/AYS and AN/AYW designations.
11 December 2000
- Added some additions and corrections to AN/ALE listing, including new designation AN/ALE-22. Thanks to Per Nyström!
10 December 2000
- Added listings of AN/ASA, AN/ASB, AN/ASC, AN/ASD, AN/ASE, AN/ASG, AN/ASH, AN/ASK, AN/ASN, AN/ASR, AN/ASS, AN/AST, AN/ASW, AN/ASX and AN/ATC designations.
3 December 2000
- Added a complete listing of 1962 Aircraft Redesignations.
- Added designations MX-127, MX-2118, MX-2273, WS-200A, WS-300A and SS-478A to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Nugzari Gabroshvili!
1 December 2000
- Added some additions and corrections to AN/ALQ listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added designation AN/AAQ-30 to AN/AAQ listing. Thanks to David Huie!
28 November 2000
- Added aircraft KB-50J/K, XA3D-1 and SSM-N-9 as users of the appropriate engines to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Brian Smith!
26 November 2000
- Added designation R-7755 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Pat Fleming!
- Added some miscellaneous data to AN/ARC and AN/ARN listings. Thanks to Cortland Richmond!
25 November 2000
- Added designations AN/ARN-165 and AN/ARW-87 to AN designation list. Thanks to Gary Watson and David Huie!
- Completely revised description of MARK/MOD Nomeclature System.
- Added some information to article about Aero Engines, including a "lineage tree" of the various designation systems.
24 November 2000
- Added listings of AN/AGA, AN/AGC, AN/AIA, AN/AIC, AN/AIH, AN/AIQ, AN/AJA, AN/AJB, AN/AJN, AN/AJQ, AN/AKA, AN/AKQ, AN/AKR, AN/AKT, AN/AQA, AN/AQH, AN/AQQ and AN/AQS designations.
23 November 2000
- Added listings of AN/ARA, AN/ARC, AN/ARD, AN/ARH, AN/ARN, AN/ARQ, AN/ARR, AN/ARS, AN/ART, AN/ARW and AN/ARY designations.
21 November 2000
- Added the option to view the AN/xxx designation listings in a split window with a navigation bar on the left side.
- Added some additions to AN/APN listing, including new designations AN/APN-118, AN/APN-128, AN/APN-162, AN/APN-178 and AN/APN-211. Thanks to Per Nyström!
15 November 2000
- Added some additions to AN/APN listing, including new designations AN/APN-56, AN/APN-85, AN/APN-99 and AN/APN-115. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Corrected a few items in the Projects page. Thanks to David Huie!
12 November 2000
- Extensively updated and enlarged the section about Weapon System designators in the Projects page.
9 November 2000
- Created an eGroups mailing list for discussions about military aviation designation systems and as a way to get automatic update notifications for this site.
3 November 2000
- Added designations WS-120A and WS-124A to U.S. Air Force Projects page. Thanks to Marco Comelli and David Huie!
2 November 2000
- Added designations T405 and T408 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Alexis Rocher!
- Corrected and clarified several paragraphs in the explanation of JETDS. Thanks to David Huie!
- Added some additions to AN/APS listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added MX-872 designation to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
25 October 2000
- Added listing of AN/USD designations.
24 October 2000
21 October 2000
- Added listing of AN/ASQ designations.
19 October 2000
- Added some additions to AN/APS listing. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added undesignated targets, drones and UAVs in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
16 October 2000
- Added listings of AN/AAA, AN/AAB, AN/AAD, AN/AAG, AN/AAQ, AN/ALA, AN/ALD, AN/ALE, AN/ALH, AN/ALK and AN/APN designations.
- Added some additions to AN/APG and AN/APQ listings. Thanks to Per Nyström!
- Added WS-460L designation to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
9 October 2000
- Added designations F127 and F128 to Aero Engines page. Thanks to Kenneth Leeds!
5 October 2000
- Added designations MX-791 and MX-1450 to U.S. Air Force Projects page.
4 October 2000
- Added listing of AN/Zxx designations.
2 October 2000
29 September 2000
- Added the Telecommunications Security (TSEC) Nomenclature System to the Miscellaneous Designation Systems page.
- Extended section about early Navy nomenclature system in Electronic and Communication Equipment page.
24 September 2000
- Numerous additions and corrections to AN/Axx listings. Many thanks to David Huie!
21 September 2000
- Added listings of AN/APA, AN/APB, AN/APD, AN/APQ, AN/APR, AN/APS, AN/APT, AN/APW, AN/APX and AN/APY designations.
20 September 2000
- Added undesignated rockets, boosters and satellites in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
14 September 2000
- Added a few undesignated missiles and rockets and updated info on PWN-6 and PWN-7 in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
7 September 2000
- Added a page about Miscellaneous Designation Systems.
6 September 2000
- Added F126 and corrected F113 designations in Aero Engines page.
5 September 2000
- Added designations RM-82, RM-84, RM-85 and RM-86 to Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to Alexis Rocher!
- Added designations PWN-1, PWN-2, PWN-3 and PWN-4 to Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles page. Thanks to Alexis Rocher!
- Added T101 designation to Aero Engines page.
- Added a few undesignated missiles in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
29 August 2000
- Added listing of BuAer defensive fire control systems to Electronic and Communication Equipment page. Thanks to Chuck Hansen!
- Added the following designations to Aero Engines page: RJ31, LR3, LR13, LR16, LR27, LR32, LR45, LR47
24 August 2000
- Added a page about U.S. Air Force Projects.
- Added a few undesignated missiles in the article about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles.
13 August 2000
- Added AN/APG-45 designation to listing of AN/APG designations. Thanks to Chuck Hansen!
10 August 2000
- Added listing of AN/APG designations.
2 August 2000
- Added some links.
1 August 2000
- Added articles about Current Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles, Aero Engines and Electronic and Communication Equipment.
23 July 2000
- Added RTV-N-13 designation to Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones page. Thanks to Andreas Gehrs-Pahl!
16 July 2000
- First release of site with article Early (Pre-1962) Missiles And Drones.