USAF/DoD reporting names

Before the NATO ASCC reporting names became widely used, the USAF and United States Department of Defense applied their own system of allocating code names on newly discovered Soviet aircraft. Each item was given a type number sequentially, but it soon became obvious that the system was impractical over a long period of time, being abandoned in 1955, in favour of the NATO ASCC reporting name system.^[1]

Some aircraft that were allocated USAF DoD type numbers were never allocated NATO reporting names. Inconsistencies in contemporary published lists have led to presumed re-allocations, predicated on research using contemporary Soviet documents by Helge Bergander.^[1]

The US DoD also assigned codes to newly discovered Soviet or Chinese aircraft and equipment, which had not yet been identified, consisting of code for the site it was first identified, and a sequential letter.

USAF/DoD preliminary aircraft identification

Data from: Parsch^[1]

USAF/DoD type number	NATO reporting name	Common name
Type 1	Fargo	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Type 2	Feather	Yakovlev Yak-15
Type 3		Lavochkin La-150
Type 4		Lavochkin La-152
Type 5		Lavochkin La-156
Type 6		Lavochkin La-160 Strelka
Type 7		Yakovlev Yak-19
Type 8		Sukhoi Su-9 (1946)
Type 9		Tupolev Tu-12
Type 10		Ilyushin Il-22
Type 11		Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270
Type 12		Tupolev Tu-73
Type 13		Yakovlev Yak-25 (1947) (Bergander)
Type 13		not allocated in contemporary published lists (published)
Type 14	Fagot	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Type 15		Lavochkin La-168
Type 16	Feather	Yakovlev Yak-17
Type 17		Tupolev Tu-82 (Bergander)
Type 17		Sukhoi Su-11 (1947) (published)
Type 18		Sukhoi Su-15 (1949) (Bergander)
Type 18		Mikoyan-Gurevich I-320 (published)
Type 19	Fagot	Mikoyan-Gurevich SP-1 (MiG-15bisP) (Bergander)
Type 19	Kennel	KS-1 Kometa (air-to-surface missile, DOD code AS-1) (published)
Type 20		Yakovlev Yak-30 (1948) (Bergander)
Type 20	Fresco	Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-17 (published)
Type 21	Fantail	Lavochkin La-15
Type 22	Colt	Antonov An-2 (Bergander)
Type 22	Bat	Tupolev Tu-2R / (Tupolev Tu-6) (published)
Type 23		Sukhoi Su-12
Type 24	Mare	Yakovlev Yak-14 (Bergander)
Type 24		Yakovlev Yak-10 (published)
Type 25	Mist	Tsybin Ts-25
Type 26	Magnet	Yakovlev Yak-17UTI
Type 27	Beagle	Ilyushin Il-28
Type 28	Flora	Yakovlev Yak-23
Type 29	Midget	Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-15UTI
Type 30	Mascot	Ilyushin Il-28U
Type 31	Barge	Tupolev Tu-85
Type 32	Hare	Mil Mi-1
Type 33	Mole	Beriev Be-8
Type 34	Madge	Beriev Be-6
Type 35	Bosun	Tupolev Tu-14
Type 36	Hound	Mil Mi-4
Type 37	Bison	Myasishchev M-4
Type 38	Horse	Yakovlev Yak-24 (Bergander)
Type 38	Fresco	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (published)
Type 39	Badger	Tupolev Tu-16
Type 40	Bear	Tupolev Tu-95

DoD preliminary codes

Codes for Soviet sites:

CASP: Caspian Sea
KAZ: Kazan
NOVO: GAZ-153 factory airfield (Novosibirsk)
RAM: Gromov Flight Research Institute, Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast
SIB: Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute Named After S.A. Chaplygin (Novosibirsk)
TAG: Taganrog (Black Sea)

List of codes for Chinese locations:

HARB: Harbin
NAN: Nanchang
XIAN: Xian
CASP: Caspian Sea

DoD preliminary codes for aircraft	DoD code	Common name	NATO codename
CASP-A	Alexeyev KM
CASP-B	Alexeyev A-90 Orlyonok
KAZ-A	Tupolev Tu-22M0	Backfire
NOVO-A	?
NOVO-B	?
NOVO-C	Sukhoi T-60S
RAM-A	?	(note 1)
RAM-B	?
RAM-C	?
RAM-D	?
RAM-E	?
RAM-F	?
RAM-G	Yakovlev Yak-38	Forger
RAM-H	Tupolev Tu-144	Charger
RAM-J	Sukhoi T-8 (later Su-25)	Frogfoot
RAM-K	Sukhoi T-10 (later Su-27)	Flanker
RAM-L	Mikoyan MiG-29	Fulcrum
RAM-M	Myasishchev M-17 Stratosfera	Mystic
RAM-N	Ilyushin Il-102
RAM-P	Tupolev Tu-160	Blackjack
RAM-Q	?	(possibly not assigned)
RAM-R	Buran	(note 2)
RAM-S	?
RAM-T	Yakovlev Yak-141	Freestyle
SIB-A	Sukhoi FSW testbed (Sukhoi S-37)
TAG-A	Beriev/Bartini VVA-14
TAG-B	?	(note 3)
TAG-C	?
TAG-D	Beriev A-40	Mermaid
HARB-A	Harbin SH-5
NAN-A	(small transport aircraft)
NAN-B	(small fighter prototype)
XIAN-A	Shenyang J-8-I	Finback

Notes

The RAM-A through RAM-F block most likely includes Sukhoi T6-1, Sukhoi T6-IG and Sukhoi T-4.
RAM-R1 applied to the Buran structural test article, RAM-R2 to the jet-powered Buran aerodynamic test vehicle
Candidates for TAG-B and TAG-C are the Alekseyev KM and Alekseyev A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplans (WiG-Wing in Ground effect) vehicles, also allocated CASP-A and CASP-B.

US DoD preliminary codes for research and prototype missiles

This designation system is similar to the system used for prototype aircraft, but instead of sequential letters numerical sequences are used.

List of codes for Soviet and Russian test ranges:

BL: Barnaul (Air Force)
EM: Embi-5 (Air Defence)
KY: Kapustin Yar
NE: Nenoska (Navy)
PL: Plesetsk
SH: Sary Shagan
TT: Tyuratam
VA: Vladimirovska

List of codes for Chinese test ranges:

SC: Shuang Cheng Tzu Missile and Space Test Facility
BL: Barnaul

DoD preliminary codes for missiles	DoD code	Common name	NATO codename
BL-01	?
BL-02	?
BL-03	?
BL-04	?
BL-05	?
BL-06	?
BL-07	?
BL-08	?
BL-09	?
BL-103	M25A Meteorit-A	AS-X-19 Koala
EM-01	?
KY-01	R-1/8K11	SS-1A (unconfirmed)
KY-02	R-11/8K14	SS-1B (unconfirmed)
KY-02	R-2/8Zh38	SS-2 (unconfirmed)
KY-02	R-5 Pobeda	SS-3 (unconfirmed)
KY-03	R-17 Elbrus	SS-1C/D Scud-B/C
KY-04	R-12/8K63	SS-4 (unconfirmed)
KY-05	R-14/8K65	SS-5 (unconfirmed)
KY-06	9M76	SS-12 (unconfirmed)
KY-07	RT-15/8K96	SS-X-14 (unconfirmed)
KY-08	?
KY-09		(erroneous identification of SS-NX-13)
KY-10	?
KY-11	9M76	SS-22 (unconfirmed)
KY-12	9M79 Tochka	SS-21 Scarab
NE-01	?
NE-02	?
NE-03	?
NE-04	R-39 Rif	SS-N-20 Sturgeon
PL-01	RT-20	SS-X-15 Scrooge
PL-02	?
PL-03	?
PL-04	RT-23	SS-24 Scalpel
PL-05	RT-2PM Topol (15Zh58)	SS-25 Sickle
SH-01	A-350Zh	ABM-1A Galosh
SH-02	?
SH-03	?
SH-04 (note 1)	A-350R	ABM-1B Galosh
SH-05	?
SH-06	?
SH-07	?
SH-08	53T6	ABM-3 Gazelle
SH-09	?
SH-10	?
SH-11	51T6	ABM-4 Gorgon
TT-01	?
TT-02	?
TT-03	?
TT-04	?
TT-05	N-1	SL-15
TT-06	?
TT-07	?
TT-08	?
TT-09	9K720 Iskander	SS-X-26 (note 2)
VA-01	?
VA-02	?
VA-03	?
VA-04	?
VA-05	?
VA-06	?
VA-07	(SRAM-type missile, mid-1980s; probably Kh-15)
VA-08	(Air-launched antiship cruise missile, mid-1980s)

Notes

The SH-04 code may be in error. It is possible that the A350R was also given the SH-01 code of the A350Zh.
The SS-X-26 code for the RSS-40 was later cancelled and reassigned to the 9M72 missile.

References

1 2 3 Parsch, Andreas. "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles#5.1 "Type" Numbers (1947-1955)". designation-systems.net. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

NATO designation for Russian and former Soviet Union missiles

Air-to-air missiles
(complete list)

Air-to-surface missiles
(complete list)

Anti-tank missiles
(complete list)

Surface-to-air missiles
(complete list)

Ground based	SA-1 Guild SA-2 Guideline SA-3 Goa SA-4 Ganef SA-5 Gammon SA-6 Gainful SA-7 Grail SA-8 Gecko SA-9 Gaskin SA-10 Grumble SA-11 Gadfly SA-12 Gladiator/Giant SA-13 Gopher SA-14 Gremlin SA-15 Gauntlet SA-16 Gimlet SA-17 Grizzly SA-18 Grouse SA-19 Grison SA-20 Gargoyle SA-21 Growler SA-22 Greyhound SA-23 Gladiator/Giant SA-24 Grinch SA-25 Morfey S-350E

Naval based	SA-N-1 Goa SA-N-2 Guideline SA-N-3 Goblet SA-N-4 Gecko SA-N-5 Grail SA-N-6 Grumble SA-N-7 Gadfly SA-N-8 Gremlin SA-N-9 Gauntlet SA-N-10 Grouse SA-N-11 Grison SA-N-12 Grizzly SA-N-14 Grouse SA-N-20 Gargoyle

ABMs	ABM-1 Galosh ABM-3/53T6 Gazelle S-500

Surface-to-surface missiles
(complete list)

Ground based	SS-1 Scunner/SS-1 Scud (Scud-A/-B/-C/-D) SS-2 Sibling SS-3 Shyster SS-4 Sandal SS-5 Skean SS-6 Sapwood SS-7 Saddler SS-8 Sasin SS-8B Sasin 2 SS-9 Scarp SS-10 Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20 Saber SS-21 Scarab SS-22 Scaleboard SS-23 Spider SS-24 Scalpel SS-25 Sickle SS-26 Stone SS-27 Sickle B SS-28 Saber 2 SS-29 Yars SS-X-30 Satan 2 SS-X-31 Rubezh SS-X-32Zh Barguzin

Naval based	SS-N-1 Scrubber SS-N-2 Styx SS-N-3c Shaddock SS-N-3a Shaddock 3b Sepal SS-N-4 Sark SS-N-5 Sark/Serb SS-N-6 Serb SS-N-7 Starbright SS-N-8 Sawfly SS-N-9 Siren SS-N-12 Sandbox SS-NX-13 SS-N-14 Silex SS-N-15 Starfish SS-N-16 Stallion SS-N-17 Snipe SS-N-18 Stingray SS-N-19 Shipwreck SS-NX-20 Sturgeon SS-N-21 Sampson SS-N-22 Sunburn SS-N-23 Skiff R29RM SS-N-23A Skiff SS-N-23B Skiff SS-NX-24 Scorpion SS-N-25 Switchblade SS-N-26 Strobile SS-N-27 Sizzler SS-N-30A 3M-14 SS-NX-28 SS-N-29 SS-N-32 SS-NX-30? SS-NX-34

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