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US Missiles - Tri-Service Designation System US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system In 1962, a Tri-service designation system was adopted for missiles and rockets. Missiles still in service changed their previous USAF / Navy / Army designation getting the new one. Tri-Service Designation System Status Prefix Launching Environment Mission Type C Captive A Air C Transport B Booster J Special Test, temporary B Multiple D Decoy L Launch M Maintenance C Coffin / Container E Electronic / Communication Vehicle N Special Test, permanent F Individual G Surface Attack M Guided Missile X Experimental G Runway I Aerial / Space Intercept N Probe Y Prototype (preserial) H Silo-Stored L Launch Detection / Surveillance R Rocket Z Planned / Proposed / L Silo-Launched M Scientific / Calibration S Satellite Projected M Mobile N Navigation P Soft-Pad Q Drone R Surface Ship S Space Support S Space T Training U Underwater U Underwater Attack W Weater M - Guided Missiles 1 Matador Martin Marietta MGM-1 (ex B-61A, TM-61A), W5 warhead MGM-1A W5 warhead MGM-1B W5 warhead MGM-1C (TM-61B), W5 warhead 2 Terrier Convair / General Dynamics ex SAM-N-7 RIM-2A BW-0 RIM-2B BW-1 RIM-2C BT-3 (Terrier 3) Beam-riding RIM-2D BT-3A(N) (Terrier 3A), Nuclear warhead W45 mod.1 (weight < 365 lbs) RIM-2F HT-3 3 Nike Ajax Western Electric ex SAM-A-7, ex M-1 MIM-3A 4 Falcon Hughes AIM-4 ex GAR-1 XIM-4 ex XF-98 AIM-4A ex GAR-1D AIM-4B ex GAR-2 AIM-4C ex GAR-2A AIM-4D ex GAR-2B AIM-4E ex GAR-3/GAR-3A, Super Falcon AIM-4F ex GAR-4/GAR-4A, Super Falcon AIM-4G ex GAR-4A, Super Falcon AIM-4H XAIM-4H 5 Corporal Firestone ex SSM-A-17 MGM-5A ex M2A1, Warhead: W7 MGM-5B ex M2, Warhead W7 6 Regulus I Vought RGM-6 7 Sparrow Raytheon AIM-7 8 Talos NOTC-Bendix RIM-8 9 Sidewinder Philco AIM-9 10 Bomarc Boeing CIM-10 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 1 / 6 US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system CQM-10 MIM-10 11 Redstone Chrysler PGM-11 12 Bullpup Martin AGM-12 13 Mace Martin MGM-13 14 Nike Hercules Western Electric MIM-14 15 Regulus II Vought 16 Atlas 17 Thor 18 Lacrosse 19 Jupiter 20 Quail 21 SS 10 22 SS 11 23 Hawk MIM-23 24 Tartar RIM-24 25 Titan 26 Falcon 27 Polaris 28 Hound Dog 29 Sergeant 30 Minuteman 31 Pershing 32 Entac 33 drone 34 Firebee 35 Talos Trainer 36 Shelduck Northrop MQM-36 37 Beech drone, model 1019 AQM-37 38 Northrop drone AQM-38 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 2 / 6 US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system 39 Cardinal 40 Globe drone 41 Petrel 42 Redhead/Roadrunner 43 Redeye 44 Subroc 45 Shrike 46 Sea Mauler 47 Falcon 48 Skybolt 49 Nike Zeus 50 Typhon LR 51 Shillelagh 52 Lance 53 Condor 54 Phoenix 55 Typhon MR 56 drone 57 drone 58 Overseer 59 Taurus 60 Kingfisher 61 Cardinal 62 Walleye 63 Advanced Shrike 64 Cobra 65 Maverick 66 Standard MR 67 Standard ER 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 3 / 6 US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system 68 ??? General Dynamics AGM-68 69 SRAM 70 71 TOW 72 Chaparral 73 Poseidon 74 Chukar 75 76 USAF AGM-76 77 Dragon 78 Standard ARM 79 Blue Eye 80 Viper 81 AQM-81 82 Dogfighter AIM-82 83 Bulldog NWC/Texas Instruments AGM-83 84 Harpoon AGM-84A AGM-84B UGM-84C UGM-84D AGM-84E 85 US Navy project RGM-85 RIM-85 UGM-85 86 ALCM 87 Focus I NWC/General Electric AGM-87A 88 HARM NWC/Texas Instruments High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile AGM-88A USN, radar-homing, range: 25 km, warhead: 66 kg AGM-88B USAF, radar-homing, range: 25 km, warhead: 66 kg AGM-88C radar-homing, range: 25 km, warhead: 66 kg 89 90 91 92 Stinger 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 4 / 6 US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system 93 94 95 Agile 96 Trident Lockheed UGM-96A Trident I (C-4) UGM-96B Trident II (D-5) 97 Seekbat 98 99 100 102 Delta Dagger Convair MQM-102 104 Patriot 105 Aquilla 107 Streaker 109 Tomahawk 110 LTV Aerospace BGM-110 114 Hellfire 116 RAM 119 Penguin 120 AMRAAM 122 SideArm 123 Skipper II 125 Sea Lance 129 Advanced Cruise Missile 130 Rockwell 132 ASRAAM Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air AIM-132A 133 Trident II Lockheed UGM-133 Trident II (D-5) 136 Tacit Rainbow 137 TSSAM 139 VL ASROC 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 5 / 6 US Missiles - Tri-Service designation system 141 Tald 142 Raptor Have Nap 147 Exdrone BAI Aerosystems BQM-147 low-cost survilance UAV, (price: $5,000), weight: 34 lb. dry, 40 lb. fuel, 5 lb color-TV camera or 10 - 30 W VHF- jammer, endurance up to 7 hr, engine: 6 hp. piston, speed: 100 kt, range: 65 nm 151 Pointer Aerovironment FQM-151 Man-portable, mini glider / sailplane, hand launched, radio-controled. Engine: electro-motor, control-radius: 10 km, endurance: 70 min., speed: 40 kt, loiter: 19 kt at 985" 154 JSOW TI/LTV/Aerojet Joint Stand-Off Weapon 158 JASSM R - Rockets 1 Honest John US Army Missile Command MGR-1 2 Genie Douglas AIR-2 3 Little John Emerson MGR-3 4 Alpha Naval Ordnance Test Center RUR-4 5 Asroc Honeywell RUR-5 6 USAF MER-6 7 Raytheon ADR-7 8 Revere ADR-8 9 Tracor ADR-9 10 USAF ADR-10 Sources and References US Military Aircraft Designations and Serials, 1909 to 1979 (John M. ANDRADE) 30/09/2000 compiled by Michele D'URZO 6 / 6.
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