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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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