List of military electronics of the United States

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This article lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This stand-alone list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations (names) according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS) beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that reflect the purpose, uses and manufacturers of each listed item.

JETDS nomenclature

All electronic equipment and systems intended for use by the US military are designated using the JETDS system. The beginning of the designation for equipment/systems always begins with AN/, which only signifies that the device has a JETDS-based designation (or name). When the JETDS was originally introduced as the unclassified Joint Army-Navy Nomenclature System (JAN), AN represented all Army-Navy electronic equipment. Later, the naming method was adopted by all Department of Defense branches, and others like Australia, Canada, NATO and more.

The first letter of the designation following AN/ indicates the installation or platform where the device is used (e.g. A for piloted aircraft). That means a device with a designation beginning "AN/Axx" would typically be installed in a piloted aircraft or used to support that aircraft. The second letter indicates the type of equipment (e.g. A for invisible light). So, AN/AAx would designate a device used for piloted aircraft with invisible light (like infrared or ultraviolet light) sensing capability. The third letter designates the purpose of the device (e.g. R for receiver, or T for transmitter). After the letters that signify those things, a dash character ("-") is followed by a sequential number that represents the next design for that device. Thus as one example, AN/ALR-20 would represent:

Installation in a piloted aircraft: A
Type of countermeasures device: L
Purpose of receiving: R
Sequential design number: 20

So, the full description should be interpreted as the 20th design of an Army-Navy (or all Department of Defense) electronic device for a countermeasures signal receiver.

Due to the enormous number of United States and allied military electronic systems using the JETDS naming convention, the list has been split into two sublists. To ease navigation, below is a list of direct links to various tables in each sublist. The sublists are:

List of military electronics of the United States: A–G
List of military electronics of the United States: M–Z

NOTE: Letters E, H, I, J, L, N, O, Q, R, X and Y are not used in the first-position of JETDS nomenclatures.

AN/:

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A
B
C
D
F
G
M
P
S
T
U
V
W
Z
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

A – Piloted aircraft systems

AAx – Invisible light/heat radiation systems
ACx – Carrier (electronic wave or signal) systems
ADx – Radioactivity detection, identification, and computation (RADIAC) systems
AEx – Laser systems
AIx – Aircraft interphone/public address systems
AJx – Electromechanical/inertial systems
ALx – Countermeasures systems
AMx – Aircraft meteorological systems
APx – Radar systems
AQx – Aircraft sonar systems
ARx – Radio systems
ASx – Aircraft special-purpose/combination systems
AVx – Visual/visible light systems
AWx – Aircraft armament systems
AXx – Aircraft facsimile/television systems
AYx – Data processing/computer systems

B – Submarine-based systems

BLx – Countermeasures systems
BPx – Radar systems
BQx – Sonar systems
BSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
BYx – Data processing/computer systems

C – Cryptographic (previously air transportable or cargo) systems

CPx – Radar systems
CRx – Radio systems
CSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
CYx – Data processing/computer Equipment

D – Pilotless carrier systems

DAx – Infrared systems
DRx – Radio systems

F – Fixed (not moving) systems

FGx – Telegraph/teletype systems
FLx – Countermeasures systems
FMx – Meteorological systems
FPx – Fixed radar systems
FRx – Radio systems
FSx – Fixed special-purpose/combination systems
FY – Data processing/computer systems

G – Ground-based systems

GKx – Telemetering systems
GPx – Radar systems
GRx – Ground Radio systems
GSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
GVx – Ground visual/visible light systems
GYx – Digital processing/computer systems

M – Mobile systems

MLx – Mobile countermeasures systems
MPx – Radar systems
MRx – Radio systems
MSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
MYx – Mobile data processing/computer systems

P – Portable systems

PAx – Infrared systems
PEx – Laser systems
PPx – Radar systems
PRx – Radio systems
PSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
PVx – Visual/visible light systems
PYx – Data processing/computer systems

S – Water (surface ship or buoys) systems

SEx – Laser systems
SLx – Countermeasures systems
SPx – Radar systems
SQx – Sonar systems
SRx – Radio systems
SSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
SYx – Data processing/computer systems

T – Transportable systems

TAx – Infrared systems
TCx – Carrier (electronic wave or signal) systems
TGx – Telegraph/teletype systems
TLx – Countermeasures systems
TMx – Meteorological systems
TNx – Sound systems
TPx – Radar systems
TRx – Radio systems
TSx – Special-purpose/combination systems
TTx – Transportable telephone systems
TVx – Visual/visible light systems
TWx – Transportable armament systems
TYx – Data processing/computer systems

U – Utility systems

UAx – Infrared systems
UDx – Radioactivity detection, identification, and computation (RADIAC) systems
UGx – Telegraph/teletype systems
ULx – Countermeasures systems
UPx – Radar systems
UQx – Carrier (electronic wave or signal) systems
URx – Radio systems
USx – Utility special-purpose/combination systems
UXx – Facsimile/television systems
UYx – Data processing/computer systems

V – Vehicular systems

VPx – Radar systems
VRx – Radio systems
VSx – Special-purpose/combination systems

W – Water Surface and Underwater combined systems

WLx – Countermeasures systems
WQx – Sonar systems
WSx – Special-purpose/combination systems

Z – Piloted/Pilotless airborne vehicle systems

ZPx – Radar systems
ZSx – Special-purpose/combination systems

Bibliography

The following reference material applies to both of the sub-list articles, and is listed here for continuity and context:

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