Naval ships and submarines all come with a designation that generally describes what they do and other key specifications.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A-10, B-52, C-130, F-16, KC-135 are just some of the aircraft in this year's air show for Thunder Over Louisville. This is the military aircraft designation alphabet. "A ...

But what do the letters and numbers in the rest of the helicopter's name — "CH-47 ... Within the Aircraft Designation System, the second alphabet (which is optional) would indicate the type ...

Battleland was at a party this weekend where someone got the X-37B confused with the X-47B. You’d think the Air Force and the Navy would have a Joint Operating Coordination Committee on Aircraft ...

The first letter of NATO reporting names is meant to ... unlike the naming convention adopted by the U.S. military for its airplanes in the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation ...

Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet will be the first aircraft to receive the new eSeries designator, Barrett said. “The eT-7 is just the first in our vision of a long line of e-planes and e ...

/ March 3, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) welcomes the U.S. Air Force’s designation for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft: the new uncrewed jet fighter will be called ...