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

In the case of the CH-47, the "C" indicates that it is a transport aircraft, while the second alphabet, "H," denotes that it's a helicopter.

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 ...

You’d think the Air Force and the Navy would have a Joint Operating Coordination Committee on Aircraft Designation and Nomenclature to avoid fielding two new aircraft with such similar ...

The YFQ-42A designation follows the Air Force's decision to designate GA-ASI's highly common predecessor aircraft as the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station.

I was disappointed with the editorial by The Plain Dealer on the landmark designation of the USS Cod ("USS Cod doesn't need Cleveland landmark status," Forum, Dec. 18). There are only two national ...

WASHINGTON — Aircraft, satellites and other weapons that are designed using digital engineering will be designated as part of the Air Force’s new “eSeries” and receive the prefix “e ...

Non-aircraft NATO designations are created by other organizations not listed by name in NATO’s references, but all reporting names are compiled and approved by NATO for use.