The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Technical Publication
TP 8380 contains information on all of the following subjects
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GENERAL INFORMATION (APPENDICES)
- NATO Names for Aircraft and Missiles
- Radars and Their Associated Platforms
- Weapons/Platforms and Their Associated
Radars
- Glossary of Aircrew Jargon
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL INFORMATION
- Aircraft Inspection Cycles
- Aircraft Fuels and Fluids
- Aircraft Carrier and Amphibious Assault
Ship Layout / Capabilities
- Aircraft Carrier Flight Procedures
- Aircraft Tactical Flight Scenarios
- Aircraft Formations
- Aircraft and Missile Intercepts
- Aircraft Maneuvers
- Aircraft Drag Index Points
- Air Force vs Navy Operations
- Missile and Electronic Equipment Designations
- Navigation
- Military Rank and Insignia
AIRCRAFT AND AVIONICS DESIGN/INTEGRATION CONSIDERATIONS
- Antenna Installation Guidelines
- Aural Sounds or Tones
- Advanced Hardware Busses, including VMEbus, VXIbus, Multibus
II, PI Bus, Futurebus
- Data Busses (summary information),
including RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, IEEE-488 (GP-IB/HP-IB), HPIL,
MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1773
- Blanking and Filtering
- Grounding and Bonding for Electronic Systems
- Ground Plane Interference Testing
- MIL-STD-704 Electrical Power Standards
- Stealth Technology
- Test Planning
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
- A-6 Intruder
- EA-6B Prowler
- A-7 Corsair
- AV-8B Harrier
- A-10 Thunderbolt II
- F-14 Tomcat
- F-15 Eagle
- F-16 Fighting Falcon
- F/A-18 Hornet
- F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF)
- F-117A Nighthawk
- Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
SUPPORT / MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT
- E-2C Hawkeye
- P-3 Orion
- S-3 Viking
- OV-10 Bronco
- C-130 Hercules
HELICOPTERS
- AH-1 Cobra
- UH-1 Iroquois
- SH-2 Seasprite
- SH-3 Sea King
- V-22 Osprey
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- CH-47 Chinook
- CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon
- HH-60 Night Hawk / SH-60 Seahawk / UH-60 Black Hawk
- AH-64 Apache
- RAH-66 Comanche
AVIONICS EQUIPMENT and ANTENNA SYSTEMS
- Avionics & Antenna Installation
Introduction / History, including (1) EW and Radar Systems Summary,
and (2) Unclassified Code Names for EW & Other Programs
- AAR-44 Missile Warning Set
- AAR-47 Missile Warning Set
- AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
- ALQ-99 RF Jammer
- ALQ-126 RF Jammer
- ALQ-131(V) RF Jammer
- ALQ-135 RF Jammer
- ALQ-136 RF Jammer
- ALQ-142 ESM System
- ALQ-144 Infrared Countermeasures System
- ALQ-149 RF Jammer
- ALQ-156A Missile Warning System
- ALQ-157 Infrared Countermeasures System
- ALQ-162 RF Jammer
- ALQ-164 RF Jammer
- ALQ-165 RF Jammer
- ALQ-167 RF Jammer
- ALQ-178 Integrated Self-Protection System
- ALQ-184 RF Jammer
- ALQ-187 RF Jammer
- ALQ-202 Integrated Self-Protection System
- ALQ-211
- ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)
- ALQ-214 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM)
- ALR-45 and ALR-50 RWR
- ALR-56 RWR
- ALR-66 RWR
- ALR-67(V)2 RWR
- ALR-67(V)3/4 ASR RWR
- ALR-69 RWR
- ALR-76 RWR
- ALR-81 ESM Receiver
- ALR-87 RWR
- ALR-89 Threat Warning System
- APG-65 and APG-73 (F/A-18 Radar)
- APG-71 and AWG-9 (F-14 Radar)
- APN-154/202 Radar Augmentor Beacon
- APN-194 Radar Altimeter
- APQ-156 (A-6 Radar)
- APQ-174 (V-22 / MH-60 Radar)
- APR-39 RWR
- APR-43 RWR
- APS-115/116/137 (P-3 and S-3 Radar)
- APS-124 (SH-60 Radar)
- APS-130 (EA-6B Radar)
- APS-145 (E-2 Radar)
- APX-72/100 IFF Transponder
- APX-76 IFF Interrogator
- ARA-50 ADF
- ARA-63 Instrument Landing System (ILS)
- ARC-51/159/182/210 VHF/UHF Radios
- ARN-84/118 Tacan
- ASW-25/27 Data Link
- AVR-2 Laser Detecting Set (LDS)
- AVR-3 Laser Warning Receiver
- Foreign Military Systems (COLDS, MILDS, Zeus, etc.)
- USQ-113 Communications Jammer
AVIONICS GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (GSE)
- Avionics Ground Support Equipment Introduction
and summary tables
- ALM-70 and ALM-225
- ASM-456/457/458
- ASM-607/687/692 Memory Loader Verifier (MLV)
- AWM-23
- Joint Services Electronic Combat System Tester (JSECST)
- Memory Loader Verifiers (MLV)
- USM-392
- USM-406
- USM-429(V)1 (CAT IIID)
- USM-458B
- USM-467 RADCOM
- USM-470 ATS (Mini-VAST)
- USM-482
- USM-636 Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS)
- USM-664 Check Six
- USQ-131 Memory Loader-Verifier Set (MLVS)
EXPENDABLES AND DISPENSER SYSTEMS
- Expendables - Introduction / History
- ALE-29 & -39 Dispensers
- ALE-37 Dispenser and Expanded Chaff Adapter (ECA)
- ALE-41 Chaff Dispenser Pod
- ALE-43 Chaff Dispensing Set
- ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Set
- ALE-50, AAED, and FOTD
- BOL Chaff Dispenser
- Chaff
- Flares and Infrared Decoys
- GEN-X RF Decoy
- Parachute Flares (LUU-2, Mk 24, Mk 45) and Dispensers
- STRAP RF Decoy
WEAPONS CHARACTERISTICS
- Missile Guidance Introduction
- Launchers, Pylons, and Racks
- AIM-7 Sparrow
- AIM-9 Sidewinder / AGM-122A Sidearm
- AIM-54 Phoenix
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
- AGM-45 Shrike
- AGM-62 Walleye
- AGM-65 Maverick
- AGM-84A Harpoon / AGM-84E SLAM
- AGM-88 HARM
- AGM-109 Tomahawk
- AGM-114 Hellfire
- AGM-119 Penguin
- AGM-123 Skipper
- AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
- B28-83 Nuclear Bombs
- BGM-71 TOW
- Cluster Bomb Units (CBU-59 APAM, MK 20 Rockeye, etc.)
- FIM-92 Stinger
- Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
- Mines
- MK 76 and MK 106 Practice Bombs
- MK 80 Series and Laser Guided Bombs (LGBs)
- Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS)
- Torpedoes (Mk 46 and Mk 50)
- 20mm Projectile
- 2.75" Rocket
- 5" Zuni Rocket
AERIAL TARGETS
- AQM-37C Challenger
- BQM-34A/S Firebee I
- BQM-34E/T Firebee II
- BQM-74C/E Chukar
- MQM-8 Vandal
- MA-31 Supersonic Target
- SAMPSON / TALD / ITALD Decoy/Target
- TDU-22 Aerial Towed Target
- TDU-32 Aerial Banner Towed Target
- TDU-34A Aerial Towed Target
RPVs AND UAVs
- RPV and UAV Introduction
- BQM-145A Medium Range (MR) UAV
- Close Range UAV
- Hunter UAV
- Outrider UAV
- Pioneer RPV
- Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAV
- Endurance UAV (Predator, Global Hawk, DarkStar, etc.)
- Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)
Some good Links are contained below:
For a brief Radar/EW Intro go HERE.
The Journal of Electronic Defense covers a lot of new events.
The Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network
describes a large number of U.S. and Rest of World (ROW) avionics and weapons systems, including many of those listed above.
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