List of NATO designations of Soviet equipment

B

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Backfin	A.N.Tupolev Tu-98	-	Badger	A.N.Tupolev Tu-16
Bank	North American B-25 Mitchell		Barge	A.N.Tupolev Tu-85
Bark	Ilyushin Il-2		Bat	Tu-2
				A.N.Tupolev Tu-6	-
Beagle	S.V.Ilyushin Il-28		Bear	A.N.Tupolev Tu-20	-
				A.N.Tupolev Tu-95
				A.N.Tupolev Tu-142
Beast	S.V.Ilyushin Il-10		Bee Hind	Gun laying radar for the tail guns of the Tu-95 'Bear'
Big Bulge	Radar carried by the 'Bear-D'	see above	Big Bulge	Radar fitted to the Ka-25 'Hormone-B'
Big Nose	Radar of the Tu-28P 'Fiddler'		Bison	V.M.Myasichev M-4
Blackjack	A.N.Tupolev Tu-160		Blinder	A.N.Tupolev Tu-22/Tu-105
Blowlamp	S.V.Ilyushin Il-54/Il-149		Bob	S.V.Ilyushin Il-4
Boot	A.N.Tupolev Tu-91		Bosun	A.N.Tupolev Tu-14/Tu-81/Tu-89
Bounder	V.M.Myasichev M-50		Box Tail	Tail warning radar fitted to the Tu-95, replacing 'Bee Hind'
				Tail warning radar fitted to the Tu-22M 'Backfire'
Brawny	S.V.Ilyushin Il-40	-	Brewer Broussard (Renamed)	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-28
Buck	V.M.Petlyakov Pe-2		Bull	A.N.Tupolev Tu-4
				A.N.Tupolev Tu-80	-
Butcher	A.N.Tupolev Tu-82	-

C

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Cab	B.P.Lisunov Li-2		Camber	S.V.Ilyushin Il-86	-
Camel	A.N.Tupolev Tu-104	-	Camp	Antonov An-8
Candid	S.V.Ilyushin Il-76		Careless	A.N.Tupolev Tu-154
Cart	A.N.Tupolev Tu-70	-	Cash	Antonov An-28
Cat	Antonov An-10		Charger	A.N.Tupolev Tu-144	-
Clam	S.V.Ilyushin Il-18, renamed Coot		Clam Pipe	Nose radar fitted to the Tu-95MS Bear-H	-
Clank	Antonov An-30		Classic	S.V.Ilyushin Il-62	-
Cleat	A.N.Tupolev Tu-114		Cline	Antonov An-32
Clobber	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-42		Clod	Antonov An-14
Clog	Antonov An-28 (?)		Coach	Ilyushin Il-12	-
Coaler	Antonov An-72		Cock	Antonov An-22
Codling	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-40		Coke	Antonov An-24
Colt	Antonov An-2		Condor	Antonov An-124
Cooker	A.N.Tupolev Tu-110	-	Cookpot	A.N.Tupolev Tu-124	-
Coot	S.V.Ilyushin Il-18		Cork	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-16
	S.V.Ilyushin Il-20	-
Cossack	Antonov An-225		Crate	S.V.Ilyushin Il-14
Creek	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-12		Crib	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-6	-
				A.S.Yakovlev Yak-8	-
Crow	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-10		Crown Drum	Nose radar of the Tu-95 'Bear-B'	-
	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-12
Crusty	A.N.Tupolev Tu-134		Cub	Antonov An-10 and
				Antonov An-12
Cuff	Beriev Be-30	-	Curl	Antonov An-26

D

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Down Beat	Nose radar of the Tu-95 'Bear-G' and Tu-22M 'Backfire'.

F

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Faceplate	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich E-2A	-	Fagot	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-15
Faithless	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich Ye-231	-	Falcon	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-15, renamed later as Fagot
Fang	S.A.Lavochkin La-11		Fantail	S.A.LavochkinLa-15
Fargo	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-9		Farmer	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-19
Feather	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-15 and	and	Fencer	P.O.Sukhoj Su-24
	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-17
Fiddler	A.N.Tupolev Tu-28		Fin	S.A.Lavochkin La-7
Firebar	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-28P		Fishbed	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-21
Fishpot	P.O.SukhojSu-9		Fitter	P.O.Sukhoj Su-7B
				P.O.Sukhoj Su-17
	P.O.SukhojSu-11			P.O.Sukhoj Su-20
				P.O.Sukhoj Su-22
Flagon	P.O.Sukhoj Su-15		Flanker	P.O.Sukhoj Su-27
	P.O.Sukhoj Su-21	-
Flash Dance	Radar of the MiG-31		Flashlight	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-25
				A.S.Yakovlev Yak-27
Flat Jack	Radar radome of the Tu-126 'Moss'		Flipper	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich Ye-152
				A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich Ye-150	-
Flogger	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-23		Flora	A.S.YakovlevYak-23
	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-27
Forger	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-38		Foxbat	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-25
Fox Fire	Radar of the MiG-25 Foxbat-A		Foxhound	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-31
Frank	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-9		Fred	Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Freehand	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-36		Freestyle	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-141	-
				A.S.Yakovlev Yak-41	-
Fresco	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-17		Fritz	S.A.Lavochkin La-9	-
Frogfoot	P.O.Sukhoj Su-25		Frosty	A.N.Tupolev Tu-10
Fulcrum	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-29

H

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Halo	M.L.Mil Mi-26		Hare	M.L.Mil Mi-1
Harke	M.L.Mil Mi-10		Harp	N.I.Kamov Ka-20	-
Hat	N.I.Kamov Ka-10		Havoc	M.L.Mil Mi-28
Haze	M.L.Mil Mi-14		Helix	N.I.Kamov Ka-32
				N.I.Kamov Ka-27
				N.I.Kamov Ka-29	-
Hen	N.I.Kamov Ka-15	-	Hermit	M.L.Mil Mi-34	-
High Fix	Radar of the Su-17'Fitter-C'		High Lark	Radar of the MiG-23 'Flogger'
	Radar of the early MiG-21
Hind	M.L.Mil Mi-24		Hip	M.L.Mil Mi-8
				M.L.Mil Mi-17
Hog	N.I.Kamov Ka-18	-	Hokum	N.I.Kamov Ka-50
Homer	M.L.Mil Mi-12		Hoodlum	N.I.Kamov Ka-26
				N.I.Kamov Ka-126
Hook	M.L.Mil Mi-6		Hoop	N.I.Kamov Ka-22	-
Hoplite	M.L.Mil Mi-2		Hormone	N.I.Kamov Ka-25
Horse	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-24		Hot Brick	IR jammer	-
Hound	M.L.Mil Mi-4

J

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Jay Bird	Small radar set, used by the MiG-25U Foxbat-C trainer
	Small radar set, used by the MiG-21MF	-

M

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Madcap	Antonov An-74		Madge	Beriev Be-6
Maestro	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-28U	-	Magnet	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-17 trainer
Magnum	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-30t		Maiden	P.O.Sukhoj Su-11
Mail	Beriev Be-12		Mainstay	S.V.Ilyushin Il-76
Mallow	Beriev Be-10		Mandrake	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-25RV
Mangrove	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-27		Mantis	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-32
Mare	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-14		Mark	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-7U
Mascot	Ilyushin Il-28		Max	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-18
May	S.V.Ilyushin Il-38		Maya	Aero L-29 Delphin	-
Mermaid	Beriev Be-42		Midas	S.V.Ilyushin Il-76
Midget	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-15UTI		Mink	A.S.Yakovlev UT-2
Mode	Beriev Be-8 ?		Mole	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-14 or
				Beriev Be-8 ?
Mongol	A.I.Mikoyan/M.I.Gurevich MiG-21US/UM		Moose	A.S.Yakovlev Yak-11
Moss	A.N.Tupolev Tu-126		Mote	Beriev Be-2/KOR-1
Moujik	P.O.Sukhoj Su-7U trainer;	-	Mug	I.V.Chetverikov Che-2	-
				MBR-2
Mule	N.N.PolikarpovPo-2		Mystic	V.M.MyasichevM-17	-
				V.M.MyasichevM-55

P

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Puff Ball	Big surveillance radar, carried by the Tu-16

S

Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture	Name	USSR/Russia designation	Picture
Scan Odd	The 'Izumrud' radar of the all-weather MiG-19		Scan Fix	Early version of the Izumrud radar, fitted to the MiG-17P
	The 'Izumrud' radar (may be) of the MiG-17P
Scan Three	Radar of the Yak-25		Short Horn	Navigation and bombing radar. Fitted to Tu-95 'Bear-H'	-
Short Horn	Search radar of the Ka-25 'Hormone-A'		Skip Spin	Radar set of the Yak-28P	-
				Radar set of the Su-11
				Radar set of the Su-15
Slot Black	Radar set of the MiG-29		Spin Scan	The R1L radar fitted to some MiG-21 versions
Swift Rod	ILS system carried by many USSR aircraft.	-

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