APG?

[John Q Public]

A lot of military radars are named something like APG-##. What does APG
stand for?

[One Usenet Poster]

In article <john-DBC4DD.1...@corp.supernews.com>,

John Q Public <jo...@public.com> wrote:

> A lot of military radars are named something like APG-##. What does APG
> stand for?

AN/APG = Airborne Fire-Control Radars

APG is not really an acronymn in the strict sense. US military equipment
often has 3 letter designations. Here's a bunch I found through the
Google search engine.

My favorite one is the old computers the US Navy uses on their ships:
YUK. The Navy-types call them "yuk" then some number. Pretty funny.

OUP

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AN/AAx - Airborne Infrared Equipment

AN/AAA - Airborne Infrared Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AAB - Airborne Infrared Bombing Equipment
AN/AAD - Airborne Infrared Reconnaissance and Surveillance
AN/AAG - Airborne Infrared Fire-Control Equipment
AN/AAM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Infrared Equipment
AN/AAQ - Airborne Infrared Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AAR - Airborne Infrared Receivers
AN/AAS - Airborne Infrared Search and Detection Equipment
AN/AAT - Airborne Infrared Transmitters

AN/ACx - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Equipment

AN/ACC - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Communications
AN/ACM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Carrier Signal Based
Equipment
AN/ACQ - Airborne Carrier Signal Based Multipurpose/Special Equipment

AN/ADx - Airborne Radiological Equipment

AN/ADA - Airborne Radioactivity Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/ADR - Airborne Radioactivity Receivers

AN/AEx - Airborne Laser Equipment

AN/AES - Airborne Laser Search and Detection Equipment

AN/AGx - Airborne Teletype Equipment

AN/AGA - Airborne Teletype Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AGC - Airborne Teletype Communications
AN/AGM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Teletype Equipment

AN/AIx - Airborne Interphone Equipment

AN/AIA - Airborne Interphone Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AIC - Airborne Interphone Communications
AN/AIH - Airborne Interphone Recorders
AN/AIM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Interphone Equipment
AN/AIQ - Airborne Interphone Multipurpose/Special Equipment

AN/AJx - Airborne Electromechanical Equipment

AN/AJA - Airborne Electromechanical Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AJB - Airborne Electromechanical Bombing Equipment
AN/AJM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Electromechanical
Equipment
AN/AJN - Airborne Electromechanical Navigation Equipment
AN/AJQ - Airborne Electromechanical Multipurpose/Special Equipment

AN/AKx - Airborne Telemetering Equipment

AN/AKA - Airborne Telemetry Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AKM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Telemetering Equipment
AN/AKQ - Airborne Telemetry Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AKR - Airborne Telemetry Receivers
AN/AKT - Airborne Telemetry Transmitters

AN/ALx - Airborne Countermeasures Equipment

AN/ALA - Airborne Countermeasures Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/ALD - Airborne Countermeasures Detection and Surveillance
AN/ALE - Airborne Countermeasures Ejectors (i.e. flare/chaff dispensers)
AN/ALH - Airborne Countermeasures Recorders
AN/ALK - Airborne Countermeasures Computers
AN/ALM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Countermeasures Equipment
AN/ALQ - Airborne Countermeasures Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/ALR - Airborne Countermeasures Receivers
AN/ALT - Airborne Countermeasures Transmitters

AN/AMx - Airborne Meteorological Equipment

AN/AMA - Airborne Meteorological Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AME - Airborne Meteorological Ejectors
AN/AMH - Airborne Meteorological Recorders
AN/AMM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Meteorological Recorders
AN/AMQ - Airborne Meteorological Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AMR - Airborne Meteorological Receivers
AN/AMS - Airborne Meteorological Search and Detection Equipment
AN/AMT - Airborne Meteorological Transmitters

AN/ANx - Airborne Sound Equipment

AN/ANH - Airborne Sound Recorders
AN/ANQ - Airborne Sound Multipurpose/Special Equipment

AN/APx - Airborne Radar Equipment

AN/APA - Airborne Radar Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/APB - Airborne Bombing Radars
AN/APD - Airborne Direction Finding and Surveillance Radars
AN/APG - Airborne Fire-Control Radars
AN/APH - Airborne Radar Recorders
AN/APM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Radars
AN/APN - Airborne Navigation Radars
AN/APQ - Airborne Multipurpose/Special Radars
AN/APR - Airborne Radar Receivers
AN/APS - Airborne Search and Detection Radars
AN/APT - Airborne Radar Transmitters
AN/APW - Airborne Flight Control Radars
AN/APX - Airborne Identification Radars
AN/APY - Airborne Surveillance Radars

AN/AQx - Airborne Sonar Equipment

AN/AQA - Airborne Sonar Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AQH - Airborne Sonar Recorders
AN/AQM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Sonar Equipment
AN/AQQ - Airborne Sonar Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AQS - Airborne Search & Detection Sonars

AN/ARx - Airborne Radio Equipment

AN/ARA - Airborne Radio Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/ARB - Airborne Radio Bombing Equipment
AN/ARC - Airborne Radio Communications
AN/ARD - Airborne Radio Direction Finding and Surveillance
AN/ARH - Airborne Radio Receorders
AN/ARM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Radio Equipment
AN/ARN - Airborne Radio Navigation Equipment
AN/ARQ - Airborne Radio Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/ARR - Airborne Radio Receivers
AN/ARS - Airborne Radio Search Equipment
AN/ART - Airborne Radio Transmitters
AN/ARW - Airborne Flight/Remote Control Radio
AN/ARY - Airborne Radio Surveillance and Control Equipment

AN/ASx - Airborne Special/Combination Equipment

AN/ASA - Airborne Special/Combination Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/ASB - Airborne Special/Combination Bombing Equipment
AN/ASC - Airborne Special/Combination Communications
AN/ASD - Airborne Special/Combination Detection and Reconnaissance
Equipment
AN/ASE - Airborne Special/Combination Ejectors
AN/ASG - Airborne Special/Combination Fire-Control Equipment
AN/ASH - Airborne Special/Combination Recording/Reproducing Equipment
AN/ASK - Airborne Special/Combination Computers
AN/ASM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Special/Combination
Equipment
AN/ASN - Airborne Special/Combination Navigation Equipment
AN/ASQ - Airborne Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special Equipment
(this could be anything!)
AN/ASR - Airborne Special/Combination Receivers
AN/ASS - Airborne Special/Combination Search Equipment
AN/AST - Airborne Special/Combination Transmitters
AN/ASW - Airborne Special/Combination Flight/Remote Control Equipment
AN/ASX - Airborne Special/Combination Identification Equipment

AN/ATx - Airborne Telephone (Wire) Equipment

AN/ATC - Airborne Wire Telephone Communications Equipment
AN/ATE - Airborne Wire Dispensers
AN/ATM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Wire Telephone Equipment
AN/ATR - Airborne Wire Telephone Receivers

AN/AVx - Airborne Visual/Light Equipment

AN/AVA - Airborne Visual/Light Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AVB - Airborne Visual/Light Bombing Equipment
AN/AVD - Airborne Visual/Light Detection and Reconnaissance Equipment
AN/AVG - Airborne Airborne Visual/Light Fire-Control and Searchlight
Control Equipment
AN/AVH - Airborne Visual/Light Recorders
AN/AVM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Visual/Light Equipment
AN/AVN - Airborne Visual Navigation Equipment
AN/AVQ - Airborne Visual/Light Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AVR - Airborne Light Receivers
AN/AVS - Airborne Visual Search Equipment
AN/AVT - Airborne Light Transmitters
AN/AVX - Airborne Visual Identification Equipment

AN/AWx - Airborne Armament Equipment

AN/AWA - Airborne Armament Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AWB - Airborne Armament Bombing Equipment
AN/AWE - Airborne Armament Ejectors
AN/AWG - Airborne Fire-Control Systems
AN/AWH - Airborne Armament Related Recorders/Reproducers
AN/AWM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Armament Equipment
AN/AWQ - Airborne Armament Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AWW - Airborne Armament Remote Control Equipment

AN/AXx - Airborne Television/Telefax Equipment

AN/AXA - Airborne TV/Fax Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AXC - Airborne TV/Fax Communications
AN/AXD - Airborne TV Detection and Surveillance Equipment
AN/AXH - Airborne TV/Fax Recorders
AN/AXM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne TV/Fax Equipment
AN/AXQ - Airborne TV/Fax Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/AXR - Airborne TV/Fax Receivers
AN/AXT - Airborne TV/Fax Transmitters
AN/AXX - Airborne TV Identification Equipment

AN/AYx - Airborne Data Processing Equipment

AN/AYA - Airborne Data Processing Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/AYC - Airborne Data Processing Communication Equipment
AN/AYD - Airborne Data Processing Detection Equipment
AN/AYG - Airborne Fire-Control Computers
AN/AYH - Airborne Data Processing Recorders
AN/AYK - Airborne Data Processing Computers (i.e. general-purpose
computers)
AN/AYM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne Data Processing Equipment
AN/AYN - Airborne Navigation Computers
AN/AYQ - Airborne Multipurpose/Special Computers
AN/AYR - Airborne Data Processing Receivers
AN/AYS - Airborne Search Computers
AN/AYW - Airborne Flight Control Computers

AN/Cxx - Air Transportable Equipment

AN/CBQ - Air Transportable Pigeon Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/CNQ - Air Transportable Sound Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/CPA - Air Transportable Radar Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/CPM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Air Transportable Radars
AN/CPN - Air Transportable Navigation Radars
AN/CPQ - Air Transportable Multipurpose/Special Radars
AN/CPS - Air Transportable Search and Detection Radars
AN/CPT - Air Transportable Radar Transmitters
AN/CPX - Air Transportable Identification Radars
AN/CRA - Air Transportable Radio Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/CRB - Air Transportable Bombing Radio Equipment
AN/CRC - Air Transportable Radio Communications
AN/CRD - Air Transportable Radio Direction Finding
AN/CRM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Air Transportable Radio Equipment
AN/CRN - Air Transportable Radio Navigation Equipment
AN/CRR - Air Transportable Radio Receivers
AN/CRT - Air Transportable Radio Transmitters
AN/CRW - Air Transportable Remote Control Radio
AN/CRX - Air Transportable Radio Identification Equipment
AN/CSC - Air Transportable Special/Combination Communications
AN/CSQ - Air Transportable Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special
Equipment
AN/CST - Air Transportable Special/Combination Transmitters
AN/CTQ - Air Transportable Telephone Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/CTW - Air Transportable Telephone Remote Control Equipment
AN/CVQ - Air Transportable Visual/Light Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/CVX - Air Transportable Visual/Light Identification Equipment

AN/Dxx - Missile/Drone Equipment

AN/DAB - Missile/Drone Infrared Bombing Equipment
AN/DAN - Missile/Drone Infrared Navigation Equipment
AN/DAW - Missile/Drone Infrared Flight Control Equipment
AN/DJM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Electromechanical
Equipment
AN/DJN - Missile/Drone Electromechanical Navigation Equipment
AN/DJQ - Missile/Drone Electromechanical Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DJW - Missile/Drone Electromechanical Flight/Remote Control Equipment
AN/DKM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Telemetering
Equipment
AN/DKQ - Missile/Drone Telemetry Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DKT - Missile/Drone Telemetry Transmitters
AN/DKW - Missile/Drone Flight/Remote Control Telemetry Equipment
AN/DLD - Missile/Drone Countermeasures Detection and Surveillance
AN/DLM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Countermeasures
Equipment
AN/DLQ - Missile/Drone Countermeasures Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DMQ - Missile/Drone Meteorological Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DPD - Missile/Drone Direction Finding and Surveillance Radars
AN/DPM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Radars
AN/DPN - Missile/Drone Navigation Radars
AN/DPQ - Missile/Drone Multipurpose/Special Radars
AN/DPS - Missile/Drone Search and Detection Radars
AN/DPT - Missile/Drone Radar Transmitters
AN/DPW - Missile/Drone Flight/Remote Control Radars
AN/DPX - Missile/Drone Identification Radars
AN/DRA - Missile/Drone Radio Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/DRM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Radio Equipment
AN/DRN - Missile/Drone Radio Navigation Equipment
AN/DRQ - Missile/Drone Radio Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DRR - Missile/Drone Radio Receivers
AN/DRS - Missile/Drone Radio Search Equipment
AN/DRT - Missile/Drone Radio Transmitters
AN/DRW - Missile/Drone Flight/Remote Control Radio
AN/DSA - Missile/Drone Special/Combination Auxiliary Assemblies
AN/DSM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Missile/Drone Special/Combination
Equipment
AN/DSN - Missile/Drone Special/Combination Navigation Equipment
AN/DSQ - Missile/Drone Special/Combination Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DSW - Missile/Drone Special/Combination Flight/Remote Control
Equipment
AN/DVG - Missile/Drone Airborne Visual/Light Fire-Control Equipment
AN/DWQ - Missile/Drone Armament Multipurpose/Special Equipment
AN/DWW - Missile/Drone Armament Remote Control Equipment
AN/DXQ - Missile/Drone TV Multipurpose/Special Equipment

AN/Uxx - General Utility (or Multiple Installation) Equipment

AN/USD - Special/Combination Surveillance Equipment

Note: Other AN/Uxx listings are currently not planned.

AN/Zxx - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Equipment

AN/ZPQ - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Multipurpose/Special
Radars
AN/ZSD - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination
Detection and Reconnaissance Equipment
AN/ZSM - Maintenance and Test Sets for Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless
Combination) Special/Combination Equipment
AN/ZSW - Airborne (Piloted/Pilotless Combination) Special/Combination
Flight/Remote Control Equipment

6 Sources

[1] Department of Defense: MIL-STD-196E "Joint Electronics Type
Designation System"

[2] Department of Defense: MIL-HDBK-505 "Handbook For Definitions Of
Item Levels, Item Exchangability, Models And Related Terms"

[3] Department of Defense: MIL-HDBK-1812 "Type Designation, Assignment
And Method For Obtaining"

[4] Ray Mote: "World War Two Nomenclature Systems", in ELECTRIC RADIO
Magazine, June & July 1995

[5] Association of Old Crows: "The History of US Electronic Warfare"

[6] E-Mail from Chuck Hansen

[7] David Huie's huge AN-designation database

[Renato Croci]

John Q Public wrote:
> A lot of military radars are named something like APG-##. What does APG
> stand for?

Joint Army/Navy designation system:

1st letter = installation (A=airborne, T=ground-mobile, S=shipborne,
etc..)
2nd letter = type of equipment (Q=sonar, R=radar, etc)
3rd letter = mission (S=search, G=fire control - iirc, etc)

So, AN/APG-xx shall be an airborne fire control radar.
(I have not the fulla table at handy and I am reluing on my memory. I
can get in in few day, in case)

--
Renato Croci
Roma - Italy
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[Linda and Rene]

This designation system is carrying the name : Joint Tactical Equipment
Designation or JTEDs for short. A google search might get you more info on
the various indicators used in the system. If you are looking for a specific
piece of equipment, you might try the Jane's library.

Regards,
Rene Thaens

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