CA CN

CB CO

CC CP

CD CQ

CE CR

CF CS

CG CT

CH CU

CI CV

CJ CW

CK CX

CL CY

CM CZ

C NUMERIC

C YEAR

C-NUMERIC

C.NUMERIC

C/NUMERIC

C Numeric

C1 155mm howitzer [CA] Main battle tank [CA] C2 Variant of Devon light transport aircraft [UK] Main battle Tank [CA] C7 - Series of assault rifles [CA] C8-DADS - Decontamination System [DE] C13 - Series of Armoured Fighting Vehicles [IT] C 17 S - Towed 155mm howitzer [FR] C22 - Subsonic variable speed target [FR] C25 - 25mm armed turret C 47 - Series of 47mm anti-tank guns [BE] C101 - Supersonic anti ship missile [CN] C301 - Supersonic anti ship missile [CN]

C - Numeric

C-3 - Series of anti-tank mines [ES] C-212 [EW] - Electronic warfare version of C-212 [ES] C-601 - Air launched anti ship missile [CN] C-801 - Anti ship sea skimming missile [CN]

C.Numeric

C.1 - Spanish Air force designation for the CR.32 C.2 - Spanish Air force designation for the Hawker Fury C.2 - Spanish Air force designation for the G.50 C.3 - Spanish Air force designation for the He 112B C.3 - Spanish Air force designation for the He 112 C.4 - Spanish Air force designation for the Bf 109B C.4 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA 1109/1110/1112 C.5 - Spanish Air force designation for the Bf 109E C.5 - Spanish Air force designation for the F-86 Sabre C.6 - Spanish Air force designation for the G.50 C.6 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA-300 C.6 - Spanish Air force designation for the T-6 Harvard (armed version) C.7 - Spanish Air force designation for the Ro-41 C.7 - Spanish Air force designation for the CH-101; project only, not built C.8 - Spanish Air force designation for the I-16 C.8 - Spanish Air force designation for the F-104 Starfighter C.9 - Spanish Air force designation for the I-15bis C.9 - Spanish Air force designation for the F-5 C.10 - Spanish Air force designation for the Bf 109F C.11 - Spanish Air force designation for the Ar 68 C.12 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA 1109 C.13 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA 1109J-1L C.14 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA 1109J C.15 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA-300C.1 Fiat CR.32 C.10 - Spanish Air force designation for the HA-220 Saeta (became A.10) C.11 - Spanish Air force designation for the Mirage III C.12 - Spanish Air force designation for the F-4 Phantom II C.14 - Spanish Air force designation for the Mirage F.1C C.15 - Spanish Air force designation for the F/A-18 Hornet C.16 - Spanish Air force designation for the Eurofighter Typhoon

C/Numeric

C/96 - Series of pistols, Mauser [DE]

Ca

Cab - NATO codename for Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft [SU;RU] CABS [US] Cactus - South African production of Crotale SAM system [ZA] Cadillac Development of an Airborne Early-Warning (AEW) radar, initiated in February 1944 by the US Navy Manufacturer [US] Cadillac I - Project to test suitability of aircraft for the Early-Warning role [US] Cadillac II - Project to test a flying Combat Information Center [US] Cadillac III - Project to test the development of look-down radar systems [US] CADS-1 Nato codename for Combined air defence mount fitted to Kirov class battlecruisers [SU;RU] Caernarvon - Conqueror variant with Centurion turret [UK] Cage Cone - Nato codename for soviet Communications antennae [SU;RU] Cage Skirt - Nato codename for soviet Communications antennae [SU;RU] Caiman - Series of MRAP vehicles, BAE North America [US] Caisseur - SE-4200 drone aircraft [FR] Cala 30 - Gun/howitzer Towed 155mm [ARGENTINA] Calico-900 - 9mm Assault Rifle USA] Caliope - Night vision device [FR] Calliope - Rocket battery carried on top of Sherman tanks [US] Calquin - Mosquite clone, IAE [AR] CALT - Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Canadian 1935 - Series of experimantal 6-wheel armoured cars, Ford & GM, 1935 [CA] Camber - NATO designation for Soviet Ilyushin Il-86 transport aircraft. Camcopter - Series of vtol uav, Schiebel [OE] Camel - NATO designation for Soviet Tupolev Tu-104 transport aircraft. Camel Hump - [US] Operations by U-2R from Taif, Saudi-Arabia, monitoring Iraq after the Gulf War. Camp - NATO designation for Soviet Antonov An-8 transport aircraft. Canadair - Defence manufacturer [CA] Canadian Armoured Snowmobile - Series of tracked vehicles, 1944 [CA] Canal Defence Light - Tank-mounted illumination device, 1917-1945 [UK] Canberra - Jet bomber [UK] Candid - NATO designation for Soviet Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft. CANEL - Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory [US] CANTELCAS - Pontoon and Causeway system [US] CAP - Prototype electrothermal gun [US] Cap-10B - Training aircraft [FR] CAPLAD - Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [CA] Capraia - Car Armoured 4X4 [IT] Captain - Short wheelbase 8x8 armoured personnel carrier, GPV [US] Caracal Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [DE] Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [IL] Caravan U-27A - Low intensity combat support aircraft [US] Caravan II - Low wingf Twin engined communications aircraft [FR] Caravelle - Medium range jet airline [FR] Cardinal - Marketing name for Cessna 177 CARDOM - Mortar system [IL] Cargomaster - Long-range Four Prop Cargo transport aircraft [US] Caribou - Twin Prop Transport aircraft [CA] Carl Gustav - Recoilless Anti-armour Weapon 84mm [SE] Carden-Lloyd - Series of tracked armoured vehicles, Carden-Lloyd [UK] Careless - NATO codename for the Tupolev Tu-154 transport aircraft [SU;RU] Carro Blindado - AIFV-B & M113A1-B in service with Chile [CL] Carpet - Rocket based mine clearing system, Rafael [IL] Cart - NATO codename for the Tupolev Tu-70 transport aircraft [SU;RU] Cascavel - Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [BR] Case - Engineer equipment manufacturer [US] Cash - NATO codename for the Antonov An-28 transport aircraft [SU;RU] Cashuat - Series of armoured M37B trucks [SV] CASMV - Consorzio Armamenti Spendibili Multi-Uso CASOM Conventional Stand-Off Missile Conventionally-Armed Stand-Off Missile [UK] Casper 250 - Series of UAV, Topi Division [IL] CASS - Command-Active Sonobouy System [US] Casspir - Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [ZA] Cast - Unit that tested an AEW radar (see Cadillac) on an XTBM-3E [US] Castor Thermal imaging camera [FR] The operations at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam [FR] Corps Airborne Stand-Off Radar. Later renamed ASTOR [UK] Cat NATO codename for the Antonov An-10 transport aircraft [SU;RU] Civil Air Transport Company [US] Caterpillar - Series of tracked construction vehicles [US] Catapult - 130mm self-propelled Gun based on Vijayanta chassis [IN] CATFAE - Catapult Launched Fuel-air-explosive land mine countermeasure system [US] CATIC - China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp. Cat House - [NATO designation for radar associated with ABM-1 [SU;RU] Cats Eye - Nato designation for soviet communications antennae [SU;RU] Cats Paw - Nato designation for soviet communications antennae [SU;RU] Cavalier - British cruiser tank [UK] CAW - AAI's Close Assault Weapon [US] CAWS - Heckler & Koch's Close Assault Weapon System [DE] Cayuse - General-purpose Light Helicopter Series [US] Cazador - Tracked Armoured Anti-tank Missile launcher utilising TUA turret and M41 chassis [ES]

Cb

CB - Cruiser class [US] CB-250-K - Elviemek Cluster bomb [GR] CB 60-K - Cardoen Cluster Bomb [CL] CB 250-K - Cardoen Cluster Bomb [CL] CB 500-K - Cardoen Cluster Bomb [CL] CBLS - [UK] Carrier, Bomb, Light Store CBR - Common Bomb Rack CBU - Cluster Bomb Unit CBU-55 - Fuel air explosive Bomb

Cc

CC-109 - Canadian Air Force designation for Cosmopolitan airliner [CA] CC-132 - Canadian Air Force version of Dash-7 [CA] CCFB 500 - Field catering set, SERT [FR] CCKW - Series of trucks , GMC [US] CCVL Vickers light tank [UK] Light Anti-Armour System project [US]

Cd

CD - 75mm variant of the Skoda Model 1928, Skoda [CS] CD-77 - Coastal defence Gun based on FH-77 [SE] CDL - Series of tank-mounted illumination devices, 1917-1945 [UK]

Ce

C&E Lightweight - Lightweight tracked amphibious vehicle resembling the T11 [US] Ceaser Series of truck-based 155mm weapons [F] Nickname for the Sd.Kfz 250/9 [NG] Original nickname for the 5PZF/C SPAAG prototype [NL] Ceirano - Vehicle manufacturer Centaur - Cruiser tank [UK] Centauro - 8x8 Wheeled Tank Destroyer 105mm [IT] Centurion Light Aircraft [US] Main battle tank [UK] Cessna - Aircraft Manufacturer [US] CET - Combat Engineer Tractor [UK] CETME Model L Rifle Semi-automatic 5.56mm [ES] CETME Model LC Rifle Assault 5.56mm [ES]

Cf

CFB 27-30 - Cardoen 300kg High Fragmentation Anti-personel Bomb [CL]

Cg

CGT 1056 - Tactical Data Encryption System [UK] CGWIC - China Great Wall Industry Corporation

Ch

C-HET - Commercial truck designs used by US military [US] Ch-26 - Auxilliary-Propelled Anti-tank Gun [SU] CH-9/25 - Sub-machine Carbine 9mm [UK] CH-47 Transport Helicopter [US] Chaffee - Series of light tanks [US] Chaimite - Series of 4x4 armoured vehicles, Bravia [PT] Chair Back - Series of phased array engagement radars [SU;RUS] Chajama - Research ship class [SU] Challenger Canadair Aircraft Piper PA-28 light aircraft variant Series of main battle tanks [UK] Tank Destroyer based on Cromwell [UK] Champ - Series of 4x4 ¼-ton trucks, Austin [UK] Chancellor - Marketing name for Cessna 414 [US] Chaparral - Tracked Anti-aircraft Missile launcher based on M548 chassis [US] Chaparral II - Proposed replacement for Chaparral [US] Chapayev - Series of 180mm artillery guns of naval origin [SU;RU] Chaparral - Series of surface-air-missiles [US] ChAR-1-MAZ-200 - 4x2 refrigerator on MAZ-200 chassis [SU] Charioteer - Tank destroyer based on Cromwell cruiser chassis [UK] Charles F Adams - Guided Missile Destroyer Class [US] Charleston - Series of amphibious cargo ships [US] Charlie - Nato designation for soviet submarine class [SU] Charrua - Series of tracked armoured vehicles [BR] Chat'apf - Generic name for the M113 repair & recovery variants [IL] Chatellerault - Series of light machine guns, Chatellerault/St Etienne [FR] Chauvenet - Survey ship class [US] Cheeta - Series of 4x4 armoured vehicles [PK] Cheetah South African helicopter South African multi-role fighter based on the Mirage Dutch version of the Gepard SPAAG Chemical Personnel No 1 - Pressure fuze used in RAP 2 mine. Chenworth - Series of FAV [US] Chevrolet - Manufacturer [US] Chevrolet 4x2 Scout Car - Experimental USMC vehicle, 1930, Chevrolet [US] Cheyenne Piper PA-31 Light Aircraft Chevrolet light truck Chief - Electronic Combat vehicle based on CUCV vehicle [US] Chieftain Piper PA-31 Light aircraft British Main Battle Tank Canadian Articulated Frame Steer vehicle Chilikin - Fleet Replenishment Ship class [SU] Chinook - Marketing name for Boeing-Vertol Model 114 heavy lift transport helicopter [US] ChMV-16 - Time Fuse [SU] Chipmunk - Prop-powered primary trainer [UK] CHNS - Personal chemical agent detector kit [DR] Choctaw - Military marketing name for H-34 helicopters [US] Chorniy Kajman - All-terrain-vehicle, Kajman [RU] Chonma-ho - Main battle tank series, Second Machine Industry Bureau [DPRK] Christie - Series of experimental armoured vehicles [US] Chrysler Vehicle Manufacturer [AU] Vehicle Manufacturer [CA] Chrysler Armoured Car - Car, armoured, 4x4, 20mm cannon, Chrysler [US] Chrysler Half-Ton Scout Car - Add-on armoured body, Chysler, 1941 [US] Chubby - Mine detection and clearance system [RSA] Chuck Luck - Nato designation for soviet Communications Intercept Antennae [SU] Chukar - Shoulder-wing monoplane turbojet target drone [US] Chukar II Improved Chukar [US] Churchill - Series of infantry tanks [UK] CHX 200 - Frequency Hopping HF Transceiver family [DE]

Ci

Circe - MineHunter Class [FR] CIS - Heavy machine gun Citation - Twin-rear-engined Business Jet [US] Citroen - Manufacturer

Cj

CJ5 - Series of truck, ¼ton, 4x4, utility [US]

Ck

Cl

CL-? Desi9gnator for Canadair built equipment [CA] Clam Pipe - Series of radars [SU:RU] Clam Shell - Radar [RU] Clank - Nato codename for An-30 [SU] Clansman Series of 3-ton 6x4 trucks [UK] Series of radios [UK Class - Series of designations ie Class 1000. CLAVP - Canadian Light Armoured vehicle Program [CA] CLB - Series of armoured tractors/tanks, C L Best, 1917 [US] CLC - Series of radars [CN] Cletrac - Manufacturer CLGP - Cannon Launched Guided Projectile Clipper - Twin-prop Light Aircraft [US] Close Combat Survivabilty Decoy System - Vehicle decoy system [US] Clothes Horse - Nato designation for soviet communications system [SU] Clothes Rail - Nato designation for soviet communications system [SU] Clovelly - Diving tender class [UK]

Cm

CM-21 - Series of Taiwanese produced variants of the M113 [TAIWAN] CM-44 - California Microwave's multipurpose drone [US] CMC 105 - Chamberlain manufacturing 105mm APFSDS round [US] Cmelak - Marketing name for Let Z-37 agricultural aircraft [CS] CMS - Message Terminal [FR] CMZAP 5247 - Semi-trailer 50t [SU]

Cn

CN2H - Night vision binoculars [FR] CN-235 - Commuter and Cargo aircraft [ES]

Co

Coalitia - Series of atillery weapons [RU] Cobra Jackhammer Tracked vehicle series [BE] Counter-battery radar Anti-tank Missile System [DE] Helicopter Gunship [US] 4X4 APC [TU] Fire support version of the Boragh [IR] Version of the BTR-70 [RU] Version of the BTR-80 [RU] Version of the BMP-1 [RU] Codenames German industrial NATO codenames for Electronics & Electro-optical NATO codenames for AAM systems NATO codenames for ASM systems NATO codenames for ABM systems NATO codenames for Fighters NATO codenames for FROG NATO codenames for SAM systems NATO codenames for SA-N systems NATO codenames for Soviet Submarines Coin Grass - Nato codename for Soviet commnications equipment [SU] Coleman - Manufacturer [US] Coleoptere - Experimental VTOL aircraft, SNECMA [FR] Collins GPS - Minature Global Positioning System receiver developed for DARPA [US] Colonel - Long wheelbase 8x8 armoured personnel carrier, GPV [US] Combat - Artillery C3 system [FR] Combat Car - Series of light tanks [US] Combat Support Boat - Bridging and amphibious operations support boat [UK] Comet Passenger Jet [UK] Medium Tank [UK] Commanche - Marketing name for Piper PA-24 light aircraft [US] Commander 6x6 armoured personnel carrier [US] Series of tank transporters [UK] American Aircraft manufacturer Command Car - Series of light trucks [IL] Commer - Vehicle Manufacturer [UK] Commando Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [US] Brandt 60mm Mortar [FR] Helicopter [UK] ECIA Mod C 60mm Mortar [ES] Esperanza 60mm Mortar [ES] ODE 60mm Mortar Transport Aircraft [US] Commuter - Marketing name for Cessna 150 [US] COMVAT - Armament improvement programme Concorde - Supersonic Passenger Jet [UK/FRANCE] Concrete Ball Mine - Series of anti-personnel mines [NG] Condor 4X4 armoured vehicle series Cone Dish - Nato designation for Soviet communications dishes [SU] Confiance - Auxiliary ocean Tug class [UK] Conqueror - Series of main battle tanks [UK] Conquest - Marketing Name for Cessna 441 [US] Constructor - Series of 20-ton 6x6 tractor trucks, Scammell [UK] Contentious - Modified Comet with hydraulic suspension and fixed mount 20-pdr [UK] Convair - Aircraft manufacturer [US] Conway - Centurion-based 120mm armed tank destroyer [UK] Coontz - Guided Missile Destroyer class [US] Copperhead - Laser-guided anti-armour Munition fired from 155mm gun/howitzer [US] Coral - Delayed-action Mortar Bomb [IL] Corbitt - Manufacturer [US] Corni-Scognamiglio - Series of 4x4 wheeled armoured cars [IT] Corsair - Twin engined aircraft with retractable tricycle undercarriage [US] Corsair II - Jet fighter/bomber [US] Corvette - Twin-rear-engine small business jet [FR] Cosmopolitan - Canadian Air Force version of Convair [CA] Cossack Tank - American codename for US CDL variants [US] Cougar Carrier, wheeled, 6x6, fire support [CA] Series of mine-protected vehicles [RH] Series of mine-protected vehicles [US] County - Guided Missile Destroyer class [UK] County [modified] - Guided Missile Destroyer class [UK] COV - Combat engineer vehicle based on M88 chassis [US] Covenantor - Series of cruiser tanks [UK]

Cp

CP-30 - Series of 127mm MBRL [AR] CPAT - Compagnie Europeene Piece Automobile Tracteur Societe CPMIEC - China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation

Cq

Cr

CR 500 - Trailer mounted field kitchen, SERT [FR] Crab Pot - Nato designation for soviet Intercept equipment Antennae [SU] Cressy - 1st class armoured cruiser class [UK] Cristobal - Series of self-loading carbines [DO] Crna Strela - Series of 50cal sniper rifles [SP] Crocadile Remotely-powered tracked demolition device, Schneider, 1917 [FR] Churchill-based flamethrower tank [UK] Cromwell - Cruiser tank [UK] Crosley - Manufacturer Crossbow [Hummer] - Hummer based short-range anti-aircraft system utilising Stinger missiles [US] Crossbow [Pedestal] - Pedestal mounted short-range Anti-aircraft System [US] Crossbow 70 - Pedestal mounted short-range anti-aircraft system utilising RBS 70 missiles [US] Cross Fork - Series of radars [SU:RU] Crossley - Manufacturer Crotale - Low altitude all-weather mobile Surface-to-air missile system [FR] Crotale [naval] - Navalised version of Crotale SAM [FR] Crotale NG [shelter] - Modernised Crotale SAM system mounted on a shelter trailer [FR] Crotale NG [M113] - Modernised Crotale SAM system mounted on M113 [FR] Crown Drum - Series of radars [SU:RU] CRR - Experimental precursor to the Cascaval [BZ] Cruiser Mk I - Series of cruiser tanks, 1937 [UK] Cruiser Mk II - Series of cruiser tanks, 1937 [UK] Cruiser Mk III - Series of cruiser tanks, 1937 [UK] Cruiser Mk IV - Series of cruiser tanks, 1938 [UK] Cruiser Tank Mk V - Series of cruiser tanks, 1940 [UK] Cruiser Tank Mk VI - Series of cruiser tanks, 1940 [UK] Crusader Series of Cruiser Tanks [UK] Fighter/Reconnaissance Jet [US] Light twin-engine aircraft [US] Series of 30-ton 6x4 tractor trucks [UK] Cruz Brea - Experimental improvised armoured vehicle [DO]

Cs

Csaba - Series of 4x4 armoured cars [HU] CSA-N - Chinese Surface-to-Air Missile (navy) Csepel - Vehicle Manufacturer [HU] CSIST - Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology CSS - Chinese Surface-to-Surface missile CSS-1 - Medium-range Ballistic Missile [CN] CSS-2 - Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile [CN] CSS-3 - Long-range Inter Continental ballistic Missile [CN] CSS-4 - Long-range 3 Stage liquid-propelled ICBM [CN] CSS-N - Chinese Surface-to-Surface missile (Navy) CSS-N-3 - Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile [CN]

Ct

CT - Series of light tanks, Marmon-Herrington [US]

Cu

CUCV - Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle series [US] Cultivator - Trenching machine project [UK] Cushman - Manufacturer

Cv

CV 90 - Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle Series [SE] CV-240 - Convair twin engine short/medium range airliner [US] CV-440 - Convair twin engine short/medium range airliner [US] CV-580 - Convair twin turboprop short/medium range airliner [US] CV-600 - Convair twin turboprop short/medium range airliner [US] CV-640 - Convair twin turboprop short/medium range airliner [US] CVR(W) - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled) [UK] CVR(T) - Combat Vehicle reconnaissance (Tracked) [UK]

Cw

CWEC - China Wanbao Engineering Company

Cx

Cy

Cyclone - Class of patrol craft [US] Cyclops - Remote-control EOD vehicle [UK] Cymbeline - Mortar locating radar [UK]

Cz

CZ - Arms Manufacturer [CZ] Czech Plate Charge Anti-tank Mine - Plate Charge Anti-tank Mine [CZ]