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Business Insider/Aviationist: NATO gave Russia's stealth fighter a codename that's straight out of a Tom Clancy novel
* Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter has gotten a badass codename from NATO, and it's something straight out of a Tom Clancy novel.
* The Western alliance gives Russian military vehicles and weapons distinct English names to make them more recognizable.
It couldn't be better even if the late Tom Clancy were to have written it, and we have to believe he is smiling down from the tactical high ground of the afterlife. The latest Russian-5th generation "stealth" combat aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57, was assigned an official NATO reporting name this week: "FELON"
NATO Reporting names provide a convenient and recognizable English language moniker for communicating Russian aircraft types. The names are assigned to equipment including weapons systems, ships, ground vehicles and aircraft by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These code names or reporting names are used in radio communication and in common usage among westerners, including enthusiasts.
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3 comments:
Love it. Name not the plane.
NATO codenames for Russian fighters have never been very flattering. Iirc the Mig-15 was codenamed “faggot”.
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