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Document ID:   MIL-STD-196       Scroll down to access document images

Overview
Title:  Joint Electronics Type Designation Automated System
Scope:  This standard establishes uniform procedures for the assignment of type designations for the electronic materiel listed below.
a. Radios. b. Radar (including identification and recognition equipment). c. Data processing units. d. Flight control and aids to the navigation of aircraft, guided missiles, ships and space vehicles (including automatic and remote control, automatic pilot and air data computers which may be tied into fire-control, instrument landing, navigation, and data link equipment). e. Weapons control systems (including evaluation and scoring of gun, missile, bomb, and underwater weapons control). f. Electronic countermeasures (including electronic deception and electronic jamming). g. Radiacs (Radioactive detection, indication and computation devices). h. Infrared devices. i. Lasers. j. Meteorological equipment. k. Magnetic amplifier and detection equipment. l. Wire communications systems (including telephone, telegraph, teletype, facsimile, interphone, public address, recorders, and reproducers). m. Televisions. n. Fiber Optics and associated equipment. o. Equipment for the detection of noise and interference in the radio frequency spectrum. p. Underwater sound radiating and non-radiating equipment including those for listening, ranging, sounding, communication, and object location. q. Training and instruction equipment for any of the above. r. Auxiliary and/or accessory equipment to the preceding and succeeding kids of equipment (including power generators) s. Satellites and associated equipment. t. Robotic equipment. u. Maintenance/Support Equipment.
Status:  Active Document Date:  30-MAY-2018      
  Next Review Due:  29-MAY-2023
SESS Doc Category:   Military Standard -Standard Practice  

Responsibilities
Lead Standardization Activity:  SE  Director, Systems Engineering  
  Preparing Activity: CR  US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, C5ISR Center
Coordination:  Full  
Army Custodian:  CR   US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, C5ISR Center  
Navy Custodian:  EC   Naval Information Warfare Systems Command  
Air Force Custodian:  11   Air Force Life Cycle Management Center - Aircraft Systems  

Changes to military standards or handbooks issued after August 1, 2003 are incorporated in the modified document.
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MediaDocument Part DescriptionDist StmtDocument DatePagesSize
Document ImageRevision G A30-MAY-2018582648.8 KB
Document ImageRevision F A11-SEP-2013591749.3 KB
Document ImageRevision E A17-FEB-199858222.3 KB
Document ImageRevision D A19-JAN-1985672139.5 KB

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