Mermaid-B
Hi TEEEJ,
The ‘Mermaid -B’ name would seem to fit, but who is going to authorise it?
Thanks for the interesting links.
I am well aware that the ‘code names’ are not originated by NATO, and are/were simply used by them as NATO Reporting Names.
The ‘dig’ was to see if there was any interest in NATO giving AFIC a nudge to get them reintroduced.
I searched the Five Eyes site and saw a great deal about interoperability.
But …
Nothing in there about allocating reporting names (or codenames/nicknames) to Russian/Chinese military equipment.
ASCC used to do it, ASIC let it die and AFIC have not taken over the task.
An obvious candidate for this would be the ISR Working Group however, as far as I am aware it is not being done by anyone …
Am I alone in thinking that it should still be done?