__NOTOC__ This subpage lists American military electronic instruments/systems along with brief descriptions. This stand-alone list specifically identifies electronic devices which are assigned designations (names) according to the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS) beginning with the AN/ prefix. They are grouped below by the first designation letter following this prefix. The list is organized as sorted tables that reflect the purpose, uses, and manufacturers of each listed item.
The list on this page only shows designations where the first letter after AN/ is between A and G. For all designations between M and Z, please see List of military electronics of the United States: M–Z.
NOTE: Letters E, H, I, J, L, N, O, Q, R, X, and Y are not used in the first-position of JETDS nomenclatures.
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A AAx – Piloted aircraft invisible light/Heat radiation systems AN/AAA – Airborne infrared auxiliary assembly systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used by Manufacturer Receiver group, paired with AN/AAS-15 F-8 Crusader Infrared search and track (IRST) surveillance and targeting system F-4B Phantom II
AN/AAD – Airborne Infrared Direction Finding/Reconnaissance/Surveillance Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used by Manufacturer AN/AAD-4 Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) reconnaissance set, part of surprise package modifications AC-119K Stinger, AC-130 Spectre, RF-4B Phantom II Texas Instruments AN/AAD-5 Infrared (IR) reconnaissance set, replaced the AN/AAD-4 AC-130 Spectre, RF-4B Phantom II, RF-4C Phantom II, RF-111C, F-14 Tomcat Honeywell Aerospace AN/AAD-6 Forward-looking infrared (FLIR), part of Pave Pronto modifications with improved detectors, replaced AN/AAD-4 AC-130H Spectre Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) detection set, replaced by AN/AAQ-17 AC-130H Spectre Texas Instruments
AN/AAM – Airborne infrared maintenance and test sets systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used by Manufacturer AN/AAM-4 Infrared (IR) Equipment test bench harness for the infrared detecting set AN/AAS-15; used with AN/AAA-4 Hughes Aircraft AN/AAM-5 Infrared (IR) target simulator for the infrared detecting set AN/AAS-15 Hughes Aircraft AN/AAM-6 Infrared (IR) test set for the infrared detecting set AN/AAS-15 Hughes Aircraft AN/AAM-10 Thermal test target for AN/AAS-51A AN/AAM-12 Infrared (IR) detector test set for AN/AAS-14 AN/AAM-13 Optical test table for AN/AAS-14 AN/AAM-21 Cathode-ray tube test set Texas Instruments AN/AAM-26 Video signal generator for AN/TAQ-14 AN/AAM-29 Cryogenic refrigerator test set, used with AN/AAS-14 AN/AAM-30 Resolution test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-31 Detecting set receiver test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-32 Recorder film magazine test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-33 Recorder film magazine test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-34 Power supply control panel test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-35 Converter sub-sssembly test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-36 Optical alignment test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-37 Cryogenic refrigerator test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-38 Infrared (IR) detection set test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-39 Electrical circuit test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-40 Refrigerator test set, used with AN/AAS-24 OV-1 Mohawk AN/AAM-55 Airborne laser tracker test set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker AN/AAM-56 airborne laser tracking alignment test set, used with AN/AAS-32 laser tracker AN/AAM-60 Electro-optical (EO) system test set A-6 Intruder, (369 pages) A-7 Corsair II, P-3C Orion, S-3 Viking, OV-1D Mohawk AN/AAM-102 Electro-optical (EO) systems test stand for performance testing AN/AAR-44 energy detection assembly cooler
AN/AAQ – Airborne infrared special/combination systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used by Manufacturer Active Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (IRCM) system using a visual cesium infrared source, forerunner of AN/AAQ-8 B/EB-66C/E Destroyer, B-52 Stratofortress, HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, RF-4C Phantom II AN/AAQ-5 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) (23 pages) Sighting System Passive Infra-red (SSPI) sensor turret UH-1M Iroquois, (337 pages) AH-1 Cobra Aerojet Electro-Systems Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), paired with AN/AVQ-22 to form the AN/ASQ-151 B-52G/H Stratofortress Hughes Aircraft AN/AAQ-7 Low Light Level Television (LLLTV) laser illuminator subsystem AC-130H Spectre pod-mounted active Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (IRCM) using a visual cesium infrared source, development of AN/AAQ-4 A-7D Corsair II, C-130 Hercules, F-4 Phantom II, F-5 Tiger, HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, RF-4C Phantom II Pave Tack Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging module, part of AN/AVQ-26 (69 pages) F-111 Aardvark, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom II, RF-4C Phantom II Texas Instruments AN/AAQ-10 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system MH-53J Pave Low III, MC-130E Combat Talon Texas InstrumentsSee Sikorsky MH-53 article Pilot Night Vision System portion of TADS/PNVS Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), used with AN/ASQ-170, replaced by Apache Arrowhead system AH-64D Apache (300 pages) Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-12 Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor TADS/PNVS Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) turreted sensor for target acquisition, range-finding and target illumination using laser-guided missiles AH-64 Apache AN/AAQ-13 K-band terrain-following radar and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) navigation pod, part of LANTIRN F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-14 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) laser designation targeting pod, part of LANTIRN F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin long-wavelength 8–15 μm infrared (LWIR) FLIR Airborne Electro-optical Special Operations Payload (AESOP) navigation and target designator/rangefinder, replaced by AN/AAQ-27 CH-47D Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion, CH-53E Super Stallion, MH-47 Chinook, MH-53J Pave Low III, MH-60G Pave Hawk, MH-60K Black Hawk, MH-60L Black Hawk, OH-6 Cayuse, SH-2F Seasprite, SH-2G Super Seasprite, SH-60B Seahawk Infrared Detection Set (IDS), replaced AN/AAD-7, replaced by AN/AAQ-26 A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky II, B-52 Stratofortress, SH-60B Seahawk AN/AAQ-19 Sharpshooter pod-mounted laser designation and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system included in LANTIRN, (export only system) simplified AN/AAQ-14 F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-20 Pathfinder pod-mounted navigation system, (export only system) simplified AN/AAQ-13 F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-21 Star SAFIRE (shipborne, airborne forward-looking infrared equipment) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod Teledyne FLIR AN/AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE II (shipborne, airborne forward-looking infrared equipment) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion, UH-1H Iroquois, MH-60G Pave Hawk Teledyne FLIR AN/AAQ-24 Nemisis Directional Infrared (IR) Countermeasures (DIRCM), used with AN/AAR-54 AC-130U Spooky II, C-17 Globemaster III, CH-53E Super Stallion, CV-22 Osprey, Lockheed MC-130, MH-53M Pave Low IV Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-25 Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting, Infrared, for Night (LANTIRN) targeting pod F-14 Tomcat Infrared (IR) detection set, replaced AN/AAQ-17 AC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky II Raytheon third-generation mid-wavelength 3–8 μm infrared (MWIR), Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging, navigation, surveillance and targeting system with an Indium antimonide (InSb) staring focal plane array, replaced AN/AAQ-16 SH-2G Super Seasprite, V-22 Osprey Raytheon AN/AAQ-28 LITENING forward-looking infrared (FLIR) targeting pod A-10C Thunderbolt II, AV-8B Harrier II Plus, EA-6B Prowler, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet Rafael Advanced Defense Systems AN/AAQ-32 Internal FLIR Targeting System (IFTS) F-16 Fighting Falcon Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-33 Sniper ATP (Advanced Targeting Pod) A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, B-1B Lancer, B-52H Stratofortress Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-37 Electro-optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) F-35 Lightning II Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-39 Electro-optical/Infrared (IR) fire-control system AC-130U Spooky II Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-40 Electro-optical Targeting System (EOTS) equivalent to Sniper Extended Range (XR) F-35 Lightning II Lockheed Martin
AN/AAR – Airborne Infrared Receiver/Passive Detection Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/AAR-4 Infrared search and track (IRST) tail warning system F-100 Super Sabre AN/AAR-5 Forward Looking Infrared (IR) (FLIR) system RCA Corp AN/AAR-31 Infrared (IR) detection set for anti-submarine warfare P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking Barnes Engineering AN/AAR-34 Infrared (IR) tail-mounted tracking and missile approach warning system (MAWS) F-111 Aardvark Cincinnati Electronics AN/AAR-37 Infrared (IR) detection set P-3A/B/C Orion, (21 pages) EP-3E Aries Hughes Aircraft AN/AAR-38 Compass Cool Infrared (IR) warning sensor FB-111 Aardvark, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet Cincinnati Electronics AN/AAR-40 Forward Looking Infrared (IR) (FLIR) system C-141B Starlifter, P-3A/B/C Orion AN/AAR-42 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system A-7E Corsair II, A-10 Thunderbolt II Texas Instruments AN/AAR-43 Infrared (IR) warning receiver A-7E Corsair II Aerojet (129 pages) Infrared (IR) warning receiver AC-130U Spooky II Cincinnati Electronics AN/AAR-45 Low-Altitude Night Attack (LANA) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system A-6E Intruder, A-7E Corsair II AN/AAR-46 Passive ultraviolet (UV) missile detector (529 pages) CH-46 Sea Knight AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System CH-46D/E Sea Knight, CH-53A/D/E Sea Stallion, HV-22 Osprey, MH-60R Seahawk, MH-60K Black Hawk, MH-60R Seahawk,See MH-60R Seahawk article MV-22B Osprey, OV-10A/D Bronco, SH-2G Super Seasprite, SH-60 Seahawk, U-28 Draco, UH-1 Iroquois low altitude visual Navigation FLIR (NAVFLIR) pod (originally called TINS or Thermal Imaging Navigation Set) with automatic target recognition, derived from AN/AAQ-16, replaced by AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR AV-8B Harrier II Plus, F/A-18C/D Hornet Passive ultraviolet (UV) Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS), part of AN/AAQ-24 B-2 Spirit, C-130 Hercules Westinghouse Electronic Systems AN/AAR-56 Infrared spherical Missile Launch Detection (MLD) system F-22 Raptor Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) 1 to 4 μm passive detection staring focal plane array missile detection/warning, either stand-alone or a component of AN/ALQ-212 ATIRCM/CMWS self-protection suite AH-64 Apache, C-23 Sherpa, CH-47 Chinook, MH-47D Chinook, MH-60K Black Hawk, RC-12 Guardrail, UC-35 Citation, UH-60 Black Hawk BAE