In
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
, a standardization agreement (STANAG,
redundantly: STANAG agreement) defines processes, procedures, terms, and conditions for common
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...
or technical procedures or equipment between the member countries of the alliance. Each NATO state ratifies a STANAG and implements it within its own military. The purpose is to provide common operational and administrative procedures and
logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...
, so one member nation's military may use the stores and support of another member's military.
STANAGs also form the basis for technical interoperability between a wide variety of communication and information systems (CIS) essential for NATO and Allied operations. The Allied Data Publication 34 (ADatP-34)
NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles which is covered by STANAG 5524, maintains a catalogue of relevant
information and communication technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computer ...
standards.
STANAGs are published in
English and
French, the two official
language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...
s of NATO, by the
NATO Standardization Office
The NATO Standardization Office (NSO) (former NATO Standardization Agency, NSA; French language, French: ''Bureau OTAN de normalisation'') is a NATO agency created in 1951 to handle standardization activities for NATO. The NSA was formed throug ...
in
Brussels
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.
Among the hundreds of standardization agreements (the total was just short of 1,300) are those for
calibres of small arms
ammunition
Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the component parts of oth ...
, map markings, communications procedures, and classification of bridges.
Partial list
1000s
; : (Edition 9, 24 August 2004): Characteristics of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems in Warships of the North Atlantic Treaty Navies
; : (Edition 6): Combat Charts, Amphibious Charts and Combat/Landing Charts
; : (Edition 17, 24 May 2005): Allied Naval Gunfire Support (ATP-4(E))
; : (Edition 23, 16 December 2004): Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) (ATP-2(B) Vol. 1)
; : (Edition 16, 29 March 2001): Anti-Submarine Evasive Steering (ATP-3(B))
; : (Edition 32, 12 July 2006): Allied Submarine and Anti-Submarine Exercise Manual (AXP-01(D))
;
STANAG 1059: (Edition 8, 19 February 2004):
National Distinguishing Letters for Use by NATO Armed Forces
; : (Edition 18): Allied Naval Communications Exercises (AXP-3(C) MXP-3(C))
;
STANAG 1236: (Edition 3, 2 November 2010): Glide Slope Indicators for Helicopter Operations from NATO Ships
; : HOSTAC Ship Helicopter Operating Limits (SHOL)
;
STANAG 1472: (Edition 1, 7 September 2011): NVD Compatible Flight Deck Status Displays on Single Ships
2000s
; : (Edition 6): Patrol Reports
; : (Edition 7): Operations Plans, Warning Orders, and Administrative/Logistics Orders
; : (Edition 6, 24 May 2011): NATO Joint Military Symbology –
NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems (APP-6)
; : Military Load Classification of Bridges, Rafts and Vehicles
; : Intelligence Reports
; : Interrogation of Prisoners of War (PW)
; : (Edition 4): Operations Orders, Tables and Graphics for Road Movement
; : (Edition 5): Procedures for Dealing with Prisoners of War
; : Radiological Hazards
; : (Edition 5): Handling and Reporting of Captured Enemy Equipment and Documents
; : NATO Combined
Military Police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. Not to be confused with civilian police, who are legally part of the civilian populace. In wartime operations, the military police may supp ...
; : Medical Employment of Air Transport in the Forward Area
; : (Edition 6): Nomenclature and Classification of Equipment
; : – this STANAG covers, among other subjects, NATO official rank grade comparisons covering
Ranks and insignia of NATO
A Standardization agreement, NATO standard grade scale is used by the NATO and its partners for the purpose of comparing military ranks across the Member states of NATO, member nations militaries, as well as for a number of administrative tasks.
...
; : (Edition 4, May 1996): Troop trial Principles and Procedures – Combat Clothing and Personal Equipment
; : (Edition 4): Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance/Explosive Ordnance Disposal
; : (Edition 3): Intelligence Request
; : Regulations for Military Motor Vehicle Movement by Road
; : (Edition 3): Classification and Designation of Flat Wagons Suitable for Transporting Military Equipment
; :
7.62×51mm NATO adopted in the 1953 as the sole standard infantry rifle cartridge (7.62x51mm) up until STANAG 4172 in 1980.
[NATO Small Arms Ammunition Interchangeability via Direct Evidence Testing]
", US Army RDECOM, 25 May 2011
; : The adoption of the US MIL-STD-1913 "
Picatinny rail
The 1913 rail (MIL-STD-1913 rail) is an American rail integration system designed by Richard Swan that provides a mounting platform for firearm accessories. It forms part of the NATO standard STANAG 2324 rail. It was originally used for mount ...
" as the NATO standard optical and electronic sight mount and standard accessory rail (canceled). See also
4694.
; : (Edition 3, 13 February 2003): Evaluation and control of personnel exposure to radio frequency fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz
; : (Edition 1): Minimum Standards of Proficiency for Trained Explosive Ordnance Disposal Personnel
; : (Draft): Joint Anti-Armor Operations
; : Civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) doctrine
; : (published Jan 2005): The military intelligence intelligence data
;
STANAG 2437: Allied Joint Publication AJP-01: "ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE"
; : Allied Joint Doctrine for Communications and Information Systems
; : (Edition 3, 14 Aug 1992): Braking Systems Between Tractors, Draw Bar Trailer And Semi-trailer Equipment Combinations For Military Use
; : Fording and Flotation Requirements for Combat and Support Ground Vehicles
; : (Edition 2): Restrictions for the Transport of Military Equipment by Rail on European Railways
; : (Edition 2): The Operation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Information Center (EODTIC)
; : Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Personnel
; : (Edition 4): Land Force Tactical Doctrine (ATP-35(A))
; : Medical Support Operations in an NBC Environment
; : (Edition 3): Marking of Hazardous Areas and Routes Through Them
; : Extreme Climatic Conditions and Derived Conditions for Use in Defining Design/Test Criteria for NATO Forces Materiel
; : The adoption of standards for ballistic protection levels and testing
; : Distinctive Markings and Camouflage of Medical Facilities and Evacuation Platforms
[US Army Field Manual 4-02.21. ''Division and Brigade Surgeon's Handbook.'' Appendix A, Guide for ]Geneva Conventions
upright=1.15, The original document in single pages, 1864
The Geneva Conventions are international humanitarian laws consisting of four treaties and three additional protocols that establish international legal standards for humanitarian t ...
Compliance.
; : Survival, Emergency, and Individual Combat Rations – nutritional values and packaging
; :
Classes of Supply
The United States Army divides supplies into ten numerically identifiable classes of supply. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) uses only the first five, for which NATO allies have agreed to share a common nomenclature with each other ...
of NATO Land Forces
; : Graduated Levels of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats and Associated Protective Measures
; : (Edition 1): Use of Helicopters in Land Operations (ATP-49)
3000s
; :
Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP), a
Tactical Data Link (TDL) protocol
; : Aircraft Marshalling Signals
; : Uniform System of Supply Classification
; : Uniform System of Item of Supply Identification
; : (Edition 6): Air Reconnaissance Request/Task Form
;
STANAG 3350: Analogue Video Standard for Aircraft System Applications
; : Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Report Forms
; : (Edition 1): Aeromedical Training of Aircrew in Aircrew NBC Equipment and Procedures
; : (Edition 6):
20×102mm ammunition and links for aircraft autocannons, based on MIL-STD-651
; : Air Reconnaissance Requesting and Target Reporting Guide
; : NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions
; : (Edition 4): NATO Tactical Air Doctrine (ATP-33(B))
; : (Edition 8): Offensive Air Support Operations (ATP-27(B))
; : (27 Apr 2009) Minimum Qualifications for Forward Air Controllers & Laser Operators in Support of Forward Air Controllers
; : (Edition 4): Doctrine and Procedures for Airspace Control in Time of Crisis and War (ATP-40(A))
; : (Edition 3):
27×145mm autocannon ammunition
; :
MIL-STD-1553, mechanical, electrical and functional characteristics of a serial data bus
; : (Edition 2): Counter Air Operations (ATP-42(B))
;
STANAG 3910: High Speed Data Transmission Under STANAG 3838 or Fibre Optic Equivalent Control – 1 Mbit/sec
MIL-STD-1553B data bus augmented by a 20 Mbit/s, Optical or Electrical, High Speed (HS) channel. Revised by
prEN 3910, which remains provisional.
[AECMA Working Group C2-GT9, ''High Speed Data Transmission Under STANAG 3838 or Fibre Optic Equivalent Control'', prEN3910-001, Ed P1, ASD-STAN, 1/31/1996.] Optical version implemented (as EFAbus) on the
Eurofighter Typhoon (EF2000)) and electrical (as EN 3910) on
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French Twinjet, twin-engine, Canard (aeronautics), canard delta wing, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft designed and ...
.
4000s
;
STANAG 4007: (Edition 2, 31 May 1996): Electrical Connectors Between Prime Movers, Trailers And Towed Artillery
; : Emergency Towing Facilities
; : 2-pin 24V jump-start connectors. Heavy duty plugs and sockets for jump-starting military vehicles with up to 1000A
;
STANAG 4082: (Edition 2, 28 May 1969): Adoption of a Standard Artillery Computer Meteorological Message (METCM)
; :
9×19mm NATO adopted as standard small arms ammunition (9 mm)
; : (Edition 2, 21 Feb 2000): Towing Attachments
; : (Edition 7, August 2006): Mutual Acceptance of Government Quality Assurance and Usage of the Allied Quality Assurance Publications
;
STANAG 4140: (Edition 2, 28 May 2001): Adoption of a Standard Target Acquisition Meteorological Message (METTA)
;
STANAG 4119: (Edition 2, 5 February 2007): Adoption of a Standard Cannon Artillery Firing Table Format)
; : The adoption of the
5.56×45mm NATO round as the standard chambering of all NATO service rifles in 1980.
; :
25×137mm autocannon ammunition
; : (Edition 3, 27 November 1998): Microwave Landing System (MLS)
; : Technical standards for single channel HF radio equipment
; : (Edition 1, 14 March 1990): Standard Specification for Digital Representation of Shipboard Data Parameters
; : Digital Interoperability Between SHF Tactical Satellite Communications Terminals
; : Digital interoperability between EHF Tactical Satellite Communications Terminals
; : Characteristics of 1200/2400/3600 bit/s single tone MODEMs for HF radio links
;
STANAG 4355: (Edition 3, 17 April 2009): Modified Point Mass Trajectory Model
; : Environmental Testing
; : (Edition 1, 8 July 1994): Blackout Lighting Systems For Tactical Land Vehicles
; :
12.7×99mm NATO adopted as standard small arms ammunition (12.7mm)
; :
120 mm ammunition for smoothbore tank guns
; : (Edition 2, 10 May 2001): Connector For Tactical Land Wheeled Vehicles With Anti Lock Braking Systems
; : The adoption of a military message standard based around the civil
X.400 standard
; : Display Symbology and Colors for NATO Maritime Units
; : A way to determine interchangeability of indirect fire ammunition; lists various
artillery
Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...
calibers, including
105 mm and
155 mm
; :
105 mm ammunition for rifled tank guns
; : Technical performance specification providing for the interchangeability of
5.7×28mm ammunition
; : mentioned in conjunction with 35 mm x 228 KDG ammunition
; : Explosives, Physical/Mechanical Properties, Thermomechanical Analysis for Determining the Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (TMA)
; : Characteristics of single tone MODEMs for HF radio links with 1240 Hz bandwidth
; : (Edition 2, 6 May 2013): NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF)
; : (Edition 3, Amendment 2, 3 August 2016): NATO Standard Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Library Interface (NSILI)
; : (Edition 1, 25 October 2007): Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (
WECDIS)
; : (Edition 1, 26 September 2003): Airborne Multi-Mode Receiver for Precision Approach and Landing
;
STANAG 4569
NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the "Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles".
The standard covers strikes from kinetic energy, artillery and Improvised explosiv ...
: Protection levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armoured Vehicles
; : (Edition 4, 2 December 2014): NATO Advanced Data Storage Interface (NADSI)
; : The adoption of standard
Identification of Friend or Foe hardware that can be recognized and processed between all NATO nations
;
STANAG 4586: Standard Interface of the Unmanned Control System (UCS) for NATO
UAV interoperability
; : Modelling and Simulation Architecture Standards for Technical Interoperability:
High Level Architecture (HLA)
; : (Edition 4, 29 January 2021): Super High Frequency (SHF) MILitary SATellite COMmunications (MILSATCOM) EPM (Electronically Protected Measures) Waveform for Class B services
;
STANAG 4607: (Edition 3, 14 September 2010): NATO Ground
Moving Target Indicator Format (GMTIF)
; : (Edition 4, 19 December 2016): NATO Digital Motion Imagery Standard
; :
30x173mm autocannon ammunition
;
STANAG 4626: Modular and Open Avionics Architectures – Part I – Architecture
; : (Edition 1, 16 March 2011): Controller Area Network (Can) Protocols For Military Applications
; : (Edition 1, 20 May 2014): NATO Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Tracking Standard (NITS)
;
STANAG 4694: NATO Accessory Rail
; : UAV
; : NATO requirements for calibration support of test & measurement equipment
; : JANUS, used for
underwater acoustic communication
; :
NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA) for Land Systems
; : Confidentiality Label Syntax
; : Metadata Binding Mechanism
5000s
;
STANAG 5066: The adoption of a Profile for HF Data Communications, supporting
Selective Repeat ARQ error control, HF E-Mail and IP-over-HF operation
;
STANAG 5516:
Link 16 – ECM Resistant Tactical Data Exchange, a
Tactical Data Link (TDL) protocol
;
STANAG 5518: Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP), a
Tactical Data Link (TDL) protocol
;
STANAG 5524: NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles, a catalogue of relevant information and communication technology standards
;
STANAG 5602: Standard Interface for Military Platform Link Evaluation (SIMPLE), a
Tactical Data Link (TDL) protocol
6000s
; : (Edition 4, 12 October 2010) Language Proficiency Levels
; : Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference Report
; : EW in the Land Battle (ATP-51)
;
STANAG 6022: (Edition 2, 22 March 2010): Adoption of a Standard Gridded Data Meteorological Message (METGM)
7000s
; : (Edition 4, Amendment 1, 16 June 2016): NATO Primary Image Format (NPIF)
; : (Edition 2, 2 August 2001): Imagery Air Reconnaissance Tape Recorder Standard
;
STANAG 7074:
Digital Geographic Exchange Standard (DIGEST),
; : (Edition 4, 20 December 2006): Joint NATO Doctrine for environmental protection during NATO-led military activities
; : (Edition 2, 5 November 2010): Additional Military Layers (AML) – Digital geospatial data products
Drafts
;
STANAG 4179: A type of detachable firearm magazine proposed for standardization based on the USGI M16 rifle magazine.
[NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization]
", NDIA Conference 2008
;
STANAG 4181: A type of
stripper clip and guide tool use to load magazines proposed for standardization based on the USGI M16 rifle stripper clips and guide tools.
References
External links
U.S. Department of Defense quick search for military standardsIEEE listing of NATO standardsof NPFC standards
NATO HQ STANAGs
UK Defence Standardization
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