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System Management Codes are a United States Armed Forces military designation scheme for various projects, or "systems", before they received an official name — e.g., under a military aircraft designation system.

List of System Management Codes

100–199

System Management Codes, 100–199

Number	System code	Project
100	WS-100A	Boeing B-47 Stratojet
	WS-100L	Boeing RB-47 Stratojet
101	WS-101A	Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
	101D	Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
	101H	Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
	WS-101L	Boeing RB-52 Stratofortress
	101P	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103
	101Z	Boeing B-52G/H Stratofortress
102	WS-102A	Convair B-58 Hustler
	WS-102L	Convair RB-58 Hustler
103	WS-103A	SM-62 Snark
104	WS-104A	SM-64 Navaho
105	WS-105A	McDonnell F-101A/C Voodoo
	WS-105L	McDonnell RF-101A/C Voodoo
106	Un­known
107	WS-107A-1	SM-65 Atlas
	WS-107A-2	SM-68 Titan
108, 109	Un­known
110	WS-110A	North American XB-70 Valkyrie
111	Un­known
112	WS-112A	GAM-63 RASCAL
113–116	Un­known
117	WS-117L	Reconnaissance Satellite System
	WS-117M	Satellite and Missile Observation System (later WS-210A)
118	118A	LGM-118 Peacekeeper
	118L	KA-27 camera
	118P	Hypersonic Reconnaissance Manned Boost-Glide Rocket
119	119C	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5/9/102, Pratt & Whitney J57-43W/59W
	119E	CFM International F108-CF-100
	119F	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-102
	WS-119L	Strategic Photo-Reconnaissance Balloon System
	WS-119L	Boeing C-135 Stratolifter/KC-135 Stratotanker
	119T	Boeing EC-135
	119Y	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
	119Z	Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
120	WS-120A	BGM-75 AICBM
121	WS-121A	GAM-67 Crossbow
	WS-121B	Longbow Anti-Radiation Missile
122	WS-122A	ADM-20 Quail
123	WS-123A	XSM-73 Goose
124	WS-124A	Flying Cloud
125	WS-125A	Nuclear-powered bomber
126	WS-126A	Bomber Defense Missile
127	Un­known
128	WS-128A	"Penetration System No.1"
129	WS-129A	General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark
130	WS-130A	Unidentified missile system for XB-70 and WS-125A
131	WS-131A	AGM-28 Hound Dog
132	WS-132A	Bomber Defense Missile for XB-70
	WS-132B	Unidentified decoy missile
133	WS-133A	LGM-30 Minuteman
	133B	LGM-30F Minuteman
	133G	LGM-30G Minuteman
	133Z	LGM-30F/G Minuteman
134	Un­known
135	WS-135A	"Man in Space" system
136, 137	Un­known
138	WS-138A	GAM-87 Skybolt (also RS-638A)
139	WS-139A	Rockwell B-1A Lancer
140	WS-140A	AGM-69 SRAM
	140Z	AGM-69A SRAM
141	Un­known
142	WS-142A	AGM-142A Have Nap
143–197	Un­known
198	WS-198A	Unidentified nuclear program
199	WS-199A	Strategic Air Command studies for the WS-199 program
	WS-199B	Bold Orion
	WS-199C	High Virgo
	WS-199D	Alpha Draco
	WS-199Y	High energy fuel studies

200–299

System Management Codes, 200–299

Number	System code	Project
200	WS-200A	CIM-10 Bomarc
201	WS-201A	Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
	WS-201B	Convair F-106 Delta Dart
	201E	Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17
	WS-201L	Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger
	201W	Convair F-106/QF-106 Delta Dart
202	WS-202A	North American XF-108 Rapier
203	Un­known
204	WS-204A	Republic XF-103
205	WS-205G	Northrop F-89J Scorpion
206	WS-206A	North American F-86D Sabre
207	WS-207L	Unidentified Lincoln Laboratory project
208	WS-208A	AIM-26 Falcon
209	Un­known
210	WS-210A	Satellite and Missile Observation System (originally WS-117M)
211	Un­known
212	WS-212L	Air Weapons Control System (later SS-412L)
213	WS-213L	Distant Early Warning Line (later 413L)
214	WS-214M	Lockheed EC-121C/RC-121C/TC-121C Warning Star
215	Un­known
216	WS-216L	Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (later SS-416L)
217	WS-217A	McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
218	WS-218A	RIM-8 Talos
219	Un­known
220	WS-220A	AIM-4 Falcon
221	WS-221A	AIM-9 Sidewinder
	221Z	AIM-9 Sidewinder
222	222A	Project Wizard
	222G	Advanced Electro-Optical Countermeasures
223	Un­known
224	WS-224A	Nike Zeus
225	Un­known
226	226Z	AIM-7 Sparrow
227–238	Un­known
239	WS-239A	Missile Defense Alarm System
240–278	Un­known
279	279L	Emergency Rocket Communications System for XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior
280–298	Un­known
299	WS-299A	Air Defense System studies

300–399

System Management Codes, 300–399

Number	System code	Project
300	WS-300A	Fighter-bomber study, precursor to WS-306A
301	Un­known
302	WS-302A	Martin XB-68
303	WS-303A	Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
	WS-303G	Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
	WS-303L	Lockheed RF-104A Starfighter
	303Z	Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
304, 305	Un­known
306	WS-306A	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
	WS-306B	North American F-107
	WS-306L	Republic RF-105 Thunderchief
307	WS-307A	Martin B-57 Canberra
	WS-307L	Martin RB-57 Canberra
308	WS-308A	Douglas B-66 Destroyer
	WS-308L	Douglas RB-66 Destroyer
309	WS-309A	MGM-13 Mace
310–313	Un­known
314	WS-314A	AGM-62 Walleye
315	WS-315A-1	PGM-17 Thor
	WS-315A-2	PGM-19 Jupiter
316	316Z	North American F-86 Sabre
317	N/A	Anti-Tank Guided Air Rocket
318	Un­known
319	319Z	AGM-65 Maverick
320	Un­known
321	WS-321A	AGM-12 Bullpup
322	Un­known
323	WS-323A	Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance System
324	WS-324A	General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
	324A	General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark/General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven
	324G	General Dynamics F-111G Aardvark
	324L	General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven
	324M	Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-111
	324N	Pratt & Whitney TF30
	324Z	General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
325	WS-325A	Mobile Medium Range Ballistic Missile
326	WS-326A	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
327	WS-327A	McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantom II
	327E	General Electric J79
	327Z	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
328	328A	McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
	328D	McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle
	328E	McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
	328Z	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
329	329A	Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II
	329F	General Electric TF34-GE-100A
	329Z	Fairchild Republic A-10A/OA-10A Thunderbolt II
330–334	Un­known
335	335A	Cessna A-37A Dragonfly
336	336A	North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco
337	337A	LTV A-7D Corsair II
338–379	Un­known
380	380A	Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100
	380B	Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200
	380E	Pratt & Whitney F100
	380F	Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229
	380N	Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220
	380P	General Electric F110-GE-129
381–397	WS-398B	Theater Ballistic Missile
399	WS-399A	Tactical System studies
	WS-399B	Zero-Length Launch study

400–499

System Management Codes, 400–499

Number	System code	Project
400	400B	Lockheed AC-130H Spectre
	400C	Lockheed AC-130U Spooky
	400E	Allison T56
	400G	Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon
	400H	Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II
	SS-400L	Lockheed C-130 Hercules
	SS-400M	Lockheed RC-130 Hercules
	SS-400N	Lockheed AC-130 Spectre
	400Z	Lockheed C-130 Hercules
401	SS-401L	Douglas C-132
402	SS-402L	Douglas C-133 Cargomaster
403	Un­known
404	404L	Air Traffic Control And Landing System
405	405B	Spaceborne Laser Communications System
	405C	Laser countermeasures
	405D	Joint Laser/ECCM Project
406	Un­known
407	407L	Ground Theater Air Control System
408, 409	Un­known
410	410A	Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
	410B	Lockheed C-5B Galaxy
	410E	General Electric TF39-GE-1C
	410Z	Lockheed C-5A/B Galaxy
411	411E	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-100A
	411L	Boeing E-3 Sentry
	411Z	Boeing E-3B/C Sentry
412	SS-412L	Air Weapons Control System (originally WS-212L)
413	413L	Distant Early Warning Line (originally WS-213L)
414	414L	Atmospheric Early Warning System
	SS-414M	Electronic Countermeasures System
415	415L	Military Airlift Command Integrated Management System
416	SS-416L	Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (originally WS-216L)
	416M	Back-Up Interceptor Control
	416M	White Sands Missile Range Surveillance System
	416P	Seek Dawn
	416Q	Common Digitizer
417	417L	Surveillance/Control/Weather Satellite
418	418L	Ryukyu Air Defense System
	418M	Hawaiian Air Defense System
419	Un­known
420	SS-420A	Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
	SS-420L	Northrop T-38 Talon
	420W	Northrop T-38A/B Talon
	420Z	Northrop F-5
421	Un­known
422	SS-422L	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
423	423L	Automatic Digital Network
424	SS-424L	Cessna T-37 Tweet
	424Z	Cessna T-37B Tweet
425	SS-425L	Cheyenne Mountain Complex
426	SS-426L	Northrop AQM-35
	SS-426M	Supersonic drone
427	SS-427L	Lockheed AQM-60 Kingfisher
	427M	Military Airlift Command Integrated Management System
428	428A	Marine Air Ground Intelligence System
	428L	AN/URC-117 Ground Wave Emergency Network
429	SS-429L	Ryan Firebee
	429Z	Ryan Firebee
430	430A	Photographic Processing and Interpretation Facility
431	431G	Electro-Optical Warfare
	SS-431L	Traffic Control And Landing System
432	SS-432L	Crash Locator System
433	SS-433L	METRO Weather Observation and Forecasting System
434	WS-434?	Air Force Space Surveillance System
435	435A	Navy Navigational Satellite System
	435L	Boeing EC-135N Apollo/Range Instrumentation Aircraft
436	436M	Strategic Automated Command and Control System
437	437A	Nuclear-Armed Unguided Satellite Inspection System
438	SS-438L	AIDS Intelligence Data Handling System
439	439L	Sea Coastal Cable Communications System
440	440L	Forward Scatter Over-the-Horizon Radar System
441	441A	Cobra Mist
	441D	Cobra Talon
	441L	Air Force Satellite Communications
442	442L	Lockheed X-7
443	SS-443L	Bell UH-1 Iroquois
	443Z	Bell HH-1H Iroquois/UH-1N Twin Huey
444	Un­known
445	SS-445L	Jet Transport Support System
	SS-445M	Unidentified supersonic transport
446	446A	De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou
447	447L	North American X-15
448, 449	Un­known
450	450A	LORAN
451	451D	Spain Air Defense System
	451L	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (also 634B)
452	SS-452L	North American T-39 Sabreliner
	452Z	North American T-39A/B Sabreliner
453	453L	Project Y-2 (later WS-606A)
454	Un­known
455	SS-455L	Hypersonic Weapons Research & Development Supporing System
456	456L	Quadrajector
457	Un­known
458	458L	Wideband Transmission System
459	RS-459L	Brass Bell reconnaissance system
460	460A	Radar for Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS
	460B	Operation & Control System for Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS
	460C	Communication system for Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS
	SS-460L	Weather Reconnaissance Suite for Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix
	460Z	Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS
461	WS-461L	High-Altitude Balloon Reconnaissance System
462	SS-462L	Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk
463	SS-463L	463L master pallet
464	SS-464L	Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar (also RS-620A)
465	SS-465L	ITT 465L Strategic Air Command Control System
466	SS-466L	466L Electromagnetic Intelligence System
467	SS-467L	Advanced Navigational Training Support System
468	SS-468L	Lockheed T-40 JetStar
469	469L	Conversion Of Range Telemetry Systems
470	470L	Communications Satellite System
471	SS-471L	Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight/CH-47 Chinook
472	SS-472L	Support System Test Aircraft
473	SS-473L	USAF Command and Control System
474	SS-474L	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
	474N	AN/FPS-26 Radar
475	Un­known
476	476E	Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7A
	SS-476L	Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
	476L	Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
477	477L	GE 477L Nuclear Detection and Reporting System
478	SS-478A	LTV XC-142A
	478T	Tri-Service Tactical Communications System
479	Un­known
480	SS-480L	Unidentified USAF communications system
481	SS-481B	Boeing E-4
	481L	Post-Attack Command and Control System
	481Z	Boeing E-4B
482	482B	Sikorsky TH-53A Sea Stallion
	482E	General Electric T64-GE-100
	482L	Ground Theater Air Control System
	483M	Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III
	482Z	External fuel tank for Sikorsky HH-53
483	483L	Air/Ground Digital Secure Teletype Communication System
484	484L	Presidential Aircraft Support System
	484L	System Capable Of Planned Expansion
	484M	"Build Back" project
	484N	"Wet Wash" project
485	485L	Tactical Air Control System Improvements
	485Z	Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King/HH-3E Jolly Green Giant
486	486L	Mediterranean Communications System
487	487L	Survivable Low Frequency Communications System
	487M	Special Purpose LF/VLF Communication System
488	488L	"Green Pine" project
489	489L	Northern Area Command System
490	490L	Automatic Voice Network of the Defense Communications System
	490M	Post Attack Intercontinental Link
491	Un­known
492	492L	United States Strike Command and Control
493	493L	Automatic Secure Voice Communications Network
494	494L	AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System
495	SS-495L	IFF Mark XII
	495L	Command and Control Information Processing System
496	SS-496L	United States Space Surveillance Network
497	SS-497A	Miscellaneous NASA system studies
	497L	Automatic Digital Switching System
	497L	Ground-based sensor for the United States national missile defense
498	SS-498A	ARPA work orders
	SS-498C	Lockheed SC-130B Hercules
	SS-498D	Strategic Communications System
	SS-498E	Military Air Transport Service modernization
	498L	Milstar
499	SS-499A	Supporting system planning
	SS-499C	Advanced System and Space Vehicle studies
	SS-499D	Intelligence and Reconnaissance Systems study

500–599

System Management Codes, 500–599

Number	System code	Project
500	500L	Ground Communication Product Group
501–519	Un­known
520	OS-520B	Support equipment
521–529	Un­known
530	OS-530A	Guidance and weapons
531–541	Un­known
542	542N	Shelters
543–549	Un­known
550	OS-550A	Aeronautical equipment
	OS-550E	Propulsion
551–559	Un­known
560	OS-560A	Electronics and communications
	OS-560F	Reconnaissance and intelligence
561–569	Un­known
570	OS-570A	Aerospace environment
571–579	Un­known
580	OS-580A	Human factors
	OS-580E	Targets and drones
581–589	Un­known
590	590K	Base maintenance and support equipment spares
591	591K	GBU-15/B
592	592K	Unidentified laser-guided bomb

600–699

System Management Codes, 600–699

Number	System code	Project
600	RS-600A	Advanced systems
601	RS-601A	Lockheed X-7
	601L	Advanced Aerospace Offensive System
602	RS-602A	Bell XV-3
	602L	Advanced Aerospace Defensive System
603	RS-603A	Ryan X-13 Vertijet (later 693A)
	603L	Tactical Forces System
604	RS-604A	VTOL aircraft problem investigation
605	RS-605A	North American X-15 (originally 447A)
606	WS-606A	Supersonic Disc-Shaped VTOL Aircraft Project
607	RS-607A	Hiller X-18
608	Un­known
609	TS-609A	Blue Scout series
610–613	Un­known
614	RS-614A	BGM-75 AICBM
615	Un­known
616	616A	Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network
617	Un­known
618	RS-618A	Dispersed Site VTOL
619	Un­known
620	RS-620A	Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar (also SS-464L)
621	621A	Project SAINT (RS-649F)
	621B	Manned SAINT
	621B	USAF Navigation Satellite System (later 666A)
622	WS-622A	CORONA
623	623A	Large Solid-Propellant Launch Vehicle Rocket Motor
624	624A	SLV-5 Titan III
625	RS-625A	Manned nuclear aircraft propulsion
626	Un­known
627	627A	Advanced Ballistic Reentry System
628–631	Un­known
632	632P	AN/AAR-44
633	633F	Stellar Inertial Doppler System
634	634A	AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE
	634B	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (also 451L)
635	635P	AN/ALE-24
636, 637	Un­known
638	RS-638A	GAM-87 Skybolt (also WS-138A)
639	639P	AN/ALE-40
640	640P	AN/ALE-45
641	641P	AN/ALE-47
642	642A	"Seek Point" project
643	643P	AN/ALM-233
644–647	Un­known
648	648A	RM-81 Agena-A
	648D	Supersonic flight control research
	648P	AN/ALQ-99
649	RS-649A	SAC experimental vehicle studies
	RS-649B	SLAM/CLAM
	WS-649C	Mach 2 VSTOL fighter
	RS-649D	BGM-75 AICBM
	RS-649E	Space Counterweapons System
	RS-649F	Project SAINT (also 621A)
	649L	Space Combat Weapon System
	649P	Dash 10
650	RS-650A	Test instrumentation
651	651A	Scramjet-powered single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane
652	652P	AN/ALQ-122
653, 654	Un­known
655	RS-655A	Advanced propulsion subsystems and components
	655A	Low Altutude Short Range Missile
	655P	AN/ALQ-131
656	656P	AN/ALQ-135
660	660P	AN/ALQ-155
661	661P	AN/ALQ-161
662, 663	Un­known
664	664P	AN/ALQ-172
665	RS-665A	Advanced electronics subsystems and components
	665A	Airborne command post C-130 or Multi-Sensor Airborne Reconnaissance/Strike System
666	666A	USAF Navigation Satellite System (originally 621B)
	666C	AN/ALQ-184 for systems other than F-4/F-16
	666P	AN/ALQ-184 for McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
667	667A	Integrated flight control system for manned aerospace vehicles
668	668A	Investigation of effects of airframe afterbody design on drag and thrust
669	Un­known
670	670B	Conventional weapons guidance technology
671	Un­known
672	672A	Advanced ICBM Technology Program
	672M	AN/ALR-56M
	672P	AN/ALR-56
673	Un­known
674	674P	AN/ALR-69
675	RS-675A	Advanced guidance and weapons subsystems and components
676–678	Un­known
679	679A	Advanced air-to-surface missile technology
680	680J	Survivable Flight Control System
681	681D	Space guidance instruments
	681E	Base Installation Security System
682	Un­known
683	683A	Vela (satellite)
	683J	Tactical Air Control System automation studies
	683V	Boeing T-43A
684	Un­known
685	RS-685A	Advanced human factors subsystems and components
686	686F	Aircraft Flight Simulation Complex
687	687J	TACSATCOM
	687P	Interface blanking unit for General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
688, 689	Un­known
690	690K	Vehicle equipment spares
691	691C	Multiband decoy for AGM-86 ALCM
	691X	Electronic countermeasure technology
	691Z	Software development for Worldwide Military Command and Control System
692	Un­known
693	693A	Ryan X-13 Vertijet (originally RS-603A)
694	Un­known
695	RS-695A	RAND Corporation project
	RS-695B	ANSER project
	RS-695C	Itek project
	RS-695L	MIT Lincoln Laboratory project
	RS-695N	Space Technologies Lab development of SM-65 Atlas
	RS-695P	Space Technologies Lab development of SM-68 Titan
	RS-695Q	Space Technologies Lab development of PGM-17 Thor
	RS-695R	Space Technologies Lab development of LGM-30 Minuteman
	RS-695S	Space Technologies Lab development of Samos and Missile Defense Alarm System

700–799

System Management Codes, 700–799

Number	System code	Project
700–735	Un­known
736	736P	AN/APR-46A
737–740	Un­known
741	741P	Tactical Electronic Warfare System
742	742P	AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN
743	743C	AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN
	743P	AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN for McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
744	Un­known
745	745C	Military Satellite Communications Directorate
746–753	Un­known
754	754P	AN/ALM-234

800–899

System Management Codes, 800–899

Number	System code	Project
800, 801	Un­known
802	802L	High frequency single-sideband radio system
	802L	System Capable Of Planned Expansion command
803–805	Un­known
806	806L	Range Threat System (also 846L)
807	807L	Defense Support Program
808–816	Un­known
817	817L	Technical Sensor Collection Systems
818–822	Un­known
823	823L	USAF communications
824–831	Un­known
832	832L	Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
833	Un­known
834	834L	Global Positioning System
835–845	Un­known
846	846L	Range Threat System (also 806L)

900–999

System Management Codes, 900–999

Number	System code	Project
900–951	Un­known
952	952Z	Douglas C-47 Skytrain
953–955	Un­known
956	956Z	Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
957–967	Un­known
968	958H	"Pacer Harmony" project

References

• Burroughs, William E. (1988) [1986]. Deep Black (paperback ed.). New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 0-425-10879-1.
• Daso, Dik (Major, USAF) (September 1997). Architects of American Air Supremacy: General Hap Arnold and Dr Theodore von Kármán. Air University Press. pp. 76, 166.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Stares, Paul B. (1985), The Militarization of Space, Ithaca: Cornell University Press

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