Category:Electronics Components

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UN Electronics Designation System (UNEDS)

All electronics in the UN naval inventory are given a designation using the UNESDS system. This consists of a designation in the following format: UN/(Environment)(Detector Type)(Detector Purpose)-(Series Number).

Environments

  • F - Spacecraft under 1000 tonnes displacement
  • P - PDC
  • S - Spacecraft over 1000 tonnes displacement

Detector Types

  • E - Electromagnetic (Non-Thermal)
  • T - Infrared (Thermal)
  • G - Gravitational
  • V - Visible Light (Optical or low-powered laser, for beam targeting)

Detector Purposes

  • M - Missile Fire Control
  • B - Beam Fire Control
  • N - Navigation Aid (short range, detection only)
  • S - Detecting, Range and Bearing, Search (medium range point tracking)
  • Y - Surveillance (target detecting and tracking) (long range area-search)