Standardization agreement

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In NATO, a standardization agreement (STANAG, redundantly: STANAG agreement) defines processes, procedures, terms, and conditions for common military 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, 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.Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS 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 standards.

STANAGs are published in English and French, the two official languages of NATO, by the NATO Standardization Office in Brussels.

Among the hundreds of standardization agreements (the total {{as of|2007|April| lc=y }} was just short of 1,300) are those for calibres of small arms ammunition, map markings, communications procedures, and classification of bridges.

Partial list

=1000s=

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1008}}: (Edition 9, 24 August 2004): Characteristics of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems in Warships of the North Atlantic Treaty Navies

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1022}}: (Edition 6): Combat Charts, Amphibious Charts and Combat/Landing Charts

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1034}}: (Edition 17, 24 May 2005): Allied Naval Gunfire Support (ATP-4(E))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1040}}: (Edition 23, 16 December 2004): Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) (ATP-2(B) Vol. 1)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1041}}: (Edition 16, 29 March 2001): Anti-Submarine Evasive Steering (ATP-3(B))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1052}}: (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

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1063}}: (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

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 1471}}: HOSTAC Ship Helicopter Operating Limits (SHOL)

; STANAG 1472: (Edition 1, 7 September 2011): NVD Compatible Flight Deck Status Displays on Single Ships

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; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2003}}: (Edition 6): Patrol Reports

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2014}}: (Edition 7): Operations Plans, Warning Orders, and Administrative/Logistics Orders

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2019}}: (Edition 6, 24 May 2011): NATO Joint Military Symbology – NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems (APP-6)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2021}}: Military Load Classification of Bridges, Rafts and Vehicles

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2022}}: Intelligence Reports

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2033}}: Interrogation of Prisoners of War (PW)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2041}}: (Edition 4): Operations Orders, Tables and Graphics for Road Movement

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2044}}: (Edition 5): Procedures for Dealing with Prisoners of War

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2083}}: Radiological Hazards

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2084}}: (Edition 5): Handling and Reporting of Captured Enemy Equipment and Documents

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2085}}: NATO Combined Military Police{{Cite web|url=https://standards.globalspec.com/std/267796/STANAG+2085|title=NATO - STANAG 2085 - NATO Combined Military Police | GlobalSpec|website=standards.globalspec.com}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2087}}: Medical Employment of Air Transport in the Forward Area

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2097}}: (Edition 6): Nomenclature and Classification of Equipment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2116}}: – this STANAG covers, among other subjects, NATO official rank grade comparisons covering Ranks and insignia of NATO

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2138}}: (Edition 4, May 1996): Troop trial Principles and Procedures – Combat Clothing and Personal Equipment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2143}}: (Edition 4): Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance/Explosive Ordnance Disposal

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2149}}: (Edition 3): Intelligence Request

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2154}}: Regulations for Military Motor Vehicle Movement by Road

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2175}}: (Edition 3): Classification and Designation of Flat Wagons Suitable for Transporting Military Equipment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2310}}: 7.62×51mm NATO adopted in the 1953 as the sole standard infantry rifle cartridge (7.62x51mm) up until STANAG 4172 in 1980."[http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2011smallarms/WednesdayInter12315Pellegrino.pdf NATO Small Arms Ammunition Interchangeability via Direct Evidence Testing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719202427/http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2011smallarms/WednesdayInter12315Pellegrino.pdf |date=2013-07-19 }}", US Army RDECOM, 25 May 2011

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2324}}: The adoption of the US MIL-STD-1913 "Picatinny rail" as the NATO standard optical and electronic sight mount and standard accessory rail (canceled). See also 4694.

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2345}}: (Edition 3, 13 February 2003): Evaluation and control of personnel exposure to radio frequency fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2389}}: (Edition 1): Minimum Standards of Proficiency for Trained Explosive Ordnance Disposal Personnel

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2404}}: (Draft): Joint Anti-Armor Operations

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2509}}: Civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) doctrine

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2433}}: (published Jan 2005): The military intelligence intelligence data

; STANAG 2437: Allied Joint Publication AJP-01: "ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE"

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2525}}: Allied Joint Doctrine for Communications and Information Systems

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2604}}: (Edition 3, 14 Aug 1992): Braking Systems Between Tractors, Draw Bar Trailer And Semi-trailer Equipment Combinations For Military Use

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2805}}: Fording and Flotation Requirements for Combat and Support Ground Vehicles

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2832}}: (Edition 2): Restrictions for the Transport of Military Equipment by Rail on European Railways

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2834}}: (Edition 2): The Operation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Information Center (EODTIC)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2866}}: Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Personnel

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2868}}: (Edition 4): Land Force Tactical Doctrine (ATP-35(A))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2873}}: Medical Support Operations in an NBC Environment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2889}}: (Edition 3): Marking of Hazardous Areas and Routes Through Them

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2895}}: Extreme Climatic Conditions and Derived Conditions for Use in Defining Design/Test Criteria for NATO Forces Materiel

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2920}}: The adoption of standards for ballistic protection levels and testing

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2931}}: Distinctive Markings and Camouflage of Medical Facilities and Evacuation PlatformsUS Army Field Manual 4-02.21. Division and Brigade Surgeon's Handbook. Appendix A, Guide for Geneva Conventions Compliance.

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2937}}: Survival, Emergency, and Individual Combat Rations – nutritional values and packaging

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2961}}: Classes of Supply of NATO Land Forces

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2984}}: Graduated Levels of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats and Associated Protective Measures

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 2999}}: (Edition 1): Use of Helicopters in Land Operations (ATP-49)

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; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3011}}: Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP), a Tactical Data Link (TDL) protocol

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3117}}: Aircraft Marshalling Signals

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3150}}: Uniform System of Supply Classification

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3151}}: Uniform System of Item of Supply Identification

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3277}}: (Edition 6): Air Reconnaissance Request/Task Form

; STANAG 3350: Analogue Video Standard for Aircraft System Applications

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3377}}: Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Report Forms

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3497}}: (Edition 1): Aeromedical Training of Aircrew in Aircrew NBC Equipment and Procedures

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3585}}: (Edition 6): 20×102mm ammunition and links for aircraft autocannons, based on MIL-STD-651

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3596}}: Air Reconnaissance Requesting and Target Reporting Guide

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3680 AAP-6}}: NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3700}}: (Edition 4): NATO Tactical Air Doctrine (ATP-33(B))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3736}}: (Edition 8): Offensive Air Support Operations (ATP-27(B))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3797}}: (27 Apr 2009) Minimum Qualifications for Forward Air Controllers & Laser Operators in Support of Forward Air Controllers{{Cite web|url=http://aero-defense.ihs.com/document/abstract/FJYQJBAAAAAAAAAA|title=NATO STANAG 3797 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS & LASER OPERATORS IN SUPPORT OF FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS – IHS, Inc|date=2009-08-29|access-date=2017-12-16|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829190451/http://aero-defense.ihs.com/document/abstract/FJYQJBAAAAAAAAAA|archive-date=2009-08-29}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3805}}: (Edition 4): Doctrine and Procedures for Airspace Control in Time of Crisis and War (ATP-40(A))

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3820}}: (Edition 3): 27×145mm autocannon ammunition

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3838}}: MIL-STD-1553, mechanical, electrical and functional characteristics of a serial data bus

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 3880}}: (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.

=4000s=

; STANAG 4007: (Edition 2, 31 May 1996): Electrical Connectors Between Prime Movers, Trailers And Towed Artillery

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4019}}: Emergency Towing Facilities

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4074}}: 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)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4090}}: 9×19mm NATO adopted as standard small arms ammunition (9 mm)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4101}}: (Edition 2, 21 Feb 2000): Towing Attachments

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4107}}: (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)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4172}}: The adoption of the 5.56×45mm NATO round as the standard chambering of all NATO service rifles in 1980.{{Cite web |url=http://www.skytterlag2.no/filestore/Skytterlag/klepp-filarkiv/Div/556x45NATO.pdf |title=STANAG 4172 (Edition 2) 5.56 mm Ammunition (Linked or Otherwise) 5 May 1993 |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183425/http://www.skytterlag2.no/filestore/Skytterlag/klepp-filarkiv/Div/556x45NATO.pdf |url-status=dead }}[https://s3-mittlag-prod.cmd.as/production/uploads/attachment/file/16294/556x45NATO.pdf STANAG 4172 (Edition 2) 5.56 mm AMMUNITION (LINKED OR OTHERWISE) 5 May 1993]

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4173}}: 25×137mm autocannon ammunition

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4184}}: (Edition 3, 27 November 1998): Microwave Landing System (MLS)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4203}}: Technical standards for single channel HF radio equipment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4222}}: (Edition 1, 14 March 1990): Standard Specification for Digital Representation of Shipboard Data Parameters

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4232}}: Digital Interoperability Between SHF Tactical Satellite Communications Terminals

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4233}}: Digital interoperability between EHF Tactical Satellite Communications Terminals

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4285}}: 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

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4370}}: Environmental Testing

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4381}}: (Edition 1, 8 July 1994): Blackout Lighting Systems For Tactical Land Vehicles

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4383}}: 12.7×99mm NATO adopted as standard small arms ammunition (12.7mm)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4385}}: 120 mm ammunition for smoothbore tank guns

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4395}}: (Edition 2, 10 May 2001): Connector For Tactical Land Wheeled Vehicles With Anti Lock Braking Systems

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4406}}: The adoption of a military message standard based around the civil X.400 standard{{cite web|title=external 4406 reference|url=http://www.nexor.com/standards/stanag|access-date=2013-01-22|archive-date=2010-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126124326/http://nexor.com/standards/stanag|url-status=dead}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4420}}: Display Symbology and Colors for NATO Maritime Units

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4425}}: A way to determine interchangeability of indirect fire ammunition; lists various artillery calibers, including 105 mm and 155 mm

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4458}}: 105 mm ammunition for rifled tank guns

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4509}}: Technical performance specification providing for the interchangeability of 5.7×28mm ammunition{{cite web |url=https://standards.globalspec.com/std/14352364/stanag-4509|title= NATO – STANAG 4509 TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION PROVIDING FOR THE INTERCHANGEABILITY OF 5.7 mm x 28 AMMUNITION|date=4 December 2020|publisher=globalspec.com}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4516}}: mentioned in conjunction with 35 mm x 228 KDG ammunition{{cite news |title=Rheinmetall's family of medium calibre cannons |url=https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/systems_and_products/weapons_and_ammunition/direct_fire/medium_calibre/index.php |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=Rheinmetall}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4525}}: Explosives, Physical/Mechanical Properties, Thermomechanical Analysis for Determining the Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (TMA)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4529}}: Characteristics of single tone MODEMs for HF radio links with 1240 Hz bandwidth

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4545}}: (Edition 2, 6 May 2013): NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4559}}: (Edition 3, Amendment 2, 3 August 2016): NATO Standard Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Library Interface (NSILI)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4564}}: (Edition 1, 25 October 2007): Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (WECDIS)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4565}}: (Edition 1, 26 September 2003): Airborne Multi-Mode Receiver for Precision Approach and Landing

; STANAG 4569: Protection levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armoured Vehicles{{Cite web|url=http://www.ballistics.com.au/technical/ballisticandstabstandards.php#stanag|title=CRAIG International Ballistics – NIJ EN STANAG Ballistic Standards}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4575}}: (Edition 4, 2 December 2014): NATO Advanced Data Storage Interface (NADSI)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4579}}: 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

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4603}}: Modelling and Simulation Architecture Standards for Technical Interoperability: High Level Architecture (HLA)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4606}}: (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)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4609}}: (Edition 4, 19 December 2016): NATO Digital Motion Imagery Standard

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4624}}: 30x173mm autocannon ammunition

; STANAG 4626: Modular and Open Avionics Architectures – Part I – Architecture

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4628}}: (Edition 1, 16 March 2011): Controller Area Network (Can) Protocols For Military Applications

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4676}}: (Edition 1, 20 May 2014): NATO Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Tracking Standard (NITS)

; STANAG 4694: NATO Accessory Rail

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4703}}: UAV{{Cite web|url=https://defence-industry.eu/primoco-one-150m-uav-moves-closer-to-nato-stanag-certification/|title=Primoco One 150M UAV moves closer to NATO STANAG certification|date=July 31, 2024}}

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4704}}: NATO requirements for calibration support of test & measurement equipment

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4748}}: JANUS, used for underwater acoustic communication

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4754}}: NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA) for Land Systems

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4774}}: Confidentiality Label Syntax

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 4778}}: Metadata Binding Mechanism

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; 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

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; {{visible anchor|STANAG 6001}}: (Edition 4, 12 October 2010) Language Proficiency Levels

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 6004}}: Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference Report

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 6010}}: EW in the Land Battle (ATP-51)

; STANAG 6022: (Edition 2, 22 March 2010): Adoption of a Standard Gridded Data Meteorological Message (METGM)

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; {{visible anchor|STANAG 7023}}: (Edition 4, Amendment 1, 16 June 2016): NATO Primary Image Format (NPIF)

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 7024}}: (Edition 2, 2 August 2001): Imagery Air Reconnaissance Tape Recorder Standard

; STANAG 7074: Digital Geographic Exchange Standard (DIGEST),

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 7141}}: (Edition 4, 20 December 2006): Joint NATO Doctrine for environmental protection during NATO-led military activities

; {{visible anchor|STANAG 7170}}: (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."[http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2008Intl/Arvidsson.pdf NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201183951/http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2008Intl/Arvidsson.pdf |date=2012-12-01}}", 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.

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