scope:

The Joint Communications Type Designation system (JETDS) and its procedures are mandatory for use in type designating of communications and electronic materiel. Type designations in this system shall be assigned to at least the following equipment types.

Radio (including telemetering, relay and terminal equipment).

Radar (including identification and recognition equipment).

Data processing as defined by indicators shown in Chart I (including electronic and electromechanical computers).

Flight control and aids to navigation for aircrafts, guided missiles, and space vehicles (including automatic and remote control, automatic pilots and air data computers which may be tied into fire-control equipment, instrument landing equipment, navigation equipment, and data link equipment).

Weapon control systems (including evaluation and scoring of gun, missile, bomb, and underwater weapon control).

Electronic countermeasures (including electronic deception and electronic jamming).

Radiac (Radioactive detection, indication and computation devices).

Wire communication (including telephone, telegraph, teletype, facsimile, interphone, public address, recorders, reproducers).

Equipment for the detection of noise and interference in the radio frequency spectrum.

Underwater sound radiating and non-radiating equipment including those for listening, ranging, sounding, communication, and object location.

Training and instruction equipment for any of the above.

Equipment auxiliary and accessory to the preceding kinds of equipment, such as that shown in Tables II and III.