Editing NATO reporting name (section)

=== Aircraft ===

The first letter indicates the type of aircraft, e.g., "Bear" for a bomber aircraft refers to the [[Tupolev Tu-95]], or "Fulcrum" for the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29]] fighter aircraft. For fixed-wing aircraft, one-syllable names are used for propeller aircraft and two-syllable names for aircraft with jet engines. This distinction is not made for helicopters.<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable"
! Initial letter !! Description !! Corresponding list
|-
! scope = "row" | F
| Fighter aircraft (e.g, [[Mikoyan MiG-31|"Foxhound"]]), also later ground attack aircraft (e.g., [[Sukhoi Su-25|"Frogfoot"]])
| [[List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft]]
|-
! scope = "row" | B
| Bomber aircraft, e.g. [[Tupolev Tu-160|"Blackjack"]]
| [[List of NATO reporting names for bomber aircraft]]
|-
! scope = "row" | C
| Commercial aircraft, airliners, and cargo aircraft, e.g., [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|"Condor"]]
| [[List of NATO reporting names for transport aircraft]]
|-
! scope = "row" | H
| Helicopters, e.g., [[Mil Mi-24|"Hind"]]
| [[List of NATO reporting names for helicopters]]
|-
! scope = "row" | M
| Miscellaneous aircraft names, including [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainers]], [[aerial reconnaissance]], [[seaplane]]s, [[aerial refueling]], and [[airborne early warning]]
| [[List of NATO reporting names for miscellaneous aircraft]]
|}