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A number of people like to mention U.S. military code-names such as "Aurora"
to their friends. In order to give people snappy code-names to mention at
cocktail parties and Groom Lake camp-outs, I will provide the following
list of recent classified U.S. military programs, along with their Program
Element identification numbers, and a description, if I know what the program
is: (there are numerous other classified programs hidden behind phrases such as
"Special Evaluation Program", but they just don't have the same appeal to the
ears as a snappy code-name... Following military custom, I will use all
uppercase letters for the code-names)


U.S. Air Force
______________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0207137F     CONSTANT HELP  (listed as a tactical "other support" program)

0207424F     COPPER COAST  (may be related to hypersonic aircraft studies
  the Air Force conducted under the COPPER CANYON program a few years back.
  COPPER COAST now appears in the tactical budget documents as "evaluation and
  analysis program")

0207587F     PACER COIN (Air Force C-130 transport aircraft carrying 
  surveillance equipment. Also known as "specialized reconnaissance systems")

0207591F     OMEGA  (tactical program. OMEGA is now listed as "advanced program
evaluation" in budget documents)

0208040F     Project ELEGANT LADY  (tactical program -- does not appear in
  the Air Force budget, because it is funded directly by the Office of the
  Secretary of Defense)

0208042F     HAVE FLAG  (tactical missile, now going into regular production)

0301317F     SENIOR YEAR operations  (current U-2 flights)

0301324F     FOREST GREEN  (Air Force intelligence collection operation,
  possibly SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) for the National Security Agency)

0305142F     CENTENNIAL  (Air Force intelligence program, possibly a new
  surveillance satellite. CENTENNIAL now appears in budget documents as
  "applied technology and integration")
			  
0401316F     SENIOR CITIZEN  (advanced transport aircraft -- tactical airlift)

0603105F     OLYMPIC  (strategic program)

0603111F     MERIDIAN  (strategic program)



U.S. Army
_________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0203806A     TRACTOR RIG  (appears to be an advanced tactical missile
  technology)

0203806A     TRACTOR CARD  (appears to be an advanced tactical missile
  technology)

0602104A,0603020A  TRACTOR ROSE

0602122A     TRACTOR HIP

0602788A     TRACTOR FLOP  (strategic program)

0603009A     TRACTOR HIKE  (strategic program)

0603012A     TRACTOR HOLE  (strategic program)

0603013A     TRACTOR DIRT  (strategic program)

0603017A     TRACTOR RED  (strategic program)

0603018A     TRACTOR TREAD  (new tactical program)

0603019A     TRACTOR DUMP  (new tactical program)

0603322A     TRACTOR CAGE  (strategic program)

0604768A     TRACTOR BAT  (tactical program)



U.S. Navy
_________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0301326N     PRAIRIE SCHOONER  (Naval Intelligence collection operation,
  possibly SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) for the National Security Agency)

0603525N     PILOT FISH  (tactical program)

0603536N     RETRACT JUNIPER  (tactical program)

0603576N     CHALK EAGLE  (tactical program)

0603734N     CHALK CORAL  (tactical program)

0603746N     RETRACT MAPLE  (tactical program)

0603748N     LINK PLUMERIA  (tactical program)



Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
________________________________________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0605113D     TAPESTRY

0605805D     THIRST WATCHER



Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
________________________________________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0605114E     BLACK LIGHT



Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
_________________________________________

PE number    Code-name and description
_________    _________________________
0603734K     ISLAND SUN



Notes:
- all of the "leaks" above were extracted from unclassified military documents.
- 060xyyyz class programs are RDT&E (Research, Development, Test & Evaluation)
  efforts. The fourth digit indicates the stage of completion of the program.
  0601yyyz = Research
  0602yyyz = Exploratory development
  0603yyyz = Advanced development / demonstration / validation of concept
  0604yyyz = Engineering development
  0605yyyz = Management and support
  

Paul McGinnis / TRADER@cup.portal.com

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