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Old 31-01-18, 03:21
Mike Cecil Mike Cecil is offline
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A NATO unclassified document (Oct 1996) which lists the codes is headed:

"Table 13: NATO Code for NCB (NCB Code)

A Code which identifies the country assigning the NATO item identification number, or NAMSA, as the assignor of a NAMSA Management Control Number."

Clear as mud!! Never have worked out what NCB actually 'expands to in full: 'NATO Code B...?' (or how you get NAMSA from NATO Item ID, for that matter). Any ideas on that, Rob?

Australia lists equipment under a DSN - Defence Stock Number, which is essentially the NSN 'rebranded' as a DSN.

Mike
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