NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
Entry posted by =VG= The_Polish_Guy in RTO & JTAC
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Single letters transmitted over radio can be misheard which on a battlefield can have dire consequences. That’s why for decades now armies have used certain words to be used instead of letters. The most common nowadays is the NATO/ICAO phonetic alphabet used by many militaries and civilian air transport.
|
Symbol |
Code word |
English respelling |
|
A |
Alfa |
AL fah |
|
B |
Bravo |
BRAH voh |
|
C |
Charlie |
CHAR lee |
|
D |
Delta |
DELL tah |
|
E |
Echo |
ECK oh |
|
F |
Foxtrot |
FOKS trot |
|
G |
Golf |
golf |
|
H |
Hotel |
ho TELL |
|
I |
India |
IN dee ah |
|
J |
Juliett |
JEW lee ETT |
|
K |
Kilo |
KEY loh |
|
L |
Lima |
LEE mah |
|
M |
Mike |
mike |
|
N |
November |
no VEM ber |
|
O |
Oscar |
OSS cah |
|
P |
Papa |
pah PAH |
|
Q |
Quebec |
keh BECK |
|
R |
Romeo |
ROW me oh |
|
S |
Sierra |
see AIR rah |
|
T |
Tango |
TANG go |
|
U |
Uniform |
YOU nee form |
|
V |
Victor |
VIK tah |
|
W |
Whiskey |
WISS key |
|
X |
Xray, x-ray |
ECKS ray |
|
Y |
Yankee |
YANG key |
|
Z |
Zulu |
ZOO loo |
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