ferrettkitt Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 My stupid question of the week. When did the nato numbering system come into use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Google is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Google is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 It is very difficult to find out when it applied to the UK. From research I did a few years ago I think it was in 1956 that the UK ratified the agreement to adopt STANAG 3150 & 3151 with full implementation intended by 1965. From the late 1950s NSNs started to appear in parts lists & Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores (VAOS). However full implementation seemed to take longer as I have some VAOS dated 1979 that still has uncodified items. There was no sharp defining line between the demise of VAOS & the introduction of the Catalogue of Army Ordnance Stores (COSA). The earliest COSA I have is 1970 yet as I mentioned VAOS was still around until at least 1979. I think the factor was that once a vocabulary listed all items that were NATO codified, then it assumed the title as a COSA. I would be interested to know if anyone has a VAOS later than 1979 to try to define when full NATO codification had actually taken place (as far as the Army goes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.