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UNITED STATES MILITARY

CODE NAMES

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	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 spyplane 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.

UNITED STATES ARMY
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	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	Unknown.
0602122A	TRACTOR HIP	Unknown.
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.

UNITED STATES NAVY
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	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
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	DESCRIPTION
0605113D	TAPESTRY	Unknown.
0605805D	THIRST WATCHER	Unknown.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	DESCRIPTION
0605114E	BLACK LIGHT	Unknown.

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)
PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER	CODE NAME	DESCRIPTION
0603734K	ISLAND SUN	Unknown.

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

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