The police started using a phonetic alphabet where the first letter of a word is the letter being transmitted. So in my case my plate is Kilo Five Romeo Uniform Delta, using the current NATO ...

The in-development new Battlefield game will feature body-dragging, and we have our first look. Squad emblems confirmed too.

Military jargon is a language all on its own. It’s packed with codes, acronyms, and strange phrases that seem to not mean ...

For example, Friday's game linked the words "Foxtrot, "Hotel, "Victor," and "Yankee" under the category "NATO Phonetic Alphabet." Each of the four categories is labeled with a color, which also ...

Do you know how to categorise a cornflake, why the NATO phonetic alphabet was created, or what weight a wooden pallet can carry? If the answer’s no, you need to listen to the Boring Talks podcast.

That might clear up one confusion, but the best way to be sure your letters are not misheard is to use the standard radio spelling alphabet, also known as the NATO phonetic alphabet. Learners can ...

the unofficial moniker of “Whiskey Cobra“ emanates from the NATO phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the “W” in the helicopter’s mission design series nomenclature. (On a separate note ...