THE CODES FOR THIS GROUP ARE ALPHA OR NUMERIC. FOR USSOCOM-MANAGED ITEMS, THESE CODES, IN COMBINATION WITH THE CODES ASSIGNED IN POSITION 4, WILL IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC WEAPONS SYSTEM/END ITEM OR HOMOGENEOUS GROUP OF ITEMS. ALPHA CODE A THROUGH Z, EXCEPT THE LETTERS I AND O, AND NUMERIC 1 THROUGH 9 AND 0 (ZERO) ARE AVAILABLE. FOR MANAGED ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED TO A SPECIFIC USSOCOM WEAPONS SYSTEMS/END ITEM THIS CODE WILL BE THE NUMERIC 0. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOCOM DIRECTIVE 700-22 AND DOD 4100.39-M, VOLUME 10, TABLE 164, USSOCOM MATERIEL CATEGORY CODES.
Code values (206)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Managed Items | MANAGED ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED TO A SPECIFIC USSOCOM WEAPONS SYSTEMS/END ITEM |
| 1A | Mc-130 | MC-130 |
| 1B | Ec-130 | EC-130 |
| 1C | Cv-22 | CV-22 |
| 2A | Power Systems | POWER SYSTEMS |
| 2B | Environmental Systems: Hvac & Spt Equip | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: HVAC & SPT EQUIP |
| 2C | Water Filtration/purification: Rowpu | WATER FILTRATION/PURIFICATION: ROWPU |
| 2D | Water Filtration: Desal | WATER FILTRATION: DESAL |
| 2E | Tool Sets and Misc Sets, Kits, and Outfits | TOOL SETS AND MISC SETS, KITS, AND OUTFITS |
| 2F | Textiles | TEXTILES |
| 2G | Submachine Gun | SUBMACHINE GUN |
| 2H | Shotgun | SHOTGUN |
| 2J | Portable Hygiene | PORTABLE HYGIENE |
| 3A | Forward Area Refuel System - Famcart | FORWARD AREA REFUEL SYSTEM - FAMCART |
| 3B | Tbd | TBD |
| 3C | Tbd | TBD |
| AA | Ac-130 | SDN |
| AB | Mc-130 | STC |
| AC | Ec-130 | RIS |
| AD | Cv-22 | TACLAN |
| AE | M-28 | TBD |
| AF | Pc-12 and U-28 Series | TBD |
| AG | Uas/uav | NGLS |
| AH | Aircraft Ground Support Equipment | JTCITS |
| AJ | Melb: A/mh-6m | TBD |
| AK | Countermeasures | TBD |
| AL | Mh-60 | TBD |
| AM | Mh-47 | TBD |
| AN | Target Acquisition Designation Sight | TBD |
| AP | Simulators | TBD |
| AQ | Forward Area Refuel System | TBD |
| AR | Infil/exfil Equipment | TBD |
| AT | Test, Tools, Measuring Devices | TBD |
| BA | Surface Watercraft | PFPS |
| BB | Sub-surface Watercraft | TAK/MOBILE COMPUTING |
| BC | Watercraft Mobility/transport | CLS/HH-GPS |
| BD | Watercraft Countermeasures | PPC/AWE |
| BE | Watercraft Engines | TBD |
| BF | Re-compression Chambers | TBD |
| BG | Dive Equipment | TBD |
| BH | Air Delivery Equipment | TBD |
| BJ | Hydrographic Mapping | TBD |
| C1 | MISOP | |
| C2 | Broadcast Radio | TBD |
| C3 | Broadcast Tv | TBD |
| C4 | Media Production | MEDIA PRODUCTION |
| C5 | Distribution | DISTRIBUTION |
| C6 | Loudspeakers | TBD |
| C7 | Loudspeakers | TBD |
| C8 | Flyaway Systems | FABS |
| C9 | Leaflet Delivery | LEAFLET DELIVERY |
| CA | Softacs | MMP |
| CB | Stc | CIMDPS |
| CC | Scampi | SCAMPI |
| CD | Taclan | SAPNET |
| CE | Ris | C4IAS |
| CF | Radar and Sensor | TBD |
| CG | Jtws | TBD |
| CH | Antennas | TBD |
| CJ | Electronic Warfare | TBD |
| CK | Dcgs | TBD |
| CL | Sse | TBD |
| CM | Space Program Office | SPACE PROGRAM OFFICE |
| CN | Bft | TBD |
| CP | Ttl | TBD |
| CQ | Tvs/rsta | TBD |
| CR | Stc Hf | TBD |
| CS | Socrates | SOCRATES |
| CT | Rci | TBD |
| CU | Jtcits | TBD |
| CV | Vtc | TBD |
| CW | Special Comms | TBD |
| D0 | Tbd-4 | TBD-4 |
| D1 | Mk17 | MAS-N - INOD |
| D2 | Mk20 | MAS-K |
| D3 | Mk13 Eglm | NVD - HHI |
| D4 | Scar Common | LASER ACQUISITION MARKER |
| D5 | Mk21 | GMVAS |
| D6 | Pistols-crane | TBD |
| D7 | Tbd-1 | TBD-1 |
| D8 | Tbd-2 | TBD-2 |
| D9 | Tbd-3 | TBD-3 |
| DA | Pistols | PISTOLS |
| DB | Rifles | RIFLES |
| DC | Machine Guns | MACHINE GUNS |
| DD | Launcher, Grenade | LAUNCHER, GRENADE |
| DE | Submachine Gun | URG |
| DF | Shotgun | CAR |
| DG | Recoilless Rifle | RECOILLESS RIFLE (MAAWS) |
| DH | Sniper Weapon System | SNIPER WEAPON SYSTEM (MK13-SERIES 300WINMAG) |
| DJ | Mini-gun | PISTOLS - MK24, MK25 |
| DK | Targets and Training Devices | ASR |
| DL | Demolition | MK21 |
| DM | Remote Activated | TBD |
| DN | Crows | TBD |
| DP | Bullets | BULLETS |
| DQ | Shoulder Fired/rockets | SHOULDER FIRED/ROCKETS |
| DR | Demolition | DEMOLITION |
| DS | Breaching | BREACHING |
| DT | Pyrotechnics | PYROTECHNICS |
| DU | Tbd | TBD |
| DV | Tbd | TBD |
| DW | Thermal Beacon | THERMAL BEACON |
| DX | Mas-l | MAS-L |
| DY | Mas-d | MAS-D |
| DZ | Mas-f | MAS-F |
| EA | Thermal Imager | ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) |
| EB | Small Arms Optics | ABDO |
| EC | Weapon Night Sights | ACPG |
| ED | Ground Laser Locator/target Designator | LCBPG |
| EE | Laser Target Acquisition | IMPROVED CB PROTECTIVE GLOVES |
| EF | Acoustic Sniper/fire Direction | MULO |
| EG | Counter Mortar | VPU |
| EH | Ground Mobility Visual Augmentation Systems | MPS |
| EJ | Night Vision Goggles | JSGPM |
| EK | Thermal Imaging System-hhi | DECONTAMINATING EQUIPMENT |
| EL | Misc Cbr Protective Gear | MISC CBR PROTECTIVE GEAR |
| FA | Mrap All-terrain Vehicle 4x4 | ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) |
| FB | Medium Mine Protected Vehicle | MEDIUM MINE PROTECTED VEHICLE |
| FC | M-atv | HEAVY VEHICLES - MRAP & M-ATV |
| FD | 1 1/4-ton Vehicle Configuration | GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLE (GMV) |
| FE | Internally Transportable Vehicle | ITV |
| FF | Atv - Individual | LTATV |
| FG | Atv - Team/cargo | C4ISR |
| FH | Non-standard Commercial Vehicles | NON-STANDARD COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (NSCV) |
| FJ | Motorcycle | MOTORCYCLE |
| FL | Trailer, Special Purpose | TRAILER, SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| FM | Miscellaneous Vehicle Components | MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLE COMPONENTS |
| FN | Gmv-ultralite | GMV-ULTRALITE |
| FP | Special Tools | SPECIAL TOOLS (COMPONENTS) |
| FQ | Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle | SMALL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (SUGV) |
| FR | Materiel Handling | MATERIEL HANDLING AND SPECIAL PURPOSE (ENGINEER) EQUIPMENT |
| GA | Body Armor and Body Armor Vests | BODY ARMOR |
| GB | Load Carriage Systems | LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEMS |
| GC | Backpack Systems and Rucksacks | BACKPACK SYSTEMS AND RUCKSACKS |
| GD | Protective Eyewear | PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR |
| GE | Pcu/lep/glove Systems | PCU |
| GF | Mich Communications | MICH COMMUNICATIONS (COMMS, CABLES, ACCESSORIES) |
| GG | Mich Helmets/mounts | MICH HELMETS |
| GH | Mountaineering Equipment | MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SUPPORT ITEMS |
| GJ | Vests | VESTS |
| GK | Modular Glove Systems | MODULAR GLOVE SYSTEMS |
| GL | Vas Mounts | VAS MOUNTS |
| GM | Tbd | TBD |
| GN | Tbd | TBD |
| GP | Operator Kit | OPERATOR KIT |
| GQ | Medic Kit | MEDIC KIT |
| GR | Casevac | CASEVAC |
| HA | Operator Kit | DCGS-ENT |
| HB | Medic Kit | FULL MOTION VIDEO (DCGS-FMV) |
| HC | Casevac Kit | SILENT DAGGER (DCGS-SD) |
| HD | Medical Pa Kit | INTEGRATED SURVEY PROGRAM (ISP) |
| HE | Medical Resupply Consumables | SOFPREP |
| HF | Medical Resupply Nonconsumables | TBD |
| JA | Power Systems | AIR |
| JB | Environmental Systems | MARITIME |
| JC | Water Filtration/purification: Rowpu | GROUND SIGINT KIT (GSK) |
| JD | Water Purification: Desal | PRECISION GEO LOCATION (PGL) |
| JE | Tool Sets and Miscellaneous Sets | TBD |
| JJ | Textiles | TBD |
| KA | Parachutes | BLUE FORCE TRACKER (BFT) |
| KB | Sewing Machines | TVS/RSTA |
| KC | Rigging Tables | SPEC COMM ENTERPRISE (SCE) |
| KD | Tag, Track, and Locate (ttl) | TAG, TRACK, AND LOCATE (TTL) |
| LA | Canines | RCI |
| LB | Canine Handling Equipment | TBD |
| LC | Canine Sheltering Equipment | TBD |
| LD | Canine Transport Equipment | TBD |
| LE | Canine Training Equipment | TBD |
| MA | Detection and Alarm Devices | MILDEP |
| MB | Decontaminating Equipment | TBD |
| MC | Disperser Equipment | TBD |
| MD | Shelter Systems | TBD |
| ME | Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance System | TBD |
| MF | Gas Masks | TBD |
| MG | Cbr Protective Gear | TBD |
| MH | Filter Units | TBD |
| NA | Sse | SSE |
| PA | Combatant Craft Assault (cca) | COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT (CCA) |
| PB | Combatant Craft Medium (ccm) | COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) |
| PC | Combatant Craft Msn Equip (ccme) | COMBATANT CRAFT MSN EQUIP (CCME) |
| PD | Socr | SOCR |
| PE | Combatant Craft Heavy (cch) | COMBATANT CRAFT HEAVY (CCH) |
| PF | Ccflir | CCFLIR |
| QA | Diving Equipment | DIVING EQUIPMENT |
| RA | Dry Combat Submersible (dcs) | DRY COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE (DCS) |
| SA | Dry Deck Shelter (dds) | DRY DECK SHELTER (DDS) |
| TA | Shallow Water Combat Submersible (swcs) | SHALLOW WATER COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE (SWCS) |
| TB | Seal Delivery Vehicle (sdv) | SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE (SDV) |
| TC | Hydrographic Mapping | HYDROGRAPHIC MAPPING |
| UA | Skr | SKR |
| VA | Avionics | AVIONICS |
| VB | Sensors, Weapons & Ammunition | SENSORS, WEAPONS & AMMUNITION |
| VC | Aircraft Survivability Equip (ase) | AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIP (ASE) |
| WA | Mh-60 | MH-60 |
| WB | Mh-47 | MH-47 |
| WC | Melb: A/mh-6m | MELB: A/MH-6M |
| XA | Simulators | SIMULATORS |
| YA | Pc-12/u-28 | PC-12/U-28 |
| YB | Unmanned Aircraft System (uas/uav) | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS/UAV) |
| YC | C-145 | C-145 |
| YD | Mc-12 Ang | MC-12 ANG |
| YE | C-146 | C-146 |
| ZA | Ac-130 | AC-130 |
| ZB | Stand-off Precision Guided Munitions | STAND-OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS |
| ZC | Air Delivered Munitions | AIR DELIVERED MUNITIONS |
About W_ESDC
What is W_ESDC in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
W_ESDC (Specific Weapons System/end Item or Homogeneous Group of Items) tHE CODES FOR THIS GROUP ARE ALPHA OR NUMERIC. FOR USSOCOM-MANAGED ITEMS, THESE CODES, IN COMBINATION WITH THE CODES ASSIGNED IN POSITION 4, WILL IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC WEAPONS SYSTEM/END ITEM OR HOMOGENEOUS GROUP OF ITEMS. ALPHA CODE A THROUGH Z, EXCEPT THE LETTERS I AND O, AND NUMERIC 1 THROUGH 9 AND 0 (ZERO) ARE AVAILABLE. FOR MANAGED ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED TO A SPECIFIC USSOCOM WEAPONS SYSTEMS/END ITEM THIS CODE WILL BE THE NUMERIC 0. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOCOM DIRECTIVE 700-22 AND DOD 4100.39-M, VOLUME 10, TABLE 1
What does W_ESDC code 00 mean?
W_ESDC code 00 means "Managed Items". MANAGED ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED TO A SPECIFIC USSOCOM WEAPONS SYSTEMS/END ITEM
How many W_ESDC codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 206 W_ESDC (Specific Weapons System/end Item or Homogeneous Group of Items) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
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