Black Maria was the rainbow code name for an identification friend or foe (IFF) interrogator carried by interceptor aircraft in the Royal Air Force[1] and US Navy.[2] When initially developed, beginning in 1951, it was based on the World War II-era IFF Mark III[3] IFF system because the newer IFF Mark X units were not available from US at the time. Marconi received interim Mark X equipment in mid-1953 and quickly added support, but it was not until mid-1955 that the first production units became available.[4] During development in the UK, it was also referred to as the Fighter Identity System, or FIS.[1] In the US it was known as TN-103/APX.[5]

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  1. 1 2 Gough 1993, p. 131.
  2. Spidle 2017, p. 201.
  3. U.S. Government Research Reports. Vol. 27. 1957.
  4. Gough 1993, p. 132.
  5. Reports.

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