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A - AFN AFO - APS APSI-AZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
A/C Aircraft AFOSR Air Force Office ofScientific Research APSI Aircraft Propulsion Subsystem
Integration (JTDE& JETEC)
A/W/E Aircraft/Weapons/Electronics AFOTEC AF Operational Test &Evaluation Center APT Advanced Personnel Testing
A3IAccelerated ArchitectureAcquisition Initiative AFRES Air Force Reserves APU Auxiliary Power Unit
AAA Anti-Aircraft Artillery AFRL Air Force ResearchLaboratory ARC Air Reserve Component
AAAS American Association for theAdvancement of Science AFS Air Force Station ARD A3I Requirements Document
AACC Airborne Air Command Center AFSAA AF Studies and AnalysisAgency ARE Atmospheric Research
Equipment
AADC Area Air Defense Commander AFSATCOM Armed Forces SatelliteCommunication AREP Aircraft Repair Enhancement
Program
AAL ATM Adaptation Layer AFSFC Air Force SpaceForecasting Center ARGOS Advanced Research and Global
Observation Satellite
AAM Air to Air Missile AFSFCR AF Space Forecast CenterReplacement ARIDPCM
Adaptive Recursive InterpolatedDifferential Pulse CodeModulation
AAMDS Automated Air Movement DataSystem AFSOC AF Special Operations
Command ARIES Applied Research In EnergyStorage
AAOM Advanced Aircrew OxygenMask AFSOF Air Force Special
Operations Forces ARL Airborne Reconnaissance Low
Air Force Space
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AAR Air to Air Refueling AFSPC Command ARM Anti-Radiation Missile
AASS Advanced Air SurveillanceRadar AFSST Air Force Space Support
Team ARMRV Armored MobileReconnaissance Vehicle
AATO Automated Air Tasking Order AFTAC AF TechnicalApplications Center ARMRV Armored Multi-Role Vehicle
AAVP Advanced Aircrew VisionProtection AFV Alternate Fuel Vehicle ARO Army Research Office
AAW Anti-Air Warfare AFW Air Force Weather ARP Address Resolution Protocol
AB Air Base AFWSS Air Force WeatherSupport System ARPA Advanced Research Projects
Agency
ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command& Control Center AG Airlift Group ARS Advanced Radiographic System
ABD Air Base Defense AGARDAdvisory Group forAerospace Research andDevelopment
ARSA Airborne Reconnaissance andSurveillance Architecture
ABDR Aircraft Battle Damage Repair AGC Automatic Gain Control ARSFSS Advanced Reduced Scale FuelSystem Simulator
ABGD Air Base Ground Defense AGE Aerospace GroundEquipment ART Aircraft Radar Turbulence
ABI Airborne Interceptor AGF Miscellaneous CommandShip AS Air Station
ABIS Advanced BattlespaceInformation System AGL Air to Ground Laser AS Airlift Squadron
ABITS Airborne Imagery TransmissionSystem AGL Above Ground Level ASAN Assessment System for Aircraft
Noise
ABL Airborne Laser AGM Air to Ground Missile ASAR Advanced Synthetic ApertureSystem
ABL ACT ABL Advanced ConceptsTestbed AGRF Advanced Guidance
Research Facility ASARS Advanced Synthetic ApertureRadar System
ABLE Advanced Building Block forLarge Area Exploitation AH Authentication Header ASAS All Source Analysis System
ABLE-ACEAirborne Laser ExtendedAtmospheric CharacterizationExperiment
AHDL Analog HardwareDescriptive Language ASAS Advanced Solid Axial Stage
ABLEX Airborne Laser Experiment AHOS-MAdvanced Hybrid OxygenGenerating System-Medical
ASAT Antisatellite
ABLE-X Airborne Laser ExtendedExperiment AI Artificial Intelligence ASC Advanced Structural
Components
ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile AI Avionics Infrastructure ASC Aeronautical Systems Center
ABO Aero-Ballistic Rocket AI Air Interdiction ASC/RAAeronautical System Center/Reconnaissance Aircraft SystemGroup
ABO Air Base Operability AI Airborne Interceptor ASC2AAir & Space Command &Control Agency
ABO Annular Beam Oscillator AIA Air Intelligence Agency ASD Assistant Secretary of Defense
ABOR Abort AIDECON Aircraft InteriorDecontamination ASE Active Systems
Exploitation/ATD
ABR Aero-Ballistic Rocket AIG Air Intelligence Group ASETF Air & Space Expeditionary TaskForce
ABS Air Base Systems AIM Air Intercept Missile ASI Adroit Systems Incorporated
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ACAA Affordable COTS for AgingAircraft AirCommTerm Airborne Communications
Terminal ASIC Application Specific IntegratedCircuit
ACAT Acquisition Category AIRESAdvanced ImageryRequirements andExploitation System
ASID Advanced Secure Information Dissemination
ACBTI Advanced Content BasedTechniques for Intelligence AIRST Advanced Infrared Search
and Track ASIM Automated Security IncidentMeasurement
ACC Air Combat Command AIS Automated InformationSystems ASIP Airframe Structural Integrity
Program
ACCINTNET ACC Intelligence Network AIT Active Imaging Testbed ASIT Adaptable Surface InterfaceTerminal
ACCMSF Advanced CooperativeCollection Management AIU Avionics Interface Unit ASM Air to Surface Missile
ACCS Air Command and ControlSystem AJ Anti-Jam ASOC Air Support Operations Center
ACE Airborne Command Element AJCOM Anti-JamCommunications ASOC Assured Support to Operational
Commanders
AceTR Air Core enhance Turbo Rocket AL Armstrong Lab ASP Aircraft Self Protection
ACI Air Control Intercept ALARM Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile ASPO Army Space Program Office
ACIS Air Combat Information System ALC Air Logistics Center ASRAAM Advanced Short-Range Air toAir Missile
ACK Message Acknowledgment ALCC Airlift Coordination Cell ASSETAerothermodynamics/ElasticStructural SystemEnvironmental Tests
ACM Air Combat Maneuvering ALCF Airlift Control Flight ASTAT Affordable Sensor Technologyfor Aerial Targeting
ACM Advanced Cruise Missile ALCM Air Launched CruiseMissile ASTE Advanced Strategic Tactical
Expendable
ACO Airspace Control Order ALCS Airlift Control Squadron ASTP/DITPAdvanced Sensor TechnologyProgram/ DiscriminationInceptor Tech Program
ACOM Atlantic Command ALD Airborne Laser Demo ASTPFA Advanced Sensor TechnologyProgram Fusion Algorithm
ACP Allied CommunicationPublication ALE Automated Link
Establishment ASTREXAdvanced Space StructuresTechnology ResearchExperiment
ACPT Air Campaign Planning Tool ALE AIRES Life Extension ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare
Acq Acquisition ALEP Aircrew Laser EyeProtection ATA Army Technical Architecture
ACRS Advanced Cargo RestraintSystem ALERT Attack and Launch Early
Report to Theater ATACK Advanced Target Attack FlightDemo
ACS Aerospace MedicineConsultation Service ALG Autonomous Landing
Guidance ATAF Allied Tactical Air Forces
ACS Agile Combat Support ALH Advanced LiquidHydrogen ATAGS Advanced Technology Anti-G
Suit
ACS Airborne COMINT System ALI Alpha-LAMP Integration ATARR Advanced Turbine AerothermalResearch Rig
ACS Attitude Control System ALMC Army LogisticsManagement College ATARS Advanced Tactical Air
Reconnaissance System
ACSC APMO Customer SupportCenter AlN Aluminum Nitrides ATC Automatic Target Cueing
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ACSC Air Command and Staff College ALO Air Liaison Officer ATCALS Air Traffic Control and LandingSystem
ACT Airborne CommunicationsTerminal ALRSS Advanced Land Remote
Sensing System ATCALS Air Traffic Control LiaisonSection
ACTD Advanced Concept TechnologyDemonstration ALS Airborne Link Segment ATD Advanced Technology
Demonstration
ACTEX Active Controls TechnologyExperiments ALSP Aggregate Level
Simulation Protocol ATD Aircrew Training Device
ACTIVE Advanced Controls Technologyfor Integrated Vehicles AM Amplitude Modulation ATD Automatic Terrain Delimination
ACTS Air Combat Training System AMC Air Mobility Command ATEGG Advanced Turbine Engine GasGenerator
ACU Avionics Control Unit AMCC Air Mobility ControlCenter ATF Advanced Tactical Fighter
ACWP Actual Cost Work Performed AMCLD Active Matrix LiquidCrystal Display ATH Air Transportable Hospital
ADAMS A Digital Avionics MethodologySchema AMCS Air Mobility Control
Squadron ATHS Automatic Target HandoffSystem
ADC Analog-to-Digital Converters AMDRFMAdvanced MonolithicDigital Radio FrequencyMemory
ATIRCM Advanced Threat InfraredCountermeasures
ADEP Avionics Document forExecution & Planning AME Air Mobility Element ATIS Alliance for Telecommunication
Industry Solutions
ADM Acquisition DecisionMemorandum AMFABS
Advanced MaintenanceFree Aircraft BatterySystem
ATLAS Active Track Laser
ADM Advanced Development Model AMHS Automated MessageHandling System ATLAS Advanced Technology Laser
System
ADONIS AMOS Daytime Optical Near-Infrared Imaging System AMI ASARS Maintainability
Improvement ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ADPS ASARS Data Processing Station AMOCC Air Mobility OperationsControl Center ATMs Air Tasking Messages
ADRG ARC Raster Digitized Graphics AMODSMAdvanced MessageOriented Data SecurityModule
ATO Air Tasking Order
ADS Advanced DistributedSimulation AMOG Air Mobility Operations
Group ATP Acquisition, Tracking &Pointing
ADSI Air Defense System Integrator AMOS Air Force Maui OpticalSite ATP Authority to Proceed
ADSL Advanced DistributedSimulation Leveraging AMPS Automated Mission
Planning System ATP-FC Acquisition, tracking, pointingand fire control
ADT Active Denial Technology AMRAAM Advanced Medium-RangeAir-to-Air Missile ATR Air-Turborocket
ADV Advanced AMS Analog Mixed Signal ATR Automatic Target Recognition
ADVISE Avionics Data VisualizationIntegration System Environment AMX Air Mobility Express ATR/ATC Automatic Target Recognition/
Automatic Target Correlation
AEDC Arnold EngineeringDevelopment Center ANG Air National Guard ATRI Advanced Thermonomics
Research Initiative
AEF Air Expeditionary Force ANSI American NationalStandards Institute ATS Automatic Test System
AEOS Advanced Electro-OpticalSystem AOA Analysis of Alternatives
(formerly: COEA) ATT Advanced Theater Transport
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AEOS Advanced Electro-OpticalSystem Spectrograph AOA Angle of Attack ATTD Advanced Technology
Transition Demonstration
AEPDS Advance Electronic Processingand Dissemination System AOARD Asian Office of Aerospace
Research & Development AUTOCONET Automatic Digital NetworkConference Network
AES Application EnvironmentSpecification AOC Air Operations Center AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network
AETC Air Education & TrainingCommand AOI Area Of Interest AUX Auxiliary
AF Air Force AOIB All-Optical ImagingBrassboard AV Air Vehicle
AFAE Air Force Acquisition Executive AOR Area Of Responsibility AVBATTS Aviation Battery Standardization
AFB Air Force Base APB A3I Project Baseline AVO Air Vehicle Operator
AFCEE Air Force Center forEnvironmental Excellence APB Acquisition Program
Baseline AW Airlift Wing
AFCS Automatic Flight ControlSystem APG Annual Planning
Guidance AWACS Airborne Warning and ControlSystem
AFCSS AF Contingency SupportSquadron API Application Programming
Interface AWADS Adverse Weather AerialDelivery System
AFDC Air Force Doctrine Center APMO A3I Project ManagementOffice
AWAPS Automated Weather DistributionSystem
AFEWES Air Force Electronic WarfareEffectiveness Simulator APP Advanced Avionics
Processor AWDS Adverse Weather andDebriefing System
AFGIHS Air Force GeographicInformation Handling System APPS I
AnalyticalPhotogrammetricPositioning System I
AWMDS Air Warrior Measurement andDebriefing System
AFIT Air Force Institute ofTechnology APS Advanced Planning
System AWS Air Weather Service
AFIWC AF Information Warfare Center APS Afloat Planning System AWS Advisory Warning System
AFMC Air Force Materiel Command APS ASARS ProcessingSegment
AFMSS Air Force Mission SupportSystem APS/RDS
Afloat PlanningSystem/RapidDeployment Suites
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B-BE BF-BMDN BMDO-BZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
BA Budget Authority BF Basic Function BMDO Ballistic Missile DefenseOrganization
BAA Broad Agency Announcement BGP Border Gateway Protocol BMEWS Ballistic Missile Early WarningSystem
BAA Broad Area Announcement BGPHES Battle Group Passive HorizonExtension System BMT Ballistic Missile Technology
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BAC Budget Activity Code BHP Basic Hydrogen Peroxide BNCC Base Network Control Center
BAC Broad Area Coverage BiFET Bipolar Field Effect Transistor BoD Board of Directors
BAe British Aerospace BIODET Biological Agent Detector BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol
BAI Battle Area Interdiction BIP Base Information Protect BOR Base of Ramp
BAI Backup Aircraft Inventory BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second BOSS Battlefield Optical SurveillanceSystem
BAN Base Area Networks B-ISDN Broadband-Integrated ServicesDigital Network BP Brillian Pebbles
BAR Broad Area Review BIST Built-In-Self-Test BPAC Budget Project Activity Code
BASS Battlefield Awareness & DataDissemination BIT Built in Test BPI Boost-Phase Intercept
BAT Brilliant Anti-armor Submunition BL Baseline bpp bits per pixel
BBIS Battle Broadcast InformationSystem BLADE-
GTBlade Life Analysis and DesignEvaluation for Gas Turbines BPR Bypass Ratio
BC2ABosnia Command & ControlAugmentation BLING Bladed Ring bps Bits Per Second
BCT Battlefield CommunicationsTerminal BLISK Bladed Disk BRI Basic Rate Interface
BCWP Budgeted Cost Work Performed BLOS Beyond line-of-sight BSS Broadcast Satellite System
BDA Bomb Damage Assessment BLU Bomb Live Unit BTH Beyond the Horizon
BDA Battle Damage Assessment BM Battle Management BTI Briefing to Industry
BDU Bomb Dummy Unit BMC2 Battle Management, Command andControl BUFR Binary Universal Format for
Representation
BE Basic Encyclopedia BMC3 Battle Management, Command,Control and Communication BUR Bottom Up Review
BE Brilliant Eyes BMC3I Battle Management C3I BVR Beyond Visual Range
BEA Budget Estimate Agreement BMC4ISR Battle Management C4ISurveillance and Reconnaissance
BW Biological Weapon
BER Bit Error Rate BMD Ballistic Missile Defense BWC Bandwidth Compression
BES Budget Estimate Submission BMDC Ballistic Missile Defense Center
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C-CFIS CFIT-COA COB-CZAcronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
C/S/A CINCs / Services / Agencies CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain COBRA Coaxial Beam RotatingAntenna
C/SCSC Cost/Schedule ControlSystem Criteria CFRS Computerized Fault Reporting
System COCOM Combatant Command
C/SE Client/Server Environment CFRS Contingency Fuel RecoverySystem CoDE Coherent Digital Exciter
C1 Capability 1 CFS Center for Standards COE Common Operating
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Environment
C2 Command and Control CG Commanding General COEA Cost and OperationalEffectiveness Analysis
C2 Capability 2 CGI Computer Graphics Interface COI Critical Operational Issue
C2BMB C2 Battle ManagementBattlelab
CGM Computer Graphics Metafile COIL Chemical Oxygen-IodineLaser
C2CDMCommand & Control CoreData Model CGS Common Ground Segment COM Collection Operations
Management
C2WCommand and ControlWarfare CGS Common Ground Station COMAAC Air Combat Command
C3 Command, Control, andCommunications CGTS Computer Generated Training
System COMAFFOR Commander Air Force Forces
C3 Capability 3 CHAMP Chemically Hardened AirManagement Plant COMBAT ACE
Combined AdvancedTechnology Acceleration /Chemical Ensemble
C3ICommand, Control,Communication, andIntelligence
CHATHChemically/BiologicallyHardened Air TransportableHospital
COMINT Communications Intelligence
C4Command ControlCommunication andComputers
CHBDL Common High Bandwidth DataLink COMM Communications
C4ICommand, Control,Communications, Computers,& Intelligence
CHBDL-ST Common High Bandwidth DataLink-Surface Terminal COMOPTEVFOR Commander, Operational Test
and Evaluation Force
C4ISRCommand, Control, Comm,Computers, Intelligence,Surveillance, & Reconn
CHCS Composite Health Care Systems COMPUSEC Computer Security
CA Cooperative Agreement C-HFET Complementary HeterostructureField Effect Transistor COMSEC Communications Security
CA Counter Air CHOP Counter Measures Hands-onProgram CONOPS Concept of Operations
CAB Combat Area Broadcast CHOP Change in Operational Control CONPLAN Operations Plans in ConceptFormat
CAD Computer Aided Design CI Capability Increment CONUS Continental United States
CAD/CAMComputer AidedDesign/Computer AidedManufacturing
CI/LI Corrosion Inhibitor/LubricityImprover (MIL-I-25017) COP Common Operational
Procedure
CADRG Compressed Arc DigitizedRaster Graphics CIA Central Intelligence Agency CORBA Common Object Request
Broker Agent
CADS Combat Aerial DeliverySchool CIAP Command Intelligence
Architecture Program CORBA Common Object RequestBroker Architecture
CADS Combat AirspaceDeconfliction System CIB Controlled Image Base CORM Commission on Roles and
Missions
CAE Common ApplicationEnvironment CIC Combat Information Center COS Communication Operations
Segment
CAE Computer Aided Engineering CIC Combined Intelligence Center COSE Common Open SoftwareEnvironment
CAEWIS Computer Aided ElectronicWarfare Information System CICA Competition in Contracting Act COSIP Computer Open System
Interface Processor
CAF Combat Air Forces CICBMs Conventionally-armed ICBMs COTR Contracting Officer TechnicalRepresentative
CAFWSP CAF Weather SupportPackage CID Combat Identification COTS Commercial-off-the-Shelf
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CAI Cooperative AirborneIdentification CIDE Communication Information
Data Exchange CPG Communications ProcessGroup
CAIG Cost Analysis ImprovementGroup CIG/SS Common Imagery
Ground/Surface System CPMP Collection and ProcessingMission Planner
CALS Continuous Acquisition andLife Cycle Support CIIP Common Imagery
Interoperability Profiles CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet
CALS Contingency Airfield LightingSystem CIJ Close In Jamming CRC/CRE Control & Reporting Center/
Control & Reporting Element
CAM Computer AidedManufacturing CIL Command Image Library CRD Capstone Requirements
Document
CAMIS Computer Assisted MinimallyInvasive Surgery CILO Magnetically Insulated Line
Oscillator CRDA Cooperative Research andDevelopment Agreement
CAMS Core Automated MaintenanceSystem CINC Commander-In-Chief CREP Contract Repair Enhancement
Program
CAOC Combined Air OperationsCenter CINC Combined Intelligence Center CRF Compressor Research Facility
CAP Combat Air Patrol CINCLANT Atlantic CINC CRM Computer ResourceManagement
CARD Cost Analysis RequirementDescription CINCNORAD Commander in Chief, NORAD CRMA Collection Requirements
Management Applications
CARL Compressor Aero ResearchLab CINCPAC Pacific CINC CRRES Combined Release and
Radiation Effects Satellite
CARS Contingency AirborneReconnaissance System CINF Community Imagery Needs
Forecast CRSS Commercial Remote SensingSystem
CAS Close Air Support CIO Central Imagery Office CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CASE Computer Aided SoftwareEngineerring CIOL Common Interface Objects
Language CSAF Air Force Chief of Staff
CASE Computer AutomatedSoftware Engineering CIP Common Imagery Processor or
Corona Issue Paper CSAF Chief of Staff, United StatesAir Force
CASH CIGSS Acquisition andStandards Handbook CIPSO Common Internet Protocol
Security Options CSAR Combat Search and Rescue
CATIS Computer Aided TacticalInformation System CIS Combat Intelligence System CSARP Common SAR Processor
CATT Computer AssistedTechnology Transfer CIS Commonwealth of Independent
States CSAT Crew System AssociateTechnology
CBS Commission for BasicSystems CIS-CL Combat Intelligence CSC Combat Support Center
(AFOC)
CBSP Commercial-off-the-shelfBase SAR Processor CIS-UL Combat Intelligence System-
Unit Level CSC Computer SoftwareComponent
CCCommon Criteria forInformation TechnologySecurity Evaluation
CITS Combat Information TransferSystem CSCI Computer Software
Configuration Item
CC Command Center CJCS Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff CSD Covariance Support Data
CCB Change Control Board CJCSI Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Instruction CSE Client/Server Environment
CCB Configuration Control Board CJCSM Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Memo CSE-SS Client/Server Environment-
System ServicesCCC CINC Command Complex CJTF Commander Joint Task Force CSM CIGSS System Manager
CCC Communications ControllerComplex CM Configuration Management CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access
/ Collision Detection
CCCI CORBA Conversion Conceptsfor Intelligence CM Countermeasure CSOM Computer Software Operators
Manual
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CCD Charge Coupled Device CMAWS Common Missile ApproachWarning System CSP Communications Support
Processor
CCEG Command and ControlEvaluation Group CMC Ceramic Matrix Composite CSS Communications Support
Segment
CCIP Continuously-ComputedImpact Point CMC Cheyenne Mountain Complex CSS Communications Support
System
CCIRMCollection Coordination andIntelligence RequirementsManagement
CMCS COMINT Mission CollectionSystem CSSC Customer Service Support
Center
CCITTInternational Telegraph &Telephone ConsultativeCommittee (now ITU)
CMDS Countermeasure Dispenser Set CSTARS COMBAT SENT TechnicalAcquisition Receiver System
CCM Counter-Countermeasure CMF Combat Mission Folder CSU Computer Software Unit
CCPDS-RCommand Center Processingand Display System -Replacement
CMIS Closed Loop MaintenanceInformation System CTAPS
Contingency Tactical AirCombat System AutomatedPlanning System
CCRP Continuously-ComputedRelease Point CMLSA Commercial Microwave
Landing System Avionics CTBT Comprehensive Test BanTreaty
CCS Charge Control System CMM Capability Maturity Model CTC Center Technology Council
CCT Computer Compatible Tape CMMS Conceptual Models of theMission Space CTCPEC Canadian Trusted Computer
Product Evaluation Criteria
CCW Command and ControlWarfare CMO
Central Measurement andSignature Intelligence(MASINT) Office
CTF Combined Test Force
CDE Common DesktopEnvironment CMO Collection Management Office CTIS 3DS
Command TacticalInformation System DigitalDecision Display System
CDFS Core Driven Fan Stage CMOC Cheyenne Mountain OperationsCenter CTP Critical Technical Parameter
CDIM Cognitive DesktopInformation Manager/ATD CMOS Cargo Movement Operations
System CTR Combat Training Range
CDL Common Data Link CMP A3I Configuration ManagementPlan
CTT Commander's TacticalTerminal
CDMA Code Division MultipleAccess CMP Common Management Practices CTT/HR
Commanders' TacticalTerminal/Hybrid ReceiveOnly
CDR Critical Design Review CMR Crisis ManagementReconnaissance CU Cruise Missile and Joint UAV
CDRL Contract DeliverableRequirement List CMS Common Mapping System CUBIC Common User Baseline for
the Intel CommunityCDS Combat Direction System CMS Community Management Staff CV (aircraft) carrierCE Critical Experiment CMS Counter Measures Set CV Vice Commander
CECOM Communications andElectronic Command CMS Counter Measures System CVBG Carrier Battle Group
CEDNext Next Version of CDE CMSA Cruise Missile Support Activity CVIC Carrier Intelligence Center
CEE Collaborative EngineeringEnvironment CMST Collection Management Support
Tool CVN Aircraft Carrier (nuclearpropulsion)
CEMComputational EM M&S forC4ISR Systems
CMTK Common Mapping Tool Kit CW Continuous Wave
CEMS Comprehensive EngineManagement System CMW Compartmented Mode
Workstation CW Chemical Weapon
CENTCOM Central Command CMWS Common Missile Warning CW Composite Wing
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CEP Circular Error Probability CNA Center for Naval Analysis CWDE Chemical Warfare DefenseEnsemble
CEP Circular Error Probable CNI Communications, Navigation,and ID CWDTW Concealed Weapon Detection
& Through Wall
CEPS CITS Expert ParametersSystem CNN Commercial News Network CWOC Composite Wing Operations
Center
CFD Computational FluidDynamics CNR Combat Net Radio CWS Combat Weather System
CFE Conventional Forces, Europe CO Contracting Officer
CFIPT Customer Focused IntegratedProduct Team COA Courses of Action
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D-DD DE-DMSO DMSP-DZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
D2 Degrade and Destroy DE Directed Energy DMSP Defense Meteorological SatelliteProgram
D2C D-2 Small Cassette DE Dissemination Element DMTD Digital Message Transfer Device
D3 Degrade Disrupt Deny DEA Data Exchange Agreement DMZ Demilitarized Zone
D4 Degrade Disrupt Deny Destroy DEC Digital Equipment Corporation DNA Defense Nuclear Agency
D4 Deny, Disrupt, Degrade, &Destroy DEECS Digital Electronic Engine Control
System DNC Digital Nautical Chart
D4ENDisrupt, Delay, Destroy, Exploit,or Neutralize DEF Data Exchange Format DNCC Deployed Network Control Center
DAA Designated Approval Authority DEFSMAC Defense Special Missile andAstronautics Center DNS Domain Name System
DAA Designated Approving Authority DEM/VAL Demonstration and Validation DoD Department of Defense
DAB Defense Acquisition Board DERP Disposable Eye / RespiratoryProtection DoDD DoD Directive
DAC Discretionary Access Control Det Detachment DoDIIS Defense Intelligence InformationSystem
DACT Data Automated Control Terminal DEW Directed Energy Weapon DoDIIS DOD Intelligence InformationSystem
DAD Distributed Architecture Decoy DF Direction Finding DoDISS DoD Index of Specifications andStandards
DADSS Decision Analysis and DecisionSupport System DFAD Digital Feature Analysis Data DoDSSP DoD Single Stock Point
DAE Defense Acquisition Executive DFCC Digital Flight Control Computer DOE Department of Energy
DAFECS Digital Authority Full EngineControl System DFCS Digital Flight Control System DP Development Prototype
DAGS Data Architecture and Gateway DFP Defensive Fighting Positions DP/F Digital Processing Facility
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Services
DAMA Demand Assigned MultipleAccess DFPS Deployable Field Pavement
System DPCA Displaced Phase Center Antenna
DAPE Dynamic Assessment, Planning,Execution DGIF Deployable Ground Intercept
Facility DPCM Differential Pulse CodeModulation
DARO Defense Airborne ReconnaissanceOffice DGPS Differential Global Positioning
System DPG Defense Planning Guidance
DARP Defense Airborne ReconnaissanceProgram DGS Deployable Ground Stations DPL Diode-Pumped Laser
DARPA Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency DGSA DoD Goal Security Architecture DPPDB Digital Point Positioning Data
Base
DARTS Dynamic Avionics Real-TimeScheduling DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol DPS DIWS Planning System
DAWS Defense Automated WarningSystem DIA Defense Intelligence Agency DR Discrepancy Reports
dB Decibel DIAC Defense Intelligence AnalysisCenter DREP Depot Repair Enhancement
Program
DBDB Digital Bathymetric Database DIAL Differential Absorption Lidar DRFM Digital Radio Frequency Memory
DBMS Data Base Management Systems DIAM Defense Intelligence AgencyManual DSB Defense Science Board
DBOF-T Defense Business OperatingFund-Transportation DICE Data Integration & Collection
Environment DSCS Defense Satellite CommunicationSystem
DC Differential Correction DIDOP Digital Image Data OutputProduct DSI Defensive Simulation Internet
DC Direct Current DIGEST Digital Geographic InformationExchange Standard DSIC Defense Standards Improvement
Council
DCA Defense Communications Agency(now DISA) DII Defense Information
Infrastructure DSM Digital System Model
DCA Dual-Capable Aircraft DIOP Data Input/Output Port DSMAC Digital Scene Matching AreaCorrelator
DCA Defensive counter Air DIPS Digital Image Processing System DSMC Defense System ManagementCollege
DCAC Defense Communications AgencyCircular (now DISA) DIRCM Directed Infrared
Countermeasures DSN Defense Services Network
DCAI Defense Contract Audit Institute DIRMOBFOR Director of Mobility Forces DSNET Defense Secure Network
DCAPES Deliberate and Crisis ActionPlanning and Execution System DIS Distributed Interactive Simulation DSO Defensive System Operator
DCC Deployment Control Center DIS Distributed Interactive System DSP Defense Standardization Program
DCE Distributed ComputingEnvironment DIS Draft International Standard DSP Defense Support Program
DCI Defensive Counter Information DISA Defense Information SystemsAgency DSS Decision Support System
DCID Director of Central IntelligenceDirective DISN Defense Information Services
Network DSUP Defensive System UpgradeProgram
DCP Defense Cryptologic Program DISN LES Defense Information SystemNetwork, Leading Edge Services DSVT Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
DCRSI Digital Cassette Recorder SystemIncremental DISNET DDN Integrated Secure Network DT&E Developmental Test and
Evaluation
DCS Defense Communication System DITAW Detect, Identify, Track,Assesment, & Warn DTAP Defense Technology Area Plan
DCT Discrete Cosine Transform DIWSA Digital Imagery Workstation SuiteAfloat DTAP Department of Defense
Technology Area Plan
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DCT Digital Communications Terminal DJ Deceptive Jamming DTC Design to Cost
DCW Digital Chart of the World DL Downlink DTD Data Transfer Device
DC-X Delta Clipper Experimental DLA Defense Logistics Agency DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DDDS Defense Data Dictionary System DLWG Data Link Working Group DTM Data Transfer Module
DDM DoD Data Model DMA Defense Mapping Agency DTM Digital Technology Model
DDN Defense Data Network DMAL Defense Mapping Agency List DTOP Digital Topographic Data
DDPO Defense Dissemination ProgramOffice DMD Digital Micromirror Device DTS Digital Terrain System
DDR&E Department of Defense Researchand Engineering DME Distance Measuring Equipment DTSS Digital Terrain Support System
DDR&E Director Defense Research andEngineering DMR Dual-Mode Ramjet DUSD Deputy Undersecretary of Defense
DDRS Defense Data Repository System DMS Defense Message System DZ Drop Zone
DDS Defense Dissemination System DMS Digital Mapping System DZST Drop Zone Support Team
DDT Delay/Denial Technology DMSO Defense Modeling and SimulationOffice
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
EA Electronic Attack ELMC Electrical Load ManagementCenters ERP Effective Radiated Power
EADSIM Extended Air DefenseSimulation ELO Extremely Low Observable ERPS External Frequency Interference
Protection System
EAGLE Extended Airborne GlobalLaunch Evaluator ELT Electronic Light Table ES Electronic Support
EALS Emergency Airfield LightingSystem ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle ES/C Expandable Shelter/Container
EASAE Expert Assistant for SimulationAssembly & Experimentation EM Electromagnetic ESA European Space Agency
EASF Enhanced All Source Fusion E-MAIL Electronic Mail ESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device
E-BTH Enhanced Beyond the Horizon EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility ESAF Electronic Safe and ArmedFuzes
EC Electronic Combat EMCON Emission Control ESAI Expanded Situation AwarenessInsertion Program
ECCM Electronic Counter-Countermeasures EMCS ELINT Mission Control System ESAI Expanded Situational Awareness
Insertion
ECCO Electronic Combat CoordinationOfficer EMD Engineering and Manufacturing
Development ESAR Enhanced SAR
ECDS Equipment ContaminationDetection System EMI Electromagnetic Interference ESC Electronic Systems Center
ECM Electronic Countermeasures EMP Electromagnetic Pulse ESD Exploitation Support Data
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ECO Earth-Crossing Objects EMSEC Emanations Security ESDM Exploitation Support DataMessage
ECP Engineering Change Proposal EMT Expert Missile Tracker ESDRM Exploitation Support DataRequest Message
ECPGMP Electronic Combat ProductGroup Master Plan EMTI Enhanced Moving Target
Indicator ESEX Electric Propulsion SpaceExperiment
ECRS East Coast Radar System ENAF Emergency Nuclear AirliftForces ESKE Enhanced Stationkeeping
Equipment
ECS Environmental Control System ENF ELINT Notation File ESM Electronic Support Measures
ECU Environmental Control Unit EO Electro-Optical ESP Encapsulating Security Payload
EDCS Evolutionary Design ofComplex Software EO/IR Electro-Optical/Infrared ESS Exploitation Support Segment
EDM Engineering DevelopmentModel EOB Electronic Order of Battle ESU Electrical System Upgrade
EEI External Environment Interface EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal ETE End-to-End
EELV Evolved Expendable LaunchVehicle EO-
LOROPSElectro-Optical Long RangeOblique Photography System ETF Electronic Target Folders
EFCC Enhanced Fire ControlComputer EP Education Partnership ETR Eastern Test Range
EFS Extended Fuel System EP Electronic Protection ETRAC Enhanced Tactical RadarCorrelator
EFS-M Enhanced Flight Screening-Medical EPA Extended Planning Annex EUCOM European Command
EGIEmbedded Global PositioningSystem/Inertial NavigationSystem
EPAD Electrically Powered ActuationDevice EVS Electro-Optical Viewing System
EHF Extremely High Frequency EPL ELINT Parameter List EW Electronic Warfare
EI Exploitation Initiative EPLRS Enhanced Position Location andReporting System EWIR Electronic Warfare Integrated
Reprogramming
EIA Electronics IndustriesAssociation EPROMS
Electrical, Erasable,Programmable, Read-OnlyMemory System
EWMS Electronic Warfare ManagementSystem
EIG External Interface Gateways EPS Enhanced Processing Segment EWO Electronic Warfare Officer(backseater)
EIP ELINT Improvement Program EPU Emergency Power Unit EWPE EW Processing Element
EIS Enhanced Imaging System ER Eastern Range EWR Early Warning Radar
EIS Environmental ImpactStatement ERASER Enhanced Recognition &
Sensing Radar EWS Early Warning System
EKV Exo-atmospheric Kinetic-killVehicle ERIM Environmental Research
Institute of MI EWSS Evolutionary Weapon SystemSoftware
ELECTROOPTINT Electro-Optical Intelligence ERINT Extended Range Interceptor EXLITE Extended Life Tire
ELINT Electronics Intelligence ERO Engine Running Offload/Onload Exp Exploitation
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F-FDR FDS-FOR FOS-FZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
FA Forward Area FDS Flight Demonstration System FOSIC Fleet Ocean Surveillance &Information Center
FAA Federal Aviation Administration FEA Finite Element Analysis FOUO For Official Use Only
FAC Forward Air Controller FEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area FOV Field of View
FADEC Full Authority Digital EngineControl FED-
STDFederal TelecommunicatonStandard FOWW Follow-on Wild Weasel
FAE Fuel Air Explosive FES Follow-on Exploitation System FOXFIRE Fused Offensive/Defensive Sensorfor Fire Control
FAF Fast Access Format FEWS Follow-On Early Warning System FPA Focal Plane Array
FAMS Fuels Automated ManagementSystem FFRDC Federally Funded Research &
Development Center FPGA Field Programmable Gated Array
FAP Functional Area Plans FINDS Flexible Information DisseminationSystem FPLMTS Future Public Land Mobile
Telecommunications Systems
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FIPS Federal Information ProcessingStandards FQT Format Qualification Testing
FAR Frequency Adjunct radar FIRRS FAAR/Iceland Air Defense RemoteRekeying System FRD Facilities Requirements Document
FAST Field Adaptable SystemsTechnology FISINT Foreign Instrumentation
Intelligence FRDS Full Resolution Data Set
FAT Factory Acceptance Test FIST Fleet Imagery Support Terminal FSII Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (MIL-I-27686)
FAT Final Acceptance Test FISTA Flying Infrared SignaturesTechnology Aircraft FSK Frequency Shift Keying
FATE Female Acceleration ToleranceEnhancement FL Focal Length FSM Facility Status Message
FATE Future Aircraft Technology Enhancement FLASER Forward Looking Infrared Laser
Radar FSR Field Service Representative
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FLC Federal Laboratory Consortium FSU Former Soviet Union
FBL Fly by Light FLEX Force Level Execution FTA Focused Technology Area
FBW Fly by Wire FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared FTF Flight Test Facility
FC Fire Control FLOT Forward Line of Own Troops FTI Fixed Target Imagery and FixedTarget Indicator
FCBHMD Full Color Binocular HelmetMounted Display FM Frequency Modulation FTP File Transfer Protocol
FCC Federal CommunicationsCommission FMOP Frequency Modulation On Pulse FTS Fourier Transform Spectrometer
FCC Fire Control Commit FO Fiber Optic FTV Flight Test Vehicles
FCS Flight Control System FOA Field Operating Agencies FWE Fighter Wing Equivalent
FCT Foreign Comparative Test FOB Forward Operating Base FWOS Fixed Weather Observation System
FCT Foreign Comparative Testing FOC Full Operational Capability FWV Fixed Wing Vehicle
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface FOD Foreign Object Damage FY Fiscal Year
FDECU Field Deployable Environ ControlUnit FOE Future Operating Environments FYDP Future Years Defense Program
FDMA Frequency Division MultipleAccess FOG Fiber Optic Gyro
FDP Fusion Data Processor FOL Forward Operating Location
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G-GCR GCS-GMH GMI-GZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
G Giga (1x109) GCSS Global Combat Support System GMI General Military Intelligence
G/CENS Groundcrew Ensemble GDIP General Defense Intelligence
Program GMT Ground Moving Target
GaAs Gallium Arsenide GDR Ground Data Reduction GMTI Ground Moving Target Indication
GaN Gallium Nitride GDSS Global Decision Support System GN&C Guidance, Navigation, and Control
GAVTB Global Awareness Virtual Testbed GENSER General Security Regulations GND Ground
GB Giga Byte GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit GOC Global Operations Center
GBI Ground-Based Interceptor GEO Geosynchronous Orbit GOSG General Officer(s) Steering Group
GBL Ground-Based Laser GEODSS Ground-Based Electro-OpticalDeep-Space Surveillance GOSIP Government Open Systems
Interconnection Profile
Gbps Gigabytes per second GFE Government Furnished Equipment GOTS Government-off-the-shelf
GBR Ground Based Radar GFI Government Furnished Information GPR Ground Penetrating Radar
GBR-P Ground Based Radar Prototype GFP Government Furnished Property GPRA Government Perfermance andResults Act
GBS Global Broadcast System GGI&S Global Geospatial Information &Services GPS Global Positioning System
GBU Guided Bomb Unit GHFS Global High Frequency System GPSJ Global Positioning System Jammer
GC Gas Chromatography GHz Gigahertz GRDCUS Gulf Range Drone Control UpgradeSystem
GCAS Ground Collision AvoidanceSystem GIF Graphics Interchange Format GRFL Groundwater Remediation Field
Lab
GCC Ground Component Commander GINS Government Information NetworkSystem GRIB Gridded Binary
GCCS Global Command and ControlSystem GIP Ground Impact Point GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
GCI Ground Controlled Intercept GIS Geographic Information System GSIDS GPS, Stellar, Inertial, DopplerNavigation
GCP Ground Control Processor GKS Graphical Kernel System GSIL Ground Segment Integration Lab
GCSS Global Combat Support System GLOB Ground Loving Old Bastard (KC-135) GSM Ground Station Module
GCC Ground Component Commander GLOBIXS Global Information ExchangeSystem GSS Generic Security Service
GCCS Global Command and ControlSystem G-LOC G-Induced Loss of Consciousness GSS Gyro Stabilization Station
GCI Ground Controlled Intercept GM Guided Missile GTACS Global Transportation Network
GCP Ground Control Processor GMF Ground Mobile Force GUI Graphical User Interface
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H-HER HES-HPMR HPMS-HZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
HA Hit Assessment HES Hardcopy Exploitation Segment HPMSK High Priority Mission Support Kit
HAARP High-Frequency Active AuroralResearch Program HF High Frequency HP-
MSOGSHigh Performance-Molecular SieveOxygen Generation System
HABE High Altitude Balloon Experiment HF Hydrogen-Fluoride HPSLT High Power Semiconductor LaserTechnology
HAE High Altitude Endurance HF Height Finder HPT High Pressure Turbine
HAE High Altitude long-Endurance(UAV) HFE Highband Frequency Extension HPWS High Pressure Water Separator
HAE-LO HAE-Low Observable H-HMMWV
Heavy High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle HQ Headquarters
HAES High Altitude ELINT System HIC Human-in-Control HQ AF Headquarter Air Force
HAE-UAV
High Altitude Endurance-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hi-Class High Performance CO2 LADAR
Surveillance Sensor
HQAFMCOAS
Office of Aerospace Studies
HAF Headquarters Air Force HIDAR High Data Rate HQAN HAVE QUICK A-Net
HAMP Horizontal Avionics ModernizationPlanning HIIR High Inclination Infrared HR High Resolution
HAN Hydroxylammonium Nitrate HiMAT Highly Maneuverable AircraftTechnology HR Hybrid Receive
HARM High-Speed Anti-RadiationMissile HiMaTE High Mach Turbine Engine HRCS High Resolution Camera System
HAS Hardened Aircraft Shelter HIPRA High Speed Digital ProcessorArchitecture HRR High Resolution Radar
HASA High Altitude SIGINT Architecture HIRF High Intensity Radiation Fields HSAL High Speed Algebraic Logic
HBCU/MI Historically Black Colleges andUniversities/Minority Institutions HIS Horizontal Situational Indicator HSC Human Systems Center
HBT Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor HIT Hughes Improved Terminal HSFB High Speed Fleet Broadcast
HCF High Cycle Fatigue HITL Hardware-In-The-Loop HSI Hyperspectral Imaging
HCI Human-Computer Interface HITL Human-In-The-Loop HSIP H Camera Sensor ImprovementProgram
HCL Hydrochloric Acid HLA High Level Architecture HSR High Speed Research
HDBS Host Data Base System HLPS Hot Liquid Process Simulator HTI Hostile Target Identification
HDD Heads Down Displays HMCS Helmet Mounted Cueing System HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language
HDR High Data Rate HMD Helmet Mounted Display HTS High TemperatureSuperconductivity
HDS Hard Disk Subsystem HMMV Highly Mobile Military Vehicle HTS HARM Targeting System
HDTV High Definition Television HMMWV High Mobility Milti-PurposeWheeled Vehicles HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HE Heavy Equipment HMS Helmet Mounted Sight HUD Heads-up Displays
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HE High Explosives HMS+ Helmet Mounted Sight Plus HULTEC Hull to Emitter Correlation
HEDM High Energy Density Material HMT/D Helmet-Mounted Tracker &Display HUMINT Human Intelligence
HEDM High Energy Density Matter HOBA High Off-Boresight Angle HVA High Valued Asset
HEL High Energy Laser HOTAS Hands-on-Throttle-and-Stick HVAC Heating Ventilating & AirConditioning
HELSTF High Energy Laser Test Facility HPC High-Performance Computing HW Hardware
HEML High Energy MicrowaveLaboratory HPC High Pressure Compressor HySTP Hypersonic Systems Technology
Program
HEMT High Electron Mobility Transistor HPG Hardcopy Processor Group HyTech Hypersonics Technology
HEO Highly Elliptical Orbit HPM High Power Microwave Hz Hertz
HERTF High Energy Research & TestFacility HPMaRV High Performance Maneuvering
Reentry Vehicles
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I-IEQ IER-IPK IPL-IZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
I&A Identification and Authentication IER Information ExchangeRequirements IPL Image Product Library
I&RTS Integrated and RuntimeSpecification IESG Internet Engineering Steering
Group IPL Integrated Priority List
I&W Indications & Warning IESS Imagery Exploitation SupportSystem IPNM Imagery Purge Notification
Message
IA Information Attack IESS Integrated Electromagnetic SystemSimulation IPP Impact Point Prediction
IA&T Installation, Assembly and Test IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IPPD Integrated Product & ProcessDevelopment
IAB Internet Architecture Board IETM Interactive Electronic TechnicalManual IPR Impulse Response
IADS Integrated Air Defense System IF Intermediate Frequency IPR In-Progress Review
IAG Imagery Analysis Group IFICS In-flight InterceptorCommumication System IPS Intraformation Positioning System
IAS Image Access Service IFP Image Formation Processor IPSRU Inertial Pseudo-Star ReferenceUnit
IAS Intelligence Analysis System IFSAR Interferometric Synthetic ApertureRadar IPT Integrated Product Team
IAVTR Integrated Audio VisualTransmitter/ Receiver IFT Integrated Test Flight IPU Integrated Power Unit
IAW In Accordance With IFTU In-flight Target Update IPv4 IP Next Generation / Version 4
IC Integrated Circuit IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolor Transistor IPv6 IP Next Generation / Version 6
IC Incremental Capability IGDL Interoperable Ground Data Link IR Infrared
Internet Group Management Independent Research &
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IC Intelligence Correlation IGMP Protocol IR&D Development
ICAF Industrial College of the ArmedForces IHPRPT Integrated High Payoff Rocket
Propulsion Technology IRAA Infrared Acquisition Array
ICAO International Civil AviationOrganization IHPTET Integrated High Performance
Turbine Engine Technology IRAD Independent Research andDevelopment
ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile IIE Installation IdentificationElements IRADS Infrared Attack & Designation
System (F-117)
ICCCM Inter-Client CommunicationsConvention Manual IIM Integrated Imagery Management IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic
Missile
ICD Interface Control Document IIR Image Interpretation Report IRCCM Infrared Counter-Countermeasures
ICM Intelligence Correlation Module IIR Imaging Infrared IRCM Infrared Countermeasures
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol IIS/G Internal Integral Starter/Generator IRI Ionospheric Research Instrument
ICNIA Integrated CommunicationsNavigation IFF Avionics IIST Intelligent Information Systems
Technology IRMA Infrared Modeling and Analysis
ICNIS Integrated CommunicationNavigation and ID System IL Integration Laboratories IRMC Information Resources
Management College
ICON Image Communication andOperations Node ILS Instrument Landing System IRR Integral Rocket Engine
ICON Integrated Contract ILS Integrated Logistics Support IRRM Image Recording Request Message
ICOT Isothermal Corrosion OxidationTest IMC Instrument Meteorological
Conditions IRSS Infrared Surveillance System
ICP Interface Change Proposal IMDSPO Integrated Maintenance Data SPO IRST Infrared Search and Track
ICS Image Capture System IMETS Integrated Meteorological System IS Information System
ICT Integrated Concept Team IMINT Imagery Intelligence ISA Instrumentation Society ofAmerica
ICTP Information Collection, Transfer,Processing IMIS Integrated Maintenance
Information System ISAR Inverse SAR
ID Identification IMM Image Manifest Message ISARC Intelligence, Surveillance, andReconnaissance Cell
IDAL Integrated Defensive Avionics Lab IMS Ion Mobility Spectroscopy ISDN Integrated Services DigitalNetwork
IDAS Integrated Air Defense System IMU Inertial Measurement Unit ISEA In-Service Engineering Agent
IDASS Integrated Data Analysis Systemfor Spacecraft IN Intelligence ISO International Organizations for
Standardization
IDC-A Image Data Controller - Type A INADM Image Not Available from theDP/F Message ISP Integrated Support Plan
IDCP ID Data Combining Process INAM Image Not Available Message ISP International Standardized Profile
IDD Initiative Definition Document INF Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces(Treaty) ISP ISDN Security Program
IDD IPA and Dissemination Division INFOSEC Information Security Isp Specific Impulse
IDECM Integrated Defensive ECM INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite(System) ISR Intelligence, Surveillance, &
Reconnaissance
IDEF Integrated (Computer-AidedManufacturing) Definition InP Indium Phosphide ISS Integrated Sensor System
IDEF0 Integrated Definition for FunctionModeling INS Inertial Navigation System ISS Intelligence Systems Secretariat
IDEF1X Integrated Definition forInformation Modeling INSICOM Integrated Sensitive Information
Communications ISSO Information System SecurityOfficer
IDEX Imagery Data Exploitation SystemII INT Intelligence ISTC Integrated System Test Capability
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I-DGS Interim-Deployable GroundStation INTELCAST Intelligence Broadcast ISTD Integrated Space Technology
Demonstration
IDH Analytical Systems for Collection& Exploitation INTELNET Intelligence Network ISTF Integrated Space Technology
Flights
IDH Information Architectures forIntelligence INU Inertial Navigation Unit ITB Integrated Test Bed
IDH Information Extraction,Generation and Visulation IO Information Operations ITO Integrated Tasking Order
IDHS Intelligence Data Handling System IOC Initial Operational Capability ITS Intelligent Tutoring System
IDK Initial Deployment Kitchen IP Initial Point ITSEC European Information TechnologySecurity Evaluation Criteria
IDM Improved Data Modem IP Internet Protocol ITSG Information Technology StandardsGuidance
IDPS Interim Digital Processing System IP Instructor Pilot ITU International TelecommunicationsUnion
IDR Initiative Design Review IPA Image Product Archive ITU-T International TelecommunicationsUnion-Telecomm Standardization
IDSM Integrated Data Base Management IPB Intelligence Preparation of theBattlefield ITV Interactive Television
IDUP Independent Data Unit Protection IPCP Internet Protocol Control Protocol ITW/AA Integrated Threat Warning/AttackAssessment
IEC Intelligence Exploitation Cell IPE Individual Protective Equipment IV&V Independent Verification andValidation
IEC International ElectrotechnicalCommission IPF Intelligence Processing Facility IW Information Warfare
IEEE Institute for Electrical &Electronics Engineers IPIR Initial Photo Interpretation Report IWS Information Warfare Squadron
IPIX Interface Processor for ImageryExchange IXS Information Exchange System
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J-JIE JIF-JSAS JSAT-JZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
J Joule JIF Joint IDEX II Facility JSAT JSTARS ATR Tests
J&A Justification and Approval JINTACCS Joint Interoperability of TacticalCommand and Control Systems J-SBS Joint Synthetic Battle Space
J/IST JSF/Integrated SubsystemTechnology JITC Joint Interoperability Test Center JSEAD Joint Suppression of Enemy Air
Defense
JA/ATT Joint Airborne/Air TransportabilityTraining JITF Joint Integration Test Facility JSEP Joint Service Electronics Program
JAC Joint Analysis Center JITMT U.S.-Japan Industry andTechnology Management Training JSF Joint Strike Fighter
JADS Joint Advance DistributedSimulation JM&SIP Joint M&S Integration Program JSF Jet Fuel Starter
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JASA Joint Airborne SIGINTArchitecture J-MASS Joint Modeling and Simulation
System JSIMS Joint Simulation System
JASS Joint Airborne SIGINT System JMCIS Joint Maritime CommandInformation System JSIPS Joint Service Imagery Processing
System
JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface StandoffMissile JMF Joint Message Format JSIPS-
AFJoint Service Imagery ProcessingSystem-Air Force
JAST Joint Advanced Strike Technology(now JSF) JMM Joint Management Meeting JSIPS-N Joint Service Imagery Processing
System-Navy
JBS Joint Broadcast(ing) System JMSP Joint Multi-Spectral SensorProgram JSOW Joint Stand-Off Weapon
JCAPS Joint C4ISR Planning & AnalysisSystem
Joint Stars Joint Surveillance, Target AttackRadar System JSRC-
ASJoint Services Review Committeefor Avionics Standardization
JCMT Joint Collection Management Tool JORD Joint Operational RequirementsDocument JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target
Attack Reconnaissance System
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JOTS Joint Operational Tactical System JSTARS Joint Surveillance Targeting andReconnaissance
JCSA Joint C4ISR System Architecture JP-10 Jet Propellant 10 (standard Missilefuel MIL-P-25524) JSTARS Joints Surveillance Target Attack
Radar System
JCTCS Joint Tactical Combat TrainingSystem JP-5
Jet Propellant 5 (standard highflash point Navy fuel, MIL-T-5624)
JTA Joint Technical Architecture
JDAM Joint Direct Attack Munition JP-7 Jet Propellant 7 (High temp, lowVolatility Jet fuel (MIL-T-38219) JTA WG Joint Technical Architecture
Working Group
JDISS Joint Deployable IntelligenceSupport System JP-8 Jet Propellant 8(standard AF
kerosene jet fuel (MIL-T-83133) JTAGG Joint Turbine Advanced GasGenerator
JDL Joint Directors of Laboratories JPATS Joint Primary Aircraft TrainingSystem JTAV Joint Total Asset Visibility
JDSS JFACC Decision Support System JPEG Joint Photographic Expert Group JTDE Joint Technology DemonstratorEngine
JETEC Joint Expendable Turbine EngineConcept JPEGIC Joint Photographic Experts Group
Image Compression JTDLMP Joint Tactical Data LinkManagement Plan
JFACC Joint Forces Air ComponentCommander JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JTF Joint Task Force
JFC Joint Force Commander JPO Joint Program Office JTIDS Joint Tactical InformationDistribution System
JFIF JPEG File Interchange Format JR Jam Resistance JWARS Joint Warfare Simulation
JFTOT Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester JRD Joint Requirements Document JWICA Joint Warfighter CapabilitiesAssessment
JI Joint Inspection JROC Joint Requirements OversightCouncil JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence
Communication System
JIC Joint Intelligence Center JS Joint Standards JWID Joint Warfighter InteroperabilityDemonstration
JICPAC Joint Intelligence Center - Pacific JSAS Joint Situational AwarenessSystem JWID94 Joint Warrior Interoperability
Demonstration--1994
JIEO Joint Interoperabilitiy &Engineering Organization JWIDS Joint Warrior Interoperability
Demonstration
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
k Kilo (1x103) KEASAT Kinetic Energy Anti-SATellite km kilometer
kA Kiloamps KEFH 1000 Engine Flight Hours KMOR Keep Missile on the Rail
KAM Keep Alive Message KEW Kinetic Energy Weapons KMP Key Management Protocol
KBP Knowledge Based Planning Kft Kilofeet KQML Knowledge & Query ManipulationLanguage
kbps Kilobits Per Second Kg Kilogram KTAS Knots, True Airspeed
KCOIC Korean Combined OperationsIntelligence Center kHz Kilohertz Ku Ku Frequency Band
KE Kinetic Energy KIAS Knot, Indicated Airspeed KV Kill Vehicle
KEAS Knots Equivalent Airspeed KKV Kinetic Kill Vehicle KW Kilo Watt
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L-LEN LEO-LOD LOE-LZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
LAC Local Area Controller LEO Low Earth Orbit LOE Level of Effort
LADAR Laser Detection and Ranging LEP Life Extension Program LOFT Laser Optical Fourier Transform
LADD Low-Angle Drogue Delivery LEP Linear Error Probability LO-HAE Low Obervable-High AltitudeEndurance
LAES Low Altitude ELINT System LFD Linear Finite-Difference LORAN Long-Range Radio Aid toNavigation
LAMP Large Advanced Mirror Program LFOV Limited Field of Vision LOROP Long-Range Oblique Photography
LAN Local Area Network LGB Laser Guided Bomb LOROPS Long-Range Oblique OpticalSystem
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory LGW Laser Guided Weapon LOS Line-of-Sight
LANTIRNLow Altitude Navigation andTargeting Infrared System forNight
LH2 Liquid Hydrogen LPD Low Probability of Detection
LaRC Langley Research Center LHA Amphibious Assault Ship (generalpurpose) LPD/JR Low Probability of Detection/Jam
Resistant
LARS Laser Airborne Remote Sensing LHD Amphibious Ship (helicopter) LPI Low Probability of Intercept
LASE Large Aperture SpeckleExperiment LICS L-Band Interference Cancellation
System LPI/LPD Low Probability of Intercept/Detection
LASER Light Amplification by StimulatedEmission of Radiation LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging LPT Low Pressure Turbine
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LASRE Linear Aerospike SR-71Experiment LIDAR LIght raDAR LRC Logistics Readiness Center
(ALC's)
LASSOS Lasers and Space Optical Systems LIDD Lightweight Disposable Disrupter LRC Lesser Regional Conflict
LATS Large Aperture Tracking System LIFE Laser Infrared Flyout Experiment LRE Launch and Recovery Element
LAV-AD Light Armored Vehicle-AirDefense LIMDIS Limited Dissemination LRIP Low-Rate Initial Production
LBD Laser Beam Detector LIME Laser Induced MicrowaveEmission LRIR Long Range Infrared
LBO Lean BlowOut LITDL Link-16 Interoperable Data Link LRRM Late Request Response Message
Lbs Pounds LLLTV Low Light Level Television LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LC Launch Complex LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Lab LSA Logistic Support Analysis
LCC Life Cycle Cost LMST Lightweight Multi-Band SatelliteTerminals LSB/USB Lower Sideband / Upper Sideband
LCDL Low-Cost Data Link LNA Low Noise Amplifier LSI Lead System Integrator
LCIAS Low Cost Integrated Avionics forLegacy Systems LO Low Observable LTAS Laser Threat Analysis System
LCM Life Cycle Management LO2 Liquid Oxygen LTC Lackland AFB Training Center
LCP Link Control Protocol LOCAAS Low Cost Anti-ArmorSubmunition LV Launch Vehicle
LDR Low Data Rate LOCAASLow-Cost Autonomous Attack(formerly Anti-Armor)Submunition
LW/D Laser Warning/Defeat
LEAP Light-weight Exo-AtmosphericProjectile LOCE Linked Operations/Intel Centers
Europe LWD Littoral Warfare Data
LED Light Emitting Diode LOD Level of Detail LWIR Long Wavelength Infrared
LEFRA Leading Edge Flap RotaryActuator LODIS Low Cost Dispensing LZ Landing Zone
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M-MDQ MDR-MOA MOB-MZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
M Mega (1x106) MDR Medium Data Rate MOB Main Operating Base
m meter MDS Manned Destructive SEAD MOBSTR Mobile Stretch
M&S Modeling and Simulation MDS Mission Design Series MOC Missile Operations Center
M&SCE Modeling and Simulation Centerof Excellence MEA More Electric Aircraft MOD Mission Operating Directive
M3P Multi-Mission Mobile Processors MEB Marine Expenditional Brigades MODS Mobile Ordnance DisrupterSystem
MAA Mission Area Assessment MECS Manuel ELINT CollectionSubsystem MODS Multiple Optical Data System
MAAS Mobile Aircraft Arresting System MEDS Meteorological EnvironmentData System MOE Measure of Effectiveness
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MAC Military Airlift Command MEF Marine Expeditionary Forces MOOTW Military Operations OtherThan War
MACET Modular Algorithm ConceptEvaluation Tool MELA Munition Export License
Application MOP Measure of Performance
MACOM Major Army Command MEMS Microelectromechanical System MOSIAC
Modeling System forAdvanced Strategic TacticalExpandable Investigation ofCountermeasures
MAD Mission Area Directorate MEO Medium Earth Orbit MOSPF Multicast Open Shortest PathFirst
MAD Mutually Assured Destruction MEPTAS Mining for Event PatternModels in Temporal Analysis MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and
Identification Facility
MADMEL(Power) Management andDistribution for More Electric(Aircraft)
MERITMilitary Exploitation ofReconnaissance & IntelligenceTechnology
MOU Memorandum ofUnderstanding
MADP Mission Area Development Plan METOC Meteorological andOceanographic MPA Mission Payload Assessment
MAE Medium Altitude Endurance MF Measurement Facilities MPEG Motion Pictures Expert Group
MAF Mobility Air Forces MFD Multi-Function Displays MPG Mission Power Group
MAFET Microwave and Analog Front-End Technology Program MFI Multirole Fighter Interceptor MPM Microwave Power Module
MAFFS Modular Airborne FirefightingSystem MFP Major Force Program MPP Modernization Planning
Process
MAG Mission Area Group MFR Multi-Function Radiation MPS Mission Planning Segment
MAGIC Multimission Advanced GroundIntelligence Control MGS Mission Ground Station MPT Manpower, Personnel and
Training
MAGTF Marine Air Ground Task Force MHE Material Handling Equipment MR Medium Range
MAINS Multi-Access IntelligenceNomination System MHP Mobile Host Protocol MRBM Medium Range Ballastic
Missile
MAIS Major Automated InformationSystem MHz Megahertz MRC Major Regional Conflict
MAJCOM Major Command MIB Management Information Base MRC Major Regional Contingency
MAMS Military Airspace ManagementSystem MIDB Management Information
Database MRF Multi-Role Fighter
MAN Metropolitan-Area Network MIDB Modernized Intelligence DataLink MRMMS Millimeter Wave Reflectivity
Measurement System
MANPAD Manpowered Portable AirDefense System MIDL Modular Interoperable Data
Link MRSP Mobility Readiness SparesPackage
MANS Microcosm AutonomousNavigation System MIDS Multi-function Information
Distribution System MS Milestone
MANTECH Manufacturing Technology MIES Modernized ImageryExploitation System MS&A Modeling, Simulation &
Analysis
MAOC Modular Air Operations Center MIGP Multi-INT Ground Procession MSA Mission Solution Analysis
MAP Mission Area Plan MIIDS Military Intelligence IntegratedData System MSCS Multi-Source Correlation
System
MARE Mission Analysis ReportElectrical MIL-HDBK Military Handbook MSE Mission Support Element
MARFOR Marine Forces MILNET Military Network Msec Millisecond
MARS Multi-Sensor AgileReconnaissance System MILO Magnetically imaging
Radiometer MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center
Military Satellite
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MaRV Maneuvering Re-entry Vehicle MILSATCO Communications MSGD Multi-spectral Ground Decoys
MASINT Measurement and SignatureIntelligence MILSATCOM Military Satellite
Communications MSI Multispectral Imager
MAT Mission Area Team MILSTAR Military Strategic and TacticalRelay Satellite MSI Multi-spectral Imagery or
Multi-spectral intelligence
MATT Multi-Mission Advanced TacticalTerminal MIL-STD Military Standard MSIP Multi-stage Improvement
Program
MATV Multi-Axis Thrust Vectoring MIMIC Microwave/Millimeter WaveIntegrated Circuit MSL Mean Sea Level
MAU Medium-Access Unit MIMIC Microwave/Millimeter WaveMonolithic Integrated Circuit MSM Mass Storage Modeules/ATD
MAW Missile Approach Warning MIMIC Monolithic MicrowaveIntegrated Circuit MSMP Modeling & Simulation
Master Plan
MAWS Missile Approach WarningSystem MIPE Mobile Intelligence Processing
Element MSO Mission Support Officer
MAXI Modular Architecture for theExchange of Information MIR Mission Information
Requirements MSP Message Security Protocol
MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy MIRA Medium Wave InfraredAcquisition Array MSP Military Spaceplane
Mbits/s Megabits per second MIRE Mission Intercept ReportElectrical MSP Military Spaceplane Program
MBPAA Multibeam Phased ArrayAntenna MIRFS Multifunction Integrated Radio
Frequency System (JAST) MSP Mission Support Plan
Mbps Megabits per second MIRGS Multi-IntelligenceReconnaissance Ground Station MSPO Mission Support Planning
Office
MBV Model-Based Vision MIRV Multiple Independently-targetedRe-entry Vehicle MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site
MC&G Mapping, Charting & Geodesy MIS Mission Intelligence Segment MST Mission Support Team
MCA Multichip Assembly MISSI Multilevel Information SystemsSecurity Initiative MSTAR Moving and Stationary Target
Acquisition and Recognition
MCAS Marine Corps Air Station MIST Modular Interoperable SurfaceTerm MSTIC
Military SpaceplaneTechnology InvestmentCouncil
MCC Mobility Control Center MISU CARS MIS Upgrades MSTRS Miniature Satellite ThreatReport System
MCCC Mobile Command & ControlCenter MITL Man-In-The-Loop MSTS Multi-Source Tactical System
MCCDC Marine Corps CombatDevelopmant Command MIT-LL Massachusetts Institute of
Technology-Lincoln Laboratory MSX Midcourse SurveillanceExperiment
MCD Minimum Cost Design MLS Microwave Landing System MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MCE Mission Control Elements MLS Multi-Level Security MTD Missile TechnologyDemonstration
MCG Magnetocumulative Generator MLV Medium Launch Vehicle MTE Moving Target Exploitation
MCG&I Mapping,Charting,Geodesy, &Imagery MM III Minuteman III Missile MTF Medical Treatment Facility
MCISU Marine Corps IntelligenceSupport Unit MM Minuteman MTI Moving Target Indicator
MCM Multichip Module MMBA Multi-Mode Multi-BandAntenna MTO Mission Type Orders
MCM Multi-Command Manual MMC Modular Mission Computer MTTR Mean Time to Restore
Monolithic Microwave
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MCR Multi-Command Regulation MMIC Integrated Circuit MTV More Electric Test Vehicle
MCS Mission Contol Station MMIDS Multi-media InformationDistribution System MUCELS Multiple Communications
Emitter Location System
MCS Modular Control System MMLS Mobile Microwave LandingSystem MULTIRAD Multi-ship Training Research
& Development
MCSB Back-up Mission Control Station MMMC Modified Modular MissionComputer MUVEs Multi-User Virtual
Environments
MCT Metal-Oxide-SemiconductorControlled Transistor MMRT Modified Miniature Receiver
Terminal MVS Mission Verification System
MCU Multicrypto Unit MMTD Miniaturized MunitionTechnology Demonstration MW MegaWatt
MDA Milestone Decision Authority MMW Millimeter Wave MW Microwave
MDA Metal De-Activator MNA Mission Needs Analysis mW milliWatt
MDAP Mafor Defense AcquisitionProgram MNF Multi-National Forces MWC Missile Warning Center
MDLV Memory Data Load/Verifier MNI Man-Machine Interface MWIR Medium Wave-lengthInfrared
MDO/MDA Multi-disciplinary Optimization/Multi-disciplinary Analysis MNS Mission Needs Statement MWS Missile Warning System
MDP MOBSTR Deployed Processor MOA Memorandum of Agreement
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
N/A Not Available or Not Applicable NES National Exploitation System NORAD Northern Region Air Defense
N/UWSS NORAD/USSPACECOMWarfighter Support System NESP Naval EHF SATCOM Program NOx Nitrous Oxide
N-ABLE Nonproliferation Airborne LidarExperiment NFIP National Foreign Intelligence
Program NPES Nuclear Planning and ExecutionSystem
NACTS Nellis Air Combat Training System NFS Network File System NPIC National PhotographicInterpretation Center
NAEDS Non-Aqueous EquipmentDecontamination System NGB National Guard Bureau NPR Nuclear Posture Review
NAF Numbered Air Force NGCR Next Generation ComputerResources NPS Naval Postgraduate School
NAI Named Area of Interest NGIC National Ground IntelligenceCenter NRaD Naval Research and Develpment
NAIC National Air Intelligence Center NGP Next Generation (Fire Suppression)Plan NRC National Research Council
NAIC National Aerospace IntelligenceCenter NGSBL Next Generation Space-Based
Laser NRL Naval Research Laboratory
NAK Negative MessageAcknowledgment NGTCS Next Generation Target Control
System NRLJRD NIMA and Rome Laboratory JointRequirements Documents
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NAOC National Airborne OperationsCenter NGW Next Generation Workstation NRO National Reconnaissance Office
NAS National Aerospace System NIBS Naval IMINT Broadcast System NRT Near-Real-Time
NASA National Aeronautics & SpaceAdministration NIC National Intelligence Center NRZ Non-Return Zero
NASADRFC
NASA Dryden Flight ResearchCenter NIFTR Near Isothermal Flowing Test Rig NSA National Security Agency
NASIP Navy Airframe Structural IntegrityProgram NIIRS National Imagery Interpretation
Rating Scale NSC National Security Council
NASM National Air and Space (Warfare)Model NIL National Image Library NSN National Stock Number
NASM National Air and Space Museum NIMA National Imagery & MappingAgency NSOC National SIGINT Operations
Center
NASP National Aerospace Plane NIPS Naval Intelligence ProcessingSystem NSRL National SIGINT Requirements
List
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NIPS NTCS-A Intelligence ProcessingSystem NSS National Security Strategy
NAVFOR Naval Forces NIS National Input Segment NTCS-A Naval Tactical CommunicationSystem--Afloat
NAVIXS Naval Information ExchangeSystem NIS NIMA Information System NTDS Naval Tactical Data System
NAVS Non-cooperative Target ID N-ISDN Narrow Band-Integrated ServicesDigital Network NTF National Test Facility
NavTEL Navigational Test and EvaluationLab NIST National Institute of Standards &
Techology NTIS National Technical InformationService
NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center NITES Navy Integrated TacticalEnvironment Subsystem NTM National Technical Means
NBC Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical NITF National Imagery TransmissionFormat NTP Network Time Protocol
NBMD National Ballistic Missile Defense NITFIRD NITF ImplementationRequirements Document NTSB National Transportation Safety
Board
NCA National Command Authority NITFS National Imagery TransmissionFormat Standard or Specification NUCINT Nuclear Intelligence
NCAT Naval Center for Acq Training NLO Nonlinear Optics NUDET Nuclear Detonation
NCIU NITF Communication InterfaceUnit NLRD NIMA Library Requirement
Document NUWC Naval Undersurface WeaponsCenter
NCMC National Collection ManagementCell NLT Not Later Than NVE Night Vision Equipment
NCMP National ConfigurationManagement Plan NM Nautical Miles NVG Night Vision Goggles
NCSC National Computer Security Center NMC NORAD Mountain Complex NVIS Night Vision Imaging System
Nd:YAG Neodymium Yttrium AluminumGarnet NMCC National Military Command Center NWS North Warning System
NDB Non-Directional Beacon NMCS National Military CommandSystem NWSSG Nuclear Weapons System Safety
Group
NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation NMD National Missile Defense NWV New World Vistas
NDI Non-Developmental Item NMITC Naval and Marine CorpsIntelligence Training Center NYNET New York Network
NDI/E Non-DestructiveInspection/Evaluation NMS National Military Strategy NYNEX New York-New England Exchange
NEIT NPIC Electronic Imagery Transfer NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric
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NEO Non-combatant EvacuationOperations
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O-OMS OMT-ORS ORT-OZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
O&M Operations and Maintenance OMT Object Model Template ORTA Office of Research & TechnologyApplications
OAT&E Operational Acceptance Test &Evaluation OMUS Outside of Continental US OS Operating System
OB Order of Battle ONI Office of Naval Intelligence OSA Optical Society of America
OBATS Off Board Augmented TheaterSurveillance ONR Office of Naval Research OSA Operational Support Airlift
OBIGGS On-Board Inert Gas GeneratingSystem OOB Order of Battle OSD Office of Secretary of Defense
OBOGS On-Board Oxygen GenerationSystem OODBMS Object Oriented Database
Management Systems OSD(C) Office of the Secretary of Defense(Comptroller)
OBP On-Board Processing OOM Object-Oriented Methods OSF Open Software Foundation
OCA Offensive Counter Interformation OOT Object-Oriented Technology OSF Operational Support Facility
OCD Operational ConceptDemonstration OOTW Operations Other Than War OSI Office of Special Investigations
OCI Offensive Counter Information OPCON Operational Control OSI Open Systems Interconnection
OCIP Offensive CapabilitiesImprovement Plan OPEVAL Operational Evaluation OSI Open Systems Interface
OCR Office of CollateralResponsibility OPEVALFOR Operational Evaluation Force OSINT Open Source Intelligence
ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity OPFAC Operational Facility OSIS Ocean Surveillance InformationSystem
ODC Operations Data Center OPINTEL Operational Intelligence OSO Offensive System Operator
ODM Oil Debris Monitoring OPO Optical Parametric Oscillator OSPF Open Shortest Path First
ODMG Object Data Management Group OPLAN Operations Plan OT&E Operational Test & Evaluation
ODPS Operational DeployableProcessing System OPR Office of Primary Responsibility OTA Other Transactions Authority
OECS Operational Effectiveness CostComparison Study OPREP Operations Report OTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command
Information Exchange System
OFP Operational Flight Program OPSCOMM Operations Communications OTH Over the Horizon
OJT On the Job Training OPSEC Operations Security OTH-B Over-the-Horizon RadarBackscatter
OK-ALC
Oklahoma City Air LogisticsCenter OPTINT Optical Intelligence OTS Off-the-Shelf
OLE Object Linking Embedding ORD Operational Requirements OTV Orbital Transfer Vehicle
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OMA Object Management Architecture ORPP Operational Requirements andModernization Planning Process OWS Operator Work Station
OMG Object Management Group
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P-PDQ PDR-POL POM-PZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
P Probability PDR Preliminary Design Review POM Program Objective Memorandum
P3I Pre-Planned Product Improvement PDRE Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine PORTS Portable Remote CommunicationSystem
P4AProgrammable Powdered PerformProcess for Aerospace PDTS Portable Data Transfer System POSIX Portable Operating System for
Information Exchange
PA Public Address PDU Protocol Data Units PPBS Planning Program & BudgetingSystem
PAA Primary Aircraft Assigned PE Program Element PPDB Point Positioning Data Base
PA&E Program Assessment andEvaluation PEBB Power Electronic Building Block PPIF Photographic Processing
Interpretation Facility
PACAF Pacific Air Force PEM Program Element Monitor PPLI Precise Position, Location, & ID
PACE Point-Ahead CompensationExperiment Penaids Penetration Aids PPLN Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate
PACOM United States Pacific Command PEO Program Executive Office PPM Pulse Position Modulation
PACS Programmable Armament ControlSet PEO (CU)
Program Evecutive Office, CruiseMissiles and Joint UnmannedAerial
PPMS Power Pattern Measurement System
PAD Point Air Defense PerFECT Peroxide in Fuel Estimation andConcentration Test PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PADL Proof-of-concept AerospaceDefense Location PF-1 Priming Fluid 1 (MIL-P-87173) PPU Protocol Processing Unit
PAI Primary Aircraft Inventory PGDR Portable Ground Data Reduction PPS Precise Position Service
PAM Payload Assist Module PGM Precision Guided Munitions PRC People's Republic of China
PAM Preventive Aerospace Medicine PGM Product Group Manager Pre-PIRM
Pre-Processing Image RequestMessage
PARANA Phase Array Antenna Analysis PHIGS Programmers HierarchicalInteractive Graphics Systems PREPO Propositioning
PASP+ Photovoltaic Array & Space PowerPlus PHIM Protective Hood and Integrated
Mask PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency
PAT Performance Analysis Team PHOTINT Photo Intelligence PRFECT Prediction RF Effects CouplingTool
PAT Preliminary Acceptance Test PIAE Profile for Imagery ArchiveExtension PRG Program Review Group
PAVE Precision Avionics VectoringEquipment PID Priority Intelligence Division PRI Primary Rate Interface
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PAVEPAWS
Precision Acquisition VehicularEntry Phased Array WarningSystem
PIGM Partial Image Generation Message PRI Pulse Recurrence Interval
PAWS Parallel Assessment WindowSystem PILOT Phased Integrated Laser Optics
Technology PRK Photorefractive Keratectomy
PB President's Budget Pim Parameterized Ionosphere Model PROTEC Programmable OrdnanceTechnology
PBBE Performance Based BusinessEnvironment PINES Pacific Integrated National
Exploitation System PSA Pressure Swing Absorption
PBD Program Budget Directive PIO Pilot Induced Oscillation PSCOM Pacific Command
PBO Performance Based Organization PIP Product Improvement Plan PSDP Programmable Signal DataProcessor
PBV Post Boost Vehicle PiSi Platinum Silicide Psi pounds per square inch
PBX Public Telephone Switching Pk Probability of Kill PSIDS Prototype Secondary InformationDissemination System
PC Personal Computer PL Phillips Laboratory PSK Phase Shift Keying
PC Photoconductive PLAID Precision Location and ID PSM Persistent Stored Modules
PC PACER COIN PLV Payload Launch Vehicle PSP Programmable Signal Processor
PC Photoconductive PM Program Manager PSR Program Status Review
PCAT PC Acess Tool PMA Program Management Agreement PST Prestructured Technology
PCCADS Panoramic Cockpit Control andDisplay System PMAD Power Management and
Distribution PST Public Switched Telephone
PCD Polycrystalline Diamond PMAI Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory PSTN Public Switched TelephoneNetworks
PCM Pulse Code Modulation PMD Program Management Directive PSYOP Psychological Operations
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory CardInternational Association PMMW Passive Millimeter Wave PtSI Platinum Silicide
PCP Programmable CommunicationProcessor PMO Project Management Office PTOS Point Target Smoke Obscurant
System
PCS Permanent Change of Station PMOP Position Modulation on Pulse PTS Portble SHF(SATCOM)TerminalSystem
PCS Personal Communications Services PMP Project Management Plan PTW Precision Targeting Workstation
PD Pulse Doppler (Radar) PN-NI Private Network-NetworkInterface PVC Pneumatic Vortex Control
PDE Pulse Detonation Engine PO Program/Project Office PVI Pilot/Vehicle Interface
PDF Precision Direction Finder POC Point of Contact PVT Propulsion Verification Test
PDM Program Decision Memorandum POD Port of Debarkation PW Pulse Width
PDM Periodic Depot Maintenance POE Port of embarkation PDNES Pulse Doppler Non-Elevation Scan POL Petroleum Oil and Lubricants
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Q-QN QM-QPSQ QPSR-QZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
QA Quality Assurance QML Qualified Manufacturers List QPSRM Queue Processing Status Request Message
QCC Quality Control Console QPL Qualified Products List QRC Quick Reaction Capability
QDR Quadrennial DefenseReview QPSK Quartinary Phase Shift Keying QRSLT Quick Reaction Spoken Language Translator
QFD Quality FunctionDeployment QPSM Queue Processing Status Message QWIP Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
R2 Reporting Responsibility RFP Request for Proposals RPF Raster Product Format
R&D Research and Development RFMDS RED FLAG MeasurementDebriefing System RPV Remote Piloted Vehicle
R&D GTDS R&D Goddard TrajectoryDetermination System RGS Relay Ground Station RQS Repair Quality Criteria
R&M Reliability & Maintainability RIDEX Reconnaissance/Intelligence DataExchange RRA Required Assets Available
R/SAOC Regional/Sector AirOperations Center RIGS Reconnaissance Intelligence
Ground System RRDS Reduced Resolution Data Set
RAAP Rapid Application of AirPower RJ Rivet Joint RS Receive Segment
RAD Random AccessDeinterleaving RJMT Rivet Joint Mission Trainer R-S Reed--Solomon
RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging RK Radial Keratectomy RSET Reduced Resolution Sets
RADAREXREP Radar Exploitation Report RK Range Known RSI Reconnaissance, Surveillance& Intelligence
RADICL Research Assessment DeviceImprovement Chemical Laser RKO Relativistic Klystron Oscillator RSIP Radar System Improvement
Program
RADINT Radiometric Intelligence RL Rome Laboratory RSLP Rocket System LaunchProgram
RADINT Radar Intelligence RLG Ring Laser Gyro RSOC Regional SIGINT OperationsCenter
RAF Royal Air Force RLON Required Launch On Need RSP Render Safe Procedures
RAID Redundant Array ofInexpensive Disks RLV Reusable Launch Vehicle RSRCV Reduced Size Remote
Controlled Vehicle
RAILE Retro-Assisted Imaging LaserExperiment RM Reliability and Maintainability RTAI Real-time Application of
Intelligence
RAM Radar Absorbing Material RM&A Reliability, Maintainability andAvailability RTARN Reliable Tactical Air Request
Net
RAM Random Access Memory RM&S Reliability Maintainability & RTCI 4072 Real Time Cueing & ID
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RAMTIP Reliability & MaintainabilityTechnology Insertion Program RMA Reliability Maintainability and
Availability RTDS Rapid Targeting DisseminationShelter
RASER Research & Seeker EmulationRadar RMA Revolution in Military Affairs RTI Run Time Infrastructure
RASG Reconnaissance AircraftSystem Group RMS Requirements Management
System RTIC Real Time in the Cockpit
RCS Radar Cross Section RMS Root Mean Square RTIC Real-Time Information in theCockpit
RCFD Remote Controlled FiringDevice RMT Resource Management Team RTOC Real Time out of the Cockpit
RD Readiness Demonstrator RMWG Resource Management System orRoot Mean Square RTOC Real-Time Information out of
the Cockpit
RDBMS Relational DatabaseManagement System RNIP Ring Laser Gyro Navigation
Improvement Plan RTOK Retest OK
RDC Rapid Deployment Cell ROCC/SOCC Regional/Sectional OperationsControl Center RTOS Real-time Optical System
RDS Rapid Deployment Suite ROD Reconnaissance OperationsDivision RTS Rapid Targeting System
RDT&E Research, Development, Test& Evaluation ROE Rules of Engagement RTSMP Real-Time Symmetric
Multiprocessor
RE Receive Element ROFA Remote Operating Facility,Airborne RTT Real Time Targeting
RECCE Reconnaissance ROM Read-Only Memory RTT Relay Time Tag
REFIMG Reference Image ROM Rough Order-of-Magnitude RULER Remaining Useful LifeEvaluation Routine (lubricants)
REL TO Releasable To RONS Remote Ordnance NeutralizationSystem RURK Rapid Utility Repair Kit
RELFIOK Releasable to Republic ofKorea RORS Rapid Ordnance Removal System RV Re-entry Vehicle
RF Radio Frequency ROW Rest of World RVSM Reduced Vertical SeparationMinima
RFC Request For Change RP-1Rocket Propellant 1 (standardkerosene rocket fuel MIL-P-25576)
RW Reconnaissance Wing
RFC Request for Comments RPC Rapid Positioning Capability RWR Radar Warning Receiver
RFCM Radio FrequencyCountermeasure RPC Remote Procedure Call Rx Receive
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
S&R Storage & Retrieval SEOTV Solar Electric OrbitalTransfer Vehicle SPC Specific Fuel Consumption
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S&T Science & Technology SERE Survival Evasion ResistanceEscape SPE Advanced Detection
Processor
S&TI Scientific and Technical Intelligence SES Softcopy ExploitationSegment SPECAT Special Category
S-T-T Strategy-To-Task SEW Space and Electronic Warfare SPG Softcopy Processor Group
S&TW Surveillance and Threat Warning SEWC Space & Electronic WarfareCommander SPIA Standards Profile for Imagery
Archives
S/C Softcopy SFC Specific Fuel Consumption SPICE Space Integrated ControlExperiment
S/TODS Strategic/Tactical Optical DiskSystem SF Security Forces SPID Standards Profile for Image
Distribution
S/V/L Survivability/Vulnerability/Lethality SFDR Standard Flight DataRecorder SPIE Society of Photo-Optical
Instrumentation EngineersS/W Software SFW Sensor Fuzed Weapon SPINS Special Instructions
SA Strategic Attack or SituationAwareness SG Surgeon General SPIRTS-
AC2
Spectral and In-BandRadiometric Imaging ofTargets & Scenes-A/C 2
SAAM Special Assignment Airlift Mission SGI Silicon Graphics Incorporated SPO System Program Office
SA/I Strategic Attack/Interdiction SGML Standard Generalized MarkupLanguage SPOC USSPACECOM Space
Operations Center
SAB Scientific Advisory Board SHARP SEGASS High AltitudeReconnaissance Project SPR Software Problem Reports
SAC Straegic Air Command SHF Super High Frequency SQ Squadron
SACMS Small Arms Common Module SightSystem
SHIVASTAR
Free world's most powerfulfast capacitor bank SQL Structured Query Language
SADL/EPLRSSituational Awareness DataLink/Enhanced Prec LocationReporting System
SI Sensitive Information SRC Strategic ReconnaissanceOperations
SADARM Search and Destroy Armor Munition SID Secondary ImageryDissemination SRM Solid Rocket Motor
SAF Secretary of the Air Force SIDAT Subsystems Integrated DesignAssessment Technology SRIS Surface Reaching Imaging
System
SAG-D Security Architecture Guidance andDirections SIDR Secure Intelligence Data
Repository SRR System Requirements Review
SAIC Science Applications InternationalCorporation SIDS Secondary Imagery
Dissemination System SRO Sensitive ReconnaissanceOperations
SAIPIA Semi-Automated IMINT ProcessingInformation Architecture SIE Satellite Imaging Experiment SRU Shop Replaceable Unit
SAL Semi-Active Laser SIF Selective IdentificationFeature SS Senior Scout
SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SIGINT Signals Intelligence SSB Small Smart Bomb
SAM Surface to Air Missile SIIRCM Suite of Integrated InfraredCountermeasures (Army) SSB Single Sideband
SAMP Security Association ManagementProtocol SILS Standard for Interoperable
LAN Security SSG SIDS Support Gateway
SAR Special Access Required SimAF Simulation and AnalysisFacility SSI System Specific Interface
SAR Search and Rescue SINCGARS Single-Channel Ground-to-Air Radio System SSIES Special Sensor for IONS,
Electrons, and Scintillations
SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SIOP Single Integrated OperationPlan SSL Secure Socket Layer
Synthetic Aperture RADAR System of Image Product
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SAR IMT Imaging of Moving Targets SIPA Archives SSM Senior Span Segment
SAT Site Acceptance Test SIPRNET Secret Internet ProtocolRouter Network SSM/T-2 Special Sensor Microwave
SATCOM Satellite Communications SIRFCSuite of Integrated RadarFrequency Countermeasures(Army)
SSN Space Surveillance Network
SAVI Space Active Vibration Isolation SIS SCI Isolation Segment SSR Senior Span RelaySAW Surface Acoustic Wave SJS Senior Jade Segment SSS Senior Span SegmentSAWS Silent Attack Warning System SKE Stationkeeping Equipment SSS System Support Segment
SB Sentinel Byte SLAR Sideways-Looking AirborneRadar SSTO Single Stage to Orbit
SBA Simulation Based Acquisition SLBD Sea Lite Beam Director SSTR Small Business TechnologyTransfer Program
SBD Simulation Based Design SLBM Sea-Launched BallisticMissile SSTT Small Satellite Thermal
Technology
SBEOF Space-Based Electro-Optical Fence SLC Space Launch Complex STAG Smart Tactical AutonomousGuidance
SBI Space-Based Interceptor SLCM Sea Lunched Cruise Missile STANAG Standardization Agreement
SBIR Small Business Innovative Research SLCS Software Life Cycle Support STANAG Standardized NATOAgreement
SBIRS Space-Based Infrared System SLCSE Software Life Cycle SupportEnvironment STARS Booster used by Army-
converted Polaris SLBM
SBL Space Based Laser SLEP Service Life ExtensionProgram STARS Software Technology for
Adaptable Reliable Systems
SBLC Standard Base Level Computer SLV Space Launch Vehicle STARS Surveillance Target AttackRadar System
SBR Space-Based Radar SMADP Sub Mission AreaDevelopment Plan STAR System Threat Assessment
Report
SBS Senior Blade Segment SMC Space & Missile SystemsCenter START Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty
SBSS Standard Base Supply System SMDPS Strategic Mission DataPreparation System STD Standard
SC SIGNIT Correlation SMO Special Mission Office STEP Space Test ExperimentPlatform
SC Communications SMS Stores Management System STEPS Scientific and TechnicalELINT Processing System
SC Space Control SMTS Space and Missile TrackingSystem STIG Space Technology
Interagency Group
SCATS Suspense Control and AutomatedTracking System SMWC Space and Missile Warfare
Center STIG Space TechnologyInterdependence Group
SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus SNL Sandia National Laboratory STOC Special Tactics OperationsCenter
SCC Space Control Center SNMCDSSpace-Based Nuclear,Biological, and ChemicalDetection System
STOL Short Takeoff and Landing
SCC Standards Coordinating Committee SNMP Simple Network ManagementProtocol STOL/MTD
Short Take-Off and Landing/Maneuvering TechnologyDemonstrator
SCC USSTRATCOM Control Center SNMPv1 Structure of ManagementInformation STOU Store Unique
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SCDL Surveillance Control and Data Link SO Spatial Orientation STOVLShort Takeoff and VerticalLanding (fighter/attackaircraft)
SCI Scalable Coherent Interface SOAP Spectrometric Oil AnalysisProgram STOW Synthetic Theater of War
SCI Sensitive CompartmentedInformation SOC Space Operations Center STRAMST
S&T Reliance Assessmentfor Modeling and SimulationTechnology
SCIF Special Compartmented InfoFacility SOC Special Operations Command STRATCOM Strategic Command
SCN Software Change Number SOCC Joint Special OperationsControl Center STRV Space Test Research Vehicle
SCNS Self-Contained Navigation System SOCC Special Operations ControlCenter STS Synchronous Transport
Signal
SCS Signal Collection System SOCFOR Special Operations CommandForces STS Space Transportation
System(Space Shuttle)
SCS12 Small Computer Systems Interface SOCOM Special Operations Command STSD Systems Technology &Standards Directorate
SCWS Sensor Control Work Stations SOF Special Operations Forces STT Special Tactics TeamSD Strategic Defense SOI Silicon on Insulator STT Single Target Track
SDA Strategy Development &Assessment SOI Space Object ID STT Small Tactical Terminal
SDD Systems Development Division SOJ Stand-off Jam STT Strategies-to-Task
SDE Support Date Extensions SOLL Special Operations Low-Level STU Secure Telephone Unit
SDHS Satellite Data Handling System SON Statement of OperationalNeed SUA Special Use Airspace
SDN Secure Data Network SONET Synchronous OpticalNetwork SUCCESS
Synthesized UHF ComputerControlled EquipmentSubsystem
SDNS Secure Data Network System SOR Starfire Optical Range SUCPCC Standard Unit Command PostCommunications Capability
SDR System Design Review SORD System OperationalRequirements Document SUPPLOT Support Plot
SDS Self-Defense Suite SORTS Status of Resources andTraining System SUS Single UNIX Specification
SEI Software Engineering Institute SOS Squadron Officers School SUTE Short Up-Time Emitter
SE&I System Engineering and Integration SOTA SIGINT Operational TaskingAuthority SV Services
SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SOUTHCOM United States SouthernCommand SVHS Super Vertical Helical Scan
SECAF Secretary of the Air Force SOW Statement of Work SW SoftwareSECDEF Secretary of Defense SOW Stand-off Weapon SWA Southwest Asia
SEDFB Surface-Emitting DistributionFeedback SPA Strike Planning Archive SWC Space Warfare Center
SEDRISSynthetic Environment and DataRepresentation InterchangeSpecification
SPACECOM Space Command SWIM Solar Wind InterplanetaryMeasurements
SEM Softcopy Exploitation Management SPADOC Space Defense OperationsCenter SWIR Short Wave Infrared
Space & Naval Warfare
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SPAWAR System Command SY Senior Year
SYRES Senior Year Electro-OpticalReconnaissance System
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Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
T Tera (1x1012) TCTO Time Compliance Technical Order TMD Theater Missile Defense
T&E Test and Evaluation TD Test Director TMET Transportable Medium EarthTerminal
T/R Transmit/Receive TDA Technology DevelopmentApproach TMP Technology Master Planning
T/W Thrust to Weight Ratio TDC Theater DeployableCommunication TMP Technology Master Process
T1 1.544 Mbps TDDS Tactical Direct DisseminationSystem TMT Theater Missile Tracker
T-ROFA Temporary ROFA TDDS Tactical Receive Application(TRAP) Data Distribution System TNL Target Nomination List
TAC Tactical Air Command TDL Tactical Data Link TO Technical Order
TACAIR Tactical Aircraft TDLS Tactical Data Link System TOA Total Obligation Authority
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation TDM Time Division Multiplex TOD Time of Day
TACC Tactical Air Control Center TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TOFS Tactical Observing &Forecasting System
TACC Tanker/Airlift Control Center TDP Time-Space-Position-InformationData Processor TOM Target Object Map
TACCSF Tactical Air Command &Control Simulation Facility TDPA Tactical Deception Planning Aid TOPS Tactical Onboard Processor
System
TACELINT Tactical ELINT Report TDSM Tactical Data Base Manager TOPSCENE Tactical Operational PreviewScene
TACFIRE Tactical Fire (Support) TDT Tactical Data Terminal TOS Type of Service
TACINTEL Tactical Intelligence TDY Temporary Duty TOS Transfer Orbit Stage
TACO2 Tactical CommunicationsProtocol 2 TED Threat Environment Descriptions TOSINT Technical Open Source
Intelligence
TACOM Tank and AutomotiveCommand TEFF Turbine Engine Fatigue Facility TOT Time Over Target
TACP Tactical Air Control Party TEL Transporter/Erector/Launcher(Scuds) TPFDL Time Phase Force Deployment
List
TACRECCE Tactical Reconnaissance TELINT Telemetry Intelligence TPG Tactical Processor Group
TACREP Tactical Report TELNET Telecommunications Network TPIPT Technical Planning IntegratedProduct Team
TACS Tactical Air Command System TEMPER Tent, Extendible, Modular,Personnel TP0 Transport Protocol Class 0
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TACS Theater Air Control System TEM Technical Exchange Meeting TPC3 Technology Panel On C3
TACSI TACS Improvements TEMP Test and Evaluation Master Plan TPDEW Technology Panel for DirectedEnergy Weapons
TAD Theater Air Defense TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of NationalCapabilities TPFDD Time-Phased Force &
Deployment Data
TADAP Theater Air Defense AssetPlanner TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National
Space Capabilities (Army) TPS Thermal Protection System
TADIL Tactical Digital InformationLink TENet Theater Extension Network TPS Test Program Set
TADIX Tactical Data Information &Exchange TEO Technology Executive Officer TPSA Tomahawk Planning System
Afloat
TADIX Tactical Data InformationExchange System TEOC Technical Objective Camera TRA Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical
TADIX-B Tactical Data InformationExchange Service- Broadcast TEP Text Exploitation Prototype TRAC Tactical Radar Correlator
TAES Theater AeromedicalEvacuation System TERC Turbine Engine Research Center TRAMP Testing, Reporting and
Maintenance Program
TAF Tactical Air Forces TES Tactical Exploitation System TRANSEC Transmission Security
TAFIMTechnical ArchitectureFramework for InformationManagement
TES Tactical ELINT Satellite or TheaterEvent System TRANSCOM Transportation Command
TAFT Today's Aircraft FlyingTomorrow TESS Tactical Environmental Support
System TRAP Tactical Related Application(broadcast)
TALCE Tanker-Airlift Control Element Test-PAES
Test Planning Analysis andEvaluation System TRAP TRE Related Applications
TALD Tactical Air Launched Decoy TEWS Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite TRAP Tactical Receive Application
TALO Theater Airlift Control Element TEXS Tactical Exploitation System TRC Technical Reference Code
TAME Tilt AnisoplanatismMeasurement Experiment TF Training Flight TRE Tactical Receive Equipment
TAMPS Tactical Automated MissionPlanning System TFCC Tactical Fleet Command Center TRF Turbine Research Facility
TAOM Tactical Air Operations Module TFR Terrain Following Radar TriTAC Tri-Service TacticalCommunications
TAOS Technology for AutonomousSatellite Operations TFS Tactical Forecast System TRM Technical Reference Model
TAOS Technology for AutonomousOperational Survivability TFRD Tape Formats Requirements
Document TRMP Test Resource Master Plan
TAP Technology Area Plan TFT Tactical Field Terminal TROPO Troposhere
TARS Theater AirborneReconnaissance System TFTIXS Tactical Reconnaisance
Intelligence Exchange Service TRP Technology ReinvestmentProject
TARA Tech Area Review andAssessment TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TRR Test Readiness Review
TARD Technical ArchitectureRequirements TGIF Tactical Ground Interrupt Facility TRUMPS Transportable Reconn U2
Mission Planning System
TARD Technical ArchitectureRequirements Database Report TGSF Transportable Gound Support
Facility TRV Tower Restoral Vehicle
TAS Timeline Analysis System THAAD Theater High Altitude AreaDefense TSA Temperature Swing Absorbtion
TASE Thrust Assessment SupportEnvironment TIA Telecommunications Industry
Association TSAP Technical SIGINT AirborneProgram
TAV Trans-Atmospheric Vehicle TIBS Tactical Intercept Broadcast TSART Tactical Support Analysis &
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System Reporting Terminals
TAWDS Tactical Automated WeatherDistribution System TIBS Tactical Information Broadcast
Service TSF TES Support Facility
TB Tara Byte TID Technical Integration Division TSIG Trusted Systems InteroperabilityGroup
TB, MCS Tactical Battle ManagementCore System TIDP Technical Interface Design Plan TSIX(RE)
Trusted Security InformationExchange for RestrictedEnvironments
TBC Thermal Barrier Coating TIDTA Target ID for Tactical Application TSMD Time Stress MeasurementDevice
TBD To be Determined TIFF Tagged Image File Format TSPI Time-Space-Position-Information
TBI To Be Identified TIGDL Tactical Interoperable Gound DataLink TSRP Time Stress Measurement
Device
TBM Theater (or Tactical) BallisticMissile TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TSS Tri-Band SATCOM System
TBM Theater Battle Management TIP Technology Insertion Program TSS Tactical SIGINT Satellite
TBM Theater Ballistic Missile TIP Technology Investment Plan TSSR TROPO Satellite Support Radio
TBR To Be Resolved or Reviewed TIPP Test Instrument Planning &Programming TST Tactical SIGINT Technology
TBS To Be Supplied TIPS Tactical Information ProcessingSystem TSTO Two Stage to Orbit
TBTC Transportable Blood Transshipment Center TIRR Technology Investment
Recommendation Report TTN Task-to-Need
TCAS Traffic Collision AvoidanceSystem TIS Tactical Input Segment TTO Technology Transition Officer
TCC Tactical Command Center TIS Technical Inteface Specification TTP Tactics, Training & Procedures
TCC Technology CoordinatingCommittee TISD Tactical Integrated Situational
Display TTR Target Tracking Radar
TCE Tricholoroethylene TISM Trusted Imagery Storage Manager TUAV Tactical UAV
TCP Transmission Control Protocol TIU/G TIBS Interface Unit/Graphics TV Trapped Vortex
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol TLA Tailored Logistical Analysis TVC Trapped Vortex Combustor
TCPS Transportable CollectiveProtection System TLAM Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile TW/AA Tactical Warning/Attack
Assessment
TCS Tactical Control System TLE Target Location Errors TW/AR Threat Warning / AttackReporting
TCSEC Trusted Computer Security EvalCriteria TM Telemetry TWR Tactical Weather Radar
TCSEC Trusted Computer System EvalCriteria TM Trusted Manager TWT Traveling Wave Tube
TCT Time Critical Targets TM Theater Missile Tx Transmit
TCTA Time Critical Target Aid TMAN Trusted Manager TxJx Transmit/Jam
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U-UNJ UNK-USL USM-UZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
UA Update Analysis UNK Unknown USMA United States MilitaryAcademy
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UOES User Operational EvaluationSystem USMC U.S. Marine Corps
UCAS USAFE CIGSS Ground System UPDG Upgraded ProgrammableDisplay Generator USMTF United States Message Text
Format
UCAV Uninhabited Combat AerialVehicle URI University Research Initiative USNA United States Naval Academy
UCP Unified Command Plan URL Uniform Resource Locator USNS United States Navy Ship
UCS Universal Multiple-OctetCoded Character Set URRP University Resident Research
Program USPACOM United States PacificCommand
UDLC Universal Data Link Control USA United States Army USSB U.S. Satellite Broadcasting(Corp.)
UDP User Datagram Protocol USACOM U. S. Atlantic Command USSOCOM U. S.Special OperationsCommand
UEWR Upgraded Early WarningRadar USACOM US Army Command USSOUTHCOM U.S. Southern Command
UFP Unit Fly-away Price USAF United States Air Force USSPACECOM United States Space Command
UGS Unmanned Ground Station USAFA U. S. Air Force Academy USSPC U.S. Space Command
UHF Ultra High Frequency USAFE U.S.Air Forces in Europe USSSPACECOM U.S. Space Command
UHRR Ultra-High Resolution Radar USAKA U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll USSTRATCOM U.S. Strategic Command
UI User Interface USASSADC United States Army Space &Strategic Defense Command UTC Unit Type Code
UIP USIGS Interoperability Profile USATEC U. S. Army TopographicEngineering Center UTD Unit Training Device
UK United Kingdom USCENTCOM U. S.Central Command UTE Utilization
ULON Urgent Launch on Need USD(A&T) Under Secretary of Defense forAcquisition and Technology UV Ultraviolet
ULPI Unit Level PrototypeImplementation USEUCOM United States European
Command UVMAP Urban Vector Map
ULSA Ultra Low Sidelobe Antenna USFK United States Forces Korea UWB Ultra Wideband
UMDC United Missile DefenseCompany USGS U.S.Geological Survey UXO Unexploded Ordnance
UMTE Unmanned Threat Emitter USIGS United States Imagery andGeospatial System
UNI User-Network Interface USIS United States Imagery System
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V-VHE VHF-VOQ VOR-VZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
V/STOL Very Short Takeoff and Landing(transport aircraft) VHF Very High Frequency VOR VHF Omni-Directional kRange
VAD Video Archive and Dissemination VHSIC Very high Speed Integrated Circuit VPDEIDH Video Processing & Display forEfficient IDH
VAFB Vandenberg AFB VI&M Visible Infrared & Multispectral VPF Vector Product Format
VATT Virtual Advanced TechnologyTestbed VIM Video Interface Module VPH Video Phase History
VC Vortex Combustor VISTA Variable-Stability In-FlightSimulator Test Aircraft VPN Voice Product Network
VCATS Visually Coupled Acquisition andTargeting System VITD Vector Product Interim Tarrain
Data VQ Vector Quantization
VCE Variable Cycle Engine VLF Very Low Frequency VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VDC Volts dc VLSI Very Large Scale Integration VSAT Vertical Satellite
VDELE Design Environment for LegacyElectronics VLWIR Very Long Infrared VT Ventricular Tachycardia
VE Virtual Environment VMap Vector Map VTB Vestibular Test Battery
VE Vehicles VMapAD VMap Aeronautical Data VTC Video Teleconferencing
VEL Visual Electrodiagnostic Lab VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions VTTR Virtual Test and Training Range
VFDR Variable Flow Ducted Rocket VMD Video Motion Detector VV&A Verification, validation, andapproval
VFR Visual Flight Rules VME Virtual Memory Extender VWG Video Working Group
VHDL VHSIC Hardware DescriptionLanguage VMF Variable Message Format
VHDL VHSIC Hardware DesignLanguage VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
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W-WF WG-WRR WRS-WZ
Acronym Description Acronym Description Acronym Description
W/S Work Station WGS World Geodetic System (orSurvey) WRSK War Reserve Supply Kit
WAGE Wide Area GPS Enhancement WICP Wing Initial CommunicationsPackage WS Work Station
WAM Workload Allocation Message WIDA Weather Impact Division Aids WSA Weapon Storage Area
WAM Workload Assessment Monitor WIN WWMCCS IntercomputerNetwork WSEP Weapon System Evaluation
Program
WAN Wide Area Network WL Wright Laboratory WSMR White Sands Missile Range
WAR PSO Weapons, Air Base and RangeProduct Support Office WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction WST Weapon System Trainer
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WARM War Reserve Mode WMO World MeteorologicalOrganization WSO Weapon Systems Officer
WARS Wideband Acquisition ReceiverSystem WMP War and Mobilization Plan WTN Wright Technology Network
WASP Weasel Attack Signal Processor WNDP Worldwide Numbering & DialingPlan WTR Western Test Range
WATCHCONS Watch Conditions WOC Wing Operations Center WVR Within Visual Range
WAVES Waveform & Vector ExchangeSpecifications WOD Word of the Day WVS+ World Vector Shoreline Plus
WBMOD Wide-Band Scintillation Model WPAFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base WW Worldwide
WBKPA Wide Band Klystron Power Amp WPN Weapon WWW World Wide Web
WCCS Wing Command and ControlSystem WR Western Range WWMCCS World Wide Military Command
& Control System
WCF Working Capital Fund WR-ALC
Warner Robins - Air LogisticsCenter WX Weather
WCMD Wind Corrected MunitionDispenser WRM War Reserve Material WWX Worldwide Express
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Acronym Description
XBR X-Band Radar
XIDB eXtended Integrated Data Base
XPM External Program Manager
XPMO External Program Managers Office
XST eXperimental Stealth Tactical (Have Blue)
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Y-DPS Elint Data Processing System
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3-D Three Dimensional
480th IG 480th Intelligence Group
5D Demand Driven Direct Digital Dissemination
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