List of abbreviations, acronyms and initials related to military subjects such as modern armor, artillery, infantry, and weapons, along with their definitions.

A

• A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force

• a – Army

AA – Assembly area

• AA – Anti-aircraft

• AA – Aegis ashore

• AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A"

• AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

• AAC – Army Air Corps

• AAD – Armored amphibious dozer

• AADC – Area air defense commander

• AAE – Army acquisition executive

• AAG – Anti-aircraft gun

• AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US)

• AAL – Additional authorization list

• AAN – Army after next

• AAP – Advance authority to procure

• AAPC – Advanced armoured personnel carrier (Turkiye)

• AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command

• AAR – After-action review

• AASLT – Air assault

• AAV – Amphibious assault vehicle

AAV – Assault amphibious vehicle

• AAW – Anti-aircraft warfare

• AAWC – Anti-aircraft warfare coordinator

• AB – Air burst

ABC – Atomic, biological, chemical (replaced by chemical, biological, radiological (CBR), and nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC))

• ABC – Automatic brightness control

• ABCS – Automated battlefield control system

• AB(C) – Aviation battalion (combat)

• ABIT – Advanced built-in test

• ABM – Air-bursting munition

• ABM – Anti-ballistic missile

• ABMD – Aegis ballistic missile defense system

• ABMS – Air-bursting ammunition system

• ABN – Airborne

• ABNSOTD – Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate

• ABRO – Army Base Repair Organization

• ABS – Aww-busting system

• ABS – Anti-lock braking system

• ABSP – Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) signal processor

• ABSV – Armoured battlegroup support vehicle

• ABU — Airman Battle Uniform

• ABV – Assault Breacher Vehicle

• A/C – Aircraft commander

• AC – Alternating current

• ACAwa – ATEC contracting activity

• ACA – Ammunition container assembly

• ACADA – Automatic chemical agent detector and alarm

• ACAVP – Advanced composite armoured vehicle platform (UK)

• ACB – Advanced capability build

• ACB/TI – Advanced capability baseline/technical insertion

ACC – Army contracting command

• ACC – Aegis computer center

• ACC – Air Combat Command

• ACCE – Abrams/Crusader common engine

• ACCV – Armored cavalry cannon vehicle (US)

• ACD – Automated common diagrams

• ACE – Armored Combat Earthmover (US)

• ACEGIO – Advanced Conversion Equipment Group Input Output

• ACF – Acquisition Career Field

• ACF-TE – Acquisition Career Field-Test & Evaluation

• ACH – Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet)

• ACIE – Army Clothing and Individual Equipment

• ACLOS – Automatic Command to Line of Sight

• ACM – Acoustic countermeasures

• ACOG – Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight

• ACOMMS – Acoustic communications

ACP – Automatic Colt Pistol

• ACP – Alignment control panel

• ACPU – Aft central processing unit

• ACR – Advanced Combat Rifle

• ACR – Armored cavalry regiment

• ACRV – Armored command and reconnaissance vehicle

ACS – Artillery communications system

• ACS – Aegis combat system

• ACS – Air control supervisor

• ACS – Anti-collision system

• ACSC – Aegis combat systems center

• ACTD – Advanced concept technology demonstration

• ACTEDS – Acquisition career training and education development system

• ACTS – Aegis combat training system

ACU – Army Combat Uniform

• ACU – Antenna coupler unit

ACV – Aardvark clearing vehicle

• ACV – Armored combat vehicle

• ACVT – Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US)

• A/D – Analog to digital

• AD – Air defense

• ADA – Air defense artillery

• ADACS – Automated data collection system

• ADAM – Area denial artillery munition

• ADAMS – Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US)

• ADAP – Advanced digital antenna production

• ADAP – Army designated acquisition programs

• ADATD – Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate

ADATS – Air defense anti-tank system

• ADATS – Army Development and Acquisition of Threat Simulators

• ADC-A – Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver

• ADC-B – Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support

• ADEA – Army Development and Employment Agency

• ADF – Australian Defense Force

• ADG – Acoustic display generator

• ADI – Australian Defense Industries

ADM – Advanced development model

• ADM – Acquisition decision memorandum (US)

• ADMAS – Advanced distributed modular acquisition system

• ADNS – Automated digital network system

• ADP – Automated data processing

• ADPE – Automated data processing equipment

• ADS – Advanced display system

• ADSS – ATEC decision support system

• ADTD – Air Defense Test Directorate

• AE – Action express

• AEC – Army evaluation center

• AECU – Antenna environmental control unit

• AEF – Allied expeditionary force

• AEP – Action entry panel

• AER – Alteration equivalent to repair

• AESA – Active electronically scanned array

• AETC – Air Education and Training Command

• AEW&C – Airborne early warning and control

• AEV – Armored engineer vehicle

AF – Air Force

• AF – And following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR radar")

• AFB – Air Force Base

• AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/aerial rocket artillery (US, Vietnam war era attack helicopter batteries employing 2.75 in. FFAR)

• AFARV – Armored, forward area, re-arm vehicle (US)

• AFAS – Advanced Field Artillery System

• AFATDS – Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System

• AFC – Australian Flying Corps

• AFC – Army Futures Command

• AFCS – Automatic Fire-Control Systems

• AFD – Automatic Feeding Device

• AFDL – Advanced Flight Deck Lighting

• AFF – Active Fire-and-Forget

• AFFLQ – Active Fire-and-Forget with Laser Cueing

• AFFF – Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam (smothers fire cutting off oxygen)

• AFOTEC – Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

• AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code

• AFSS – Advanced Fire Support System

• AFSV – Armored Fire Support Vehicle

• AFTADS – Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System

AFV – Armored Family of Vehicles (US)

• AFV – Armored Fighting Vehicle

• AG – Assistant Gunner

• AGC – Automatic Gain Control

• AGF – Army Ground Forces

AGL – Above Ground Level

• AGL – Automatic Grenade Launcher

• AGLS – Automatic Gun Laying System

AGS – Armored Gun System (US)

• AGS – Advanced Gun System

• AGV – Assault Gun Vehicle

• AGVT – Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology

• Ah – Ampere hour

• AHA – Ammunition Handling Area

• AHC – Attack Helicopter Company (USA)

• AHE – Aircraft Handling Equipment

• AHS – Ammunition Handling System

• AHU – Air Handling Unit

AI – Action Item

• AI – Area of Interest

• AIC – Air Intercept Controller (US Navy)

• AICS – Accuracy International Chassis System

• AICW – Advanced Individual Combat Weapon

• AIF – Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI or WWII)

• AIFS – Advanced Indirect Fire System

• AIFV – Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle

• AIPS – Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (US)

AIS – Automatic Identification System (US NAVY)

• AIS – Automated Information System

AIT – Alteration Installation Team

• AIT – Advanced Information Technology

• AIT – Advanced Individual Training

• AITAS – ATRRS Internet Training Application System

• AK – Acknowledgement

• AKO – Army Knowledge Online

• AL&T – Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

• ALAAVS – Advanced Light Armored/Amphibious Vehicle System (US)

• ALC – Advanced Land Combat (US)

• ALDT – Administrative and Logistics Down Time

• ALICE – All-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment

• ALMC – U.S. Army Logistics Management College

• ALO – AEGIS Light Off

• ALS – Advanced Laying System

• ALS – Advanced Lighting System (flight deck)

• ALSV – Armored logistics support vehicle

• ALT – Armored launching turret

• ALWT – Advanced Lightweight Torpedo

• AM – Acquisition Manager

• AMBL – Air Maneuver Battle Lab

• AMC – United States Army Materiel Command

• AMCAC – United States Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center

AMC – Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey)

• AMC – Air Mobility Command (US)

• AMCCOM – Armament Munitions and Chemical Command

• AMCOM – Aviation and Missile Command

• AMDBD – Army Medical Department Board

• AMEDD – Army Medical Department

• AMEDDC&S – Army Medical Department Center & School

• AMDR – Air and Missile Defense Radar

• AMDS – Anti-Missile Discarding Sabot

• AMF – Amphibische Mehrzweck-Fahrzeuge (multipurpose amphibious vehicle)

• AML – Automitrailleuse Légère (light armored car)

• AMLCD – Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display

• AMN – Afghanistan Mission Network

• AMOS – Advanced Mortar System

• AMPS – Afloat Master Planning System (US NAVY)

• AMPV – Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

AMR – Anti-materiel rifle

• AMR – Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance

• AMRAAM – Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

• AMRDEC – Air and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

• AMRWS – Advanced Multi-Role Weapon Station

• AMS – Armored Mortar System

• AMSAA – Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

• AMSEC – Army Modeling and Simulation Executive Council

• AMS-H – Advanced Missile System – Heavy

• AMSO – Army Modeling and Simulation Office

• AMX – Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux

• ANAD – Anniston Army Depot

• ANR – Active Noise Reduction

• ANZAC – Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

• ANZUS – Australia New Zealand United States Treaty

AO – Area of Operations

• AO – Authorizing Official

AoA – Add-on Armor

• AoA – Avenue of Approach

• AODR – Authorizing Offical Designated Representative

• AOI – Arab Organization for Industrialization

• AOP – Air observation post

• AOS – Add-on stabilization

• AOTR – Abbreviated Operational Test Report

• AP – Anti-Personnel

• AP – Armor-Piercing

• APA – Army Procurement Appropriation

• APAM – Anti-Personnel, Anti-Matériel

• APBC – Armor-Piercing Ballistic Cap

APC – Army Personnel Centre

• APC – Armored Personnel Carrier

• APC – Armor-Piercing Capped

• APCBC – Armor-Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap

• APC-T – Armor-Piercing Capped – Tracer

• APCT-BF – Armor-Piercing Capped Tracer – Base Fuse

• APCNR – Armor-Piercing Composite Non-Rigid

• APCR – Armor-Piercing Composite Rigid

• APCRBC – Armor-Piercing Composite Rigid Ballistic Cap

• APDS – Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot

• APDS-T – Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot – Tracer

• APE – Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug (amphibious front-line reconnaissance vehicle)

• APEP – Armor-Piercing Enhancement Program

• APERS – Anti-Personnel

• APERS-T – Anti-Personnel Tracer

• APFIDS – Armor-Piercing Fragmentation Incendiary Discarding Sabot

• APFSDS – Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot

• APFSDS-T – Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot – Tracer

• APFSDS-P – Armor-Piercing Fin-stabilized Discarding Sabot - Practice

• APFSDS-DU – Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot - Depleted Uranium

• APG – Aberdeen Proving Grounds

• APGM – Autonomous Precision-Guided Munition

• APHC – Armor-Piercing Hard Core

• APHE – Armor-Piercing High-Explosive

• API – Armor-Piercing Incendiary

• API-T – Armor-Piercing Incendiary – Tracer

• APM – Anti-Personnel Mine

• APMI – Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative

• APOD – Aerial Port Of Debarkation

APS – Advanced Propulsion System

• APS – Artillery Pointing System

• APSE – Armor-Piercing Secondary Effect

• APSE-T – Armor-Piercing Secondary Effect – Tracer

• AP-T – Armor-Piercing – Tracer

• APTE – Abrams Power Train Evolution (US)

• APU – Auxiliary Power Unit

• APV – Armored Patrol Vehicle

AR – ArmaLite rifle

• AR – Assault Rifle

• AR/AAV – Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US)

• ARB – Armored Robots

• ARBDD – Armored Robots for Bomb Detection and Disposal

• ARD – Anti-Reflective Device

• ARDEC – Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

• ARDNOT – Automatic Day/Night Optical Tracker

• ARE – Atelier de Construction Roanne

• AREG – Army Regulation

• ARETS – Armor Remote Target System

• ARFORGEN – Army Force Generation

• ARL – Army Research Laboratory (US)

• ARM – Anti-Radiation Missile

• ARMAD – Armored and Mechanized Unit Air Defense

• ARMD – Armored

• ARMSCOR – Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)

• ARMVAL – Anti-armor Vehicle Evaluation (US)

• ARNG – Army National Guard

• AROC – Army Requirements Oversight Council

ARP – Anti-Radiation Projectile

• ARP – Armored Repair Plates

• ARRADCOM – Armament Research and Development Command

• ARRV – Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle

• ARSV – Armored reconnaissance scout vehicle (US)

• ART – Armored Recon Transport

• ARV – Armored Recovery Vehicle or Armed Robotic Vehicle (XM1219)

• ARTY – Artillery

• ASA – Advanced security agency

• ASAP – As soon as possible

• ASARC – Army Systems Acquisition Review Council

• ASCOD – Austrian Spanish Co-operative Development

• ASCOPE – Areas, Structures, Capabilities, Organizations, People, and Events

• ASE – Aircraft Survivability Equipment

• ASI – Additional Skill Identifier

• ASIP – Advanced System Improvement Program

• ASM – Air-to-Surface Missile

ASP – Automatic, Self-Powered

• ASP – Automation Support Plan

• AST – ATEC System Team

• ASTROS – Artillery Saturation Rocket System (Brazil)

ASV – Armored security vehicle (US)

• ASV – Ammunition supply vehicle

• ASV – Army supply vehicle

• ASYMWAR – Asymmetric warfare

AT – Anti-tank

• AT – Ape tape

• AT&L – Acquisition, technology, and logistics

• ATACMS – Army Tactical Missile System

• ATACS – Advanced Tank Cannon System (US)

• ATAS – Automatic Target Acquisition System

• ATC – Aberdeen Test Center

• ATCAS – Advanced Towed Cannon System

• ATCCS – Army Tactical Command and Control System

ATD – Advanced Technology Demonstration

• ATD – Advanced Technology Demonstrator (US)

• ATD – Automatic Target Detection

• ATDT – Automatic Target Detection and Tracking

• ATDU – Armored Trials and Development Unit (UK)

• ATE – Advanced Technology Engine

• ATE – Automatic Test Equipment

• ATEC – Army Test and Evaluation Command

• ATFCS – Automated Targeting and Fire Control System

• ATG – Anti-Tank Gun

• ATGL – Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher

• ATGM – Anti-Tank Guided Missile

• ATGW – Anti-Tank Guided Weapon

• ATIRS – Army Test Incident Reporting System

• ATK – Alliant Techsystems

• ATLAS – Advanced Technology Light Artillery System

• ATLV – Artillery Target Location Vehicle

• ATM – Anti-Tank Mine

• ATO – Authorization To Operate

• ATR-EDS – Automotive Test Rig – Electric Drive System

• ATS – Atelier de Construction de Tarbes

• ATSA – ATEC Threat Support Activity

• ATTC – All Terrain Tracked Carrier

ATTS – Air Transportable Towed System

• ATTS – Automatic Target Tracking System

• ATV – All-Terrain Vehicle

• ATV – Armored TOW Vehicle (Turkey)

• AUDS – Anti-UAV Defense System

• AUG – Armee Universal Gewehr

• AUSA – Association of the U.S. Army

• AUTL – Army Universal Task List

• AV – Audio-Visual

• AVGP – Armored Vehicle General Purpose (Canada)

• AVH – Armored Vehicle Heavy

• AVL – Armored Vehicle Light

• AVLB – Armored vehicle-launched bridge

• AVM – Armored Vehicle Medium

• AVN – Aviation

• AVR – Armored Vehicle Reconnaissance

• AVRE – Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers (UK)

• AVT – Advanced Vehicle Technologies (US)

• AVTD – Aviation Test Directorate

• AWACS – Airborne Warning and Control System

• AWE – Advanced Warfighting Experiment

• AWOL – Absent Without Official Leave

• AWS – Alternative Work Schedule

• AZ – Azimuth

B

• BAe – British Aerospace

• BAI – Battlefield Air interdiction

• BAMCIS – Begin the Planning, Arrange Recon, Make Recon, Complete Planning, Issue Order, Supervise

• BAR – M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

• BARCAP – Barrier Combat Air Patrol

• BARF – Base And Range Facilities

• BARV – Beach Armored Recovery Vehicle

• BAS – Battlefield Automated System

• BAS – Basic Allowance for Substance

• BASE – British Aerospace Systems and Equipment

• BASOPS – Base Operations

• BATES – Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System

• BAT – Biometrics Automated Toolset

• BAWS – Biological Agent Warning System

• BB – Base Bleed

• BB – Battleship

• BBSP – Blowback Shifted Pulse

• BC – Battery Commander or Battalion Commander

• BC – Battlecruiser

• BCC – Battery Control Centre

• BCIS – Battlefield Combat Identification System

• BCP – Battery Command Post

• BCS – Bridge Crossing Simulator

• BCT – Brigade Combat Team (US)

• BCT – Basic Combat Training

• BCV – Battle Command Vehicle

• BD – Base Detonating

• BDA – Browning Double Action or Bomb Damage Assessment

• BDAR – Battle Damage Assessment And Repair

• BDE – Brigade

• BDM – Bunker Defeat Munition

• BDU – Battle Dress Uniform

• BE – Base Ejection

• BFA – Blank-Firing Adaptor or Blank-Firing Attachment

• BFV – Bradley Fighting Vehicle

• BFVS – Bradley Fighting Vehicle System

• BG – Border Guard or Brigadier General

• BG – Bombardment Group

• BH – Black Hot

• BHOT – Black Hot (image in a thermal sight)

• bhp – Brake Horsepower

• BIFF – Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe

• BII – Basic Issued Item

• BILL – Bofors, infantry, light and lethal, referring to RBS 56 BILL or RBS 56B BILL 2

• BIT – Built-In Test

• BIT/ST – Built-In Test/Self-Test

• BITE – Built-in test equipment

• BL – Blank

• BL-T – Black tracer

• BLITS – Beta lighted infantry telescope system

• BLOS – Beyond Line-Of-Sight

• BL-T – Blank – Tracer

• BLT – Battalion Landing Team

• BLR – Blindado Ligero de Ruedas

• BLRIP – Beyond Low-Rate Initial Production

• BLWE – Battle Lab Warfighting Experiment

• BM – Brigade Major

• BMC4I – Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

• BMD – Ballisitic Missile Defense

• BMF – Belgian Mechanical Fabrication

• BML – Battle management language

• BMNT – Begin Morning Nautical Twilight

• BMP – Pronounced "bimp". Former Warsaw Pact IFVs including BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, etc.

• BMR – Blindado Medio de Ruedas

• BMS – Battalion Mortar System

• BMS – Battlefield Management System

• BNCC (USAF) – Base network control center

• BN – Battalion

• BNS – BILL Night Sight

• BO – Blackout

• BOCV – Battery Operations Center vehicle

• BOG-Dwell – Boots on the Ground – Dwell (down time)

• BOI – Basis Of Issue

• BOL – Bearing-only launch

• BOLTS – Bolt-On Loading Tray System

• BOIP – Basis Of Issue Plan

• BOSS – Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System

• BOSS – Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers

• BPI – Bolt Position Indicator

• BPS – Battery Power Source

• BPT – Be Prepared To

• BPS – Battery Power Source

• BR – Battle Rifle

• BRAC – Base Realignment And Closure

• BRDEC – Belvoir Research and Development Engineering Center

• BRKR – Breaker

• BRS – Brake Release Switch

• BRSGHT – Boresight

• BRT – Bright or Brightness

• BSA – Base Support Agreement

• BSB – Brigade Support Battalion

• BSD – Boresight Device

• BSP – Bright Source Protection

• BSSG – Brigade Service Support Group

• BST – Basic Skills Trainer

• BT – Boat Tail

• BT – Bullet Trap

• BTA – Best Technical Approach

• BTA – Battle Training Area

• BTRY – Battery

• BTU – Bullet Trap Universal

• BTU – British Thermal Unit

• BTY – Battery

• BUA – BILL Under Armor or Built-Up Area

• BUB – Battlefield Update Briefing

• BW – Biological Warfare

• BW – Black/White

• BX – Bionix AFV

C

• C/G – Contractor or Government

• C/J – Communications/Jam

• C&L – Capabilities and Limitations

• C2 – Command and Control

• C2E – Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation

• C2I – Command, Control, and Intelligence

• C2V – Command and Control Vehicle

• C3 – Command, Control, and Communications

• C3I – Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

• C4 – Composition C-4

• C4I – Command Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence

• C4IEWS – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors

• C4ISR – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

• C4ISTAR – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target acquisition, And Reconnaissance

• C5I – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration and Intelligence

• C6ISR – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-defense, Combat systems and intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

• CA – Certification Authority

• CAA – Center for Army Analysis

CAB – Combat Aviation Battalion

• CAB – Combat Action Badge

• CAC – Common Access Card

• CACDA – Combined Arms Combat Development (US Army)

CAD – Computer-Assisted Design

• CAD – Chemical Agent Detector

• CAE – Component Acquisition Executive

• CAG – Commander Air Group

• CAGEC – Commercial And Government Entity Code

• CAIV – Cost As an Independent Variable

CAL – Canadian Arsenals Limited

• CAL – Caliber

• CALIB – Calibration

• CAN – Control Area Network

CAP – Crisis Action Planning

• CAP – Civil Air Patrol (USAF civilian auxiliary)

• CAP – Combat Air Patrol

• CAP – Combustible Augmented Plasma

• CAP – Covering Agent Program

CAR – Corrective Action Report

• CAR – Combined Arms Rehearsal

• CARRV – Challenger Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle

• CART – Corrective Action Review Team

• CAS – Close Air Support

• CASEVAC – Casualty Evacuation

• CASTFOREM – Combined Arms Task Force Evaluation Model

• CAT-FCS – Command Adjusted Trajectory - Fire-Control System (US)

• CAT-LCV – Combined Arms Team - Lightweight Combat Vehicle (US)

• CATK – Counter Attack

• CATT – Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (UK)

• CATT-B – Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US)

CAV – Cavalry

• CAV – Composite Armored Vehicle (US)

• CAWS – Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US)

• CAX – Combined Arms Exercise

• CB – Heavy Cruiser

• CBIT – Continuous Built-In Test (BIT)

• CBMS – Chemical Biological Mass Spectrometer

• CPDP – Chemical, Biological Defense Program

• CBR – Chemical, Biological, Radiological

• CBRNE – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive

• CBS – Corps Battle Simulator

• CBT – Computer Based Training

• CBTDEV – Combat Developer

• CBW – Chemical and Biological Warfare

• CC – Close Combat

• CCAWS – Close Combat Anti-Armor Weapons Systems

• CCB – Configuration Control Board

• CCC – Combustible Cartridge Case

• CCD – Charge-Coupled Device

• CCMA – Crew-Correctable Maintenance Action

• CCMD – Combatant Command

• CCIP – Constantly Computed Impact Point

• CCO – Close Combat Optic

• CCP – Casualty Collection Point

• CCP – Computer Control Panel

• CCR – Crown Copyright Reserved

• CCTV – Closed-Circuit Television

CCU – Central Control Unit

• CCU – Climate Control Unit

CCV – Close Combat Vehicle

• CCV – Command and Control Vehicle (US)

• CCV-L – Close Combat Vehicle – Light

• cd – Candela

• CDA – Combat Defensive Action

• CDD – Capability Development Document

• CDM – Coastal Defense Missile

CDR – Commander

• CDR – Critical Design Review

• CDRL – Contract Data Requirements List

• CDRT – Capabilities Development for Rapid Transition

• CDS – Configuration Data Set

• CDU – Command Display Unit

• CDU – Computer Display Unit

CE – Chemical Energy

• CE – Continuous Evaluation

• C/E – Crew/Enlisted (enlisted aircrew member)

• CEAC – Cost and Economic Analysis Center

CECOM – Communications and Electronics Command

• CECOM – Communications-Electronics Command

• CED – Contingency Exercise Deployment

• CEFO – Combat Equipment Fighting Order (webbing contents)

• CENTCOM – Central Command

• CENTO – Central Treaty Organization or Baghdad Pact

• CEOI – Communications electronics operating instruction

• CEP – Circular error probable

• CEPSARC – Concept Experimentation Program Schedule and Review Committee

• CERDEC – Communication and Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center

• CERTEX – Certification Exercise

• CES – Engineer Services Regiment (Sri Lanka)

• CEPP – Controlled effect police projectile

• CET – Combat engineer tractor

• CEU – Computer electronics unit

• CEV – Combat engineer vehicle

CF – Canadian Forces

• CF – Controlled Fragmentation

• CF – Controlled fragmentation

• CFE – Conventional forces Europe

• CFLCC – Coalition Forces Land Component Command

• CFT – Cross Functional Teams

• CFV – Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (US)

• CG – Commanding General

CGS – Crew Gunnery Simulator

• CGS – Command and General Staff

• CHA – Cast Homogeneous Armor

• CHARM – Challenger Chieftain Armament

• CHEM – Chemical

• CHIP – Challenger Improvement Program

• CHS – Commander's Hand Station

CI – Counter-Intelligence

• CI – Commander's Interface

• CIC – Combat Information Centre

• CIE – Clothing and Individual Equipment

• CIFV – Composite Infantry Fighting Vehicle

• CIG – Cannon Interface Gear

• CILAS – Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers

• CINC – Commander In-Chief

• CINCAFCOM – Commander-In-Chief, African Command

• CINCCENTCOM – Commander-In-Chief, Central Command

• CINCAD – Commander-In-Chief, Aerospace Defense Command

• CINCAL – Commander-In-Chief, Alaska

• CINCCFC – Commander-In-Chief, Combined Forces Command

• CINCEUR – Commander-In-Chief, Europe

• CINCHAN – Commander-In-Chief, Channel (NATO)

• CINCLANT – Commander-In-Chief, Atlantic

• CINCLANTFLT – Commander-In-Chief, Atlantic Fleet

• CINCMAC – Commander-In-Chief, Military Airlift Command

• CINCNET – Commander-In-Chief, Network

• CINCNORAD – Commander-In-Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command

• CINCNORTH – Commander-In-Chief, Pacific

• CINCRED – Commander-In-Chief, Readiness Command

• CINCSOUTH – Commander-In-Chief, Southern Command

• CINCSTRIKE – Commander-In-Chief, Strike Command

• CINCUNC – Commander-In-Chief, United Nations Command

• CINCUNK – Commander-In-Chief, United Nations Force, Korea

• CINCUSAFE – Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe

• CINCUSAREUR – Commander-In-Chief, Army, Europe

• CINCUSNAVEUR – Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe

• CIO – Chief Information Officer

• CIP – Combat Identification Panel

• CIPR – Concept In-Process Review

• CIS – Chartered Industries of Singapore

• CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States

• CITV – Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (US)

• CIU – Commanders Interface Unit

• CIWS – Close-In Weapons System

• CIV – Civilian

• CJCS – Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

• CJCSI – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction

• CJCSM – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual

• CJTF – Commander, Joint Task Force

• CKPT – Cockpit

• CL – Light Cruiser

• CLAMS – Clear Lane Marking System (US)

• CLASS – Computerized Laser Sight System

CLAWS – Close Combat Light Armor Weapon System (US)

• CLAWS – Container Launched Attack Weapon System

• CLM-E – Continuous Learning Modules – Engineering

• CLGP – Cannon-Launched Guided Projectile (US)

• CLOE – Common Logistics Operating Environment

• CLOS – Command to Line Of Sight

CLS – Combat Life Support

• CLS – Contract Logistics Support

• CLU – Command Launch Unit (as used in FGM-148 Javelin)

• CM – Counter Measures

• CMD – Command

• CM – Color-Marking or "continue mission"

• CMP – Configuration Management Plan

• CMV – Combat Mobility Vehicle

CMS – Common Missile System

• CMS – Compact Modular Sight

• CMT – Cadmium–Mercury Telluride

• CMV – Combat Mobility Vehicle (US)

• CNCE – Communications Network Control Element

• CNP – Candidate Nomination Proposals

• CNVD – Clip-on Night Vision Device

• COA – Course Of Action

• COB – Close of Business

• CO – Commanding officer

• Co – Company

• COA – Course of Action

• COB – Close of Business

• COC – Chain of Command

• COCOM – Combatant Commander

• COE – Chief of Engineers

• COG – Course Over Ground

• COI – Critical Operational Issue

• COIC – Critical Operational Issues and Criteria

• COIN – Counterinsurgency

• COM/INT – Communications/Intercept

• COMARLANT – Commander, U.S. Army Forces, Atlantic

• COMDCAEUR – Commander, Defense Communications Agency, Europe

• COMINT – Communications Jamming

• COMJTF – Commander, Joint Task Force

• COMPUSEC - Computer Security

• COMOPTEVFOR – Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force

• COMSAT – Communications Satellite

• COMSEC- Communications Security

• COMVAT – Combat Vehicles Armament Technology (US)

• COMZ – Communications Zone

• CONOPS – Concept of Operations

• CONUS – Continental United States

• COP – Combat Outpost

• COS – Chief of Section

• CoS – Chief of Staff

• COSCOM – Corps Support Command (US Army)

• COTAC – Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire)

• COTS – Commercial-Off-The-Shelf

• COV – Counter Obstacle Vehicle (US)

COZ – Central Operations Zone

• COZ – Controlled Operations Zone

• CoZ – Counteroffensive Zone

CP – Command Post

• CP – Concrete-Piercing

• CPAWS - Charged Particle Weapon System

• CPD – Capability Production Document

• CPDU – Computer Power Distribution Unit

• CPL – Corporal

• CPO – Civilian Personnel Office

• CPOC – Civilian Personnel Operations Center

• CPR – Common Practice Round

• CPS – Cardinal Points Specification (UK)

• CPV – Command Post Vehicle

• CPV – Commander's Panoramic Viewer

• CPVEU – Commander's Panoramic Viewer Electronics Unit

• CPVSA – Commander's Panoramic Viewer Sensor Assembly

• CPX – Command Post Exercise

• CQB – Close Quarters Battle

• CQBR – Close-Quarters Battle Receiver

CR – Capability Requirement

• CR – Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment

CRB – Configuration Review Board

• CRB – Capstone Requirements Document

• C-RDAP – Civilian – Rotational Developmental Assignment Program

• CRISAT – Collaborative Research into Small Arms Technology

• CRM – Composite Risk Management (US)

• CRMP – Computer Resource Management Plan

• CROWS – Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station

• CRR – Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car)

• CRT – Cathode Ray Tube

• CRTC – Cold Regions Test Center

• CRWG – Computer Resources Working Group

• CRU – Cable Reel Unit

CS – Communications Subsystem

• CS – Confined Space

• CS – Communications Squadron (USAF)

• CSA – Chief of Staff (Army)

• CSAD – Commander's Situational Awareness Display

• CSC – Computer Software Concept

• CSCI – Computer Software Configuration Item

• CSB – Combat Support Boat

• CSE – Chargeable to Support Equipment

• CSF – Combined Service Forces

• CSI – computer-Synthesized Image

• CSM – Command Sergeant Major

CSS – Combat Service Support

• CSS – Computer Sighting System

• CSSBL – Combat Service Support Battle Lab

• CSSD – Combat Service Support Detachment

• CT – Customer Test

• CTA – Case Telescoped Ammunition

• CTD – Concept Technology Demonstrator

• CTC – Combat Training Center

• CTEA – Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis

• CTEIP – Central Test and Evaluation Improvement Program

• CTG – Cartridge

• CTI – Central Tire Inflation

• CTIS – Central Tire Inflation System

• CTO – Central Treaty Organization or Baghdad Pact

• CTP – Critical Technical Parameter

• CTSF – Central Technical Support Facility

CTR – Close Target Recce

• CTR – Contractor

• CTRA – Carro de Transporte Sobre Rodas Anfibo (amphibious tracking scout car)

• CTT – Challenger Training Tank

• CUOPS – Current Operations

• CUP – Control Unit Panel

CV – Commander's Vehicle

• CV – Aircraft Carrier

• CV90 – Combat Vehicle 90

• CVAST – Combat Vehicle Armament System Technology (US)

• CVC – Combat Vehicle Crewman's

• CVR-T – Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance - Tracked (UK)

• CVR-W – Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance - Wheeled (UK)

• CVRDE – Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (India)

• CVT – Controlled Variable Time

• CVTTS – Combat Vehicle Targeting System

• CW – Chemical Warfare

• CWA – Chemical Warfare Agent

• CWBS – Contract Work Breakdown Structure

• CWG – Communications Working Group

• CWO – Chief Warrant Officer

• CWR – Continuous Wave radar

• CWS – Cupola Weapon Station

• CY – Calendar Year

D

• D&O – Doctrinal and Organizational

• DA – Department of the Army

• DA – Double Action

• DAA – Designated Approving Authority

• DAB – Defense Acquisition Board

• DAC – DEFCOM Analysis Cover

• DAE – Defense Acquisition Executive

• DAES – Defense Acquisition Evaluations System

• DAG – Data Authentication Group

• DAGR – Defense Advanced GPS Receiver

• DAHA – Dual-Axis Head Assembly

• DAIG – Department of the Army Inspector General

• DA IPR – DA In-Process Review

• DAO – Double Action Only

• DAP – Designated Acquisition Program

• DAP – Distant Aiming Point

• DAPS – Dismounted Assured P(osition, Navigation, Timing,) System

• DARCOM – US Army Matériel Development and Readiness Command

• DAREOD – Damaged Airfield Reconnaissance Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)

• DARPANET – DARPA Network

• DAS – Deep Air Support

• DAS Director of the Army Staff

• DAS – Defensive Aids System/suite

• DASP – Demountable Artillery Surveillance Pod

• DATO – Denial Authority To Operate

• DAU – Defense Acquisition University

• DAWIA – Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act

• DB – Database

• DB – Delayed-Blowback

• DBBL – Dismounted Battle Battle Lab

• DC – Data Collector

• DC – Direct Current

• DCA – Digital Control Assembly

• DCA – Défense Contre Avions (anti-aircraft)

• DCAS – Defense Contract Administration Services

• DCB – Driver's Control Box

• DCCT – Dismounted Close Combat Trainer

• DCD – Directorate of Combat Developments

• DCG – Deputy Commanding General

• DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency

• DCR – DOTMLPF Change Recommendation

• DCS – Diagnostic Control Software

• DD – Drivers Display

• DD – Detroit Diesel

• DD – Destroyer

• DDA – Detroit Diesel Allison

• DDS – Department of Defense Support

• DDU – Digital Display Unit

• DE – Data Element

• DEAD – Destruction of Enemy Air Defense

• DECA – Digital Electronic Control Assembly

• DEFA – direction des études et fabrications d'armement

• DEFCON – Defense Readiness Condition

• DEM/VAL – Demonstration and Validation (phase)

• DEP – Deputy

• DEPSECDEF – Deputy Secretary of Defense

• DERA – Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (UK)

• DESO – Defense Export Sales Organization (UK)

• DET – Detachment

• DEV – Developer

• DFAC – Dining Facility (US)

• DFCS – Digital Fire-Control System

• DFSV – Direct Fire Support Vehicle

• DFV – Desert Fighting Vehicle

• DDG – Guided Missile Destroyer

• DG – Door Gunner (Helicopter)

• DHA – Display Head Assembly

• DHSS – Data Handling Subsystem

• DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency (US)

• DIACAP – Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process

• DIAG – Diagnostic

• DICON – Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria

• DID – Data Item Description

• DIMM – Dimmer

• DIP – Driver Instrument Panel

• DIPR – Detailed Test Plan in-Process Review

• DIR – Director

• DIS – Distributed Interactive Simulation

• DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency

• DISCOM – Division Support Command

• DISNET – Defense Integrated Secure Network

• DISUM – Daily Intelligence Summary

• DIVARTY – Division Artillery

• DLA – Defense Logistics Agency

• DMC – Digital Magnetic Compass

• DMR – Designated marksman rifle

• DMR – Detect, Mitigate, Recover

• DMSO – Defense Modeling and Simulation Office

• DMU – Distance Measurement Unit

• DN – Data Net

• DNRS – day/night range sight

• DoD – Department of Defense (US)

• DODD – Department of Defense Directive

• DODI – Department of Defense Instruction

• DODIG – Department of Defense Inspector General

• DOD-STD – Department of Defense Standard

• DOE – Design of Experiments

• DOIM – Directorate of Information Management (US Army)

• DOP – Department of Productivity

• DOS – Date of Separation

• DOT&E – Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

• DOTMLPF – Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities

• DOTSP – Doctrinal and Organizational Test Support Package

• DP – Data Processing

• DP – demonstration purpose

• DP – dual purpose

• DPA – Defence Procurement Agency (UK)

• DPE – Data Processing Equipment (or Element)4

• DPEO – Deputy Program Executive Officer

• DPG – Defense Planning Guidance

• DPM – Deputy Program Manager

• DPM – Deputy Project Manager

• DPM – Deputy Product Manager

• DPICM – Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (US)

• DPTR – diopter

• DPW – Directorate of Public Works

• DQT – Development Qualification Testing

• DR – Data Requirement

• DR – Decision Review

• DRA – Defence Research Agency (UK)

• DRB – Design Review Board

• DRI – Detection, Recognition, & Identification

• DRM – Director of Resource Management

• DROPS – demountable rack offloading and pick-up system

• DROS – Date of Return Overseas (US)

• DRP – Data Reduction Plan

• DRT – Design Review Team

• DS – Direct Support

• DS/GS – Direct Support/General Support

• DS/T – practice discarding sabot/tracer

• DSA – Defense Supply Agency

• DSACS – direct support armored cannon system (US)

• DSAD – Driver's Situational Awareness Display

• DSAU – Diagnostic Signal Acquisition Unit

• DSETS – direct support electrical test system

• DSM – Data Source Matrix

• DSMC – Defense Systems Management College

• DSN – Defense Switched Network

• DSNET – Defense Secure Network

• DSO – Defence Sales Organisation

• DSRV – Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (US)

• DSS – Direct Support System

• DSSW – Defense Services Support – Washington

• DST – Direct Support Team

• DSWS – Division Support Weapon System

• DT – Developmental Test

• DT&E – Developmental Test and Evaluation

• DTAT – Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres

• DTC – Developmental Test Command

• DTG – Date Time Group

• DTIC – Defense Technical information Center

• DTIP – Developmental Test Instrumentation Program

• DTP – Detailed Test Plan

• DTRR – Developmental Test Readiness Review

• DTT – Doctrinal and Tactical Training

• DTT – driver training tank

• DTV – Driver's Thermal Viewer

• DU – Display Unit / Detector Unit

• DU – depleted uranium

• DUA TST – Directory User Agent Tactical Support Team

• DUSA – Deputy Under Secretary of the Army

• DUSA-TE – Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for Test Evaluation

• DUSD – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

• DUSD(ATL) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

• DV – demining vehicle

• DVC – Day Video Camera

• DVE – driver's vision enhancer

• DVO – Direct Vision Optics

• DVO – Driver, Vehicle, and Operator (drop zone)

• DWFK – deep water fording kit

• DZ – drop zone

E

• EAAK – Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)

• EAC – Enhanced Attitude Control (warthog A10)

• EAS – End of Active Service

• EAOS – Enhanced Artillery Observation System

• EBG – Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle)

• EBR – Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle)

• EBRC – Engine Blindé à roues de Contact

• EC – Enhanced Carbine

• ECB – Engineering and Construction Bulletins

• ECM – Electronic countermeasures

• ECOS – Enhanced Combat Optical Sight

• ECS – Environmental Control Subsystem

• ECV – Enhanced Capacity Vehicle

• EDD – Explosive Detonation Disruption

• EDS – Electric Drive System

• – Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges

• EFC – equivalent full charge

• EFCR – equivalent full charge rounds

• EFM – Explosives Factory Maribyrnong

• EFP – Expanded Feasibility Phase

• EFP – Explosively Formed Penetrator

• EFV – Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV)

• EFVS – Electronic Fighting Vehicle System (US)

• EG – External Gun

• EGLM – Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module

• EI – Engineering and Installation

• EIS – Engineering and Installation Squadron

• EI SIT – Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team

• ELB – Extended Life Barrel

• ELEC – Electrical, Electric

• ELEK – Electronic

• ELEX – Electronics

• ELKE – Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)

• ELSAP – Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)

• EM – electromagnetic

• EMALS – Electromagnetic Aircraft Launcher System

• EMC – Executive Management Committee

• EMD – Engineering and Manufacturing Development

• EMDG – Euromissile Dynamics Group

• EMEW – Electromagnet Explosive Warhead

• EMG – externally mounted gun

• EMP – electromagnetic pulse

• EMPG – Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade

• EMSEC – Emissions Security

• ENGESA – Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)

• EOC – Essential Operational Capability

• EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• EOR – Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance

• EOTS – Electro-Optical Targeting System

• EOW – End of Watch

• EPC – Electronic plane conversion

• EPC – Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank)

• EPG – Enhanced Performance Grenade

• EPG – European Production Group

• EPG – European Programme Group

• EPS – Electrical Power Subsystem

• EPU – Electronics Processing Unit

• ER – enhanced radiation

• ER – extended range

• ERA – explosive reactive armour

• ERA – extended range ammunition

• ERC – Engin de Reconnaissance Canon

• ERFB – extended range full-bore

• ERFB-BB – extended range full-bore – base bleed

• ERGFCDS – Extended Range Gunnery Fire-Control Demonstration System

• ERGP – extended range guided projectile

• ERMIS – Extended Range Modification Integration System

• ERP – Extended Range Projectile

• ERSC – extended range subcalibre

• ERV – emergency rescue vehicle

• ERV – Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle

• ES – Extreme Spread

• ESAF – Electronic Safety and Arm Function

• ESD – Electronique Serge Dassault

• ESLDE – Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow

• ESPAWS – Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US)

• ESRS – electro-slag refined steel

• ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival

• ETC – ElectroThermal Cannon

• ETD – Estimated Time of Departure

• ETE – Estimated Time of Endurance

• ETM – Electronic Technical Manuals

• ETS – Elevated TOW System

• ETS – Engineer Tank System

• ETS – End of Term of Service (discharge date) (US)

• EW – electronic warfare

• EWK – Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Gцppner

• EWS – external weapon station

F

• FAAD – Forward Area Air Defense

• FAAR – AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar

• FAARP – Forward Area Arming & Refueling Point

• FAASV – Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (US)

• FAC – Forward Air Control(er)

• FAC-A – Forward Air Control(er)-Airborne

• FACE – Field Artillery Computer Equipment

• FAL – Fusil Automatique Légère

• FAPDS – Frangible Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot

• FARP – Forward Area Refueling Point

• FARS – field artillery rocket system

• FARV-A – Future Armored Resupply Vehicle – Artillery (US)

• FAST – Forward Area Support Team or Future Assault Shell Technology

• FAV – Fast Attack Vehicle (US)

• FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

• FBM – Fleet Ballistic Missile

• FBRV – Future Beach Recovery Vehicle (UK)

• FCC – Fire Command Centre

• FCC – Fire-Control Computer

• FCCVS – Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US)

• FCE – fire-control equipment

• FCLV – Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (UK)

• FCS – fire-control system/subsystem

• FCS – Future Combat System

• FCU – Fire Control Unit

• FDC – fire direction centre

• FDCV – fire direction centre vehicle

• FDSWS – Future Direct Support Weapon System

• FEBA – Forward Edge of the Battle Area

• FEP – Firepower Enhancement Programme

• FET – Future Engineer Tank

• FFAR – Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

• FFE – Fire for Effect

• FFR – Fitted For Radio

• FFSS – Future Fighting Soldier System

• FFW – Fitted For Wireless

• FG – field gun

• FH – field howitzer

• FIBUA – Fighting In Built-Up Areas

• FID – Foreign Internal Defense

• FIFV – Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (US)

• FIRM – Floating Integrated Rail Mount

• FIS – Fuze Interface System

• FISH – Fighting In Someone's House (UK) (Colloquial. Slang term for FIBUA)

• FIST – Future Integrated Soldier Technology (UK), Fire Support Team (US)

• FISTV – Fire Support Team Vehicle (US)

• FITOW – Further Improved TOW (US)

• FLEA – Frangible Low-Energy Ammunition (i.e. a fragmentation grenade or a low-yield IED)

• FLIR – forward-looking infra-red

• FLOT – forward line of own troops

• FLSW – Future Light Support Weapon

• FM – U.S. Army Field Manuals

• FM – Titanium tetrachloride (code designation)

• FMBS – Family of Muzzle Brake/Suppressors

• FMC – Food Machinery Corporation

• FMF – Fleet Marine Force

• FMJ – Full Metal Jacket

• FMJBT – Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail

• FMJLF – Full Metal Jacket Lead Free

• FMN – Federated Mission Networking

• FMPDS – Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot

• FMS – Foreign Military Sales

• FMTV – Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

• FN – Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer)

• FNG – Fucking New Guy

• FO – Forward Observer

• FOB – Forward Operating Base

• FOC – Full Operational Capability

• FOD – Foreign Object Damage (i.e., damage not caused by enemy fire. Includes bugs, dirt, etc.) (Aviation)

• FOG – Fibre Optic Gyro

• FOM – Fibre Optic Missile

• FOO – forward observation officer

• FORTIS – Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System

• FOTT – Follow on to TOW

• FOV – field of view

• FPA – Focal Plane Array

• FPL – Final Protective Fire

• FRAG – fragmentation

• FRAGO – FRAGmentary Order. (see OPORD)

• FRED – Field ration eating device (Australia)

• FRES – Future Rapid Effect System

• FROG – free rocket over ground

• FS – fire support element

• FSAT - full scale aerial target

• FSCL – fire support coordination line

• FSCM – fire support coordination measure

• FSCV – fire support combat vehicle

• FSED – full-scale engineering development (US)

• FSSG – Force Service Support Group

• FST – Future Soviet Tank/Follow-on Soviet Tank

• FSV – fire support vehicle

• FSV – Future Scout Vehicle (US)

• FTA – Frangible Training Ammunition

• FTMA – Future Tank Main Armament

• FTS – Future Tank Study

• FTT – Field Tactical Trainer

• FUBAR – Fouled/Fucked Up Beyond All Reason/Recognition/Repair

• FUE – First Unit Equipped

• FUG – Felderitц Usу Gépkosci

• FV – fighting vehicle

• FV/GCE – fighting vehicle gun control equipment

• FVDD – Fighting Vehicle Development Division

• FVRDE – Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (UK)

• FVS – Fighting Vehicle System (US)

• FVSC – Fighting Vehicle Systems Carrier (US)

• FY – fiscal year

G

• g – gramme(s)

• G – gendarmerie

• GAMA – Gun automatic multiple ammunition

• GAO – General Accounting Office

• GAP – Gun aiming post

• GBAD – Ground-based air defence

• GCE – Gun control equipment

• GCT – Grande Cadence de Tir (high rate of fire)

• GCU – Gun control unit

• GCW – Gross combined weight (not "gross combat weight"). Gross vehicle weight (GVW) plus gross trailer weight (GTW).

• GD – General Dynamics

• GDLS – General Dynamics Land Systems

• GDU – Gun display unit

• GFE – Government-furnished equipment

• GH – Gun-howitzer

• GIGN- Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale ("National Gendarmerie Intervention Group")

• GIAT – Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres

• GL – Grenade launcher

• GLATGM – Gun launched anti-tank guided missile

• GLC – Gun lay computer

• GLDNSM – Grenade launcher day–night sight mount

• GLH-H – Ground-Launched Hellfire-Heavy (US)

• GLLD – Ground Laser Locator Designator (US)

• GLS – Gesellschaft für Logistischen Service

• GM, MVO – General Motors, Military Vehicle Operations

• GMC – General Motors Corporation

• GMF — Ground Mobile Forces

• GMG – Grenade machine gun

• GMLRS – Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

• GMS – Gun Management System

• GND – Ground (electrical)

• GOCO – government-owned, contractor-operated (US)

• GOP – General Out Post

• GP – General purpose

• GP – guided projectile

• GPMG – General-purpose machine gun

• GPO – Gun position officer

• GPS – Global Positioning System

• GPS – Gunner's primary sight

• GPSS – Gunner's primary sight subsystem

• GR – Gajaba Regiment (Sri Lanka)

• GREM – Grenade rifle entry munition

• GRIT – Group, range, indication, type of fire

• GRU – Glavnoe Razvedyvatel'noe Upravlenie, meaning main intelligence directorate

• GSR – General staff requirement (US)

• GSRS – General support rocket system

• GSG9- Grenzschutzgruppe 9 der Bundespolizei (Border Protection Group 9 of the Federal Police)

• GSOF – Georgian Special Operations Forces

• GST – General staff target

• GST – Gesellschaft für System-Technik

• GTCS – Gun test and control system

• GTG – Good to go

• GTI – German tank improvement

• GTW – Gross trailer weight

• GVW – Gross vehicle weight: curb weight plus max payload weight.

• GW – Gemunu Watch (Sri Lanka)

• GW – Guided weapon

H

• h – hour(s)

• H&K – Heckler and Koch

• HAB – Heavy Assault Bridge (US)

• HAB – Heavy Artillery Brigade (UK)

• HAG – Heavy Artillery Gun

• HAHO – High Altitude High Opening

• HALO – High Altitude Low Opening, High Activity/Low Observable

• HAMS – Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron – Marine Aircraft Group (USMC)

• HAWK – Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US)

• HB – heavy barrel

• HBAR – Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle

• HC – Hexachloroethane/zinc

• HC – high-capacity

• HC – Hollow Charge

• HCER – high-capacity extended range

• HCHE – high-capacity high-explosive

• HCT – HOT Compact Turret

• HDS – HOLOgraphic Diffraction Sight

• HE – high-explosive

• HE-APERS – high-explosive anti-personnel

• HE-FRAG – high-explosive fragmentation

• HE-FRAG-FS – high-explosive fragmentation – fin-stabilized

• HE-FS – high-explosive – fin-stabilized

• HE-S – high-explosive spotting

• HE-T – high-explosive tracer

• HE/PR – high-explosive practice

• HEAA – High-Explosive Anti-Armour

• HEAB – High-Explosive Air Burst

• HEAP – High-Explosive Armor-Piercing

• HEAP-T – high-explosive anti-personnel – tracer

• HEAT – high-explosive anti-tank

• HEAT-FS – high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilized

• HEAT-MP – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose

• HEAT-MP(P) – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose (practice)

• HEAT-T – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer

• HEAT-T-HVY – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer – heavy

• HEAT-T-MP – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer – multipurpose

• HEAT-TP-T – high-explosive anti-tank – target practice – tracer

• HED-D – Hybrid Electric Drive – Demonstrator

• HEDP – high-explosive dual-purpose

• HEER – High-Explosive Extended Range (US)

• HEF – high-explosive fragmentation

• HEFT – High-Explosive Follow Through

• HEI – high-explosive incendiary

• HEIAP – High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition

• HEIT – high-explosive incendiary tracer

• HEL – High-Energy Laser (US)

• HEL – Human Engineering Laboratory (US)

• HELP – Howitzer Extended Life Program (US)

• HEMAT – Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer (US)

• HEMP – High-Explosive Multi-Purpose

• HEMTT – Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US)

• HEP – high-explosive plastic

• HEP-T – high-explosive practice – tracer

• HEPD – high-explosive point detonating

• HERA – high-explosive rocket-assisted

• HESH – high-explosive squash head

• HESH-T – high-explosive squash head – tracer

• HET-PF – high-explosive tracer – percussion fuze

• HETF – High Explosive Time Fuzed

• HETS – Heavy Equipment Transport System

• HFCC – Howitzer Fire-Control Computer (US)

• HFHTB – Human Factors Howitzer TestBed (US)

• HFM – Heavy Force Modernisation (US)

• HIFV – Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle

• HIMAG – High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US)

• HIMARS – High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US)

• HIP – Howitzer Improvement Program (US)

• HIRE – Hughes Infrared Equipment

• HITP – High-Ignition Temperature Propellant

• HIU – Heading Indicator Unit

• HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage

• HMD – Helmet-Mounted Display

• HMG – Heavy Machine Gun

• HMH – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron

• HMLC – High-Mobility Load Carrier

• HML/A – Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron

• HMM – Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

• HMMWV – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

• HMX – Marine Special Mission Helicopter Squadron

• HOE – Holographic Optical Element

• HOT – Haute subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé

• How – Howitzer

• HP – High Power; Hollow Point

• hp – Horsepower

• HPFP – High-Performance Fragmentation Projectile

• HPS – Helmet Pointing System (or Sight)

• HPT – high-pressure test

• HRST – Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique

• HRU – Heading Reference Unit

• HS – Headquarters Squadron – Marine Wing Support Group (USMC)

• HSS – Hunter Sensor Suite

• HSTV(L) – High-Survivability Test Vehicle (Lightweight) (US)

• HTTB – High-Technology TestBed (US)

• HUD – Head-up display

• HVAP – high-velocity armour-piercing

• HVAP-T – high-velocity armour-piercing tracer

• HVAPDS – high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot

• HVAPDS-T – high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot – tracer

• HVAPFSDS – high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot

• HVCC – High Velocity Canister Cartridge

• HVM – Hypervelocity Missile

• HVSS – horizontal volute spring suspension

• HVSW – Hypervelocity Support Weapon

• HVTP-T – high-velocity target practice – tracer

• HWSTD – High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator

• HYPAK – Hydraulic Power Assist Kit

I

• I – Incendiary

• IAF – Indian Air Force

• IAFV – infantry armoured fighting vehicle

• IAI – Israel Aircraft Industries

• IAL – Infrared Aiming Light

• IASD – Instant Ammunition Selection Device

• IBAS – Improved Bradley Acquisition System

• ICBM – Intercontinental ballistic missile

• ICC – information co-ordination centre

• ICM – Improved Conventional Munition

• ICM – BB improved conventional munition base bleed

• ICV – Infantry Combat Vehicle

• IDF – Israel Defense Forces

• IDF – Indirect fire

• IDW – Individual Defence Weapon

• IED – Improvised Explosive Device

• IEPG – Independent European Program Group

• IFCS – Improved/Integrated Fire-Control System

• IFF – Identification Friend or Foe

• IFV – infantry fighting vehicle

• IFVwCM – Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures (US)

• IGLS – Individual Grenade Launcher System

• II – image intensification/intensifier

• IIR – Imaging Infra-Red

• ILL – illuminating

• ILMS – Improved Launcher Mechanical System

• ILS – Integrated Logistic Support

• IM – Insensitive Munition(s)

• IMMLC – Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier

• IMSC – International Maritime Security Construct

• IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit

• INSAS – Indian Small Arms System

• InSb – Indium-antimonide

• INS -Indian Naval ship

• IOC – initial operational capability

• IOF – Indian Ordnance Factory

• IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

• IPF – Initial Production Facility

• IPO – International Programme Office

• IPPD – Integrated Product Process Development

• IR – Infra-Red

• IRBM – Intermediate-range ballistic missile

• IRU – Inertial Reference Unit

• IS – internal security

• ISD – In Service Date

• ISGU – Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit

• ISR – Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance

• ISU – Integrated Sight Unit

• ISV – Internal Security Vehicle

• ITAS – Improved Target Acquisition System

• ITOW – Improved TOW

• ITPIAL – Infra-red Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser

• ITT – Invitation To Tender

• ITV – Improved TOW Vehicle (US)

• IVPDL – Inter-Vehicle Positioning and Data Link (US)

• IWAT Insurgency Weapons And Tactics

• IW – Individual Weapon

• IWS – Improved Weapon System

J

• JASDF – Japan Air Self-Defense Force

• JBMoU – Joint Ballistic Memorandum of Understanding

• JDAM – Joint Direct Attack Munition

• JETDS – Joint Electronics Type Designation System

• JERRV – Joint Engineer Rapid Response Vehicle

• JGSDF – Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

• JHP – Jacketed hollow point

• JLTV – Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

• JMAC – Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon

• JMSDF – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

• JOIR – Joint Operations Information Range

• JPO – Joint Project Office

• JSC – Joint Steering Committee

• JSCS – Joint Service Combat Shotgun

• JSDF – Japan Self-Defense Force

• JSOC – Joint Special Operations Command

• JSP – Jacketed Soft Point

• JSSAMP – Joint Services Small Arms Master Plan

• JSSAP – Joint Service Small Arms Program

• JTIDS – Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

K

• KAAV – Korean Armoured Amphibious Vehicle

• KAC – Knight's Armament Company

• KE – Kinetic energy

• KEC – Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation

• KEM – Kinetic Energy Missile (US)

• kg – kilogramme(s)

• KHA – Killed Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)

• KIA – Killed in Action

• KIFV – Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle

• KNHA – Killed Non-Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)

• KPA – Korean People's Army

L

• LAAG – light anti-aircraft gun

• LAAM – Light Anti-Aircraft Missile

• LCAC – Landing Craft Air Cushion

• LAD – light aid detachment

• LADS – light air defense system (US)

• LAG – Light Artillery Gun

• LALO – Low Altitude Low Opening

• LAM – Laser Aiming Module

• LAP – Load-Assemble-Pack (LAP) munitions production

• LAPES – Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System

• LAR – Light Automatic Rifle

• LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

• LASIP – Light Artillery System Improvement Plan

• LATS – Light Armoured Turret System

• LAU – Light Armoured Unit

• LAV – Light Armored Vehicle (US)

• LAV – Light Assault Vehicle (US)

• LAV-AD – Light Armored Vehicle – Air Defense

• LAW – Light Anti-tank Weapon

• LB – Long Barrel

• LC – Laser Collimator

• LCD – Liquid crystal display

• LCS – Loader Control System

• LCU – Landing Craft Utility

• LCV – Light Contingency Vehicle (LCV) (US)

• LD – Low drag, Line of Departure

• LE – Law Enforcement

• LED – light emitting diode

• LEP – Life Extension Programme

• LEU – Launcher Erector Unit

• LF – ATGW Light Forces' Anti-Tank Guided Weapon

• LF – Linked Feed

• LFA – Low Flying Area

• LFHG – Lightweight Fragmentation Hand Grenade

• LFL – Light Fighter Lethality

• LIA – Linear Induction Accelerator

• LIC – Low Intensity Conflict

• LIMAWS – Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System

• LION – Lightweight Infra-red Observation Night sight

• LIW – Lyttleton Engineering Works

• LKP – Loader Keyboard Panel

• LLAD – low-level air defence

• LLLTV – low light level television

• LLM – Launcher Loader Module

• LMAW – Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon

• LMG – Light Machine Gun

• LNS – Land Navigation System

• LNS – Laying and Navigation System

• L/O – Liaison Officer

• LOAL – Lock-On After Launch

• LOBL – Lock-On Before Launch

• LOC – Line Of Communication

• LOLEX – Low-altitude parachute-extraction system

• LOS – Line Of Sight

• LOSAT – Line Of Sight Anti-Tank

• LOSBR – Line Of Sight Beam Riding

• LP – Liquid Propellant

• LP – Listening Post

• LPC – Launch Pod Container

• LPC – Launcher Pod Carrier

• LPG – Liquid Propellant Gun

• LPO – Leading Petty Officer

• LPT – Low-Profile Turret

• LPTS – Lightweight Protected Turret System

• LR – Long Rifle

• LR – Long-Range

• LRAR – Long Range Artillery Rocket

• LRASS – Long-Range Advanced Scout System

• LRAT – long-range anti-tank

• LRBB – long-range base bleed

• LRD – Long Range Deflagrator

• LRF – laser rangefinder

• LRF – Low Recoil Force

• LRHB – long-range hollow base

• LRIP – Low-Rate Initial Production

• LRM – Laser Rangefinder Module

• LRN – Lead Round Nose

• LRN – Low Recoil NORICUM

• LRRP – Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol

• LRSA – Long Range Sniper Ammunition

• LRSU – Long Range Surveillance Unit

• LRU – Launcher Replenishment Unit

• LRU – Line Replacement Unit

• LRU – Line-Replaceable Unit

• LSAT- Lightweight Small Arms Technologies

• LSB – Landing Support Battalion

• LSO – Landing signal officer

• LSS – Lightweight Shotgun System

• LST – Landing Ship, Tank

• LSVW – Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada)

• LSW – Light Support Weapon

• LTA – Launch Tube Assembly

• LTD – Laser Target Designator

• LTFCS – Laser Tank Fire-Control System

• LTP – Laser Target Pointer, Luminesant Training Projectile

• LUTE – Lightweight Uncooled Thermal Imager Equipment

• LVA – landing vehicle assault (US)

• LVS – Lightweight Video Sight

• LVT – Landing Vehicle Tracked (US)

• LVTC – Landing Vehicle Tracked Command (US)

• LVTE – Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer (US)

• LVTH – Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer (US)

• LVTP – Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel (US)

• LVTR – Landing Vehicle Tracked Recovery (US)

• LWC – Lead Wad Cutter

• LWIR – Long Wave Infrared

• LWL – LightWeight Launcher

• LWML – LightWeight Multiple Launcher

• LWMMG – LightWeight Medium Machine Gun

• LWMS – LightWeight Modular Sight

• LWS – laser warning system

• LWT – light weapon turret

• LZ – landing zone

• LRW – Light Repair Works (Indian Army)

M

• m – metre(s)

• m/s – metres per second

• MAB – Marine Amphibious Brigade

• MABS – Marine Air Base Squadron

• MAC – Medium Armored Car (US)

• MAC – Military Airlift Command

• MACS – Modular Artillery Charge System

• MACS – Marine Air Control Squadron

• MADLS – Mobile Air Defence Launching System

• MAF – Marine Amphibious Force

• MAG – Marine Aircraft Group

• MAGTEC – Marine Air/Ground Training & Education Command

• MAGTF – Marine Air/Ground Task Force

• MAHEM – Magnetohydrodynamic Explosive Munition

• MALOS – Miniature Laser Optical Sight

• MALS – Marine Air Logistics Squadron

• MAMBA – Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar

• MANPADS – Man Portable Air Defense System

• MAOV – Mobile Artillery Observation Vehicle

• MAP – Military Aid Programme

• MAPS – Modular Azimuth Position System

• MAR – Micro Assault Rifle

• MARDI – Mobile Advanced Robotics Defence Initiative (UK)

• MARDIV – Marine Division (US)

• MARS – Military Amateur Radio Station

• MARS – Mini Assault Rifle System

• MARS – Multi-purpose Aiming Reflex Sight

• MARS – Multiple Artillery Rocket System

• MASS – Marine Air Support Squadron

• MATCS – Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron

• MATSG – Marine Air Training Support Group

• MAU(SOC) – Marine Amphibious Unit (Special Operations Capable)

• MAV – maintenance assist vehicle

• MAVD – MLRS Aim Verification Device

• MAW – Marine Air Wing (US)

• MBA – main battle area

• MBB – Messerschmitt-Bцlkow-Blohm

• MBC – Mortar Ballistic Computer

• MBF – Multiple-barrel firearm

• MBT – main battle tank

• MCISRE – Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise

• MCLOS – Manual Command to Line Of Sight

• MCRV – Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle

• MCS – Microclimate Conditioning System

• MCS – modular charge system

• MCSK – Mine Clearance System Kit (US)

• MCT – Medium Combat Tractor (US)

• MCT – Mercury Cadmium Telluride

• MCV – Mechanised Combat Vehicle

• MCWL – Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

• MCWS – Minor Caliber Weapons Station (US)

• MDB – Multi Domain Battle

• MDMP – Military Decision Making Process

• MDU – Map Display Unit

• MEB – Marine Expeditionary Brigade

• MEDEVAC – Medical Evacuation

• MEF – Marine Expeditionary Force

• MENS – Mission Element Need Statement (US)

• MEP – Modular Explosive Penetrator

• MEPS – Military Entrance Processing Station

• METO – Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact

• METL – Mission Essential Task List

• METT-TC – Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available—Time available, Civilians

• METT-TSL – Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and fire support available – Time available, Space, Logistics

• MEU – Marine Expeditionary Unit

• MEU(SOC) – Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)

• MEV – medical evacuation vehicle (US)

• MEWS – Mobile Electronic Warfare System

• MEWSS – Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System

• MF – multifunction

• MFC – Mortar Fire Control(ler)

• MFCS – Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System

• MFCV – Missile Fire-Control Vehicle

• MFF – munition filling factory

• MG – machine gun

• MGB – Medium Girder Bridge

• MGL – Multiple Grenade Launcher

• MGS – Mobile Gun System

• MGTS – MultiGun Turret System

• MGU – Mid-course Guidance Unit

• MI – Military Intelligence

• MIA – Missing In Action

• MICOM – Missile Command (US)

• MICV – Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle

• MILAN – Missile d'Infantrie Léger Antichar (light infantry anti-tank missile)

• MILDEC – Military deception

• MILES – Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (US)

• MILSPEC – Military Specification

• MILSTD – MILitary STANdard

• MILSTAR – MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)

• MIPS – Medium Integrated Propulsion System (US)

• MIR – Mechanized Infantry Regiment (Sri Lanka)

• MIRV – Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

• MLA – Manufacturing Licence Agreement

• MLC – Military Load Class

• MLC – Modular Load Carrier

• MLF – Marine Logistics Force

• MLR – Marine Littoral Regiment

• MLI – Mid-Life Improvement

• MLO – Muzzle Loaded Ordnance

• MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)

• mm – millimetre(s)

• MMBF – mean miles between failures

• MMG – Medium Machine Gun

• MMS – mast-mounted sight

• MMS – Modular Mounting System

• MNVD – Monocular night vision device

• MoA – Memorandum of Agreement

• MOA – Minute Of Angle

• MoD – Ministry of defence

• MODA – Ministry of Defence and Aviation

• MOLF – Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany)

• MOLLE – Modular lightweight load-carrying equipment

• MOPP – Mission Oriented Protective Posture (US)

• MOS – Military occupational specialty (US)

• MoU – Memorandum of Understanding

• MOUT – Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US)

• MP – Machine Pistol

• MP – Military police

• MPBAV – MultiPurpose Base Armoured Vehicle

• MPC – MultiPurpose Carrier (Netherlands)

• MPDS – Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot

• MPGS – Mobile Protected Gun System (US)

• MPI – Mean Point of Impact

• MPIM – MultiPurpose Individual Munition

• MPM – MultiPurpose Munition

• MPS – Maritime Prepositioning Ships (US)

• MPV – Multi-Purpose Vehicle

• MPWS – Mobile Protected Weapon System (US)

• MR – Medium Range

• MRAP – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle)

• MRAR – MultiRole Assault Round

• MRAV – MultiRole Armoured Vehicle

• MRBF – mean rounds before failure

• MRBS – mean rounds between stoppages

• MRE – Meal Ready to Eat

• MRS – multiple rocket system

• MRS – muzzle reference system

• MRSI – Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact

• MRV(R) – Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)

• MRVR – Mechanised Repair and Recovery Vehicle (US)

• MSSG – MAU/MEU Service Support Group (USMC)

• MSL – Missile

• MSLEX – Missile exercise

• MSR – Missile Simulation Round

• MSR – Main supply route

• MSTAR – Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar

• MSV – Modular Support Vehicle

• MT – mechanical time

• MTB – Mobility TestBed

• MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure

• MTI – moving target indication

• MTL – Materials Technology Laboratory (US)

• MTR – Mobile Test Rig (US)

• MTSQ – mechanical time and super-quick

• MTSQ – Mechanical Time Semi-Quick

• MTU – Motoren- und Turbinen-Union

• MTVL – mobile tactical vehicle light

• MUGS – Multipurpose Universal Gunner Sight

• MULE – Modular Universal Laser Equipment (US)

• MUSS – Multifunctional Selfprotection System

• MV – muzzle velocity

• MVEE – Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (UK)

• MVRS – Muzzle Velocity Radar System

• MWCS – Marine Wing Communications Squadron

• MWHS – Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron

• MWS – Manned Weapon Station (US)

• MWS – Modular Weapon System

• MWSG – Marine Wing Support Group

• MWSS – Marine Wing Support Squadron

N

• NAS – Naval Air Station

• NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• NAVSEA – Naval Sea Systems Command

• NBC – Nuclear, biological, chemical

• NBMR – NATO basic military requirement

• NCIS – Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)

• NCO – Non-commissioned officer (US, E-4 – E-9)

• NCOIC – Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge

• NDI – Non-developmental item

• NDU – Navigation display unit

• NFOV – Narrow field of view

• NG – New/next generation

• Ni/Cd – Nickel–cadmium

• NLAW – Next lightweight anti-armour weapon

• NLOS-C – Non-line-of-sight cannon

• NLOS-M – Non-line-of-sight mortar

• NOD(s) – Night observation device(s)

• NOE – Nap-of-the-earth

• NOTAM – Notice to airmen

• NPAWS - Neutral particle weapon system

• NRF – NATO Response Force

• NS – Network services

• NTC – National Training Center (USA)

• NUGP – nominal unit ground pressure

• NV – Night Vision

• NVD – Night vision device

• NVE – Night vision equipment

• NVESD – Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate

• NVG – Night vision goggle

• NVS – Night vision system

• NZDF – New Zealand Defence Force

• NZEF – New Zealand Expeditionary Force (in WWI & WWII)

• NZSAS – New Zealand Special Air Service

O

• OBR – Optical Beam-Riding

• OCC – Obus à Charge Creusé (shaped-charge shell)

• OCOKA – Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach.

• OCSW – Objective Crew-Served Weapon

• OCU – Operational Centre Unit

• ODE – Ordnance Development and Engineering (Singapore)

• OEG – Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight)

• OEO – optical and electro-optical

• OFSA – Objective Family of Small Arms

• OFSA – One Size Fits All

• OFW – Objective Force Warrior

• OHWS – Offensive Hand Weapon System

• OIC – Officer In Charge

• OICW – Objective Individual Combat Weapon

• OLF – Operational Low Flying

• OOTW – Operations Other Than War

• OP – Observation post

• OP – Operators Panel

• OPCON – OPerational CONtrol

• OPDW – Objective Personal Defense Weapon

• OPFOR – OPposing FORces

• OPORD – OPerations Order

• OPSEC – OPerational SECurity

• OPV – Observation Post Vehicle

• OSW – Objective Sniper Weapon

• OSC – Operation Strategy Command

• OSS (USAF) – Operational Support Squadron

• OSW (USAF) – Operational Support, Weather

• OT – operational test

• OTA – overflight top attack

• OTEA – Operational Test and Evaluation Agency (US)

P

• P – How pack howitzer

• P-38 — P-38 can opener (US)

• P3I – Pre-Planned Product Improvements

• PAR – pulse acquisition radar

• PARA – Parachute Regiment

• PARAMIL – Paramilitary

• PAT – power-assisted traverse

• PAWPERSO – Protection, Ammunition, Weapon, Personal Equipment, Radio, Specialist Equipment, Orders

• PC – Personal Computer

• PCB – printed circuit board

• PCC – Police Compact Carbine

• PCI – Pre-combat inspection

• PD – Point Defense

• PD – point detonating

• PD – Point of Departure

• PDNA – Positioning Determining/Navigation Unit

• PDRR – Program Definition and Risk Reduction

• PDW – Personal Defence Weapon

• PE – MoD Procurement Executive (UK)

• PE – Peace Enforcement (US DoD)

• PEC – Printed Electronic Circuits

• PENAID – Penetration aid

• PFD – proximity fuze disconnector

• PFHE – prefragmented high-explosive

• PLF – protective line of fire

• PFPX – prefragmented proximity fuzed

• PGMM – Precision Guided Mortar Munition

• PH – Probability of Hit

• Pi – Probability of incapacitation

• PIAT – Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank

• PIBD – Point Initiating Base Detonated

• PID – Positive Identification

• PIE – pyrotechnically initiated explosive

• PIP – Product Improvement Programme

• PL – Phase Line

• PLA – People's Liberation Army

• PLAAF – People's Liberation Army Air Force

• PLAGF – People's Liberation Army Ground Force

• PLAN – People's Liberation Army Navy

• PLANAF – People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force

• PLANMC – People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps

• PLARF – People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

• PLARS – Position Location And Reporting System (US)

• PLASSF – People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force

• PLC – Programmable Logic Control

• PLOS – Predicted Line Of Sight

• PLS – Palletized Load System (US)

• PM – porte mortier (mortar carrier)

• PM – Product Manager

• PMCS – Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services

• PMEE – Prime Mission Electronic Equipment (USAF)

• PMO – Program Management Office (US)

• PMO – Provost Marshall's Office

• PMOD – Platform Modifications

• PMS – Pedestal-Mounted Stinger

• PNU – Position Navigation Unit

• PM WIN-T – Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical

• POA&M – Plan Of Action & Milestones

• POF – Pakistan Ordnance Factory

• POG – Person other than Grunt

• POS – Postes Optiques de Surveillance

• POW – Prisoner of War

• PPG – PT Parade Games (Bangladesh Cadet Colleges)

• PPI – plan position indicator

• PPS – Precise Positioning Service

• PPV – Protected Patrol Vehicle

• PRAC – practice

• PRAC-T – practice tracer

• PRESAR – Preparation, React to enemy fire, Establish enemy position, Suppress the enemy, Assault, Reorg

• PRI – projector reticle image

• PRP – Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)

• PSBC – Platoon Sergeant's Battle Course

• PSD – Propulsion System Demonstrator

• PSO – Peace Support Operations

• PSS – Primary Sight System

• PTI – Physical Training Instructor

• PTO – power take-off

• PVP – Petit Véhicule Protégé

• PW – Prisoner of War

• PWI-SR(GR) – Panser Wagen Infanterie-Standaard (Groep)

• PWP – Plasticised White Phosphorus

• PWR – Power

Q

• QCB – Quick Change Barrel

• QE – Quadrant Elevation

• QRF – Quick Reaction Force

• QTOL – Quiet Take Off And Landing

R

• RA – Royal Artillery

• RAA – Royal Australian Artillery

• RAAM – Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition

• RAAMS – Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (US)

• PABD – Pay Entry Base Date

• RAC – Royal Armoured Corps

• RADIRS – Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System (US)

• RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force

• RAE – Royal Aircraft Establishment, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough)

• RAE – Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Combat Engineers

• RAF – Royal Air Force

• RAM-D – reliability, availability, maintainability and durability

• RAN – Royal Australian Navy

• RAO – Rear Area Operations

• RAP – Regimental Aid Post

• RAP – rocket-assisted projectile

• RAPI – Reactive Armour Protection

• RARDE – Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (UK)

• RATAC – Radar de Tir pour L'Artillerie de Campagne (radar for field artillery fire)

• RATELO – Radio Telephone Operator

• RAW – Rifleman's Assault Weapon

• RBL – Range and Bearing Launch

• RBOC – Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff

• RC/MAS – Reserve Component/Modified Armament System

• RCAAS – Remote-Controlled Anti-Armor System (US)

• RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force

• RCC – ROLAND Coordination Center (US)

• RCWS – Remote-Controlled Weapon Station

• RCL – Recoilless rifle

• RCN – Royal Canadian Navy

• RCS – Radar Cross Section

• RCT – Regimental Combat Team

• RCT – Royal Corps of Transport

• RCV – Robotic Command Vehicle

• RDF – Rapid Deployment Forces

• RDF/LT – Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (US)

• RDJTF – Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US)

• RDT&E – Research Development Test and Evaluation

• REME – Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

• REMF – Rear Echelon Mother Fucker

• REMSEC – Remanence Security

• RF – Rimfire

• RFA – Royal Field Artillery or Royal Fleet Auxiliary

• RFAS – Russian Federation and Associated States

• RFC – Royal Flying Corps

• RFI – request for information

• RFP – request for proposals

• RFPI – Rapid Force Projection Initiative

• RFQ – Request For Quotations

• RGGS – Rifle Grenade General Service

• RHA – rolled homogeneous armour

• RHA – Royal Horse Artillery

• RIN – the former Royal Indian Navy

• RIO – Radar Intercept Officer

• RIS – Rail Interface System

• RISE – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment

• RISTA – Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Acquisition

• RLC – Royal Logistic Corps

• RLEM – Rifle-Launched Entry Munition

• RLG – Ring Laser Gyro

• RLT – Regimental Landing Team

• RMF – Risk Management Framework

• RMG – ranging machine gun

• RN – Royal Navy

• RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force

• RNZN – Royal New Zealand Navy

• RO – Royal Ordnance

• ROBAT – Robotic Counter-Obstacle Vehicle (US)

• RoC – Republic of China

• ROC – required operational characteristics

• ROE – Rules Of Engagement

• ROF – Royal Ordnance Factory (UK)

• ROF – Rate of fire

• RoK – Republic of Korea

• RoKMC – Republic of Korea Marine Corps

• RoKIT – Republic of Korea Indigenous Tank

• ROR – range only radar

• ROTA – Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition

• RP – Red phosphorus

• RP – rocket-propelled

• RP – Regimental police

• RPC – Rocket Pod Container

• RPG – Rocket-propelled grenade

• RPG – Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot

• RPV – Remotely piloted vehicle

• RR – Recoilless rifle

• RRPR – Reduced Range Practice Rocket

• RRT – Radio Recon Team

• RRTR – Reduced Range Training Round

• RSAF – Royal Small Arms Factory (UK) (now closed)

• RSN – Role Specialist Nation (US & NATO)

• RSS – Rosette Scanning Seeker

• RTE – Rifle Team Equipment

• RTO – Radio/Telephone Operator

• RTOL – Reduced Take Off and Landing

• RTT – Roues Transporteur de Troupes

• RUC – Royal Ulster Constabulary

• RUF – Rules on the Use of Force

• RV – Rendezvous/Rendezvous point

• RWS – Remote weapon system (or station)

• RWR – Radar Warning Receiver

S

• s – second(s)

• S&W – Smith & Wesson

• SA – Situation Awareness

• SABCA – Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques

• SABR – Selectable Assault Battle Rifle

• SABS – Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight

• SAC – Small Arms Collimator

• SACLOS – Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight

• SADA – Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly

• SADARM – Sense And Destroy Armor (US)

• SADF – South African Defence Force

• SADM – Special Atomic Demolition Munition

• SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers

• SAF – Small Arms Fire

• SAFCS – Small Arms Fire Control System

• SAFIRE – Surface-to-Air Fire

• SAL – semi-active laser

• SAL – search and locate

• SAM – surface-to-air missile

• SAMM – Société d'Applications des Machines Motrices

• SANDF – South African National Defence Force

• SANG – Saudi Arabian National Guard

• SAP – Semi-Armour-Piercing

• SAPHEI – Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary

• SAPI – semi-armour-piercing incendiary or Small Arms Protective Insert

• SAR – Search and Rescue

• SAS – Special Air Service

• SASR – Special Air Service Regiment

• SAS-EAS – Sealed Authenticator System – Emergency Action Procedures (Nuclear Weapons Release Control)

• SASR – Special Application Sniper Rifle

• SAT – Small Arms Trainer

• SATCP – Système Anti-aérien à Très Courte Portée (very short-range anti-aircraft system)

• SAVA – Standard Army Vectronics Architecture

• SAW – Squad Automatic Weapon

• SAWS – Squad Automatic Weapon System

• SB – Short Barrel

• SCA - Security Control Assessor

• SCAR – Security Control Asssessor Representative

• SCORE – Stratified Charge Omnivorous Rotary Engine

• SCC – Sea Cadet corps

• SCI – Sensitive compartmented information

• SD – self-destruct(ion)

• SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

• SEAL – Sea/Air/Land

• SEALOCK – Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill

• SEATO – Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation

• SECFOR – Security forces

• SECGUARD – Security guard

• SEME – School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

• SEN – shell extended range NORICUM

• SEP – Soldier Enhancement Programme

• SF – Special Forces (US/UK)

• SFCS – Simplified Fire-Control System

• SFIM – Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure

• SFIRR – solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet

• SFM – Sensor Fuzed Munitions

• SFMG – Sustained Fire Machine Gun

• SFSW – Special Forces Support Weapon

• SFW – Special Forces Weapon

• SGTS – Second-Generation Tank Sight

• SHAPE – Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

• SH/PRAC – squash head practice

• SHORAD – Short-Range Air Defence System

• shp – shaft horsepower

• SIC – Second in Command

• SICPS – Standard Integrated Command Post Systems

• SINCGARS – Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System

• SIP – System Improvement Plan/Programme

• SIPS – Small Integrated Propulsion System

• SITREP – Situation Report

• SJFN – Semi-Jacketed Flat Nose

• SJHP – Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point

• SKOT – Sredni Kolowy Opancerzny Transporter (armoured personnel carrier)

• SLA – Sri Lanka Army

• SLAC – Sri Lanka Armoured Corps

• SLAF – Sri Lanka Air Force

• SLAGSE – Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps

• SLAOC – Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps

• SLAP – saboted light armor penetrator

• SLAPC – Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps

• SLASC – Sri Lanka Army Service Corps

• SLAW – Shoulder-Launched Assault Weapon

• SLAWC – Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps

• SLCG – Sri Lanka Coast Guard

• SLCMP – Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police

• SLE – Sri Lanka Engineers

• SLEME – Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

• SLEP – Service Life Extension Program (US)

• SLLI – Sri Lanka Light Infantry

• SLMC – Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps

• SLNG – Sri Lanka National Guard

• SLN – Sri Lanka Navy

• SLR – Self-Loading Rifle

• SLRC – Sri Lanka Rifle Corps

• SLSR – Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment

• SLWAGL – Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher

• SM – smoke

• SMAW – Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon

• SMG – sub-machine gun

• SMK – Smoke

• SMP – Surface Mine Plough

• SMU – Special Mission Unit

• SNAFU – Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

• SNCO – Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 – E-9)

• SNCOIC – Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC)

• SOCOM – Special Operations Command

• SOF – Special Operations Forces

• SOG – Speed Over Ground

• SOP – Standing/Standard Operating Procedure(s)

• SOS – Struck Off Strength

SOZ – Special Operations Zone

• SOZ – Strategic Operations Zone

SP – Shore Patrol

• SP – self-propelled

• SP – Soft Point

• SPAAG – self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

• SPAAM – self-propelled anti-aircraft missile

• SPAG – self-propelled assault gun

• SPARK – solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile

• SPAS – Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun, like SPAS-12 or SPAS-15

• SPATG – self-propelled anti-tank gun

• SPAW – self-propelled artillery weapon

• SPEAR – Small Precision Enhanced Aiming Rangefinder

• SPG – self-propelled gun

• SPH – self-propelled howitzer

• SPIE – Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction

• SPL – self-propelled launcher

• SPLL – Self-propelled Loader Launcher

• SPLY – Supply

• SPM – self-propelled mortar

• SPP – Special Purpose Pistol

• SPR – Special Purpose Rifle

• SPS – Standard Positioning Service

• SPSM – Sensorgezundete Panzerabwehr SubMunition

• SPW – Special Purpose Weapon

SR – Short Rifle

• SR – Sniper Rifle

• SR – Staff Requirement

• SR – Special Reconnaissance

• SRR – Special Reconnaissance Regiment

• SRAW – Short Range Assault Weapon

• SRC – Space Research Corporation

• SRG – shell replenishment gear

• SRI – Short Range Insert

• SRTS – Short Range Thermal Sight

• SRU – Shop Replaceable Unit

• SRU – Slip Ring Unit

• SRV – Surrogate Research Vehicle (US)

• SS – Submarine

• SSA – Special Spaced Armour

• SSE – Sensitive Site Exploitation

• SSG – Single Shot Gun

• SSK – Single Shot Kill

SSR – Sniper Support Rifle

• SSR – Special Support and Reconnaissance Company (DNK)

• SSW – Squad Support Weapon

• ST6 – Seal Team Six

• ST – Staff Target

• STA – shell transfer arm

• STAB – Steered Agile Beams

• STAFF – Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US)

• STANAG – STANdardisation Agreement

• STARTLE – Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)

• STE/ICE – Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine (US)

• STF – Special Task Force

• STORM – Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted

• STOVL – Short Take Off and Vertical Landing

• STUP – spinning tubular projectile

• SUB – SUBstitute

• SUC – Square Ultra Compact

• SUIT – Sight Unit Infantry Trilux

• SUSAT – Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux

• SWARM – Stabilised Weapon and Reconnaissance Mount

• SWAT – Special Weapons And Tactics

• SWC – Semi WadCutter

• SWS – Sniper Weapon System

T

• T – Tracer

• TAAR – Tactical Air to Air Refueling

• TACBE – Tactical beacon

• TACMS – Army Tactical Missile System (US)

• TACOM – Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)

• TACP – Tactical Air Control Party

• TAD – Temporary Additional Duty (Naval Services term) Temporary Duty

• TADDS – Target Alert Display Data Set (US)

• TADS – Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)

• TAM – Tanque Argentino Mediano

• TAS – Target Acquisition Subsystem

• TAS – tracking adjunct system

• TAS – Turret Attitude Sensor

• TBAT – TOW/Bushmaster Armored Turret (US)

• TC – Tank Commander, also Truck Commander (US Army)

• TCO – Tactical Combat Operations

• TCTO – Time-Compliance Technical Order

• TCU – tactical control unit

• TD – Tank Destroyer

• TDCS – Tank Driver Command System

• TDD – Target Detection Device

• TDR – Target Data Receiver

• TDY – Temporary Duty

• TE – Tangent Elevation

• TEL – Transporter-Erector-Launcher

• TELAR – Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar

• TES – Tactical Environment Simulation

• TES – target engagement system

• TESS – Telescopic Sighting System

• TGMTS – Tank Gunnery Missile Tracking System

• TGP – Terminally Guided Projectile

• TGP – Targeting pod

• TGS – Tank Gun Sight

• TGSM – terminally guided submunition

• TGTS – tank gunnery training simulator

• TI – thermal imaging/imager

• TIC – Troops In Contact

• TICM – thermal imaging common modules

• TID – Tactical Information Display

• TIIPS – Thermal Imaging and Integrated Position System

• TIM – Thermal Imaging Module

• TIPU – Thermal Image Processing Units

• TIRE – Tank Infra-Red Elbow

• TIS – thermal imaging system

• TISEO – Target Identification System Electro-Optical

• TLC – Transport Launching Container

• TLD – Top Level Demonstrations

• TLE – Treaty Limited Equipment

• TLP – Troop Leading Procedures (US)

• TLR – Tank Laser Rangefinder

• TLS – Tank Laser Sight

• TM&LS – Textron Marine & Land Systems

• TMBC – Turret Management Ballistic Computer

• TMP – Tactical Machine Pistol

• TMS – Turret Modernisation System

• TMUAS – Turreted Mortar Under Armor System (US)

• TNI – Tentara Nasional Indonesia

• TNT – Trinitrotoluene

• TO – Technical Order

• TOE – Table of organisation and equipment

• TOGS – Thermal Observation and Gunnery System (UK)

• TOP – Total Obscuring Power

• TOPAS – Transporter Obrneny Pasovy

• TOTE – Tracker, Optical Thermally Enhanced

• TOW – Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (US)

• TP – Target Practice

• TP-FL – target practice flash

• TP-S – or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature

• TP-SM – target practice – smoke

• TP-SP – target practice – spotting

• TP-T – target practice – tracer

• TPCM – Target Practice Colour-Marking

• TPDS – Target Practice Discarding Sabot

• TPFSDS-T – target practice fin-stabilised discarding sabot – tracer

• TPTF – Target Practice Time Fuzed

• TR – Triple Rail

• TRACER – Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (UK)

• TRACKSTAR – Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US)

• TRADOC – Training and Doctrine Command (US)

• TSFCS – Tank Simplified Fire-Control System

• TSQ – time and super-quick

• TSR – Tavor Sporting Rifle

• TT – transport de troupes (troop transporter)

• TTA – Tactical Training Area

• TTB – Tank TestBed (US)

• TTD – Transformation Technology Demonstrator

• TTG – Time To Go

• TTS – Tank Thermal Sight

• TU – Terminal Unit

• TU – Traversing Unit

• TUA – TOW Under Armor (US)

• TUR – Tiefflieger-Ьberwachungs-Radar (low-level surveillance radar)

• TV – Television

• TWD – Thermal Warning Device

• TWMP – Track Width Mine Plough

• TWS – Thermal Weapon Sight

• TYDP – Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)

U

• UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

• UBLE – Universal Bridge Launching Equipment

• UCVP – Universal Combat Vehicle Platform

• UDR – Ulster Defence Regiment

• UET – Universal Engineer Tractor (US)

• UGV – Unmanned Ground Vehicle

• ULC – Unit Load Container

• UMA – Universal Mounting Adapter

• UMP – Universal Machine Pistol

• USA – United States of America/United States Army

• USAADS – U.S. Army Air Defense School

• USAARMS – U.S. Army Armor School

• USAAVNS – U.S. Army Aviation School

• USAAF – United States Army Air Forces

• USAF – United States Air Force

• USCG – United States Coast Guard

• USMC – United States Marine Corps

• USN – United States Navy

• USP – Universal Self-loading Pistol

• UTL – Universal Tactical Light

• UTM – Universal Transverse Mercator

• UTS – Universal Turret System

• UV – Ultraviolet

• UW – Urban warfare

V

• V – Volt(s)

• VAB – Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (front armoured car)

• VAB – Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer

• VADS – Vulcan Air Defense System (US)

• VAE – Vehiculo Armado Exploracion

• VAK – Vehicle Adaptor Kit

• VAPE – Vehiculo Apoyo y Exploracion

• VARRV – Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

• VARV – Vickers Armoured Recovery Vehicle

• VBC – Véhicule Blindé de Combat (armoured combat vehicle)

• VBCI – Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie

• VBIED – Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device

• VBL – Véhicule Blindé Léger (light armoured vehicle)

• VBM – Véhicules Blindés Modulaires

• VBSS – Visit Board Search Seizure

• VC – Vehicle Commander

• VCA – Véhicule Chenillé d'Accompagnement (tracked support vehicle)

• VCC – Veicolo Corazzato de Combattimento

• VCG – Véhicule de Combat du Genie (armoured engineer vehicle)

• VCI – Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie; Vehiculo combate infanteria (infantry combat vehicle)

• VCP – Vehicle Check Point

• VCR – variable compression ratio

• VCR – Véhicule de Combat à Roues (wheeled combat vehicle)

• VCR/AT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Atelier Technique (salvage)

• VCR/IS – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Intervention Sanitaire (stretchers)

• VCR/PC – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ)

• VCR/TH – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Tourelle HOT (turret with four HOT ATGW)

• VCR/TT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier)

• VCTIS – Vehicle Command and Tactical Information System

• VCTM – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Mortero (armoured mortar carrier)

• VCTP – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Personal (armoured personnel carrier)

• VDA – Véhicule de Défense Anti-aérienne (anti-aircraft defence vehicle)

• VDAA – Véhicule d'Auto-Défense Anti-aérienne

• VDC – Voltage Direct Current

• VDM – viscous damped mount

• VDSL – Vickers Defence Systems Ltd

• VDU – visual display unit

• VEC – Vehiculo de Exploraciòn de Caballerie

• VEDES – Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejection System (US)

• VERDI – Vehicle Electronics Research Defence Initiative (UK)

• VHIS – visual hit indicator system

• VIB – Véhicule d'Intervention du Base

• VIDS – Vehicle Integrated Defence System

• VINACS – Vehicle Integrated Navigation and Command System

• VIRSS – Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System

• VITS – Video Image Tracking Systems

• VLAP – Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile

• VLC – Véhicule Léger de Combat (light armoured car)

• VLI – Visible Light Illuminator

• VLSMS – Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System

• VMA – Marine Light Attack Squadron

• VMA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron

• VMBT – Vickers Main Battle Tank

• VMF – Marine Fighter Squadron

• VMFA – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

• VMFA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron

• VMGR – Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron

• VMFP – Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron

• VMM – Marine Tilt-rotor (MV-22B) Squadron

• VMU – Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron

• VMR – Marine Transport Squadron

• VMAQ – Marine Electronic Warfare Attack Squadron

• VMS – Vehicle Motion Sensor

• VNAS – Vehicle Navigation Air System

• VRL – Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle)

• VSEL – Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd

• VT – variable time (fuse)

• VTOL – Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft

• VTP – véhicule transport de personnel (personnel carrier)

• VTT – véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter)

• VVSS – vertical volute spring suspension

• VXB – Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose armoured car)

W

• WAAC – Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete

• WAC – Women's Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete

• WAF – Women (in the) Air Force and individual members of; obsolete

• WAM – Wide Area Mines (US)

• WAMI – Wide Area Motion Imagery (US)

• WAPC – Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (Canada)

• WASAD – Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device

• WAV – Wide Angle Viewing

• WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (USN); obsolete

• WES – Wing Engineer Squadron (USMC)

• WFOV – Wide Field of View

• WFSV – Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle (Canada)

• WHA – Wounded Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)

• WHA – Weapons Head Assembly

• WHSA – Weapons Head Support Assembly

• WLR – Weapon Locating Radar

• WM – Woman/Women Marine(s)

• WMD – Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction

• WMRV – Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada)

• WNHA – Wounded Non-Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)

• WP – white phosphorus

• WP-T – white phosphorus – tracer

• WSM – Winchester Short Magnum

• WTS – Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC)

X

• XO – Executive Officer

Y

• YMRS – Yugoslav multiple rocket system

Z

• ZULU – Zulu time (timezone equivalent to UTC)

See also

• List of established military terms

• List of military tactics

• Glossary of firearms terminology

• List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations

• Military Abbreviations www.marx-mil.com by Stefan Marx

References

External links

• Armor and Artillery Glossary

• Infantry Weapons Glossary

• FM 17-97 Cavalry Troop (October 1995)

• FM 5-19 (formerly FM 100–14) Composite Risk Management (21 Aug 2006)

• Ministry of Defence acronyms and abbreviations

• Military acronyms and military abbreviations