MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations
Definitions for terms and acronyms used throughout MOD documents.
Acronym
1ACC
1SL
2 PUS
2 PUS
200D
200W
2C
2IC
2Lt
2nd PUS
2SL
2SL/CNH
3D
3IC
A in A
A&A
A&A
A&A
A&AEE
A&AEW
A&ER
A&ER
A&Ers
A&SD
A/AS
a/c or A/C
A/D
A/G
A/G/A
A/R
A/S
A/S or AS
A/WST
A3*G
A3I
A3P
A3P
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
Long Title
No. 1 Air Control Centre
First Sea Lord
Second Permanent Under Secretary
Second Permanent Under Secretary of State
Second OOD
Second 00W
Second Customer
Second in Command
Second Lieutenant
Second Permanent Under Secretary of State
Second Sea Lord
Second Sea Lord Commander in Chief Naval Home Command
3 Dimensional
Third in Command
Appropriations in Aid
Alteration & Addition
Alterations & Additions
Approval and Authorisation
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
Avionics And Air Electronic Warfare IPT
Ammunition and Explosive Regulations
Ammunition and Explosives Regulations
Ammunition and Explosive Regulations
Arms and Service Director
Advanced/Advanced Supplementary level qualifications
Aircraft
Air Defence
Air-to-Ground
Air Ground Air
As Required
Anti-Submarine
Anti Submarine
Avionic/Weapons, Systems Trainer
Acquisition 3-Star Group
Accelerated Architecture Acquisition Initiative
Advanced Avionics Architecture and Policy
Advanced Avionics Architectures and Packaging (TDP)
Accommodation Allowance
Active Adjunct (sonar)
Administering Authority
Administrative Assistant. Civil Service grade
Air Adviser
Air Attache
Air-to-Air
Alterations and Additions
Alternative Assumption
Anti-Aircraft
Application Administrator
Area Administrator
Australian Army
1
Acronym
AAA
AAA
AAAD
AAAD
AAAI
AAAM
AAAP
AAAV
AAAW
AAAW
AAAW
AABM
AABNCP
AABW
AAC
AAC
AAC
AAC
AACMI
AACOMS
AACP
AACR
AACS
AACS
AACT
AAD
AADEOS
AADGE
AAE
AAED
AAEE
AAF
AAFCE
AAFSS
AAG
AAG
AAGW
AAH
AAI
AAI
AAICP
AAIP
AAL
AAL
AALAAW
AALC
AALPS
AAM
AAMI
AAMOUR
AAMTU
AANCP
AAO
AAO
AAOS
AAP
Long Title
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Automatic Anti-Aircraft
Airborne Anti-Armour Defence
All Arms Air Defence
Association of Australian Aerospace Industries
Advanced Air-to-Air Missile
Advanced Avionics Architecture and Policy
Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
Advanced (Airborne) Anti-Armour Weapon
Advanced Airborne Anti-Armour Weapon
Advanced Anti-Armour Weapon
Air-to-Air Battle Management
Advanced Airborne National Command Post
Antarctic Bottom Water
All-Aspect Capability
Army Air Corps
Asset Accounting Centre
Automatic Amplitude Control
Autonomous Air Combat Manoeuvring Installation
Army Area Communications System
AACP Advanced Airborne Command Post
Anglo-American Community Relations
Airborne Advanced Communications System
Automatic Access Control Systems
Air-to-Air Combat Test
Army Armament Depot
Advanced Air Defence Electro-Optical Sensor
Allied Command Europe Air Defence Ground Environment
Arms, Ammunition & Explosives
Advanced Airborne Expendable Decoy
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
Auxiliary Air Force
Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Advanced Aerial Fire-Support System
Air-to-Air Gunnery
Anti-Aircraft Gun
Air-to-Air Guided Weapon
Advance Attack helicopter
Ambient Attitude Detector
Angle of Approach/Attack Indicator
Air-to-Air Interrogator Control Panel
Analogue Auto-land Improvement Programme
Above Aerodrome Level
ATM Adaptation Layer
Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Armour Weapon
Amphibious Assault Landing Craft
Automated Air Load Planning System
Air-to-Air Missile
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Anglo-Australian Memorandum Of Understanding on Research
Automatic Antenna Matching and Tuning Unit
Advanced Airborne National Command Post
Agency Accounting Officer
Air-to-Air Operations
Acoustic Artillery Observer Sub-system
AA Practice ammunition with a small bursting charge
2
Acronym
AAP
AAP
AAP
AAPSO
AAQMG
AAR
AAR
AAR
AARA
AARADCOM
AARB
AARMAC
AAS
AAT
AATDC
AATH
AATS
AATU
AAUS
AAV
AAV
AAVP
AAVR
AAW
AAW
AAW
AAWC
AAWC
AAWC
AAWC
AAWO
AAWS
AAWS-H
AAWS-M
AAWWS
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB
AB 88
ABA
ABACUS
ABACUS
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
Long Title
Allied Administrative Publication
Annual Application Plans
Anti-Aircraft, Practice
Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General
After Action Review or Air to Air Refuelling
Air to Air Refuelling
Air-to-Air Refuelling
Air-to-Air Refuelling Area
Army Armament Research and Development Command
Advanced Aerial Refuelling Boom
Air-to-Air Macro
Advanced Automation System
All Arms Trencher
Army Air Transport and Development Centre
Automatic Approach to Hover
Anti-Aircraft Training System
Automatic Antenna Tuning Unit
Active Adjunct Undersea Surveillance
Amphibious Assault Vehicles
Autonomous Aerial Vehicle
Assault Amphibian Vehicle, Personnel
Assault Amphibian Vehicle, Recovery
Advanced Analysts' Workstation
Anti-Air Warfare
Anti-Armour Weapon
AAW Commander or Co-ordination circuit
Anti-Air Warfare Commander
Anti-Air Warfare Controller
Anti-Air Warfare Co-ordinator
Anti-Air Warfare Officer
Advanced Anti-tank Weapon System
Anti-Armour Weapons System – Heavy
Advanced Anti-tank Weapon System – Medium
Airborne Adverse Weather Weapon System
Able Seaman
Admiralty Board
Air Base
Airborne
Airborne (forces)
Army Board
Assault Breaker
Lift Equipment Register Form Book
Adaptation Box Assembly
All Arms Battlefield Computer Simulation
Artillery Battery Computer Support system
Acquisition Behavioural Competences
Activity Based Costing
All-purpose Ballastable Crawler
All-purpose Battle Computer
America, Britain and Canada
Argentina, Brazil, Chile
Atomic, Biological/Bacteriological and Chemical
Automatic Boost Control
Automatic Brightness Control
PARETO Cost Accounting (20% of stock = 80% of Value)
3
Acronym
ABCA
ABCA
ABCA
ABCCC
ABCD
ABCF
ABDR
ABES
ABF
ABF
ABFM
ABI
ABI
ABICS
ABIOS
ABIS
ABIT
ABL
ABLE
ABM
ABM
ABM
ABM
ABM
ABMD
ABMS
ABMT
ABNL
ABO
ABO
ABO's
ABPW
ABRC
ABRES
ABRO
ABRV
ABS
ABS
ABS
ABs
ABS(T)
ABS(W)
ABSA
ABSD
ABSOC
ABSV
ABT
ABT
ABTA
ABTAL
ABU
ABW
AC
AC
AC
AC
Long Title
America, Britain, Canada and Australia. The treaty
American, British, Canadian, Australian (group)
American-British-Canadian-Australian Armies
Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Centre
American, British, Chinese and Dutch Allied Forces
Acquisition Behavioural Competence Framework
Aircraft Battle Damage Repair
Air Breathing Engine System
Adaptive Beam Forming
Annular Blast Fragmentation warhead
American Board of Foreign Missions
Application Binary Interface
Association of British Insurers
ADA Based Integrated Control System
Advanced Basic Input Output System
All-Bus Instrumentation System
Advanced Built-In Test
Airborne Laser
Automated Bridge Launching Equipment
Activity Based Management (MRPII)
Adaptive Bandwidth Management
Anti-Ballistic Missile
Assignment Bid Manager
Assistant Bandmaster
Advanced Ballistic Missile Defence
Air Battle Management System
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Admiral, Benelux and Netherlands
Access Basing and Overflight
Army Band Office
Agents of Biological Origin
Admiralty Board Professional Warning
Advisory Board for the Research Councils
Advanced Ballistic Re-Entry System
Army Base Repair Organisation
Advanced Ballistic Re-entry Vehicle
Activity Breakdown Structure
Amphibious Bridging System
Anti-Lock Braking System
Awarding Bodies
Amphibious Bridging System (Tracked)
Amphibious Bridging System (Wheeled)
Advanced Base Support Aircraft
Army Blood Supply Depot
Advanced Broadcasting Systems of Canada
Armoured Battlefield Support Vehicle
Advanced Back-plane Technology
Advanced Bi-CMOS Technology
Association of British Travel Agents
Aircraft Branch Temporary Amendment Leaflet
Aviation Bird Unit
Abbey Wood
Accounting Classification
Accounting Code.
Active Component
Additional Capability
4
Acronym
AC
AC
Ac
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC & CS
Ac Comd
Ac Tech
AC(H)
AC/RC
ACA
ACA
ACA
ACA
ACA
ACA
ACAB
ACAC
ACADA
ACALS
ACAM
ACAP
ACARD
ACARS
ACAS
ACAS
ACAS
ACAS
ACAS
ACAST
Long Title
Agreed Characteristics
Air Coordinator
Aircraft
Aircraft Commander
Aircraft Controller
Aircraftman
Alternating Current
Ammunition Container
Analyst Console
Area Coverage antenna
Authorisation Committee
Authorisation Condition.
Air Command & Control Systems
Aircraft Commander
Aircraft Technician
Aircraft Controller (Helicopters))
Active Component/Reserve Component
Agile Combat/Cargo Aircraft
Airspace Control Authority
Allied Control Authority
Ammunition Container Assembly
Application Control Architecture
Army Cataloguing Authority
Air Cavalry Attack Brigade
Air Cargo Allocation Centre
Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm
Army Computer aided Acquisitions and Logistic Support
AUV Concept Assessment Model
Advanced Composite Airframe Programme
Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development
Automatic Communications and Reporting System
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Airborne/Aircraft Collision Avoidance System
Airfield Chemical Alarm System
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (2* post)
Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology
ACBS
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACC
ACCAC
ACCAP
ACCCHAN
ACCE
ACCESS
ACCESS
ACCHAN
ACCHAN
ACCIS
Atmosphere Control Breathing System
Air Component Commander
Alternative Command Centre
Area Control Centre
Army Catering Corps
Artillery Control Console
Avionics Computer Control
Axis Controlled Carrier
Aircraft Commodities IPT
Qualifications Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
ACE CIS Contingency Assets Pool
Allied Command Channel
AFCEA Computing Conference and Exhibition
Aircraft Computerised Equipment Support System
WAH64 Attack Helicopter Logistic Support System
Allied Command Channel
Allied Command, Channel
Automated Command and Control Information System
5
Acronym
ACCM
Accn
ACCORD
ACCORD
ACCS
ACCS
ACCS
ACCS
ACCS
ACCS
ACCS
ACCSA
ACCSCO
Acct
Acctng
ACCU
ACCV
ACD
ACD
ACD
ACD
ACDA
ACDP
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS
ACDS(CIS)
Long Title
Acoustic Counter Counter Measure
Accommodation
Advanced Command and Control Research Demonstrator
Application to Co-ordinate Comments On Repository
Advanced Communications Control System
Air Command & Control System
Air Command and Control System
Airborne Computing and Communications System
Allied Command and Control System
Army Command and Control System
Authorisation Condition Compliance Statement
Allied Communications and Computer Security Agency
ACCS Company
Accountant
Accounting
Alternate Current Charging Unit
Armoured Cavalry Cannon Vehicle
Access Control Device
Authentication Control Device
Automated Chart Display
Automatic Call Distribution
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Armament Control and Display Panel
Advanced Combat Direction System
Advanced Countermeasures Dispenser System
Air Combat Direction System
Assistant Chief of Defence Staff
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (2* posts)
Automatic Computer-controlled Dispensing System
Automatic Countermeasures Dispensing System
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Command-Control-Comms and Info Sys)
ACDS(L)
ACDS(O)
ACDS(Op/Sy)
ACDS(Pol/Nuc)
ACDS(Prog)
ACDS(Res&Cdts)
ACDU
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE COMSEC
ACE High
ACEATM
ACEATM
ACEATM
ACELIP
ACEP
ACES
ACES
ACES
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Logistics)
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Overseas)
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Operations and Security)
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Policy and Nuclear)
Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Programmes)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets)
Area Clearance Diving Unit
Actuator Control Electronics
Advanced Computing Environment
Agile Control Experiment
Allied Command Europe
Analogue Code Encryption unit
Armoured Combat Earth-mover
Asset Control and Evaluation
ACE Communications Security
ACE tropo-scatter communications system
Aimed Controlled Effect Anti Tank Mine
Aimed Controlled Effect Anti--Tank Mine
Aimed Controlled-Effect Anti-Tank Mine
ACE Long-term Infrastructure Plan
Automatic Contact Evaluation Plotter
Advanced Carry-on ELINT/ESM Suite
Advanced-Concept Escape System
Aeroequip Corp. Engineering Standard
6
Acronym
ACES
ACET
ACETEF
ACEWS
ACF
ACF
ACF
ACG
ACGC
ACGF
ACGS
ACH
ACH
ACHDF
AChE
ACI
ACI
ACIA
ACID
ACINT
ACIS
ACISA
ACISG
ACL
ACL
ACLANT
ACLOS
ACLOS
ACLS
ACLS
ACLT
ACM
ACM
ACM
ACM
ACME
ACME
ACMEST
ACMI
ACMR
ACMS
ACMS
ACMS
ACMS
ACMS
ACMT
ACN
ACN
ACNIP
ACNS
ACNS
ACNS
Acnts
ACO
ACO
Long Title
Arrow Continuation Experiments
Air-cushion Equipment Transporter
Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility
Automated Computer Assisted Electronic Warfare System
Acquisition Competence Framework
Army Cadet Force
Army Cadet Force (British Army)
Amphibious Combat Group
Agency Clinical Governance Committee
Aluminium-Coated Glass-Fibre (chaff)
Assistant Chief of the General Staff
Advanced Compound Helicopter
Anti-Condensation Heater
Air Commander Home Defence Forces
AcetylCholinEsterase
American Concrete Institute
Armament Control Indicator
Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter
Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability
Acoustic Intelligence
Armament Control Indicator Set
Army CIS Authority
Arms Command and Control, Communications and Information Systems
Group
Access Control List
Access Control List
Allied Command Atlantic
Automated Command to Line Of Sight
Automatic-to-Command Line-Of-Sight
Air Cushion Landing System
Automatic Carrier Landing System
Aircraft Carrier Landing Trainer
Advanced Cruise Missile
Air Chief Marshal
Air Combat Manoeuvre
Anti-Armour Cluster Munitions
Advanced Core Military Engine
Advanced-Core Military Engine
Air Combat Manoeuvring Expert Systems Trainer
Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation
Air Combat Manoeuvring Range
Air Combat Manoeuvring Simulator
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
Application Control and Management System
Armament Control and Monitoring System
Automatic Communication Management System
Advanced Cruise Missile Technology
Activity Control Number
Aircraft Classification Number
Auxiliary Communications, Navigation and Identification Panel
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (2* post)
Accounts
Administrative Contracting Officer
Airspace Control Order
7
Acronym
ACO
ACO
ACO(W)
ACOD
ACOP
ACOP
ACoP
ACOR
ACOS
ACOS(AV)
ACOS(CIS)
Long Title
Airspace Co-ordination Order
Airspace Co-ordinator Order
Atomic Co-ordinating Office (Washington)
Access Code
Approved Code of Practice
Approved Code Of Practice (H&S)
Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (Managing Health & Safety in
Construction)
Authorised Contractor Record
Assistant Chief of Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff (Aviation) RN
Assistant Chief of Staff (Communications and Information systems)
ACOS(M&D)
ACOS(OPS)
ACOS(P&S)
ACOS(POL)
ACOS(W)
ACOST
ACOVS
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP127
ACPA
ACPO
ACPS or AcPS
Acq
ACR
ACR
ACR
ACRIM
ACRV
Acs
Acs
ACS
ACS
ACS
ACS
ACS
ACS
ACS
ACSA
ACSA
ACSA(C)
ACSA(N)
ACSA(P)
ACSA(R)
ACSC2
ACSE
ACSM
Assistant Chief of Staff (Medical & Dental)
Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans)
Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Support)
Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy)
Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare)
Advisory Committee on Science and Technology
Artillery Combat Observer Vehicle Simulator
Active Cathodic Protection
African/Caribbean/Pacific
Airborne Command Post
Allied Communications Publication
Altimeter Check Point
Anti-Collision Plot
Armament Control Panel
Automatic Colt Pistol
Allied Communications Publication 127
Adaptive-Controlled Phased Array
Association of Chief Police Officers
Action Plot Supervisor
Acquisition
Advanced Combat Rifle
Aerial Combat Reconnaissance
Air Control Radar
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
Armoured Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle
Accounts
Agreed Characteristics
Air Command Simulator
Air Commando Squadron
Airborne Control System
Application Control Structure
Armament Control System
Attitude Control System
Automatic Channel Selection
Allied Communications Security Agency
Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor
Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Capabilities)
Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Nuclear)
Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Projects)
Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Research)
Advanced Command and Staff Course 2
Association Control Service Element
Advanced Conventional Stand-off Missile
8
Acronym
ACSM
ACSM
ACSR
ACSSB
ACSTB
ACSTP
ACSU
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACTCOST
ACTD
ACTEW
ACTIS
ACTS
ACTS
ACTS
ACTUR
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACU
ACV
AcV
ACV
ACV
ACV
ACVT
ACVT
ACW
ACWAR
ACWS
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD BISA
Long Title
Air Commodore Supply and Movements
Assemblies, Component, Spare parts and Materials
Active Control of Structural Response
Amplitude Companded Single Side-Band
Air Command System Test Bed
ACE Command and Staff Training Program
Air Combat Support Unit (RAF)
Active Control Technology
Air Combat Training
Air Control Team/Technology
Air-portable Cargo Trailer
Anti-Communications Threat
Area Capability Training
Area Capability Training (specialist post-OST training)
Acquisition and Commercial Team
Activity Cost Analysis
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator
Acoustic Charged Transport Electronic Warfare
Advanced Compact Thermal Imaging System
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances
Air Commodore Training Support
Aviation Turbine Fuel
Acceleration Control Unit
Adaptive Control Unit
Air Chiller/Conditioning Unit
Airborne Computer Unit
Analysis Control Unit
Antenna Control Unit
Artillery Computer Unit
Automatic Calling Unit
Avionics Control Unit
Acquisition and Command Vehicle
Acquisition View(s)
Air Cushion Vehicle
Armoured Cannon Vehicle
Armoured Command Vehicle
Armoured Combat Vehicle Technology Programme
Armoured Combat Vehicle, Tracked
Adjusted Charge Weight
Agile Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar
Advanced Colour Work Station
Accidental Damage
Action Data (section of WE Department)
Air Defence
Air Division (USAAF,USAF)
Analogue/Digital
Anno Domini
Area-Denial munitions
Armament Division (AFSC)
Army Department
Arrival Date
Assistant Director
Assistant Director or Air Defence
Authorised Demander
Air Defence BISA
9
Acronym
AD SM
AD/ADE
AD/ADRP
Long Title
Assistant Director Service Management
Assistant Director/Armaments, Documentation and Engineering
AD/Airworthiness, Design Requirements and Procedures in the DPA
AD/Cycle
AD/Eng Pol
AD/IE
AD/MR(Nuc)
AD/OE
AD/QOI
AD/TC
AD/XJAM
ADA
ADA
ADA
ADA
ADAC
ADACS
ADACS
ADAD
ADAIRS
ADAM
ADAMS
ADAMS
ADAMS
ADAPS
ADAPT
ADAR
ADARIO
ADARS
ADAS
ADAS
ADAS
AdatP
ADatP
ADat-P3
ADATS
ADAU
ADAWS
ADAWS
ADAWW
ADAZ
ADBMS
ADBriC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
Analysis and Design (through life) to Code generation
AD/Engineering Policy in DGES(Air) DLO
Assistant Director Information Engineering
Assistant Director Material and Research (Nuclear)
Assistant Director/Ordnance Engineering
Assistant Director/Quality Ordnance Inspection
Assistant Director Trident Co-ordination
Artillery Delivered Expendable Jammer
Action Data Automation
Air Danger Area
Air Defence Artillery
Air Defended Area
ASW Data Analysis Acinct Centre
Airborne Digital Automatic Collection system
Alarm and Distributed Access Control System
Air Defence Alerting Device
Air Data and Inertial Reference System
Area Denial Artillery Munitions
Air Defence Advanced Mobile System
Air Defence Anti-Missile System
Allied Deployment & Movement System
Automatic Data Acquisition and Processing
Acquisition of NEC and Dabinett Programme Team IPT
Airfield Damage And Repair
Analogue/Digital Adaptable Recorder Input/Output
Adaptive Antenna Receiver System
Airborne Data Acquisition System
Airfield Damage Assessment System (USAF)
Auxiliary Data Annotation Set
Allied Data Publication.
Allied Data Publications
Automatic Data Processing (Standard)3
Air Defence Anti-Tank System
Auxiliary Data Acquisition Unit
Action Data Automatic Weapons System
Action Data Automation Weapon System
Assistant Director Above Water Warfare
Air Defence Zone
Air Defence Battle Management Simulation
Air Defence Bridging Capability
Acoustic Device Countermeasure
Action Data & Control (systems)
Aide-De-Camp
Air Data Computer
Air Defence Command (former USAF Command)
Air Defence Commander
Analogue to Digital Converter
Analogue-to-Digital Conversion/Converter
Annual Delegate Conference
Armament Directors Conference
Army Doctrine Committee
Assessment and Development Centre
10
Acronym
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC(X)
ADC/WDO
ADCA
ADCAP
ADCAPARM
ADCC
ADCC
ADCIS
ADCIS
ADCOM
ADCP
ADCP
ADCS
ADCT
ADD
ADDC
ADDS
ADDS
ADDS
ADE
ADE
ADEA
ADECS
ADEKS
ADELA
ADELT
ADEN
ADESM
ADEWS
ADEX
ADF
ADF
ADFCC
ADG
ADG
ADGBS
ADGE
ADGS
ADH
ADI
ADI
ADIB
ADIMP
ADIRS
ADIRS
ADIT
ADITT
ADIVS
ADIZ
adj
Adjt
Adjt-Gen
ADKEM
Long Title
Assistant Director Contracts
Asynchronous Digital Combiner
Additional Duties Commitment (type of reserve service)
Auxiliary Dry Cargo Carrier
Action Data & Communications / Weapons Delivery & Ordnance
Advanced Design Composite Aircraft (USAF)
Advanced Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities Anti-Radar Missile
Air Defence Control Centre
Air Direction Control Centre
Air Defence Communication and Information System
Army Air Defence CIS System
Aerospace Defence Command
Acoustic Doppler Current Profile
Assistant Director Corporate Planning
Air Data Computer System
Aircraft Data Configuration Tool
Agency for Defence Development
Air Defence Data Centre
Advanced Decoy Dispenser System
Advanced Digital Dispensing System
Army Data Distribution System
Aerial Delivery Equipment
Aeronautical Development Establishment
Army Development and Employment Agency
Advanced Digital Engine Control System
Advanced Design Electronics Key System
Atlantic Development Group for Latin America
Automatically Deployable Emergency Locator Transponder
Armament Designed Enfired
Automatic Data Extraction from Signal Messages
Air Defence Electronic Warfare System
Air Defence Exercise
Automatic Direction Finding
Automatic Document Feeder.
Air Force Defence Control Centre
Accessory-Drive Generator
Aircraft Delivery Group
Air Defence Ground Based Systems IPT
Air Defence Ground Environment
Air Defence Gun Sight
Air Danger Height
Air Defence Initiative
Attitude Director Indicator
Air Deployable Ice Beacon
Ada Improvement Programme
Air Data and Inertial Reference System
Airfield Damage Information and Reporting System
Automatic Detection and Tracking Unit
Aerially Deployed Ice Thickness Transponder
Air Defence Inter-operability Validation System
Air Defence Identification Zone
adjustment
Adjutant
Adjutant-General
Advanced Kinetic Energy Missile
11
Acronym
ADL
ADL
ADL
ADL
ADLBS
ADLIPS
ADLS
ADM
ADM
Adm
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADM
ADMD
ADMD
Admin
ADMIS
ADMT
ADMU
ADNAR
ADNBS(Transport)
ADNC
ADNOC
ADNOCS
ADNP
ADOC
ADOP
ADOPT
ADP
ADP
ADP
ADP
ADP
ADP
ADPA
ADPCM
ADPCM
ADPE
ADPG
ADPMP(QA)
Long Title
advanced distributed learning
Armament Data Line
Authorised Data List
Authorised Demander Level
ASACS Data Link Buffer System
Automatic Data Link Plotting System
Assistant Director Logistic Support
Adaptive Delta Modulation
Add Drop Mux
Admiral
Advanced Development Model
Aerodrome Design Manual
African Democratic Movement
Air Decoy Missile
Asynchronous Data Modem
Atomic Demolition Munitions
Administrative Managed Domains
Administrative Management Domain
Administrator/Administration
Army Department Management Information System
Assistant Director Movements and Transport
Air Distance Measuring Unit
Assistant Director Nuclear Accident Response
Assistant Director Naval Bases and Supply (Transport)
Air Defence Notification Centre
Air Defence Operations Centre
Advanced Digital Optical Control System
Assistant Director Nuclear Propulsion
Air Defence Operations Centre
Advanced Distributed Onboard Processor
Aerodynamic Design Optimisation for Long Duct Nacelles
Admiralty Driving Permit.
Arab Democratic Party
Auto Data Processing
Automated Data Processing
Automatic Data Processing
Automatic/Advanced Data Processing
American Defence Preparedness Association
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
Adaptive Pulse Code Modulation
Automated Data Processing Equipment
Air Defence Planning Group
Assistant Director Procurement Management Policy (Quality Assurance)
ADPS(SS)
ADPSO
ADQS
ADQUAL
ADR
ADR
ADR
ADR
ADR
ADR
ADR
ADR(LS)
Assistant Director Programmes and Support (Strategic systems)
Automatic Data Processing Selection Office
Assistant Director Quality and Safety
Additional Qualification
Accident Data Recorder
Accord Dangerous Routier (EEC Policy on Transport)
Air Data Relay
Air Defence Region
Airfield Damage Repair
Allocation Deficiency Report
Active Decoy Round (Mk 251)
Assistant Director Research (Life Sciences)
12
Acronym
ADR+
ADRC
ADREF No
ADRG
ADRG
ADROWPU
ADRP
ADRS
ADRTIES
ADRU
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS
ADS/PS
AdSAAMS
ADSAF
ADSCM
ADSI
ADSIA
ADSIA
ADSL
ADSM
ADSP
ADSR(CD))
ADST
ADSU
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT
ADT3
ADTC
ADTD
ADTM
ADTU
ADU
ADU
ADU
ADU
ADU
ADU
Long Title
Advanced Digital Radio + Bowman VHF Radio
Advanced Defence Radar Controller
Admiralty Reference Number
ARC Digital Radar Graphics
ARC Digitised Raster Graphics
Advanced Double Pass Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
Aircraft Design Approvals Requirements & Procedure
Airfield Damage Repair Squadron (Royal Air Force)
Advanced Digital Radar Imagery Exploitation System
Advanced Defence Radar Unit
Acoustic Detection System
Active Dipping Sonar
Advanced Deployable Systems program (US Navy)
Air Data System
Airborne/Active Dipping Sonar or Air Defence System
Aircraft Document Set
Ammunition Delivery System
Architectural Design Study
Astronomical Data Services
Audio Distribution System
Automatic Defence System
Automatic Dependent Surveillance
Assistant Director Project Support
Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
Automatic Data System for the Army in the Field
Advanced Ship Communications
Air Defence Systems Integrator
Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency
Allied Data Systems Inter-operability Agency
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
Air Defence Suppression Missile
Advanced Digital Signal Processor
Assistant Director Ship Refitting (Corporate Development)
Assistant Director Supply and Transport
Air Data Sensor Unit
Advanced Display Terminal
Air Data Terminal
Air Defence Technology programme
Airborne Data Terminal
Alphanumeric Display Terminal
Assistant Director Training
Assured Deterrent Time
Automatic Data Transmission
Automatic Detection and Tracking
Administrative Delay Time
Air Defence Tactical Training Centre
Armament Development and Test Centre (USAF)
Assistant Director Tactical Development
Aircraft Data Transfer Module
Auxiliary Data Transfer Unit
Air Data Unit
Air Defence Unit
Annotation Display Unit
Automatic Dialling Unit
Auxiliary Display Unit
Avionics Display Unit
13
Acronym
ADV
Adv
Adv Sig
Adv Sig(S)
ADVC
Advc
ADVCAP
ADVICE
Advn
AdvnTrg
ADVON
Advsr
ADW
ADW
ADWRFS
ADZ
AE
AE
AE
AE
AE
AEA
AEA
AEA
AEA/SRD
AEB
AEC
AEC
AEC
AEC
AEC
AECB
AECM
AECMA
AECU
AED
AEDC
AEDF
AEDIT
AEDS
AEF
AEFSS
AEGIS
AEGIS
AEGIS
AEI
AEL
AEM
AEMI
AEMIS
AEN
AEO
AEO
AEO
AEO
AEOOW
Long Title
Air Defence Variant
Advanced
Advanced Signaller
Advanced Signaller (Systems)
Airborne Digital Video Cassette
Advice
Advanced Capability
Analogue and Digital Video Integrator and Contrast
Adventure, Adventurous
Adventurous Training
Advanced Echelon
Advisor
Area Defence Weapon
Area Denial Weapon
Armament Depot Weapon Repair Facility Statement
Air Danger Zone
Adult Education
Aircraft Established
Ammunition ship
Assault Echelon
Authorising Engineer
Aircrew Equipment Assemblies
Aircrew Equipment Assembly
Atomic Energy Authority
Atomic Energy/Safety & Reliability Directorate
Active Electronic Buoy
Air Element Co-ordinator
Army Education Centre
Army Education Corps
Associated Equipment Company
Atomic Energy Commission
Arms Export Control Board
Active Electronic Countermeasures
Association European des Constructeurs de Materiel Aerospatial
Advanced Electronic Control Unit
Air Engineering Department
Arnold Engineering Development Centre
Asian Economic Development Fund
Aircraft Engineering Development & Investigation Team
Atomic Energy Detection System
Air Experience Flying
Automatic Explosion/Fire Sensing and Suppression system
Advanced Engine/Gearbox Integrated System
Airborne Early Warning Ground Integration Segment
Airborne Early Warning Ground Integration System
Australian Electronics Industry Association
Accessible Emission Limit
Aviation Engineering and Maintenance
Army Equipment Management Instruction
Army Equipment Management Information System
Alternative ELINT Notation
Air Electronics Officer
Air Electronics Officer (Royal Air Force)
Aircraft Engineer Officer
Army Estates Organisation
Assistant Engineer Officer of the Watch (in the RFA)
14
Acronym
AEP
AEQB
AER
AERE
AERS
AES
AES
AES
AES
AESB
AESITS
AESOP
AESP
AESP
AET
AETG
AETMS
AEU
AEU
AEV
AEV
AEW
AEW&C
AEWTF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AFA
AFA
AFA
AFA 06
AFAAC
AFAALC
AFAAMS
Long Title
Application Environment Profile
Air Engineering Qualifying Board
Approval Early Retirement
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Access/Egress Roadway System
Application Environment Specification
Arms and Explosives Search
Auger Electron Spectroscopy
Aircrew, Escape and Survival (Survival Team) IPT
Army Environmental and Safety Board
Aviation Equipment Support IT System
Aircraft Equipment Support On-Line Packages
Army Engineering Support Publication
Army Equipment Support Publication
Awareness, Education and Training
Advanced Electronic Technology Group
Airborne Electronic Terrain Mapping System
Aeromedical Evacuation Unit
Airborne Electronics Unit
Armoured Engineer Vehicle
Association of External Verifiers
Airborne Early Warning
Airborne Early Warning and Control
Air-crew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility
Admiral of the Fleet
Air Force
Airfield
Amphibious Force
Armed Forces
Army Form
Attributable Faults
Audio Frequency
Augmentation Force
Air Force Association
Area Firearms Adviser
Audio Frequency Amplifier
Armed Forces Act 2006
Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Command
Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Logistics Command
Anglo-French Air-to-Air Missile System/Anti-air Multi-spectral Seeker
AFAATC
AFAP
AFARV
AFAS
AFASD
AFASPO
AFATDS
AFATL
AFB
AFB
AFBMA
AFBMD
AFBMO
AFBSC
AFC
Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Training Command
Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile
Armoured, Forward-Area, Rearm Vehicle
Advanced Field Artillery System
Air Force Aeronautics systems Division
Air Force Automated Systems Project Office (USAF)
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
Air Force Armaments Laboratory
Air Force Base
Air Force Board
Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Air Force Ballistic Missile Office
Air Force Board Standing Committee
Air Force Cross
15
Acronym
AFC
AFCAS
AFCC
AFCEA
AFCENT
AFCMD
AFCS
AFCS
AFCS
AFD
AFD
AFD
AFD
AFDC
AFDE
AFDRG
AFDS
AFDS
AFDS
AFE
AFE
AFE
AFE
AFED
AFEDDS
Long Title
Automatic Frequency Control
Automatic Flight Control Augmentation System
Air Force Communications Command
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
Allied Forces Central Europe
Air Force Contract Management Division
Artillery Fire-Control System
Automatic Fire Control System
Automatic Flight Control System
Air Fleet Division/Department, DTEO
Air Force Department
Air Force Department of MoD
Automatic Feeding Device (for ammunition)
Air Freight Distribution Centre (at Portsmouth)
Arctic Fuels Dispensing Equipment
Anglo French Defence Research Group
Advanced Flight-Deck Simulator
Air Fighting Development Squadron
Automatic Flight Director System
Adult Further Education
Airborne Forces Equipment
Archaeological Field Evaluation
Authority Furnished Equipment
Available Force Element Day
Automatic Fire and Explosion Detection and Suppression System
AFES
AFESD
AFEWC
AFEWES
AFEX
AFFAS
AFFF
AFFF
AFFTC
AFG
AFGL
AFGS
AFIC
AFIS
AFLC
AFM
AFMC
AFMM
AFMM (M)
AFMM (MAINT)
AFMM (P)
AFMM (PROC)
AFMS
AFNCP
AFNO
AFNON
AFNOR
AFNORTH
AFNORTHWEST
AFNW
Automatic Fire Extinguishing System
Air Force Electronic Systems Division
Air Force Electronic Warfare Centre
Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator
Anglo-French Exchange meeting
Armed Forces Financial Advisory Services
Anglo-French Future Frigate
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
Air Force Flight Test Centre
Anti-Frogman Grenade
Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
Automatic Flight Guidance System
Air Force Intelligence Command
Air Force Intelligence Service
Air Force Logistics Command
Air Force Manual
Air Force Materiel Command
Assistant Functional Machinery Manager.
Assistant Functional Machinery Manager (Maintenance)
Assistant Functional Machinery Manager (Maintenance)
Assistant Functional Machinery Manager (Proc)
Assistant Functional Machinery Manager (Procurement)
Automatic Flight Management System
Anglo-French-Netherlands Collaboration Programme
Amphibious Forces Notes and Orders
Allied Forces, North Norway
Association Francais de Normalisation. French ISO
Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces, Northwest Europe
Allied Forces North West
16
Acronym
AFO
AFOLTS
AFOPS
AFOPS
AFOSR
AFP
AFP
AFP+
AFPAA
AFPRB
AFPRO
AFR
AFR
AFRES
AFRP
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS
AFS(H)
AFS(N)
AFSARC
AFSAT
AFSATCOM
AFSC
AFSCF
AFSCN
AFSD
AFSED
AFSH
AFSK
AFSONOR
AFSOUTH
AFSTC
AFSV
AFT
AFT
AFTA
AFTI
AFTN
AFTS
AFU
AFU
AFV
AFV
AFV Det
AFWAL
AFWL
AFWS
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
Long Title
Area Flag Officer
Automatic Fire Overheat Logic Test System
Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy
Armed Forces Over-Arching Personnel Strategy
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Assault Fire Platoon
Assault Fire Platoon Plus
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
Armed Forces Pay Review Body
Air Force Plant Representative Office
Accident Frequency Rate
Air Force Regulation
Air Force Reserve
Aramid Fibre Reinforced Plastics
Advanced Flight Simulator
Air Force Station
Automatic Flight System
Automatic Frequency Selection
Auxiliary Forward Support
Auxiliary, Fleet Support
Auxiliary Fleet Support (with Helicopter)
Auxiliary Forward Support (Helicopters)
Air Force Systems Acquisition Review Council
Air Force Satellite
Air Force Satellite Communications System
Air Force Systems Command
Air Force Satellite Control Facility
Air Force Satellite Control Network
Air Force Space Division
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Auxiliary, Fleet Support, Helicopter carrying
Audio Frequency Shift Keying
Allied Forces, South Norway
Allied Forces Southern Europe
Air Force Space Technology Centre
Armoured Fire Support Vehicle
Air Force Department
Array Function Tester
Advanced First Term Avionics
Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
Air-tech Firearms Training System
Air Filtration Unit
Assault Fire Unit
Armoured Family of Vehicles
Armoured Fighting Vehicle
Armoured Fighting Vehicle Detector
Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
Air Force Weapons Laboratory
Airfield Frost Warning System
Adjutant General
Aerospace Ground Equipment
Air Gunner
Antenna Group
Army Garrison (US)
17
Acronym
AG
AGAI
AGARD
AGARD
AGC
AGC
AGCAS
AGCS
AGCW
AGCW
AGE
AGE
AGE
AGES
AGES/AD
AGETS
AGEX
AGF
AGI
AGL
AGL
AGL
AGL
AGLS
AGLT
AGM
AGM
AGMA
AGOUTI
AGPPE
AGR
AGRA
AGREE
AGS
AGS
AGS
AGS
AGS
AGS
AGSS
AGTS
AGV
AGV
AGVT
AGZ
AH
AH
AH
AH 64
AHB
AHCA
AHCP
AHD
AHE
AHEAD
AHEM
Long Title
Attention Getter
Army General and Administrative Instructions
Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development
Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Defence
Adjutant General's Corps
Automatic Gain Control
Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
Advanced Guidance and Control System
Autonomous Guidance for Conventional Weapons
Autonomously Guided Conventional Weapon
Advanced Graphics Engine
Aerospace Ground Equipment
Aircraft Ground Equipment
Air Ground Engagement System
Air-to-Ground Engagement/Air Defence
Automated Ground Engine Test System
Anglo-German Exchange meeting
Army Ground Forces
Association for Geographic Information
Above Ground Level
Aeronautical Ground Light(Ing)
Airborne Gun Laying (radar)
Automatic Grenade Launcher
Automatic Gun Laying System
Airborne Gun Laying Turret
Air-to-Ground Missile
Annual General Meeting
American Gear Manufacturers Association
System for raising propellor cavitation speed
Advanced General Purpose Processor Element
Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor
Automatic Gain Ranging Amplifier
Advisory Group on Reliability in Electronic Equipment
Advanced Ground Station
Aeronautical Ground Station
Aircraft General Spares
Aircraft General Stores
Air-to-Ground System
Armoured Gun System
Auxiliary research submarine
Air Gunnery Target System
Assault Gun Vehicle
Automated Guided Vehicle
Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology
Actual Ground Zero
Artificial Horizon
Attack Helicopter
Attack Helicopter (Apache)
Attack Helicopter 64
Attack Helicopter Battalion
Additional Housing Cost Allowance
Ad-Hoc Collective Protection
Ad Hoc Duties (type of reserve service)
Ammunition Handling Equipment
Advanced Hit Efficiency And Destruction
Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers
18
Acronym
AHIP
AHIT
AHM
AHP
AHQ
AHQ
AHQ
AHRS
AHRU
AHS
AHTOC
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI2S
AIA
AIAA
AIAAM
AIAC
AIAG
AIAH
AIAIT Centre (US Army)
AIB
AIBU
AICORN
AICP
AICRO
AID
AIDB
AIDC
AIDLO
AIDS
AIDS
AIDS
AIDS
AIDU
AIDU
AIEFSO
AIEWS
AIFF
AIFF
AIFFC
AIFS
AIFTA
AIFV
AIG
AIG
AIG
AIG
AII
AIIM
AIL
AILA
Long Title
Army Helicopter Improvement Programme
Advanced Hover Intercept Technology
Anti-Helicopter Mine
Allied Hydrographic Publication
Air Headquarters
Allied Headquarters
Alternative DC HQ
Attitude and Heading Reference System
Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
American Helicopter Society
Attack Helicopter Target Operational Characteristics
Administrative Instruction
Air Interdiction
Airborne Intercept
Airborne Interception
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic Identification
Advanced Infra-red Imaging Seeker
Aircraft Interface Assembly
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile
ACCS Implementation Advisory Committee
Automotive Industries Action Group
Advanced Integrated Avionic Helmet
Army Intelligence and Threat Analysis
Admiralty Interview Board
Advanced Interference Blanker Unit
Adaptive Intelligent Control of Radio Networks
Anglo-Italian Collaboration Programme
Association of Independent Contract Research Organisations
Agency for International Development
Anti-Intrusion Defence Barriers
Aero Industry Development Centre
Atomic and International Defence liaison Officer
Acoustic Intelligence Data System
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Advanced Integrated Display System
Airborne Integrated Data System
Aeronautical Information Documentation Unit
Aeronautical Information Documents Unit
Accident Investigation and Engineering Flight Safety Officer
Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
Audio Interchange File Format
Audio Interchange File Format plus Compression
Advanced Indirect Fire System
Anglo-Irish Free Trade Agreement
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Address Indicating Group
Address Indicator Group
Assistant Instructor of Gunnery (Royal Air Force)
Automatic Indicator Group
Accuracy Improvement Initiative (GPS)
Association for Information and Image Management
Advance Information Leaflet
Airborne Instrument Landing Approach system
19
Acronym
AIM
AIM
AIM
AIM
AIM
AIM
AIME
AIMES
AIMIS
AIMS
AIMS
AIMS
AIMS
AIMS
Aimval
AINS
AIO
AIO
AIP
AIP
AIP
AIPS
AIPT
AIR
AIR
AIR
AIR
Air Cdre
Air Chf Mshl
Air Mshl
AIRBALTAP
AIRCOM
AIRNON
AirOpsCen
AIRS
AIRS
AIRS
AIRS2P2
AirSH
AIRSONOR
AIRSOUTH
AirSpaceMgr
AIRT
AIS
AIS
AISD
AISEC
AISR
AISS
AISS
AIT
AIT
AITAT
AITT
AIU
AIU
Long Title
Active Inert Missile
Air Intercept Missile
Air Interceptor Missile
Air traffic control beacon IFF Mk XII system
Aircraft Inter-phone and Mixer
Anti-Invasion Mine
Aircraft Integrity Monitoring Equipment
Avionics Integrated Maintenance Expert System
Advanced Integrated Modular Instrumentation System
Accident Information Management System
Advanced Integrated MAD System
Aircraft Identification Monitoring System
Arctic Ice Monitoring System
Attitude Indicator Measurement System
Air Intercept Missile Evaluation
Airborne Inertial Navigation System
Action Information Organisation
Action Information Organisation (ship command centre)
Aeronautical Information Publication
Agreed Implementation Plan
Air-Independent Propulsion
Advanced Integrated Propulsion System
Advanced Image Processing Terminal
Accident Incident Rate
Air Intercept Radar
Annual Infrastructure Report
AIR Command replaced Strike when Strike and PTC merged
Air Commodore
Air chief Marshal
Air Marshal
Allied Air Forces, Baltic Approaches
Air Command
Allied Air Forces, Northern Norway
Air Operations Centre
Advanced Inertial Reference System
Advanced Infra-Red imaging Seeker
Airborne Integrated Reconnaissance System
Air Sensors, Systems and Platform Protection IPT
Air Support Helicopter
Allied Air Forces, Southern Norway
Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe
Air Space Manager
Air-to-air Interceptor Radar Training
Advanced Instrumentation SubSystem
Aeronautical Information Service
Advance Interoperability Services Demonstrator
Army Information Engineering Command (US Army)
Advanced Initial Spares Requirements
Alliance for Information Systems Skills
Armaments Interim Supply Solution
Advanced Intruder Test
Assembly, Integration & Test
Armoured Infantry Training and Advisory Team
Association of Industrial Truck Trainers.
Active Inject Unit
Airborne Installation Unit
20
Acronym
AIU
AIU
AIU
AIVA
AIWS
AIX
AJ
AJ
AJF
AJFHQ
AJM
AJPO
AJS
AJT
AK
AKM
AL
AL
AL xx
ALA
ALAAVA
ALAD
ALADEIN
ALARA
ALARM
ALARM
ALARMS
ALARP
ALARP
ALARR
ALASIS
ALB
ALBF
ALBM
ALC
ALC
ALC
ALC
ALC
ALCAM
ALCC
ALCE
ALCM
ALCS
ALCV
ALDC
ALDP
ALDS
ALDS
ALDT
ALE
ALE
ALEBI
Alert
ALERTDECL
ALERTS
Long Title
Aircraft Interface Unit
Armament Interface Unit
Audio Interface Unit
Association of Internal Verifiers and Assessors
Advanced Interdiction Weapon System
Advanced Interactive Executive (IBM's UNIX operating system)
Anti-Jam
Anti-jamming
Allied Joint Force
Allied Joint Force Headquarters
Anti-Jam Modem
Ada Joint Program Office
Advanced Jamming System
Advanced Jet Trainer
Avtomat Kalashnikov
AK, Modified
Amendment List
Analogue Loop
Helicopter Alert State
Army Licensing Authority
Advanced Light Armoured/Amphibious Vehicle System
Automatic Liquid Agent Detector
Assets, Liabilities And Depot Equipment / Information Network
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile
Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile
Airborne Laser Radar Mine Sensor
As Low As is Reasonably Practicable
As Low As Reasonably Practicable
Air-Launched, Air-Recoverable Rocket
Assignment Ledger and Automated Sales Invoicing System
Automatic Load-dependent Brake
Airland Battle Future
Air-Launched Ballistic Missile
Air Logistics Command
Alternate Logistics control number (LCN) Code
Army Learning Centre
Army Legal Corps
Automatic Level Control
Air-Launched Conventional Attack Missile
Airborne Launch Control Centre
Army List of Classified Equipments
Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Airborne Launch Control System
Armoured Land-mine Clearing Vehicle
Army Logistic Development Committee
Airborne Laser Designator Pod
Acquisition Leadership Development Scheme
Acquisition Leadership Development Team
Administrative & Logistics Delay Time
Arbitrary Lagrange-Euler code
Automatic Link Establishment
Air/Land Enhancement for BFG Intelligence
Warning that an incident has occurred
Alert Stage / State Declaration
Airborne Laser Electronic warfare Receiver Training
21
Acronym
ALES
ALEX
ALF
ALFENS
ALFENS
Long Title
Authorised List of Explosive Stores
Automatic Launching of Expendable's
Atomic Line Filter
Automated Low Flying Entry and Notification System
Automated Low Flying Flight Planning Enquiry and Management System
ALFENS
Automated Low-Flying Flt-Planning Enquiry & Notification System
ALFS
ALFS
ALG
ALG
ALGMS
ALGOL
ALGW
ALH
ALI
ALI
ALL
ALLA
ALLD
ALLOCATION
Airborne Low Frequency Sonar
Automatic Low Flying Systems
Action Learning Group(s)
Autonomous Landing Guidance
Advanced Laser-Guided Missile System
Algorithmic Language
Air Launched Guided Weapon
Active Laser Homing
Adult Learning Inspectorate
Automatic Line Integration
Admiralty List of Lights
Allied Long Lines Agency
Airborne Laser Location Designator
The band of frequencies available for a certain equipment, these are
internationally cleared and form part of the International Telegraph Union (ITU)
regulations.
The list of frequencies available for the operation
All Light Level Television
Air Launched Munitions
Air Load Master (Royal Air Force)
Air Loadmaster
Air Launched Marine Sound Signal
Air Launched Miniature Vehicle
Air Liaison Officer
Air Line of Communications
Airborne Light Optical Fibre Technology
Air Liaison Officer Offensive Support
Advisory Levels of Release
Airborne Light Observation System
Air Liaison Officer Support Helicopters
Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System
Ammunition Logistic Process
Anti-Laser Protected Optical Sight
Accidental Launch Protection System
Air Load Planning System
Automatic Link Quality Analysis
Advanced long-range Air-to-Air Missile
Airborne Laser Range-finder And Designator
Airborne Long-range Radar Input
Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Acquisition Logistics Standard
Advanced Launched System (SDI project)
Advanced Life Support
All-weather Landing System
Army Legal Services
Augmented Logistics Support
Auxiliary Lighter
Aircraft Logistics Supply And Demand
ALLOTMENT
ALLTV
ALM
ALM
ALM
ALMSS
ALMV
ALO
ALOC
ALOFT
ALOOS
ALOR
ALOS
ALOSH
ALOTS
ALP
ALPOS
ALPS
ALPS
ALQA
ALRAAM
ALRAD
ALRI
ALRS
ALS
ALS
ALS
ALS
ALS
ALS
ALS
ALSAD
22
Acronym
ALSG
ALSL
ALSP
ALSS
ALSS
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALTA
ALTAIR
ALTE
ALU
ALW
ALW
ALWT
ALYCAT
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AMA
AMA
AMACS
AMAD
AMANDA
AMANS
AMARV
AMAS
AMAS
AMB
Amb
AMC
AMC
AMC
AMC
AMC
AMC
AMC
AMCA
AMCA
AMCAPS
AMCCOM
AMCM
AMCO
AMCS
AMCS
AMCSA
AMD
AMDI
AMDR
AMDS
AMDS
Long Title
Air Logistics and Support Group
Alternative Landing Ship Logistic
Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol
Advanced Logistics Support Site
Air-Launched Saturation System missile
Administration Lead Time
Administrative Lead Time
Airborne Laser Tracker
Altimeter
Armoured Launching Turret
Attack Light Torpedo
Advanced Lightweight Tactical Antenna
ARPA Long-range Tracking And Instrumentation Radar
Approved List of Test Equipment
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Air / Land Warfare
Amphibious and Land Warfare
Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
Aeromechanics LYnx Control and Agility Testbed
Aircrew Manual
Amplitude Modulation
Ante Meridian
Anti-Material
Assignment Manager or Achievement Milestone
Adaptive Multi-function Antenna
Advanced Modern Apprenticeship
Advanced Multi-Axis Cueing Seat
Airframe Mounted Accessory Drive
Ammunition Management Area Network Depot Aid
Army Management Services
Advanced Manoeuvring Re-entry vehicle
Alternate Main Access Switch
Automated Manoeuvring Attack System
Active Magnetic Bearing
Ambulance
Acquisition Management Cell
Advanced Micro-Electronics Converter
Air Material Command
Air Mobility Command
Aircraft Management Computer
Airframe/Armament Modification Committee
Army Material Command
Air Movement and Control Association
Avionic Modular Component Acquisition
Affordable Manufacture of Composite Aircraft Primary Structure
Armament Munitions and Chemical Command
Advanced Mine Countermeasures
Air Maintenance Control Office
Airborne Missile Control System
Alert Monitoring System Computer
Army Material Command Support Activity Office (US Army)
Ammunition Marking Drawing
Acoustic Miss Distance Indicator
Automatic Missile Detecting Radar
Anti-Missile Discarding Sabot
Automatic Manoeuvring Device System
23
Acronym
AMDS
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AMED
AMEPP
AMES
AMES
AMET
AMET
AMETS
AMEWS
AMEX
AMF
AMF
AMF
AMF(L)
AMF-A
AMFCTS
AMF-L
AMG
AMG
AMGOT
AMH
AMHA
AMHMS
AMHS
AMI
AMIDARS
AMIDS
AMIEE
AMIK
AMIPSC
Long Title
Automatic Message Distribution System
Air Movements Executive
Amplitude Modulation Equivalent
Angle Measuring Equipment
Annually Managed Expenditure
Authorized Medical Examiner
Advanced Mechanical Engineering Demonstrator
Allied Maritime Environmental Protection Publication
Advanced Multiple Environment Simulator
Assistant Manager Engineering Services
Advanced Military Engine Technology
Advanced Military Engineering Technology
Artillery Meteorological System
Automated Mobile EW System
American Express (card)
ACE Mobile Force
Allied Mobile Force
Attributable Mission Failures
Allied Command Europe mobile Force (Land)
ACE Mobile Force - Air
Artillery and Mortar Fire Control Training Simulator
ACE Mobile Force - Land
Aircraft Maintenance Group
Antenna Mast Groups
Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories
Allied Message Handling
Automatic Message Handling Assistance
Advanced Magnetic Helmet-Mounted Sight
Automated Message Handling System
Alternate Mark Inversion
Airborne Minefield Detection And Reconnaissance System
Airborne Minefield Detection System
Associate Member of Institution of Electrical Engineering
Automatic Target Recognition System
Aircraft Maintenance Information Programme Steering Committee
AMIR
AMIS
AMIS
AMIS
AMIT
AML
AMLCD
AMM
ammo
AMN
AMO
AMOP
AMOPS
AMOS
AMP
AMP
AMP
AMPA
amph
AMPO
Anti-Missile Infra-Red
Air Movements Information Systems
Anti-Materiel Incendiary Sub-munitions
Automated Management Information System
Aerospace Maintenance Information Technology
Air Member for Logistics
Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
Anti-Missile Missile
ammunition
Admiralty Manual of Navigation
Air Movements Operations
Amplitude Modulation On Pulse
Army Machine Readable-Format Output Production System
ARPA Maul Optical Station
Air Member for Personnel
Assisted Maintenance Period
Aviation Modernisation Plan (US Army)
Advanced Mission Planning Aid
Amphibious
Assistant Management Planning Officer
24
Acronym
AMPS
AMPSS
AMR
AMRAAM
AMRAAM
AMRAD
AMRAD
AMRAD
AMRAD
AMRE
AMREP
AMRS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMS
AMSAR
AMSAR
AMSAT
AMSCREP
AMSG
AMSG
AMS-H
AMSL
AMSO
AMSO
AMSS
AMSS
AMT
AMT
AMTAT
AMTD
AMTE
AMTI
AMTI
AMTN
AMU
AMU
AMV
AMV
AM-VSB
AMW
AN
Long Title
Automated Message Processing System
Advanced Manned Precision Strike System
Assistant Master Rigger.
Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile
Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
Armament / Munitions Requirements and Development
Atomic Military Research and Development
Automated Message Routing and Distribution
Automatic Message Routing And Distribution
Aeromedical Role Equipment
Ammunition logistic Report
Advanced Maintenance Recorder System
Acquisition Management System
Advanced Missile System (US Navy)
Aerospace Materials Specification
Air Maintenance Squadron
Air Management System
Aircraft Management System
Alenia Marconi Systems
American Material Standard
Antenna Matching System
Anti-Ship Missile
Armoured Mortar System
Army Medical Services
Automatic Marking System
Automatic Meteorological System
Automatic Mode Scheduling
Avionics Management System
Airborne Multimode Solid State Active array Radar
Airborne Multimode/function Solid-state Array Radar
Ammunition STATus report
Automated Messaging Systems and Commcen Replacement Equipment
Programme
Allied Military Security General (Publication)
Allied Military Standards Group
Advanced Missile System - Heavy
Above Mean Sea Level
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Air Member for Supply and Transport
Advanced Multi-Sensor System
Automatic Message Switching System
Action Messing Team
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Air Manoeuvre Training and Advisory Team
Adaptive Moving Target Detection
Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment
Air Moving Target Indication
Airborne Moving Target Indicator
Active Matrix Twisted Nematic
Antenna Matching Unit
Auxiliary Memory Unit
Advanced Marine Vehicle
Armoured Maintenance Vehicle
Amplitude Modulation-Vestigial Sideband
Advanced Microwave
Air Force / Navy
25
Acronym
AN
ANA
ANA
ANBCDO
ANC
ANCA
AND
ANDVT
ANEP
ANF
ANG
ANI
ANLO
ANMI
ANN
ANN
ANO
ANO
ANODE
ANP
ANR
ANRI
ANS
ANS
ANS
ANS
ANSI
ANSI
ANSSM
ANSSM (DC)
ANSSM (Ops)
ANSSM(Ops)
ANT
ANV
ANVIS
ANZUK
ANZUS
AO
AO
AO
AO
AO
AO
AO
AO
Ao
AO
AO Regt + STO
AO(R)
AO/MT
AOA
AOA
AOA
AOA
AOA
AOA
Long Title
Autonomous Network
Advance Notification of Amendment
Army, Navy, Air Force
Assistant NBCD officer
African National Congress
Allied Naval Communications Agency
Alphanumeric Display
Advanced Narrow-band Digital Voice Terminal
Allied Naval Engineering Publication
Atlantic Nuclear Force
Air National Guard
Automatic Number Identification
Assistant Naval Liaison Officer
Air Navigation Multiple Indicator
Artificial Neural Network
Automatic Neural Networks
Abu Nidal Organisation
Air Navigation Order (1995)
Ambient sea Noise Directionality Estimator
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion
Active Noise Reduction
Automatic Net Radio Interfacing
Air Navigation School
Airborne Navigation System
American Nuclear Society
Automatic Navigation System
American National Standards Institute
American National Standards Institution
Assistant Nuclear Support Service Manager
Assistant Nuclear Services Support Manager (Design Control)
Assistant Nuclear Services Support Manager (Operations)
Assistant Nuclear Services Support Manager (Operations)
Air Navigation Trainer
Advanced Naval Vehicle
Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System
Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom military
Australia, New Zealand and USA security treaty
Accounting Officer
Accounting Operations
Administrative Officer
Area of Operations
Army Officer
Army Order
Artillery Observation
Auxiliary Oiler
Operational Availability
Assisting Officer
Air Officer Regiment and Survive to Fight
Auxiliary Oiler (Replacement)
Administrative Officer/Motor Transport
Activity on Arrow (networks)
Air Officer Admin
Airborne Optical Adjunct
Aircraft Operating Authority
Amphibious Objective Area
Amphibious Operating Area
26
Acronym
AOA
AOA
AOA
AOB
AOB
AoB
AOB
AOB
AOB
AOC
AOC
AOC
AOC
AoC
AOC
AOC
AOC DAUs
AOC in C STC
AOC Mus
AOC Sus
AOCinC
AOCinC STC
AOCIS
AOCM
AOCS
AOCS
AOCS
AOCSTC
AOD
AOF
AofD
AofP
AofS
AOG
AOI
AOI
AOII
AOIR
AOM
AOM
AON
AO-N
AONB
AOO
AOP
AOP
AOP
AOP
AOPF
AOPL
AOPR
AOPT
AOR
AOR
AOR
AOR
Long Title
Angle Of Arrival
Angle Of Attack
Army Operational Architecture
Air Order of Battle
Aircrew Operating Brief
Angle of Bank
Any Other Business
Arctic Ocean Buoy
Automatic Optical test-Bench
Adaptive Optical Camouflage
Agreed Operational Characteristic
Air Officer Commanding
Air Operations Centre
Association of Colleges
Association of Old Crows
Assumption Of Control (message)
Air Officer Commanding Directly Administered Units
Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command
Air Officer Commanding Maintenance Units
Air Officer Commanding Signals Units
Air Officer Commanding in Chief
Air Officer Commanding in Chief Strike Command
Air Officer Communications & Information Systems
Advanced Optical Countermeasures
Attitude and Orbit Control System
Attitude and Orbit Control System (Skynet)
Attitude and Orbit Control Systems
Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command
Area Of Display
Auxiliary Oiler Fleet
Angle of Departure
Angle of Projection
Angle of Sight
Aircraft on Ground
Arab Organisation for Industrialisation
Area of Interest
Area of Intelligence Interest
Area of Intelligence Responsibility
Accounting Officer Memorandum
Air Officer Maintenance
Activity On Node (networks)
Administrative Office, Navy
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Analysis Of Options
Airbome Observation Post (for NGS)
Airborne Observation Post
Allied Ordnance Publication
Area Of Projection
Active Optical Proximity Fuze
Advance Ordering Percentage Limit
Area Of Prime Responsibility
Advanced Optical Position Transducer
Acquisition Organisation Review
Acquisition Organization Review
Annual Operating Requirements
Area of Operational Responsibility
27
Acronym
AOR
AOR
AOR
AOR
AOR
AOR
AOS
AOS
AOS
AOSA
AOSNI
AOSP
AOSPP
AOT
AOT
AOTC
AOTF
AOU
AOV
AOW
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
APA
APA
APA
APACHE
APACHE
APACHE
APAG
APAM
APAR
APART
APB
APB
APB
APB
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC(L)
APCBC
APCOM
APC-T
APCT-BF
APCU
Long Title
Area of Responsibility
Assault Operations Room
Auxiliary Oiler and Replenishment ship
Auxiliary Oiler Refueller/Replacement
Auxiliary Oiler Replacement
Auxiliary, Oiler Replenishment
Add-On Stabilisation
Airborne Optical Sensor
Airfield Operations Support IPT
Airborne Optical Sensor Adjunct
Air Officer Commanding, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Army Operational Shooting Policy
Air Officer Strategic Policy & Plans
Automated Operations Tool
Asset Optimisation Tool
Associated Offices Technical Committee
Acousto-Optic Tuned Filter
Area Of Uncertainty
Artillery Observation Vehicle
Asia Oceania Workshop (for Open Systems)
Accounting Period
Accounts Payable
Air Publication
Allied Publication
Ammonium Perchlorate
Ammunition Point
Anti-Personnel
Application Protocol
Armour Piercing
Assessment Phase
Authorised Person
Advanced Pilot's Aid
All Points Addressable (computer screen)
Amphibious transport
Advanced Phased Array Chemical High Energy laser equipment
Analysis of Pacific Area Communications for Hardening to EMP
Arme Propulsee A Charges Ejectables
Atlantic Policy Advisory Group
Anti-Personnel, Anti-Material
Actively Phased-Array Radar
Advanced Phased Array Radar Technology
Acquisition Policy Board
Air Portable Bridge
Analysing Printer Base
Assessment Phase Board
Air Pollution Control
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armour-Piercing, Capped
Army Personnel Centre
Automatic Phase Control
Air Picture Compiler (Local)
Armour-Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped
Air Picture Compilation
Armour-Piercing, Capped, Tracer
Armour-Piercing, Capped, Tracer, Base Fuze
Alarm and Power Remote-Control Unit
28
Acronym
APD
APDS
APDS
APDS-T
APE
APEI
APEP
Apers
APERS-T
APES
APEX
APEX
APFC
APFD
APFIDS
APFS
APFSDS
APFSDS
APFSDS(P)
APFSDS-T
APG
APG
APG
APGM
APHAZ
APHC
AP-HC
APHCI
APHCS
APHCS
APHE
APHEI
APHEI
APHE-SD
APHIDS
APHIDS
API
API
API
API
API
API
API
API
APIA
APICS
APIHC
APIT
APL
APL
APL
APLD
APLM
APLN
APLS
APLS
Long Title
Amplitude photodiode
Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot
Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot
Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot, Tracer
Armour Piercing, Explosive
Armour Piercing, High Explosive and Incendiary
Armour Piercing Enhanced Performance
Anti-personnel
Anti-Personnel, Tracer
Azimuth Position and Elevation System
Advanced Photovoltaics and Electronic eXperiment
Analysis of Public Expenditure Statistics System
Air-Portable Fuel Container
Autopilot Flight Director
Armour-Piercing, Fragmentation Incendiary, Discarding Sabot
Air Publications Forms and Stationery
Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot
Armour-Piercing, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot
Armour-Piercing, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot, (Practice)
Armour-Piercing, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot-Tracer
Aberdeen Proving Ground (US)
Army Publications Group
Aspect Project Group
Autonomous Precision Guided Munition
Aircraft Proximity Hazard
Armour-Piercing, High Capacity
Armour-Piercing, Hard Core
Armour-Piercing, Hard Core, Incendiary
Admiralty Pilotage & Harbour Control Service
Army Primary Healthcare Service
Armour Piercing High Explosive
Armour Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
Armour-Piercing, High Explosive, Incendiary
Armour-Piercing, High Explosive, Self-Destroying
Advanced Panoramic Helmet Integrated Display System
Advanced Panoramic Helmet Interface Demonstrator System
Aim Point Initiative
Air Photo Interpreter
Air Position Indicator
American Petroleum Institute
Application Programme Interface
Application Programming Interface
Applications Program Interface.
Armour Piercing Incendiary
Application Programming Interface Association
American Production Inventory Control Society
Armour Piercing Incendiary Hard Core
Armour Piercing Incendiary Tracer
Accreditation of prior learning
Allowance Parts List
Application Programme Libraries
Advanced Passive Localisation Demonstrator
Anti-Personnel Landmine
Automatic Position Location Navigator & Reporting
Advanced Procurement and Logistics Support
Advanced Procurement and Logistics Systems
29
Acronym
APM
APM
APM
APMI
APOBS
APOD
APOD
APOE
APP
APP
APP
App
App Admin
APP OEU
App Op
App Spec
APPC
AppID or APID
APPLABS
APPLET
AppSpec
APQ
APR
APR
APR(F)
APR(L)
APRE
APRO
APS
APS
APS
APS
APS
APS
APS
APS
APSE
APSE
APSE
APSE
APSEC
APSE-T
APSI
APSOH
APSS
APT
APT
APTC
APTCI
APTE
APU
APU
APV
APV
APWG
APWG
Long Title
Anti-Personnel Mine
Association for Project Management
Authority Project Manager
Armour Piercing Marker Incendiary
Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System
Air Port of Debarkation
Air Port of Disembarkation
Air Ports of Embarkation
Allied Procedural Publication
Application Portability Profile
Armour Protection Program
Application
Applications Administrator
Air Platform Protection Operational Evaluation Unit
Applications Operator
Applications Specialist
Advanced Programme to Programme Communication
Application ID
Appleton Rutherford Laboratory
A mini software application (or program)
Application Specialist
Armaments Planning Questionnaire
Air Photo Reader
Auto Power Reserve
Air Picture Reporter (Force)
Air Picture Reporter (Local)
Army Personnel Research Establishment
Army Pay and Records Office
Adaptive Processor System (sonar)
Advanced Fighter Crew Protection System
Aerial Post Squadron (USAF)
Air Plot Supervisor
Aircraft Position Sensor
Aircraft Prepared for Service
Automatic Pointing System or Air Planning System
Assistant Private Secretary
Ada Programming or Project Support Environment
ADA Programming Support Environment
Armour Piercing Special Effect
Armour-Piercing, Secondary Effect
Advanced Power System Electronic Control
Armour-Piercing, Secondary Effect-Tracer
Aircraft Propulsion System Integration
Advanced Panoramic Sonar - Hull-mounted
Atlas Port Surveillance System
Armour-Piercing, Tracer
Aerospace Project Team IPT
Army Physical Training Corps
Army Physical Training Corps Instructor
Abrams Power Train Evolution
Armoured Patrol Unit
Auxiliary Power Unit
Armoured Patrol Vehicle
Auto-piloted Vehicle
ASMA Priorities Working Group
Assessment Phase Working Group
30
Acronym
APWT
APX
AQ
AQAP
AQAP
AQAP1
AQD
AQF
AQL
AQL
AQMS
AQRD
AR
AR
AR&M
AR/AAV
ARA
ARA
ARALL
ARAMIS
ARBS
ARC
ARC
ARC
ARC
ARC
ARCADS
ARCE
ARCM
Arcrw
ARCS
ARCS
ARCS
ARCS
ARCS(HCRF)
ARD
ARD
ARD
ARD
ARD
ARDEC
Long Title
Annual Personal Weapon Test
Extended Assessment Phase
Acceptance Questionnaire
Allied Quality Assurance Paper
Allied Quality Assurance Publication
Allied Quality Assurance Plan Vol 1
Aeronautical Quality Assurance Directorate
Acquisition Competence Framework
Acceptable Quality Level
Advanced Quick-fix sensor
Artificer Quatermaster Sergeant Major
Air Quartermasters Readiness Date
Army Regulation
Assault Rifle
Availability, Reliability and Maintainability
Armoured Reconnaissance / Airborne Assault Vehicle
Aircraft Research Association
Army Rifle Association
ARAMID Reinforced Aluminium ALLoy
American Requisitions And Management Information System
Angle Rate Bombing Set
Admiralty Raster Chart.
Ames Research Centre
Area Reprogramming Capability
Authority Responsible Code
Air Refuelling And Comms Fleets IPT
Armament Control and Delivery System
Amphibious River Crossing Equipment
Anti-Radiation Countermeasures
Aircrew
Acquisition Radar and Control System
Aerial Rocket Control System
Automatic Radio Control System
Automatic Release Consent Switch
Admiralty Raster Chart (Hydrographic Chart Raster Format)
Acquired Rights Directive (connected with TUPE)
All Round Defence
Anti-Radar Drone
Applied Research Technology Demonstration
Auxiliary Repair Dry dock
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Centre (US Army)
ARDNOT
ARDS
ARE
ARE
ARE
AREN
ARES
ARETS
ARF
ARFA
ARGS
ARH
ARH
ARI
Automatic Day / Night Optical Tracker
Airborne Radar Demonstrator System
Addressable Remote Encoder
Admiralty Research Establishment
Airborne Radar Extension
Army Radio Engineered Network
Active Relief Sensor
Armoured Remoted Target System
Air Reserve Forces
Allied Radio Frequency Agency
Advanced Resolution Gunnery Simulator
Active Radar Homing
Anti-Radar / Radiation Homing
Airborne Radio Installation
31
Acronym
ARI
ARI
ARIC
ARINC
ARJS
AR-L
ARLT
ARM
ARM
ARM
ARM
ARM
ARM
ARM
ARM 1
ARM&T
ARMA
ARMAD
ARMADAS
ARMD
ARM-D
Armd
ARMP
armr
Armr
Armrd
ARMS
ARMS
ARMS
ARMS
Arms
ARMSCOR
ARMVAL
ARNE
ARNG
ARO
ARO
ARO
ARP
ARP
ARP
ARP
ARP
ARP
ARPA
ARPA
ARPA
ARPANET
ARPS
ARPS
Arpt
ARPTT
ARQ
ARR
ARRADCOM
ARRC
Long Title
Air-power Research Institute (USAF)
US Army Research Institute
Air-borne Radio and Intercom Control system
Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
Air-borne Radar Jamming System
Airborne Reconnaissance - Low
Administrative Repair Lead Time
Advanced RISC Machines
Aerodrome Retroreflective Marker
Anti-Radar Missile
Anti-Radiation Measures
Anti-Radiation Missile
Artillery Re-arm Module
Availability, Reliability, Maintainability
Armament 1
Availability, Reliability, Maintainability & Testability
Annual Report of Material Accounted
Armoured and Mechanised Unit Air Defence
Anti-Radiation Missile Airborne Data Analysis System
Armoured
Anti-Radiation Missile Decoy
Armed
Allied Reliability and Maintainability Publication
armour
Armourer
Armoured
Advanced Radar Missile Scoring System
Advanced Reconfigurable Mission Simulator
Advanced Remote Mine-hunting System
Armoured Re-supply Maintenance System
Armaments
Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)
Anti-Armour Vehicle Evaluation
ATM Network Research Environment
Army National Guard
Accident Response Officer.
Army Research Office
Auxiliary Readout
Address Resolution Protocol
Aerodrome Reference Point
Air Raid Precautions
Anti-Radiation Projectile
Applied Research Programme
Attack Reference Point
Advanced Projects Research Agency (US)
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
Acoustic Range Prediction System
Advanced Radar Processing Subsystem
Airport
Air-Refuelling Part-Task Trainer (USAF)
Automatic Repeat Request
Audit Recommendations Report
Armament Research and Development Command
ACE Rapid Reaction Corps
32
Acronym
ARRC
ARRC ACE
ARRL
ARROW
ARRV
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARS
ARSR
ARSV
ART
ART
Art
Art Ac
Art Av
ARTADS
ARTBASS
ARTCC
ARTD
ARTEMIS
ARTHUR
ARTI
ARTS
ARTS All-Round
ARTY
Arty
ARTYSYS
ARV
ARW
ARW
ARWAR
ARWS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
As & As
AS1077/AS1092
AS90
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASA
ASAAC
ASAAC
ASAC
Long Title
Allied command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps
Rapid Reaction Corps
American Radio Relay League
ADP assistance to RAOC and REME Operations in Work
Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
Advanced Rocket System
Air Reinforcement Squadron
Alternate Route Select
Attack Radar Set
Automatic Reporting System
Air Route Surveillance Radar
Armoured Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle
Air Refuelling Transport
Air-Refuelling Transport
Artificer
Artificer Aircraft
Artificer Avionics
Army Tactical Data Systems
Army Training Battle Simulation System
Air Route Traffic Control Centre
Applied Research Technology Demonstrator
Array TEchnology for MIssile Seekers
Artillery Hunting Radar
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute
Agile Radar Target Simulator
Thermal Surveillance
Artillery
Artillery Equipment
Artillery Systems IPT
Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Airborne Rotary Wing
Anti-Riot Weapons
Advanced Radar Warning Receiver
Advanced Radar Warning System
Acquisition Stream
Air Staff
Air Station
Air Systems
Air-to-Surface
Ammunition Storage
Anti-Scintillation or Air Superiority or Air System
Anti-Submarine
Armament Stores
Assistant Secretary
Aircraft Support IPT
Alterations & Additions
Types of RN Sonar Trainers
Artillery System for the Nineties
Advanced Security Agency
Advanced System Architecture
Analogue Signature Analysis
Appropriate Superior Authority
Army Scaling Authority
Allied Standard Avionics Architecture Council
Allied Standardisation Avionics Architecture Council
Air-borne Surveillance, Air-borne Control
33
Acronym
ASAC
ASaCS
ASaCS
ASACS
ASALA
ASALM
ASAM
ASAM
ASAM
ASAP
ASAP
ASAR
ASARC
ASARG
ASARS
ASARS
ASAS
AsAs
ASAT
ASAT
ASAT
ASAT
ASB
ASBM
ASC
ASC
ASC
ASC
ASC
ASC/PAM
ASCA
ASCA
ASCAIPS
Long Title
All Source Analysis Cell
Airborne Surveillance and Control System
Airborne Surveillance and Control System
Air Surveillance And Control System
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile
Advanced Surface-Air Missile
Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile
Advances Surface-to-Air Missile
Air-borne Shared Aperture Program
As Soon As Possible
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
Army Systems Acquisition Review Council
Autonomous Synthetic Aperture Radar Guidance
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System
Air-borne Search and Rescue System
All Source Analysis System
Alterations and Additions
Advanced Subsonic Aerial Target
Anti-SATellite
Anti-Satellite Missile
Avionics Situation Awareness Trainer
All Stations Broadcast
Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile
Accredited Standards Committee
Air Systems Controllerate
Analytical Studies Committees
Automatic Channel Selection
Automatic Sensitivity Control
Advanced System Control / Processor And Memory
Army Scaling and Cataloguing
Army Scaling and Codification Authority
Army Scaling and Cataloguing Authority Initial Provisioning System
ASCB
ASCC
ASCC
ASCC
ASCETT
ASCII
ASCL
ASCM
ASCM
ASCON
ASCOT
ASCOT
ASCOT
ASCU
ASD
ASD
ASD
ASDA
ASDAP
ASDAWC
ASDC
ASDC
Aircraft Standard Communication Bus
Air Standardisation Coordinating Committee
Air Standardisation Co-ordinating Committee
Air Standardisation Co-ordination Committee
Advisory Scottish Council for Education and Training Targets
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Advanced Sonobuoy Communications Link
Advanced Space-borne Computer Module
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Automatic Switched Communications Network
Accounting Software Catalogue Options
Air Support Command On Transit
Airspace Control and Operations Training simulator
Armament Station Control Unit
Advanced System Development
Aerospace and Defence
Automatic Stopping Device
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available
Army Sustainable Development Action Plan
Aircraft Self Damage from Air Weapons Committee
Alternative Space Defence Centre
Army Strategic Defence Command
34
Acronym
ASDI
ASDIC
ASDL
ASDP
ASDS
ASDs
ASDU
ASE
ASE
ASE
ASE
ASE
ASE
ASEAN
ASEM
ASEMA
ASEMS
ASES
ASET
ASETS
ASF
ASF
ASF
ASG
ASG
ASG
ASG
ASG
ASG
ASGC
ASGC
ASGW
ASGW
ASH
ASH
ASHE
ASHFCG
ASI
ASI
ASI
ASIC
ASIC
ASIC
ASID
ASIG
ASIL
ASIP
ASIR
ASIS
ASIT
ASJ
ASK
ASL
ASL
ASL
ASLC
Long Title
Analogue Simple Data Interface set
Allied Submarine Devices Investigation Committee (now sonar)
Air-borne Self-Defence Laser
Advanced Seeker Development Program
Advanced Seal Delivery System
Army Supply Depots
Armament Signal Data Converter
Admiralty Signal Establishment
Air Support Executive
Aircraft Support Executive
Aircraft Survivability Equipment
Ancillary Support Equipment
Automatic Stabilisation Equipment
Association of Southeast Asian Countries
Anti-Ship Euro-missile consortium
Advanced Special Electronics Mission Aircraft (US Army)
Acquisition Safety and Environmental Management System
Active Sonar for Entrance Surveillance
Automatic Scoring Electronic Target
Air-borne Seeker Evaluation Test Set
Additional Secondary Factors
Anti-Surface Force
Army Standard Family (shelters)
Active Shaft Grounding
Air Studies Group
Air Systems Group
Air-borne System, Gun
Assistant Secretary General
Availability Steering Group
Air Surveillance and Gun Control console
Air-borne Surveillance, Ground Control
Air-to-Surface Guided Weapon
Ant-Surface Guided Weapon
Advanced Seeker Homing
Advanced Support Helicopter
Approval to Store and Handle Explosives
Air Systems Human Factors Co-ordination Group
Accounting Systems Integrator
Aircraft Structural Integrity (a section in DGES(Air))
Airspeed Indicator
Aircraft Systems Integration Corporation
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
Applications Specific Integrated Circuit
Application Specific Integrated device
Aviation Safety Implementation Group
American Society of International Law
Aircraft Structural Integrity Program
Airspeed Indicator Reading
Advanced Schedule Information Signal
Armament Systems IT
Automatic Search Jammer
Amplitude Shift Keying
Above Sea Level
Applied Science Laboratories
Authorised Stockage List
Accruing Superannuation Liability Contribution
35
Acronym
ASLO
ASLR
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASM
ASMA
ASMA
ASMA
ASMD
ASMD
ASME
ASMI
ASMS
ASMS
ASN
ASN-1
ASNE
ASNI
ASNR
Asnrc
ASOC
ASOM
ASP
ASP
ASP
ASP
ASP
ASPC
ASPECT
ASPECT
ASPJ
ASPO
ASPR
ASPRO
ASPRO
ASQC
ASR
ASR
ASR
ASR
ASR
ASR
ASRAAM
ASRAAM
ASRAMM
ASRAO
ASRAP
Long Title
Accident Site Liaison Officer
Air / Surface Laser Ranger
Advanced Sea Mine
Advisory Services Manager
Aircraft Systems Management
Airfield Survivability Measures
Airfield Survival Measures
Airport Services Manual
Air-to-Surface Missile
Anti-Ship Missile
Armoured Systems Modernisation programme
Aircraft Support Management
Attack Submarines IPT
Artificer Sergeant Major
Air Staff Management Aid
Air Staff Management Aid (ADP System)
Air Systems Management Authority
Anti Ship Missile Defence
Anti-Ship Missile Defence
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Airport Surface Movement Indicator (radar)
Advanced Surface Machinery System (US Navy)
Advanced Surface Missile System
Advanced Secure Network.
Abstract Syntax Notation One
American Society of Naval Engineers
Ambient Sea Noise Indication
Air Senior National Representative
Assurance
Air Support Operations Centre
Autonomous Stand-Off Missile
Active Server Page
Advanced Signal Processor
Advanced Sound Ranging Program
Advanced Soundranging Programme
Air-base Survivability Program
Aircraft Self Protective Chaff
A Set of Procurement Executive Computer Tools
A Set of Procurement Executive Computing Tools
Air-borne Self-Protection Jammer
Army Standing Operating Procedures
Armed Services Procurement Regulation
Advanced Signal Processor
Armament Supply Provisioning System
American Society of Quality Control
Acoustic Self-Ranging system
Air Staff Requirement
Annual Staff Report
Approach Surveillance Radar
Automatic Send / Receive
Automatic Send and Receive
Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile
Advanced Short-Range Air-Air Missile
Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile
Advanced Systems Research and Analysis Office
Acoustic Sensor Range And Prediction
36
Acronym
ASRAP
ASROC
ASRP
ASRP
ASRP
ASRT
ASRV
ASS
ASS
ASS
ASSAM
ASSATS
ASSATS
ASSC
ASSESSREP
ASSET
ASSG
ASSID
ASSIGNMENT
Long Title
ASW Range Prediction
Anti-Submarine Rocket
Admiralty Service Raster Product.
ARC Standard Raster product.
Artillery Systems Research Programme
Air support Radar Team
Alternative Source of Relative Velocity
Ammunition Storage Sites
Anti-Shelter Sub-munitions
Aviation Support Ship
Active Sensors System Assessment Model
Advanced Ship to Shore Automatic Telegraph System
Advanced Ship-to-Shore Automatic Telegraph System
Aviation Systems Standardisation Committee
Assessment Report
Association for Schools, Science, Engineering and Technology
Acoustic Sensor Signal Generator
Accelerated Army Support System Integration & Development
The actual frequency being used on a certain network at a certain time
AssltPnrWO
ASSM
ASSM
ASSMs
ASSP
AS-Spec
ASSS
ASST
Asst
ASSTASS
ASSW
Assy
AST
AST
AST
AST
AST
ASTA
ASTABS
ASTAR
ASTAR
ASTE
ASTEC
ASTM
ASTO
ASTO(N)
ASTOR
ASTOR
ASTOR
ASTOVL
ASTOVL
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
ASTRID
ASTROS
ASTT
Assault Pioneer Warrant Officer
Anti-Ship Supersonic Missile
Anti-Surface Ship Missile
Anti-Surface Ship Missiles
Airfield Services Support Programme
Armament Specialisation Specification
Active Search Sonobuoy System
Anti-Ship Surveillance and Targeting
Assistant
Advanced Surface Ship Towed Array Surveillance System
Anti-Surface Ship Warfare
Assembly
Advanced Simulation Technology
Agreed Service Time
Air Staff Target
Atlantic Standard Time
Avionics Systems Trainers
Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids
Automated Status Board
Advanced Series of Tactical Air Defence Radar's
Air-borne Search Target Attack Radar
Aircraft Servicing Tools and Equipment
Advanced Small Turbine Engine Core (Anglo-French)
American Society for Testing and Materials
Assistant Supply and Transport Officer
Assistant STO(N)
Airborne Stand Off Radar
Airborne STandOff Radar
Air-borne Stand-off Radar
Advanced Short Take Off Vertical Landing
Advanced Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
Air Surveillance and Targeting Radar, L-band
ASMA/SOMA Transaction Link
Ammunition System Two Revision & Interactive Development
Artillery Saturation Rocket System
Action Speed Tactical Trainer
37
Acronym
ASTT
ASU
ASU
ASU
ASU
ASU
ASUs
ASuW
ASUW
ASuW
ASUW
ASUW
ASUWC
ASV
ASV
ASV
ASV
ASV
ASVEH
ASVM
ASVU
ASVW
ASW
ASW
ASW
ASW
ASW/SOW
ASWAC
ASWACS
ASWC
ASWD
ASWDS
ASWE
ASWHQ
ASWT
ASXV
ASYD
ASZ
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT
AT&E
AT&T
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATA
ATAAC
Long Title
Attack Submarine Team Trainer
Accommodation Services Unit
Acoustic Simulation Unit
Active Sonar
Automatic Switching Unit
Aviation Supply Unit
Accommodation Services Units
Anti Surface Ship Warfare
Anti Surface Unit Warfare
Anti Surface Warfare
Anti-Surface Unit Warfare
Anti-Surface Warfare
Anti-Surface Warfare Commander
Air-to-Surface Vessel
Ammunition Supply Vehicle
Anti-Ship Variant radar
Anti-Surface Vessel
Auxiliary and Specialist Vessels IPT
Air-Surveillance Vehicle
Anti-Surface Vessel Missile
Army Security Vetting Unit
Anti-Surface Vessel Warfare
Anti Submarine Warfare
Anti-Ship Weapon
Anti-Submarine Warfare
Area Suppression Weapon
Anti-Submarine Warfare / Stand-Off Weapon
Anti-Submarine Warfare Analysis Centre
Anti-Submarine Warfare Air Control Ship/System
Anti-Submarine Warfare Commander
Anti-Submarine Warfare Director
Anti-Submarine Warfare Data System
Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment
Alternative Subordinate War Headquarters
Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer
Air-launched Expendable Sound Velocimeter
Air SYstems Definition
Air Surface Zone
Acceptance Test
Advanced Technology
Advanced Trainer
Adventurous Training
Air Transport
Ammunition Technician
Anti-Tank
Aircraft Test and Evaluation
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Actual Time of Arrival
Advanced Tactical Aircraft
Advanced Test Accelerator
Aerospace Technologies of Australia
Air Transport Association of America
Air Transport Auxiliary
Atlantic Treaty Association
Auxiliary Ocean Tug
Anti-Torpedo Air-launched Acoustic Countermeasures
38
Acronym
ATAC
ATAC
ATAC
ATAC
ATACC
ATacCS
ATACDIG
ATACMS
ATACMS
ATACO
ATACS
ATACS
ATAD
ATAF
ATAFCS
ATAGS
ATAM
ATAR
ATAR
ATARS
ATAS
ATAS
ATAS
ATATS
ATB
ATBM
ATC
ATC
ATC
ATC
ATC
ATC
ATC
ATCA
ATCAP
ATCCS
ATCO
ATCOM
ATCRBS
ATCS
ATCS
ATD
ATD
ATD
ATD
ATD
ATDB
ATDD
ATDL
ATDM
ATDS
ATDSIA
ATDT
ATDU
ATDU
ATE
Long Title
Air-Transportable Acoustic Communications buoy
All-Terrain All Climate
All-Terrain Amphibious Carrier
Applied Technology Advanced Computer
Advanced Tactical Command Central
Army Tactical Command System
Army Tactical Digital Image Generator
Army Tactical Communications Management System
Army Tactical Missile System
Air Tactical Control Operator
Advanced Tank Cannon System
Advanced Target Acquisition Counter-fire System (US Army)
Advanced Towed Acoustic Decoy
Allied Tactical Air Force
Air-borne Target Acquisition and Fire Control System
Advanced Technology Anti-G Suit
Air-to-Air Missile
Air-To-Air Recognition device
Air-To-Air Recovery
Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System
Active Towed Array Sonar
Advanced Target Acquisition Sensor
Air-To-Air Stinger missile
Automatic Target Acquisition and Tracking System
Advanced Technology Bomber
Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile
Acoustic Torpedo Countermeasures
Acquisition Training Cell
Air Traffic Control
Air Training Corps
Airborne Tactical Communications
Automatic Threat Countering
Automatic Tuning Control
Allied Tactical Communications Agency
Army Telecommunications Automation Program
Army Tactical Command and Control System
Air Traffic Control Officer
US Army Troop Command
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
Advanced Tank Cannon System
Air Traffic Control Subsystem
Actual Time of Departure
Advanced Technology Demonstration
Advanced Technology Demonstrator
Agreed Target Date
Annual Training Directive
Air Target Database
Acquisition Training Development Directory
Army Tactical Data Link
Asynchronous Time Division Multiplex(er)
Air-borne Tactical Data System
Allied Tactical Data Systems Inter-operability Age
Automatic Target Detection and Tracking
Acquisition and Tracking Detector Unit
Armoured Trials and Development Unit
Aircraft Test and Evaluation
39
Acronym
ATE
ATE
ATE SP
ATEM
ATEMS
ATER
Aterr
ATESS
ATF
ATF
ATF
ATFCS
ATFOC
ATG
ATG
ATGM
ATGW
ATH
ATH
ATHS
ATI
ATI
ATIM
ATIRCM
ATIS
ATIS
Atk
ATL
ATLAS
ATLAS
ATLAS
ATLIS
ATLJ
ATLV
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATMA
ATMC
ATMDS
ATMOS
ATMP
ATMS
ATN
ATO
ATO
ATO
ATO
ATO
ATO
ATO
Long Title
Army Training Estate
Automatic Test Equipment
Army Training Estate Salisbury Plain
Air Total Engagement Model
Advanced Threat Emitter Simulator
Advanced Triple Ejector Rack
Anti-terrorist
Advanced Tactics and Engagement Simulation System
Advanced Tactical Fighter
Air Transport Force
Amphibious Task Force
Advanced Tank Fire Control System
Air Transport Force Operations Centre
Anti-Tank Gun
Automatic Test Guide
Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
Automatic Target Hand-over
Autonomous Terminal Homing
Automatic Target Hand-over System
Air Target Identification
Automated Technical Information
Advanced Technology Insertion Module
Advanced Threat Infra-Red Countermeasures System
Anti-Tank Influence Sensor
Automatic Terminal Information Service
Anti-tank
Automated Tape Library
Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems
Advanced Technology LADAR System
Azimuth Target Intelligence and Acquisition System
Automatic Tracking Laser Illumination System
Assault Troop Life Jacket
Artillery Target Location Vehicle
Air Targeting Mode
Air Task Message
Air Tasking Message
Anti-Tactical Missile
Anti-Tank Mine
Apprentice Training Manager
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Automated Teller Machine (cash point)
Air Transport Management Aid
Air Transport Movement Control
Anti-Tank Mine-Dispensing System
Ammunition, Toxic Material Open Space
All-Terrain Mobile Platform
ASW Track Management System
Army Telephone Network
Air Tasking Order
Ammunition Technical Officer
Ammunition Technical Officer/Operator
Apprentice Training Officer
Assemble To Order
Authorised Telecommunications Officer
Authorised Telephone Officer
40
Acronym
ATOC
ATOC
ATOPS
ATOS
ATOTN
ATOTN
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATPFC
ATPG
ATPG
ATR
ATR
ATR
ATR
ATR
ATR/I
ATRA
ATRAN
ATRJ
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATS
ATSA
ATSC
ATSC
ATSO
AT-ST
ATSU
ATT
ATT
ATT
Long Title
Air Tactical Operations Centre
Allied Tactical Operations Centre
Advanced Transport Operations System
Automated Technical Order System
Air Traffic Operational Telephone Network
Air Traffic Operations Telephone Network
Acceptance Test Procedures
Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing
Adenosine Triphosphate
Agency Training Plan
Air Technical Publications
Air Turbine Pump
Allied Tactical Publication
Allied Technical Publications
Anti-Tactical Patriot
Attack Plot
Australian Technical Publications
Automatic Train Protection
Available to Promise
Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing and Fire Control
Automatic Test Program Generation
Automatic Test Programme Generator
Acceptance Test Reports
Advanced Tactical Radar programme
Air Transportable Racking
Automatic Target Recognition
Automotive Test Rig
Automatic Target Recognition/Identification
Army Training and Recruiting Agency
Automatic Terrain Radar And Navigator
Advanced Threat Radar Jammer
Accelerator Test Stand
Acoustic Tracking System
Advanced Tracking System
Agile Target System
Air Traffic Services
Air Traffic System
Air Transport Support
Air Turbine Starter
Aircrew Training Standard
Air-crew Training System
Applied Technology Services
Assisted Travel Scheme
Automatic Test System
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Aviation Training Ship (Royal Navy)
Aerial Target Systems IPT
Army Technical Support Agency
Advanced Television Standards Committee
Aircraft Technician Supervisors Course
Automatic Test Systems Organisation
Artillery survey vehicle
Accelerator Test Stand Upgrade
Anti Torpedo Torpedo
Anti-Torpedo Torpedo
Artillery Tactical Terminals
41
Acronym
Att
ATT
ATTD
ATTS
ATTU
ATTV
ATU
ATU
ATU
ATU
ATUFT
ATV
ATV(P)
ATVS
ATW
ATW
ATWCS
ATWM
AU
AUASS
AUC
AUI
AUI
AUM
AUM
AUM
AUP
AUR
AUR
AURA
AURORA
AUS
AUS
AUS (H & O)
AUS (SP Pol)
AUS(EPF)
AUS(FS)
AUS(IL)
AUSA
AUSCANNZUKUS
AUSLO
AUSO
AUSOM
AUSTACCS
AUTEC
AUTEC
AUTODIN
AUTODIN
AUTOSEVOCOM
AUTOVON
AUV
AUVS
AUW
AUW
AUWE
Aux
Long Title
Attachment
Automatic Target Tracking
Advanced Technology Test Demonstrator
Air-Transportable Towed System
Atlantic To The Ural's
All Terrain Tow Vehicle
Aerial Tuning Unit
Air Treatment Unit
Aircraft Target Unit
Antenna Tuning Unit
Aircraft Taken Up From Trade
All-Terrain Vehicle
All Terrain Vehicle (Protected)
Advanced TV Seeker
Air Transport Wing
Area Target Weapons
Advanced Tomahawk Weapon Control System
Army Transition to War Measure
Access Unit
Automatic Upper Air Sounding System
Accounting Unit Code
Advanced User Interface
Attachment Unit Interface
Air-to-Underwater Missile
All Up Mass
All-up-Mass
Acceptable User Policy
All Up Round
All Up Rounds
Autonomous Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft
Automatic Recovery Of Remotely piloted Aircraft
Assistant Under Secretary or Under Secretary
Assumed Usage Spectrum
Assistant Under Secretary (Home and Overseas)
Assistant Under Secretary (Service Personnel Policy)
Assistant Under Secretary of State (Export Policy
Assistant Under Secretary of State (Fleet Support)
Assistant Under Secretary of State (Infrastructure and Logistics)
Association of the US Army
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US
Australian Liaison Officer
Assistant Utilities Service Officer.
Autonomous Stand Off Missile
Australian Automatic Command and Control System
Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre
Atlantic Underwater / Undersea Test & Evaluation Centre
Automatic Digital Network
Automatic Distribution Network
Automatic Secure Voice Communications System
Automatic Voice Network
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
All Up Weight
All-Up Weight
Admiralty Underwater Warfare Establishment
Auxiliary
42
Acronym
AV
AV
AV
AV
AV
AV
Av Tech
AVA
AVAD
AvailMgr
AVC
AVCAT
AVCAT
AVCI
AVD
AVDS
AVE
AVG
AVGAS
AVGP
AVH
AVHRR
AVI
AVICOS
AVIM
AVIP
AV-IT
AVL
AVL
AVLB
AVLF
AVLF
AVLP
AVM
AVM
AVM
AVM
AVMRL
Avn
AVP
AVP
AVR
AVR
AVR
AVRE
AVRS
AVS
AVS
AVS
AVSCOM
AVT
AVT
AVT
AVTR
AVTS
AVTUR
Long Title
All View(s)
All Views
Anti-Vehicle
Audio-Video
Aviation
Avionics
Avionic Technician
Adaptive Vehicular Antenna
Automatic Voice Alerting System
Availability Manager
Automatic Volume Control
Aviation Carrier Air turbine Fuel
Aviation Fuel (F44)
Association for Vocational Colleges International
Atmospheric Vehicle Detection
Armoured Vehicle Driving Simulators
Air-borne Vehicle Equipment
Average
Aviation Gasoline
Armoured Vehicle General Purpose
Armoured Vehicle Heavy
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Audio Video Interleave
Available In Course Of Supply
Aviation Intermediate Maintenance
Avionics Integrity Program (USAF)
Avionics Installation and Test
Armoured Vehicle Light
Automated Vehicle Location
Armoured Vehicle Launching Bridge
Airborne Very Low Frequency
Air-borne Very Low Frequency
Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge
Air Vice Marshal
Air-borne Vapour Monitor
Application Virtual Machine
Armoured Vehicle, Medium
Armoured Vehicle Multiple Rocket Launcher
Aviation
Advanced Video Processor
Air Vehicle Performance
Armoured Vehicle, Reconnaissance
Army Volunteer Reserves
Automatic Voltage Regulator
Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers
Air-borne Video Recording System
Advanced Vertical Strike
Air Vehicle Specification
Avionics and Sensors Dept
U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command
Analogue Voice Terminal
Automatic Video Tracker
Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship
Airborne Videocassette Tape Recorder
Armoured Vehicle Training Service
Aviation Turbine Kerosene
43
Acronym
AVUM
AW
AW
AW
AW
AW
AWACS
AWACS
AWADS
AWALS
AWARDS
AWARE
AWBC
AWC
AWC
AWCCV
AWCLS
AWCS
AWDATS
AWDREY
AWE
AWES
AWESS
AWG
AWG
AWG
AWHE
AWHQ
AWHQ
AWI
AWILS
AwIS
AWKWARD
AWLS
AWNIS
AWNIS
AWO
AWO
AWOC
AWOL
AWOP
AWR
AWRE
AWRS
AWS
AWS
AWS
AWS
AWS
AWSAS
AWSEM
AWTLWG
AWTM
AWTSS
AWW
AWX
Long Title
Aviation Unit Maintenance
Above Water
All-Weather
Amphibious Warfare
Atomic Weight
Automatic Weapon
Airborne Warning & Control System
Airborne Warning and Control System
Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System
Amphibious Warfare Airborne Laser System
Advanced Wide-Angle Reflective Display System
Advanced Warning of Active Radar Emissions
Air Weapons Ballistic Committee
Air Warfare Centre
Air-Weapons Centre
Advanced Weapons Carriage Configured Vehicle
All-Weather Carrier Landing System
Automatic Weapons Control System
Automatic Weapon Data Transmission System
Atomic Weapon Detection, Recognition and Estimation of Yield
Atomic Weapons Establishment
Area Weapons Effect Simulator
Automatic Weapons Effects Signature Simulator
Air Weapons Group
American Wire Gauge
Armament Working Group
Air Weapon Handling Equipment
Alternate War HQ
Alternative War Headquarters
Advanced Weapon Inspection
Abbey Wood Information & Library Service
Airworthiness Information Service
Operation for use against swimmer attack (MISCEX 840)
All-Weather Landing System
Allied Warning Navigation Information System
Allied Wartime Navigational Information System
All Weather Operation
All Weather Operations
Alternate War Operations Centre
Absent without Leave
All Weather Operations Panel
Air Weapons Range
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
Air Weapon Ranges Scoring
Above water Systems
Air Weather Service
American Welding Society
Area Weapon System
Army Welfare Service
All-Weather Stand-off Attack System
Anti-ship Weapon System Engagement Model
Above Water Target Level Working Group
Above Water Threat Manual
All-Weather Tactical Strike System
Above Water Warfare
All-weather fighter
44
Acronym
AWX
AX
AXBT
AXCON
AXP
B&C
B&C
B&CE
B&GS
B/L
B2TC
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA2000
BAA
BAA
BABS
BABT
BAC
BAC
BAC
BAC
BAC
BACS
BACS
BADD
BADGE
BADS
BAE
BAe
BAe
BAEE
BAEMMA
BAFO
BAGTT
BAI
BALMET
BALO
BALTAP
BALUN
BAMP
BAMPS
BAOR
BAOS
BAP
BAP
BARB
BARC
BARV
BAS
BAS(W)
BASCCA
Long Title
All-Weather Interceptor
Attack Experimental
Air-launched Expendable Bathythermograph
Axis Controller
Allied Exercise Publication
Bacteriological and Chemical Weapons
Biological and Chemical weapons
Building & Civil Engineering.
Bombing and Gunnery School
Bill of Loading
Batch 2 TRAFALGAR Class
Batchelor of Arts
Breathing Apparatus
Bring Alive
British Airways
British Association (for the Advancement of Science)
Business Analysis
British Army 2000 (a new strategy for the Army)
British Astronomical Association
Broad Agency Announcement
Beam / Blind Approach Beacon System
British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
Battlefield Area Clearance
British Aircraft Corporation
Business Assurance Co-ordinating
Business Assurance Coordinator
Business Assurance Co-ordinator
Bankers Automated Clearance System
Bankers Automated Clearing Service
Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination
Base Air Defence Ground Equipment
Battlefield Air Defence System
Behind Armour Effect
British Aerospace
British Aerospace Company
British Army Equipment Exhibition
Brandt Aero-Engine Module Management Aid
Best and Final Offer
Battlegroup Training Team
Battlefield Air Interdiction
Meteorological Information required for Gunnery Ballistics
Brigade Air Liaison Officer
Baltic Approaches (NATO area)
Balancing Unit (antenna)
Base Assisted Maintenance Period
BOWMAN APACHE Mission Planning System
British Army of the Rhine
Basic Artillery Observer Sub-system
Bomb's Anti-Personnel
Bridge Adapter Pallet
Boosted Anti-Radar Bomb
Beach Amphibious Re-supply Cargo
Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Battle Attrition Study
British Army Staff (Washington)
Breathing Apparatus Self-Contained Compressed Air
45
Acronym
BASE
BASEDAM
BASEEFA
BASEEFA
BASIC
BASIS
BASO
BASS
BAT
BAT
BATCIS
BATCO
BATES
BATMAN
BATNEEC
BATNEEC
BATR
BATS
BATS
BATS
BATS
BATUS
BAU
BAU
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BBA
BBC
BBC
BBC
BBC
BBCC
BBCD
BBE
BBGT
BBGT
BBNC
BBP
BBS
BBS
BBSAG
BBU
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC/WC
BC2A
BC2T
BCA
Long Title
British Aerospace Systems Engineering Div
Base Damage Report
Atmospheres
British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Budget and Accounting Structures Information System
Brigade Air Support Officer
Boats and Sea Survival IPT
Basic Aviation Trainer
Brilliant Anti-Tank guided anti-armour sub-munitions
Bowman and Tactical Comms And Information Systems IPT
Battle Code
Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System
BATtery MANagement expert system
Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Costs
Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs
Bullets At Target Range
Ballistic Aerial Target System
Battle Area Tactical Scenario
Battle Area Tactical Simulation
Biological Agent Treatment Set
British Army Training Unit Suffield
Beacon Aerofoil Unit
Business As Usual
Base Bleed
Base Burn
Battery Block
Battleship
Blow-Back
British Board of Agreement
British Broadcasting Corporation
Broad-Band Chaff
Bromobenzylcyanid
Built-in Ballistic Computer
Block Check Character
Binary-Coded Decimal
Bridge Boat Erection
Brigade & Battlegroup Trainer
Brigade and Battle Group Trainer
bayonet-Neil-Concelman
Bulk Breaking Point
Brigade and Battalion Simulation
Bulletin Board System
Battleship Surface Action Group
Base Bleed Unit
Basic Check
Basic Check (for security clearance of personnel)
Battery Commander
Bayonet Cap
Before Christ
Bomber Command
Business Continuity
Ballistic Computer / Weapon Controller
Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
Battlegroup Command and Control Trainer
Buoyant Cable Antenna
46
Acronym
BCAR
BCAU
BCB
BCC
BCC
BCC
BCD
BCD
BCD
BCD
BCE
BCE
BCF
BCF
BCH
BCH
BCI
BCIP
BCM
BCM
BCM
BCM
BCMS
BCO
BCOE
BCP
BCP
BCR
BCR
BCS
BCS
BCS
BCS
BCS
BCS
BCS
BCSS
BCT
BCT
BCTE
BCU
BCU
BCU
BCW
BCWD
BD
BD
BD
BD Eye Rep
BDA
BDA
BDAR
BDD
BDE
Bde
BDE
Long Title
British Civil Air-worthiness Requirement
Backup Control and Audio Unit
Broadband Communications Bus
Battery Control Centre
Block Check Character
British Chamber of Commerce
Binary Coded Decimal
Biological and Chemical Defence
Bulk Chaff Dispenser
Buoyancy Control Device
Baseline Capability Equipment
Battlefield Control Element
Briefing Co-ordination Facility
Bromo-Chloro-di-Fluoromethane
Boots Combat High
Bose-Chadhuri-Hocquenghem
Bulk Current Injection
BOWMAN and CIP
Basic Combat Manoeuvring
Bulk Current Monitoring
Business Continuity Management
Baseline Comparator Model
BOWMAN Communications Management System
Bombardment Control Officer (NGS)
BOWMAN Common Operating Environment
Battery Control Post
Battle Command Post
Battle Casualty Replacement
Bomblet's Cargo Round
Ballistic Computer System
Baseline Comparative Subsystem
Battery Computer System
British Calibration Service
British Computer Society
Broadcast Control Segment
Broadcast Control Ship
BOWMAN Communication Simulation System
Battlefield Command Terminal
Battlefield Command Trainer
Baseband Control and Traffic Exchange
Battery Computer Unit
Battery Coolant Unit
Bird Control Unit
Binary Chemical Warhead
Biological and Chemical Weapon Disposal
Base Detonating
Bomb Disposal
Business Development
Beady Eye Replacement
Battle Damage Assessment
Bomb Damage Assessment
Battle Damage Assessment & Repair
British Defence Doctrine
BOWMAN Development Environment (UDT + Software)
Brigade
HQ Brigade Headquarters
47
Acronym
BDF
BDI
BDI
BDIG
BDL
BDLS
BDM
BDM
BDMT
BDMT
BDO
BDR
BDR
Bdr
bdry
BDS
Bdsm
BDT
BDTF
BDX
BDZ
BE
BE
BEAB
Beachmaster
BEAMA
BEAR
BEAUTY
BECTa
BEEO
BEES
BEF
BELO
BELPA
BEM
BEMA
BEME
BENECHAN
BENELUX
BER
BER
BER
BERP
BERP
BERR
BERT
BESD
BESOI
BET
BETA
BEU
BEV
BEWO
BF
BF
BF
Long Title
Belize Defence Force
Battle Damage Intelligence
Bearing Distance Indicator
Belgian Defence Industry Group
Bi-stable Diode Laser
British Defence Liaison Staff
Bunker Defeat Munitions (US Army)
Business Development Manager (MWC term)
Bowman & Digitization Military Team
Business Development Management Tool
Bomb Disposal Officer
Base Drag Reduction
Battle Damage Repair
Bombardier
boundary
British Defence Staff
Bandsman
BOWTAT Delivered Training
Bulk Data Transfer Facility
Battle Damage Exercise
Base Defence Zone
Base Ejection
Belgium
British Electro-technical Approvals Board
Beach Master
British Electro-technical and Allied Manufacturers
Beam Experiment Abroad Rocket
Multi-Level Security Device
British Educational Communications and Technology
Battlefield Electromagnetic Environments Office
Basic ECM Environment Simulator
British Expeditionary Force
Belgian Liaison Officer
Bond and Etch SOI for Low Power Applications
Business Excellence Model
British Equipment Manufacturers Association
Brigade Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
BENELUX-Sub Area Channel
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
Beyond Economic Repair
Beyond Economical Repair (MRPII)
BIT Error Rate
British Experimental Rotor Programme
British Experimental Rotor Project
Battle winning Equipment Reliability Return
Bit Error Rate Tester
Base Environmental Support Department.
Bond and Etch Silicon On Insulator
Best Estimated Trajectory
Battlefield Exploitation and Target Acquisition
Bulk Encryption Unit
Billion Electron Volt
Brigade Engineer Warrant Officer
Base Fuzed
Bring Forward
British Forces
48
Acronym
BFAP
BFC
BFD
BFDAS
BFES
BFFI
BFG
BFHK
BFM
BFN
BFO
BFP
BFPO
BFPQ
BFT
BFT
BFT
BFTA
BFU
BFV
BG
BG
BGE
BGE
BGHE
BGP
BGR
BGT
BGTI
BGTI
BGTU
bhd
BHJ
BHMD
BHN
BHP
BHQ
BIB
BICES
BICS
BICS
BID
BID
BIDS
BIDS
BIFF
BIFFU
BIKINI
BIL
BILL
BIM
BIMS
BIOS
BIOS
BIP
BIP
Long Title
British Forces Arabian Peninsula
British Forces Cyprus
Bearing / Frequency Display
Basic Flight Data Acquisition System
British Families Education Service
British Forces Falkland Islands
British Forces Germany
British Forces Hong Kong
Battlefield missions
Beam-Forming Network
Beat Frequency Oscillation
Bearing Frequency Plot
British Forces Post Office
Block Floating Point Quantisation
Basic Fitness Test / Training
Binary File Transfer
Bulk Fuel Transporter
Bulk Fuel Tank Assembly
Battlefield Utilities IPT
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Battle Group
Bomb Group
BOWMAN Gateway Equipment
Battle Group Engineer
Business Gas Home Energy Ltd
Border Gateway Protocol
BOWMAN Gateway Router
British Gas Trading Ltd
Battle Group Thermal Imaging
Battlegroup Thermal Imager
Battlegroup Training Unit
Beach-head
Black Hole Jamming
binocular HMD
Brinnel Hardness Number
Brake Horsepower
Battalion Headquarters
Business Improvement Board
Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System
Battlefield Information and Command System
Battlefield Information and Control System
British Industrial Development
British Inter Departmental (crypto equipment)
Battlefield Information Distribution System
BOWMAN Information Distribution System
Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe
Banking Insurance and Finance Union
Alert System for Terrorist Threats
Burst Illumination Laser (sensor)
Bofors, Infantry, Light and Lethal
Ballistic Intercept Missile
Battle Information Management System
Basic Input Output Services
Basic Input Output System
Blown In Place (minefields)
Business Improvement Programme
49
Acronym
BIR
BIR
BIRADS
BIRIS
BIS
BIS
BIS
BIS
BIS
BISA
BISDN
B-ISDN
BISM
BISPA
BIST
BIT
BIT
BIT
BIT
BITC
BITE
BITE
BITES
BITS
BITS
BJA
Bk
BK
BKEP
BL
BL
BL
BL
BL
BLA
BLAMS
BLB
BLB
BLB
BLB
BLBH
BLD
Bldg
BLink
BLIS
BLISAdmin
BLISK
BLISOp
BLITS
BLO
BLO
BLOS
BLP
BLPG
BLR
BLT
Long Title
Biennial Infrastructure Review
Business Improvement Request
Bi-static Receiver And Display System
Battlefield Inoculation Remote Initiation System
Battlefield Information System
Built in Spare
Bulk Issue Store
Business Information System
Business Information Systems
Battlefield Information System Application
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
Broadband-Integrated Services Digital Network
Business Information System Manager
British Independent Steel Products Association
Built-In System/Self Test
Binary digit
Built In Test
Built-In Test
Business Improvement Team
Business in the Community
Build-in Test Equipment
Built In Test Equipment
Built In Test Signals
Basic Information Technology Skills
Binary Information Technology System
Baseline Jamming Assets
Barrack
Battery Captain
Boosted kinetic Energy Penetrator
Blank
Bomb Line
Bottom Line
Breech Loading
Buttock Line
Batch Lot Acceptance
Barrel Launched Adaptive MunitionS
Base/Bottom Level Budget/Holder
Basic Level Budget
Basic Level Budget Holder
Basic/Bottom Level Budget
Basic Level Budget Holder
BOWMAN Land Digitization
Building.
Business Link
BOWMAN Logistic Information System
Bowman Logistics Information System Administrator
Blade plus Disk fabricated in one piece (turbine)
Bowman Logistics Information System Operator
Beta Lighted Infantry Telescope System
Binary Large Objects
Branch Liaison Officer (CHOtS)
Beyond Line Of Sight
Back Loading Point
Bulk Loaded Liquid Propellant Gun
Beyond Local repair
Briefing and Liaison Team
50
Acronym
BLT
BL-T
BLU
BLUH
BM
BM
BM
BM
BM
BM
BM
BMA
BMA
BMC
BMC3
BMCC
BMD
BMDO
BMDSC
BMDT
BME
BMEC
BMETS
BMEWS
BMEWS
BMEWS
BMF
BMH
BMM
BMMG
BMMS
BMO
BMP
BMP
BMP
BMRA
BMS
BMS
BMS
BMS
BMTR
BMTS
BMU
BMWC
Bn
BN
BNA
BNAU
BNC
BNCE
BNEA
BNF plc
BNFMF
BNG
BNRID
BNS
Long Title
British Liaison Team
Blank Tracer
Bomb Live Unit
Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter
Band Master
Ballistic Missile
Battle Management
Berthing Manager.
Bosun's Mate
Brigade Major
Business Modelling
Brigade Maintenance Area
British Medical Association
Bench Maintenance Components
Battle Management Command Control and Communications
British Metal Castings Council
Ballistic Missile Defence
Ballistic Missile Defence Office/Organisation
Ballistic Missile Defence Systems Command
BOWMAN Management Data Terminal
Basic Mass Empty
British Marine Equipment Council
Battlefield Meteorological System
Ballistic Missile Early Warning Surveillance
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
Ballistic Missiles Early Warning System
Belgian Mechanical Fabrication
British Military Hospital
Battle Model Module
British Microcomputer Manufacturers Group
Battlefield Mission Management System
Ballistic Missile Organisation
Base Maintenance Period
Bit Mapped Picture
BITMAP
Brigade Major RA
Battalion Mortar System
Battlefield Management System
Bureau Militaire de Standardisation
Business Management System
Basic Marksmanship Training Range
Ballistic Missile Target System
Bubble Memory Unit
Basic Maintenance Work Card
Battalion
Belgian Navy
British Naval Attach[M1]é
BOWMAN Network Access Unit
Bayonet Net Coupler (RF connecter)
Brazilian Naval Commission in Europe
British Naval Equipment Association
British Nuclear Fuels
British non-ferrous Metals Federation
British National Grid
Basic Net Radio Interface Device
BILL Night Sight
51
Acronym
BNS
BNS
BNSA
BNSC
BNSO
BOA
BOA
BOAT
BOBS
BOC
BOC
BOCV
BOD
BODMS
BOE
BOFORS
Bogey time
BOI
BOI
BOI
BoIT
BOL
BOLD
BOM
BOM
BOMBREP
BONUS
BOOKWORM
BOP
BOP
BOS90
BOSC
BOSS
BOSS
BOST
BOTB
BOW
BOWMAN
BOWMANSysMan
BOWO
BOWTAG
BOWTAT
BOXER
BP
BP
BPA
BPDMS
BPE
BPEO
BPFM
BPI
BPICS
BPIF
BPM
BPM
Long Title
BOWMAN Network Services
British Naval Staff
Base Nuclear Safety Agency
British National Space Centre
Base Nuclear Safety Organisation.
Basic Ordering Agreement
Broad Ocean Area
Byway Open to All Traffic
Beacon-Only Bombing System
Base Operating Centre
Bring On Charge
Battery Operations Centre Vehicle
Biological Oxygen Demand
Base Ordnance Depot Management System
Bureau Of Explosives
ASW mortar system
Time in which something should be achieved
Balance Of Investment
Board Of Inquiry
Bofors Optronic Fire-control Instrument
Balance of Investment Tool
Bearing Only Launch
Battlefield Operations Laser Designator
Bill Of Material (MRPII)
Breach of Moratorium
Bomb Report
Budget and Organisation UIN System
IT System - transfer of print onto optical disc
Balance of Payments
Bearings Only Plot
Grenade, Buoyant Orange Smoke, 90 Second
Base Operation Services Contractor
Battalion Operated Surveillance System
Bureau of State Security
Basic Operational Sea Training
British Overseas Trade Board
Basic Operating Weight
Bearer for Digital Communications: future tactical combat net radio for the
UK; replaces CLANSMAN in 2000+
Bowman System Manager
Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer
BOWMAN Training Advisory Group
BOWMAN Training and Advisory Team
An MoD owned bearer network
Black Powder
Business Process
British Ports Association
Base Point Defence Missile System
Bomber Penetration Evaluation
Best Practicable Environmental Option
Building & Property Facilities Management
Bits Per Inch
British Production Inventory Control Society
British Printing Industries Federation
Best Practicable Means
Business Process Management
52
Acronym
BPM
BPO
BPPR
BPR
BPR
BPR
BPR
bps
BPSK
BPSK
BPSO
BPTE
BPWG
BQMS
BQS
BR
BR
Br
BR
BR
BR (F)
BRACI(I)
BRACIS
BRAMIS
BRAT
BRAVE
BRC
BRDEC
BRDL
BRE
BRE
BRECSU
BREEAM
Long Title
Business Process Manager
Business Process Officer
Business Procedures and Process Review
Business Process Re-Design
Business Process Reengineering
Business Process Re-engineering
Bypass Ratio
Bits per second
Binary Phase Shift Keying
Bi-phase Shift Keying
Blind Pilotage Safety Officer
Beam Pattern Test Equipment
Business Process Working Group
Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
BOWMAN Quality of Service
Beyond Repair
Books of Reference
Bridge
British Commonwealth
Business Requirement
Book of Reference ( Microfiche).
Biological, Radiological & Chemical IS (Integrated)
Biological Radiological and Chemical Information System
Battle Readiness Automated Management Information
Basing Repair And Tanking
Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle
British Retail Consortium
Belvoir Research, Development and Engineering Centre
Babcock Rosyth Defence Limited
Battlefield Recovery and Evacuation
Building Research Establishment
Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
BRENT
BRH
BRI
BRIC
Brig
Brig-Gen
BRISC
BRISTANREP OTTAWA
BRITCON UNFICYP
BRITE
BRITMISS
BRM
BRM
BRMP
BRNC
BRNC
BRO
BRO
BRP
BRP
BRSL
BRT
Digital terminal encryption device
Battlefield Reconnaissance Helicopter
Basic Rate Interface (ISDN-2)
Brigade and Regimental Intelligence Course
Brigadier
Brigadier-General
Bi-polar/BiCMOS reduced instruction set computer
British Standardisation Representative in Canada
British Contingent United Nations Forces in Cyprus
Basic Research in Industrial Technologies for Euro
British Maritime Intelligence Support System
Basic Reference Model
Beacon radar mode
Benefits Realisation Management Board
Britannia Royal Naval College
British Royal Naval College Dartmouth
Branch Records Officer
Brigade Reconnaissance Officer
Bi-ennial Financial Planning
Braked Retarded Parachute
Bomb Release Safety Lock
Base Replenishment Team
53
Acronym
BRU
BRU
BRV
BRW
BS
BS
BS
BS EN ISO
Long Title
Bomb Release Unit
Boresight Reticle Unit
Base Recovery Vehicle
Brake Release Weight
Batchelor of Science
Below Standard Assessment
British Standard
British Standard, Euro. Standard, Intern. Organisn. for Standardisation.
BSA
BSA
BSA
BSA
BSA
BSA
BSAF
BSAM
BSAP
BSB
BSc
BSC
BSD
BSD
BSD
BSDGW
BSE
BSF
BSG
BSGM
BSI
BSI
BSI
BSIA
BSIGS 1
BSIN
BSIU
BSL
BSM
BSM
BSM
BSM
BSM(DML)
BSO
BSO
BSO
BSO
BSO
BSP
BSP
BSP
BSR
BSS
BSSC
BSSO(G)
BST
BST
Basic Skills Agency
Basic Standardisation Agreement, 1964
Beach Support Area
Boresight Assembly
Business Software Alliance
Business Support Applications
Bosnian Serb Air Force
BOWMAN Situational Awareness Module
Battle Staff Activities Plot
British Sky Broadcasting
Balanced Scorecard
Binary Synchronous Communications
Base Supply Department.
Burst Safety Distance
Business System Design
Basic Structural Design Gross Weight
Building and Support Equipment
British Support Forces
Business Support Group
Base Safety Group Manager.
BOWMAN Signals Instructor
British Standards Institute
British Standards Institution
British Security Industry Association
Voice Operators Log Book
Bus System Interface Unit
Bus Subsystem Interface Unit for cockpit management system
Basic Safety Limit
Battery Sergeant Major
BOWMAN System Manager
Building Services Manager
Business Support Manager
Base Services Manager (Devonport Management Limited)
Base Supply Officer
Basic Safety Objective
Branch Security Officer
Business Support Officer
Business Systems Option
Barrel Stave Projector
Business Services Package
Business Solution Process
Base Safety Report
Battlefield Sensor Simulator
Basic Sea Survival Course
British Security Service Organisation (Germany)
British Standard Time
British Summer Time
54
Acronym
BSTS
BSU
BSVCI
BSW
BT
BT
BT
BT
BT
BTA
BTAM
BTEC
BteX
BTF
BTG
BTH
BTI
BTI
BTO
BTOS
BTR
BTSC
BTT
BTTG
BTU
BTU
BTWC
Bty
BU
BUCS
Bud
BUDCOM
BUDFIN
BUDFIN
BudMgr
BUDS
Bug
BUG
BUIC
BUN
BUNI
BUR
BURP
BUS
Bus
BusMgr
BUSSS
BUTEC
BV
BVD
Bveh
BVG
B-VIT
BVR
BVRAAM
BVRAM
Long Title
Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellite
Blood Supply Unit
BSVCI Broadcast Signalling VCI
British Standard Whitworth screw thread
Bathythermograph
British Telecommunications
British Telecommunications plc (trademark)
Bullet-Through
Burn Time
Best Technical Approach
Basic Telecommunications Access Method
Business and Technician Education Council
A BT digital communications switch
Baseline Test Facility
British Technology Group
Beyond The Horizon
Balanced Technology Initiative
British Training International (now part of the British Council)
Barbed Tape Obstacle
BAOR Transport Operating System
British Tempest Regulations
Broadcast Television Systems Committee
Basic Training Target
British Textile Technology Group
British Thermal Unit
Bullet Trap Universal
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Battery
Business Unit
Back Up Control System
Budget(s)
Budget & Finance Computer
Budget & Finance
Budget and Finance Division, SHAPE
Budget Manager
BOWMAN User Data System
Bugler
Business User Group
Backup Intercept Control (for air defence)
Bath Union Newsletter
Broadband User Network Interface (ATM)
Back-Up Reserve
Bottom Up Re-Plan (MRPII)
Break Up System
Business
Business Manager
BOXER UNITER Specialist Support Services
British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre
Boost Vehicle
Base Vehicle Depot
B Vehicles
BRENT VPN Gateway
Base station Video Imaging Terminal
Beyond Visual Range
Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile IPT
Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile
55
Acronym
BW
BW
BW
BW
BW
BW
BWA
BWC
BWP
BWS
BY
BYPASS
BZ
BZ
C
c
C
C
C3I
C and E
C of C
C of G
C of N
C Supply O
C sups
C Surv
C&AG
C&C
C&FD
C&M
C&R
C&R
C&T
C/JFHQ(A)
C/O
C/S
C130J
C130K
C2
C2CS
C2CS
C2DC
C2I
C2I System
C2Int
C2IS
C2IS
C2IS
C2PC
C2W
C3
C3
C3I
C3I
C3I
C3I
Long Title
Bacteriological Weapons
Bandwidth
Biological Warfare
Biological Weapon
Bomb Wing
Bridleway
Buoyant Wire Aerial
Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate
Basic Work Package
Brigade Workshop/Work Station
Bathythermograph
Bypassed Demand.
Beaten Zone
Benactyzin
Ballistic Coefficient
Cables (navigation)
Celsius
Confidential
Command Control Communications and Intelligence
Customs & Excise Department
Certificate of Competence
Centre of Gravity
Controller of the Navy
Command Supply Officer (RAF)
Combat supplies
Counter Surveillance
Comptroller and Auditor General
Command and Control
Coating and Filter Design
Care and Maintenance
Control and Reporting
Counter-rotating (propellers)
Clothing and Textiles
Combined/Joint Headquarters (Afloat)
Change Over
Callsign
Lockheed Martin private venture improved Hercules
Hercules Tactical Transport Aircraft
Command and Control
Command and Control Communications System
Command and Control Communications Systems
Command and Control Development Centre
Command Control and Intelligence
Command, Control and Intelligence System
Command and Control Intelligence
C2 Information System
Command and Control Information Systems
Command, Control and Intelligence Systems
Command and Control Picture Compiler
Command and Control Warfare
Command, Control and Communications
Consultation, Command and Control
Command, Control and Communication Intelligence
Command, Control, Comms and Intelligence
Command, Control, Communications and Information
Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
56
Acronym
C4
C4
C4
C4I
C4I
C4I
C4ISR
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA/CD
CA/FWA
CAA
CAA
CAA
CAA
CAAC
CAAIS
CAAT
CAB
CAB
CABA
CABE
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC2
CACCC
CACE
CACM
CACOS
CACS
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
CAD
Long Title
Command, Control, Communications and Computation (in the artillery
system)
Command, Control, Communications and Computers
Command, Control, Communications and Computing
C2, Communication, Computers and Intelligence
Command Control Communications Computers and Intelligence
Command, Control, Comms, Computers and Intelligence
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance
Canada
Coarse Acquisition
Combined Arms
Command Account
Command Accountant
Conformal-array Aerial
Controller Aircraft
Corrective Action
Close Armour IPT
Contractual Acceptance/Concluding Development
Contractual Acceptance/Fleet Weapon Acceptance
Civil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Authority (UK)
Civilian Aviation Authority
Clean Air Act
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Computer Assisted Action Information System
Commissioning and Advisory Team
Common Avionics Baseline
Corrective Action Board
Closed Air Breathing Apparatus
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
Coastal Artillery Computer
Combat Air Command
Combat Assessment capability
Combined Arms Centre
Computer-Aided Classification
Connection Access Control (ATM)
Control and Analysis Centre
Cost Accounts Code
Customer Account Code
Combined Arms Command and Control programme
Combat Air Command and Control Centre
Computer Aided Control Engineering
Central American Common Market
Computer Aided Cable Optimisation System
Computer Assisted Command System
Central Ammunition Depot
Chemical Agent Decontaminant
Chemical Agent Detector
Close Air Defence
Close-in Air Defence
Collective Address
Combat Assault Dory
Computer Aided Design
Computer-Aided Detection
Computer-Aided Doodling
57
Acronym
CAD
CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM
CADA
CADB
CADD
CADDET
Long Title
Contract Acceptance Date
Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture
Computeraided design/manufacturing
Coordinated Air Defence Area
Composite Air Defence Battalion
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
Centre for Analysis & Dissemination of Demonstration Energy Technologies
CADE
CADE
CADES
CADF
CADIMS
CADM
CADMAT
CADMID
Combined Allied Defence Experiment
Computer-Aided Design Evaluation
Computer-Aided Design Evaluation System
Commutated Aerial Direction Finder
Coordinated Air Defence in Mutual Support
Clustered Airfield Defeat / Dispersed Munitions
Computer-Aided Design, Manufacture And Test
Concept, Assessment, Demonstration, Manufacture, In-Service, Disposal
CADMID
Concept, Assessment, Design, Manufacture, In-Service, Disposal
CADMID
Concept, Assessment, Development, Manufacture, In-Service, Disposal
CADMIN
The acronym for the SMART acquisition cycle which is comprised of six
stages - Concept, Assessment, Demonstration, Manufacture, IN-service and
Disposal
Concept, Assessment, Demonstration, Migration, In-Service, Termination
(Smart Acquisition Lifecycle – Service Acquisition)
Cost saving Auto re-routing Data transparent OMB/P
Chemical Agent Decontamination Simulant
Chemical Agent Detection System
Concept And Design Study
Controlled Aerial Delivery System
Cushion-Augmentation Device
Close-Air Defence Weapon System
Chief Aircraft Engineer (in DEME(A))
Common Applications Environment
Computer Aided Engineering
Central Air Equipment Authority
Central Army Equipment Support data Analysis and Retrieval
Canadian Armed Forces
Citizens Air Force
Confederate Air Force
Computer Assistance For the Army Cataloguing Authority
Canadian Air Transport Command (Canadian Air Force)
Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit
Canadian Air Group
Capability Assessment Group
Carrier Air Group
Commander Air Group/Customer Acceptance Group
Customer Advisory Group
Commercial And Government Entity
Capability Assessment Group's
Carrier Aircraft Hanger (RN)
Close Approach Indicator
Computer-Aided Instruction
Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System
CADMIT
CADOLE
CADS
CADS
CADS
CADS
CADS
CADWS
CAE
CAE
CAE
CAEA
CAESAR
CAF
CAF
CAF
CAFACA
CAFATC
CAFGU
CAG
CAG
CAG
CAG
CAG
CAGE
CAGS
CAH
CAI
CAI
CAINS
58
Acronym
CAIU
CAIV
CAL
CAL
CAL
CAL
CAL
CAL
CAL/E list
CALA
CALAIS
CALCM
CALDEX
CALFAC
CALFEX
CALIB
CALM
CALO
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CALS
CAM
CAM
CAM
CAM
CAM
CAM
CAM
CAM/RV
CAMAD
CAMBS
CAMDS
CAMEL
CAMIS
CAML
CAMMS
CAMPS
CAMPS
CAMS
CAMS
CAMS
CAMSIM
CAMU
CAN
CANAL
CANTASS
CANVASS
CANVASS CAPITAL
Long Title
Cable Angle Indicator Unit
Cost As an Independent Variable
Calibration
Canadian Arsenals Limited
Commercial Asset Levy
Computer Assisted Learning
Computer-Assisted Learning
Consolidated Allowance List
Consolidated Allowance List/Equipment List (stores)
Computer Aided Load Analysis
Command Automated Logistics and Information System
Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Calendar of Defence Exercise
Calibration Facility
Combined Arms Live Firing Exercise
Compact Air-Launched Ice Beacon
Crane Attachment Lorry Mounted
Canadian Liaison Officer
Commerce At Light Speed
Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
Computer Aided Life-cycle Support
Computer Aided Logistics Support
Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics support
Computer-aided Acquisition and Logs System
Computer-Aided Logistics Support system
Continuous Acquisition & Lifecycle Support
Continuous Acquisition & Life-cycle Support
Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support
Continuous Acquisition Lifecycle support
Chemical Agent Monitor
Chemical Agent Munitions
Cockpit-Angle Measure
Computer Aided Manufacture
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Conventional Attack Missile
Cost Allocation Model
Chemical Agent Monitor/ Residual Vapour Detector
Computer-Aided Magnetic Anomaly Detection
Command Activated Multi-Beam Sonobuoy
Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System
Cartridge Active Miniature Electro-Magnetic
Calibration Management Information System
Cargo Aircraft Minelayer
Computer Aided Maintenance Management System
Computer Aided Message Processing System
Computer Assisted Message Processing System
Calibration Recall and Maintenance System
Combat Aviation Management System
Configuration and Asset Management System
Camouflage Simulation System
Central Audio Management Unit
Canada
Coded Meteorological Analysis
Canadian Towed Array Sonar System
CAPITAL NSC Valued Accounts for Stock System
Naval Valued Accounting Supply System
59
Acronym
CAO
CAOC
CAOC
CAOR
Cap
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAPES
Capex
CAPFASFLOT
CAPITAL
CAPITAL
CAPMIS
CAPP
CAPP
CAPPS
CAPS
CAPS
CAPS
CAPSS
Capt
Capt SM
CAPWG
CAR
CAR
CAR
CARA
CARABAS
CARAD
CARAF
CARAFE
CARCAT
CARDS
CARDS
CARDS
CARE
CARES
CARICOM
CARIFTA
CARM
CARM
C-ARM
CARMEN
CARMEN
CARMS
Long Title
Contract Administration Office
Combined Air Operations Cell
Combined Air Operations Centre
Communications Area of Responsibility
Capability
Capability Area Plans
Capability Assessment Panel
Carrier Air Patrol
Chloroacetophenon
Civil Aviation Publication
Class Ammunition Procedures
Combat Air Patrol
Combat Air Patrol (aircraft)
Combat Ammunition Production (USAF)
Combustible Augmented Plasma
Common Agricultural Policy
Control and Audio Panel
Conventional Armaments Plan
Capability Evaluation System
Capital Expenditure
Captain Faslane Flotilla
Cost-based Accounting & Planning Implementation An
Cost-based Accounting and Planning, Implementation
Capability Area Plan Management Information System
Computer Aided Process Planning
Computer Aided Production Planning
Computer Aided Priority Progression System
Computer Aided Publication System
Computer Assistance to the Production System
Conventional Armaments Planning System
Commuter Assistance to the Production and Stores System
Captain
Captain Submarine Squadron
Communication Actions Plan Working Group
Change Analysis Record
Civilian Airworthiness Regulations
Conformal-Array Radar
Combined Altitude Radar Altimeter
Coherent All Radio Band Sensing
Civil Aircraft Research And Demonstration
Carrier/Commando Ship/Airfield
Computer Assisted Ration Accounting and Food Evaluation
Capability And Requirements CATalogue
Capital Asset Reporting Database
Computer-Assisted Radar Display System
Conceptual Architecture Design Studies
Command Agents Research Executive
Cratering And Related Effects Simulation
Caribbean Community
Caribbean Free Trade Association
Chemical Agent Resistant Material
Counter Anti-Radiation Missile
Counter Anti-Radiation Missile
Computerised Aircraft Repair & Maintenance Network
Computerised Assisted Repair Management Engineering
Chemical Agent Remote Monitor System
60
Acronym
CARO
CAROLS
carr
CARRFA
CARRIFF
CARSTAT
CART
CART
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAS
CASAP
CASC
CASCAD
CASCADE
CASCOM
CASCOMEX
CASE
CASE
CASE
CASE
CASEVAC
CASEX
CASEX
CASF
CASH
CASH
CASH
CASH
CASM
CASM
CASOM
CASOM
CASP
CASP
CASREP
CASS
cass
CASS
CASS
CASS
CASS
CASS
CAST
CAST
CAST
Long Title
Computer Anti virus Research Organization
Calibration and Retrieval On Line System
Carrier
Computer-Aided Radio Relay Frequency Assignment system
Computer Assistance to RAOC and REME In the Field Force
Carrier State
Combat Aircraft Repair Team
Central Analysis and Reporting Team
Calibrated Air Speed
Casualty Assessment System
Chief of the Air Staff
Close Air Support
Collision Avoidance System
Combat Advice System
Combined Antenna System
Communicating Applications Specification
Contract Administration Service
Cost Account Standards
Cost Allocation Statement
Crisis Action System
Cost Assurance Service
Canadian Submarine Acquisition Programme
Customer Assured Service Centre
Close Air Support Cargo Dispenser
Computer Assistance to the Scaling and Cataloguing
Combined Arms Support Command
Close Air Support Communications Exercise
Chief Above water Systems Executive
Computer Aided Software Engineering
Computer Assisted Software Engineering
Computer-Aided Software Engineering
Casualty Evacuation
Combined Anti-Submarine Exercise
Co-ordinated Anti-Submarine Exercise
Composite Air Strike Force
CIS Assistance for Headquarters
Command and Control, Communications and Information
Computer Assistance for Support Headquarters
Computer Assistance to Subordinate HQs
CESG Architecture for Secure Messaging
Conventional Arms Stand-off Missile
Conventional Air-launched Stand-Off Missile
Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile
Coordinated Air/Sea Procedures
Coordinated Air-Sea Procedures
Casualty Report
Camouflage Support System
Casualty
Channel Associated Signalling System
Close Air Support System
Command Active Sonobuoy System
Consolidated Automatic Support System
Crypto And Secure Systems IPT
Canadian Air-Sea Transportable Brigade
Combined Arms Staff Trainer
Command And Staff Trainer
61
Acronym
CAST
CAST
CAST
CAST
CAST
CASTE
CASTOR
CASU
CASWS
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT/FCS
CAT/LCV
CATARA
CATCC
CATCS
CAT-D
CATE
CATEX
CATF
CATFAE
CATFAE
CATG
CATIES
CATIS
CATM
CATNAP
CATPAC
CATS
CATS
CATT
CATT
CATT-B
CATTS
CATV
CAU
cav
CAWC
CAWS
CAWS
CAWSEM
CAX
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CBA
Long Title
Computer Aided Software Testing
Computer Assisted Supervision of Transmission
Computer-Aided Search Technique
Conventional Armament Study Team
Conventional Armaments Study Team
Computer Aided Stock Taking – Enhancements
Corps Air-borne Stand-Off Radar
Compact Air Supply Unit
Close Air Support Weapon System
Change Action Team
Chemical Agents Tracer
Clean Air Turbulence
Combat Aircraft Technology
Computer Assisted Training
Configuration Accountancy Transmittal
Command Adjusted Trajectory / Fire Control System
Combined Arms Team / Lightweight Combat Vehicle
Centralisation of Air Transport and Air-to-Air Refuelling Assets
Carrier Air Traffic Control Centre
Central Air Traffic Control School
Chemical Agent Training Dispenser
Computer-Assisted Threat Evaluation
Categorical Exclusion
Commander Amphibious Task Force
Catapult Launched Fuel Air Explosive
Catapult-launched Fuel-Air Explosive
Computer-Aided Test Generator
Combined Arms Training Integrated Evaluation System
Computer Aided Technical Information System
Chemical Agent Training Mixture
Cheapest Available Technique Narrowly Avoiding Pro
CATering Provision and Accounting
Catamarans
Comator Advanced Training System
Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
Combined Arms Tactical Training
Component Advanced Technology Test-Bed
Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator
Community Antenna Television
Central Alarm Unit
Cavalry
Combined Air-Warfare Course
Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems
Close Assault Weapon System
Countermeasures And Weapon Systems Engagement Mode
Computer Aided (Assisted) Exercise
(RN) Classified Book
Chemical and Biological
Chemical, Biological
Citizens Band (Radio)
Confidential Book. Naval publication
Confined to Barracks
Contract Branch
Contracts Bulletin
Counter Battery Fire
Corporate Business Application
62
Acronym
CBA
CBA
CBD
CBD
CBD
CBDE
CBE
CBE
CBF
CBFM
CBFS (S)
CBG
CBHK
CBI
CBI
CBIT
C-BITE
CBL
CBLS
CBLT
CBM
CBM
CBM
CBM
CBM
CBM
CBML
CBO
CBP
CBPB
CBPS
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBRLT
CBRN
CBRN
CBRN-E
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBSO
Cbt
CBT
CBT
CBT
CBT
CBTE
CBU
CBW
CBW
CC
CC
Long Title
Cost Benefit Analysis
Cost Benefits Analysis
Chemical and Biological Defence
Chemical and Biological Defence Sector, DERA
Commerce Business Daily
Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment
Chemical Beam Epitaxy
Commander of the British Empire
Commander British Forces
Corporate Banking & Fund Manager
Contract Branch Fleet Support (Surface).
Carrier Battle Group (US Navy)
Captive Boresight Harmonization Kit
Computer Based Instruction
Confederation of British Industry
Continuous Built In Test
Continuous Built-In Test Equipment
Computer Based Learning
Carrier, Bomb, Light Store
Contracts Branch Lead Time
Chief Bosun's Mate
Command and Battlespace Management
Command Battlespace Management
Condition Based Monitoring
Confidence Building Measure
Corporate Business Manager.
Corporate Business Modelling Language
Classified Books Officer (responsible for Cbs)
Captain Base Personnel
Class Batch Planning Budget
Chemically and Biologically Protective Shelter
California Bearing Ratio
Chemical, Biological, Radiological
Chemical, Biological, Radiological warfare
Common Bomb Rack
Constant Bit Rate
Contract Branch Repair Lead Time
Caribbean Basin Radar Network
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
Caribbean Basin Radar Network, Extended programme
Captain Base Safety
Communications Buoy System (Vanguard Class)
Corps Battle Simulation
Cost Breakdown Structure
Command Blind Safety Officer (for live firings)
Combat
Computer Based Teaching
Computer Based Trainers
Computer Based Training
Computer-Based Trainer
Carrier / Conventional, Bomb Triple Ejector
Cluster Bomb Unit
Chemical and Biological Warfare
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Carbon Copy
Charge Cruez
63
Acronym
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
C-C
CC(L)
CC(M)
Long Title
Chief Constable
Close Combat
Closed Circuit
Coastal Command (Royal Air Force)
Cognitive Compatibility
Composite Command (USAF)
Cost Centre (MRPII)
Cruiser
Cubic Centimetres
Carbon-Carbon
Charge Chief (Electrical) - senior rating for electricity
Charge Chief (Mechanical Engineering) - senior rating for engine rooms
CC3
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCAF
CCAI
CCAT
CCATF
CCATF
CCATTD
Counter-C3
Cable Communication Association
Captain's Combat Aid
Carrier-Controlled Approach
Central Control Agency
Circuit Card Assembly
Contamination Control Area
Current Cost Accounting
Customer Consent & Acceptance Form.
Canadian Centre for Advanced Instrumentation
Carrier Control Approach Trainer
Commander of the Combined Amphibious Force
Commander, Combined Amphibious Task Force
Common Chassis Advanced Technology Transition Demonstrator
CCB
CCB
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCCC
CCCES
CCCI
CCCS
CCD
CCD
CCD
CCD
CCD
CCDP
CCDU
CCE
CCE
CCE
CCE
CCE
CCEB
CCEB
Communications and Control Board, SHAPE
Configuration Control Board
Change Configuration and Control
Combat Control Centre
Combustible Cartridge Case
Combustible Case Charge
Combustible Charge Container
Communications Control Centre
Configuration Control Committee
Crisis Co-ordination Centre (US Secretary of Defense)
Cross Channel Co-ordination Centre
Combat Control Concept Evaluation System
Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
Command and Control Communications System
Camouflage, Concealment and Deception
Charge Coupled Device
Charged Coupled Device
Closed Cycle Diesel
Customer Confirmed Date
Central Career Development Panel
Control, Communication and Display Unit
Commercial Construction Equipment
Common Communication Environment
Common Communications Environment
Communications Control Equipment
Core Capability Equipment
Combined Communications and Electronics Board
Combined Communications Electronic Board
64
Acronym
CCEML
CCET
CCETT
Long Title
Cannon-Calibre Electro-Magnetic Launcher
Community Councils for Education and Training
Centre Commun d'Etudes de Telediffusion et de Telecommunications
CCF
CCF
CCF
CCF(RN)
CCG
CCH
CCI
CCI
CCI
CCII
CCIL
CCIL
CCIP
CCIR
CCIR
CCIR
CCIRM
Combined Cadet Force
Combined Catering Facility (at Northwood)
Corporate Customer Function
Combined Cadet Force (Royal Navy)
Cartesian Coordinate Grid
Close Combat Helicopter
Common Communications Interface
Communication Interface to fire direction system
Cyalume Chemical Illuminator
Command and Control Information Infrastructure
Command and Control Interface Language
Continuously Computed Impact Line
Continuously Computed Impact Point
Comite Consultative International des Radiocommunication
Commanders Critical Information Requirements
Commander's Critical Information Requirements
Collection, Coordination and Intelligence Requirements Management
CCIRM
Collection, Co-ordination and Intelligence Requirements Management
CCIRM
Coordination of Collection & Intelligence Requirements Management
CCIRs
CCIS
CCIS
CCIS
CCIS
CCIT
CCITT
Commander’s Critical Information Requirements
C2 Information System
Command & Control Information System
Command and Control Information System
Command, Control and Information System
Comite Consultatif International Telegraphes et Telephones
Committee Consultatif International Telegraphique et Telephonique
CCITT
Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone
CCITT
International Consultative Committee on Telephony and Telegraphy
CCITT
CCITT No.7
CCL
CCL
C-CLAW
CCLF
CCM
CCM
CCMDP
CCMEA
CCMEA(ML)
International Telephone & Telegraph Consultative Committee
CCITT No.7 Signalling System
Chart Correction Log
Climate Change Levy
Close Combat Laser Weapon
Commander Combined Landing Force
Conventional Cruise Missile
Counter Counter Measures
Chief Constable Ministry of Defence Police
Charge Chief Marine Engineering Artificer
Charge CPO Marine Engineering Artificer (Marine Propulsion & Electricity)
CCMS
CCN
CCO
CCO
CCO
CCOC
Committee on the Challenges to Modern Society
Change Control Notice
Chief Claims Officer
Contact Cell Officer
Contract CO-ordination Officer
Combustion Change Outer Case
65
Acronym
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCP
CCPC
CCPDS
CCPDSR
CCPO
CCR
CCR
CCR
CCR
CCRP
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCSA
CCSDS
CCSE
CCSS
CCSSA
CCSSA
CCSU
CCT
CCT
CCT
CCT
CCTA
CCTC
CCTE
CCTI
CCTO
CCTR
Ccts
CCTT
CCTV
CCTV
CCTV
CCTW
CCTWT
CCU
CCU
Long Title
Casualty Collection Point
Central Control Point
Chest Counter Pressure
Chief Crown Prosecutor
Coherent Countermeasures Processor
Combat Command Post
Communication Control Panel
Computer Control Panel
Contingency Communications Package
Contractor Conversion Package
Control and Correlation Processor
Civil Communications Planning Committee
Command and Control Processing and Display System
Command & Control Passive Display System Replacement
Charge Chief Petty Officer
Classified Cabinet Register
Communications Control Room
Comprehensive Core Requirement
Computer-Controlled Range
Continuously Computed Release Point
Central Casualty Section
Combat Control System
Combined Cadet Service
Command and Control Station
Commander's Crew Station
Common Communications Support
Communications Control System
Conformal Countermeasures System
Control Communication System
Course Corrected Shell
Command and Control Support Agency (DAMO)
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
Call Control Signalling Entity (ATM)
Communications Channel Signalling System
Combined Cryptographical Shore Support Activity
Combined Cryptological Sigint Support Activity
Council of Civil Service Unions
Circuit
Combat Control Team
Combat Crew Trainer
Compulsory Competitive Tendering
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
Command and Control Technical Centre
Chambers of Commerce Training and Enterprise
Charged Couple Thermal Imaging
Cost/Capability Trade Off
Covert Co-operative Target Recognition
Circuits
Close Combat Tactical Trainer (US Army)
Close Circuit Television
Closed Circuit Television
Closed-Circuit Television
Combat Crew Training Wing (USAF)
Coupled Cavity Travelling Wave Tube
Central Control Unit
Certificate of Clearance for Use
66
Acronym
CCU
CCU
CCU
CCU
CCU
CCU
CCV
CCV
CCV-L
CCW
ccw
CCWAC
CCWEA
CCWEA
CCWEA(AD/WD)
CCY
Long Title
Certificate of Clearance for Use (for software)
Cockpit Control Unit
Combat Control Unit
Common Control Unit
Communication Control Unit
Computer Crime Unit
Close Combat Vehicle
Control Configured Vehicle
Close Combat Vehicle, Light
Controller and Communications Workstation
counter clockwise
CINO Conventional Weapon Accident Committee
Charge Chief Petty Officer Weapon Engineering Artificer
Charge Chief Weapons Engineering Artificer
Charge Chief Weapon Engineering Artificer (Action
CPO Communications Yeoman (visual signalling & message handling)
CD
CD
CD
Cd
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD Cell
CD/SSA
CDA
CDA
CDA
CDA
CDA(HLS)
CDAA
CDAS
CDB
CDBA
CDBP
CDC
CDC
CDCN
CDCN
CDCN
CDCN
CDD
CDDS
CDE
CDE
CDE
CDE
CDEC
CDF
CDF
Capability Development
Carrier Detect
Civil Defence
Coefficient of Drag (also referred to as dC)
Combat Development
Compact Disc
Compact Disk
Concept Development
Conceptual Design (LITS)
Conference on Disarmament
Controlled Drugs
Cost Data
Concepts Development Cell (MWC)
Commercial Director Ships Support Agency
Centre for Defence Analysis
Compound Document Architecture
Co-ordinating Design Authority
Cryptographic Distribution Agency
Centre for Defence Analysis (Higher Level Studies)
Circularly Disposed Antenna Array
Counter DAS
Cast Double-Base propellant
Clearance Diving Breathing Apparatus
Command Data Buffer Program (USAF)
Central Demand Cell
Command and Control Centre
Controller Defence Communication Network
Controller of Defence Communications Network
Controllerate of Defence Comms Network
Controllerate of Defence Communications Network
Common Data Dictionary
Compact Disc Distribution Service
Chemical Defence Establishment
Clearance Diving Element
Concept Development and Experimentation
Conference on Disarmament in Europe
Chief of Defence Equipment Collaboration
Channel Definition Format file
Ciskei Defence Force
67
Acronym
CDFR
CDG
CDI
CDI
CDI
CDI
CDI
CD-I
CDIP
CDIRRS
CDL
CDL
CDL
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDM
CDMA
CDMA
CDMA
CDMG
CDMG
CDMS
CDN
CDN
CDNS
CDO
Cdo
CDO
CDOS
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDP
CDPI
CDPI
Long Title
Commercial Demonstration Fast Reactor
Colour Display Generator
Chief of Defence Intelligence
Collector Diffusion Isolation
Compact Disc Interactive
Conventional Defence Improvements
Course Deviation Indicator
Compact Disc-Interactive
Continuously Displayed Impact Point
Control and Display of Infra-Red Reconnaissance System
Career Development Loans
Chief of Defence Logistics
Common Data Link
Centre for Defence Medicine
Chief of Defence Materiel
Conditioned Di-phase Modulation
Configuration and Data Management
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1
Contract Data Management
Corporate Data Manager
Corporate Data Model
Code Division Multiple Access
Command Decision Making Aid
Central Data Management Authority
Central Data Management Group
DGICS Central Data Management Group
Common Data Management System
Canadian
Contracts Drawing Number
CSI
Central Design Office
Commando
Commando (Royal Marines)
Concurrent Disk Operating System
Canadian Dry Pin
Career Development Panel
Chief of Defence Procurement
Common Defence Policy (European)
Concept Demonstration Phase
Countermeasures Dispenser Pod
Critical Decision Point
Critical Decision Point (Helicopters)
Chief of Defence Procurement Instruction
Chief of Defence Procurement Instruction for Project Management
CDR
Cdr
CDR
CDR
CDR
CDR AIR
CDRB
Cdre
CDRL
CDRL
CDRL
Classified Document Register
Commander
Contract Data Requirement
Critical Design Review
The Commander - XO of HMS DRAKE
CDR in charge of all aviation on board CVS
Canadian Defence Research Board
Commodore
Contact Data Requirements List
Contract Data Requirements List
Contractor Data Requirements List
68
Acronym
CDROM
CDROM
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
CDRS
CDRS ASST
CD-RW
CDS
CDS
CDS
CDS
CDS
CDS
CDS
CDS
Cdt
CDT
Cdtr
Cdts
CDTV
CDU
CDU
CDU
CDU
CDV
CDV
CDV
CD-V
CDW
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE
CE (DSA)
CE DPA
CE(RAF)
CE/DE
CEAC
CEB
CEC
CEC
CEC
CEC
CEC
CEC
CECM
CED
CED
Long Title
Compact Disc Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Media
Compact Disc Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Container Design Retrieval System (USAF)
Commanders Assistant
Compact Disk - Read Write
Candelas
Centre for Defence Studies
Chief Direction System
Chief of Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff
Civil Direction of Shipping
Combat Direction System
Continuing Design Services
Cadet
Critical Defence Technology
Conductor
Cadet(s)
Compact Disc Tele Vision
Clearance Diving Unit
Cockpit Display Unit
Commander Display Unit
Control and Display Unit
Cell Delay Variation
Civil Defence Volunteers
Compressed Digital Video
Compact Disc – Video
Collision Damage Waiver
Categorical Exclusion
Chemical Energy
Chief Engineer
Chief Executive
Chief Executive (title used by DE & DSTL)
Composition Exploding (Tetryl)
Concept Exploration
Concurrent Engineering
Conformation European
Connection Endpoint (ATM)
Controlled Environment
Corps of Engineers Command (US Army)
Chief Executive/Disposal Sales Agency
Chief Executive, Defence Procurement Agency
Chief Engineer (Royal Air Force)
Chief Executive Defence Estates
Committee for European Airspace Co-ordination
Combined Effects Bomblets
Central Electricity Council
Commission for the European Community
Commission of the European Committees
Cooperative Engagement Capability
Co-operative Engagement Capability
Council for Education in the Commonwealth
Communications Electronic Counter Measures
Chief Executive Dockyards
Contract Effective Date
69
Acronym
CEDA
CEDAM
CEDAMAT
CEDRIC
CEDRIC
CEDS
CEE
CEE
CEES
CEESIM
CEF
CEFO
CEG
CEGB
CEGS
CEI
CEI
CEI
CEI
CEI
CEL
CEL
CEL
CELT
CELT
CELTICS
CEM
CEM
CEMCONS
CEMO
CEMS
CEMS
cen
CEN
CEN/CENELEC
CENG
CENTAF
CENTAG
CENTCOM
CENTLANT
CENTO
CENTREM
CEO
CEO
CEOA
CEOD
CEOI
CEOT
CEOU
CEP
CEP
CEP
CEP
CEP
CEP
Long Title
Cost Effectiveness Decision Aid
Combined Electronic Display and Map
Cost-Effective manufacture of Defence and Aerospace MATerials
Computerised Engineering Data Retrieval Information Centre
Conventional Explosives Defect Information Catalogue
Competitive Engineering Design Studies
Central and Eastern Europe
Certificate of Extended Education
Cartridge Electric Engine Starter
Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Combat Equipment Fighting Order
Careers Education & Guidance
Central Electricity Generating Board
Current Expenditure on Goods and Services
Centre for Education and Industry
Common Equipment Identifier
Communication Electronic Instruction
Communications Electronic Instruction
Council of Engineering Institutes
Commercial Exploitation Levy
Contractor Expensive List
Contractor Experience List
Combined Emitter Locator Testbed
Crypto Equipment for Low speed Telegraphy
Commander Extended Link for Thermal Imaging Combat Sight
Combined Effects Munitions
Continuous Emissions Monitor
Centralised Emissions Control System
Combat Equipment Marching Order
Capital Equipment Management Sub-system
Capital Equipment Management System
Central
Comite European de Normalisation
European Committee for Standardisation / European Committee for Electrical
Standardisation
Chartered Engineer
Central Air Force
Central Army Group
Central Command
Central Sub-Area Eastern Atlantic Command
Central Treaty Organisation
Centralised Repair Item
Comprehensive Electronic Office software package
RFA Chief Engineer Officer
Central Europe Operating Agency
Chemical Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Communications Electronics Operating Instructions
Communication Equipment Operator Trainer
Civilian Equal Opportunities Unit
Central Engineer Park
Circular Error of Probability
Circular Error Probable
Competitive Evaluation Phase
Concept Evaluation Program
Contact Evaluation Plot
70
Acronym
CEP
CEP
CEPA
CEPA
Long Title
Contact Evaluation Plot (passive plotting)
Contextual Enhancement Processor
Common European Priority Area
Common European Priority Area - Western European Union (EUCLID)
CEPA
CEPIS
CEPT
CEPT
Common European Priority Areas
Council of European Professional Information Societies
Cockpit Emergency and Procedures Trainer
Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CER
CER
CER
CERES
CERISE
CERN
CERP
CERRRS
CERT
Certus
CERU
CES
CES
CES
CES
CESE
CESG
CESG
CESG
CESG
CESM
CESO
CESO
CESO
CESO(A)
CESO(MOD)
CESO(N)
CESO(RAF)
CESP
CEstO
CET
CET
CETW
CEU
CEV
CEW
CEW
CEWI
CEWS
CF
CF
CF
CF
CF
CF
CF
Communication Equipment Room
Compulsory Early Retirement
Cost Estimating Relationship (risk analysis)
Computer Enhanced Radio Emission Surveillance
A French military small surveillance satellite
Controller Establishments Research and Nuclear Programmes
Communications Electronics Recovery Plan
Central European Region Recce Reporting System
Computerised Examination and Records in Training
Association for IT Directors
Cartridge Ejector Release Unit
Chemical Electrical Centre
Combat Effects Simulator
Complete Equipment Schedule
Concept Evaluation Stag
Communications Equipment Support Element
Communications Electronic Security Group
Communications Electronic Systems Group
Communications Electronics Security Group
Communications-Electronics Security Group
Communications Electronic Support Measures
Chief Environment and Safety Officer MoD
Command Equipment Safety Officer (for live firings)
Chief Environmental Science Officer
Chief Environmental and Safety Officer (Army)
Chief Environmental and Safety Officer (Ministry of Defence)
Chief Environmental and Safety Officer (Navy)
Chief Environmental and Safety Officer (Royal Air Force)
Communications Equipment Support Plan
Customer Estates Organisation
Central European Time
Combat Engineer Tractor
Council for Education and Training for Wales
Computer Electronics Unit
Combat Engineer Vehicle
Communications Electronic Warfare
Continental Early Warning
Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence
Communications Electronic Warfare System
Carbon Fibre
Central Finance
Chaplain to the Force
Contingency Force
Contingency Forces
Controlled Fragmentation
Customer Focus
71
Acronym
CF
CFA
CfA
CFA
CFAC
CFAL
CFAR
CFB
CFB
CFBL
CFC
CFC
CFC
CFC
CFC
CFCC
CFD
CFD
CFD
CFDIU
CFDS
CFE
CFE
CFE
CFE
CFE
CFE
CFER
CFFE
CFG
CFG
CFI
CFIT
CFLO
CFM
CFM
CFM (DE)
CFME
CFMO
Cfn
CFP NIG
CFPG
CFQ
CFR
CFR
CFR
CFRP
CFRP
CFS
CFS
CFS
CFS
CFS
CFSMB
CFSME
CFSO
Long Title
Cadet Force
Corporate Finance & Accounting
Council for Administration
Commander Field Army
Constant-Frequency Alternating Current
Combined Frequency Allocated List
Constant False Alarm Rate
Canadian Forces Base
Central Finance Branch
Combined Federated Battle Laboratory
Carbon Fibre Composite
Carbon Fibre Composites
Central Fire Control
Chlorofluorocarbons
Chloro-Fluoro-Carbons
Canadian Forces Communication Command
Captain of the Flight Deck (not the same as the FDO)
Chaff / Flare Dispenser
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Centralised Fault Display Interface Unit
Central Fault Display System
Canadian Forces Europe
Central Fighter Establishment (Royal Air Force)
Contractor Furnished Equipment's
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Conventional Forces Europe (the international treaty)
Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty
Consolidated Fund Extra Receipts
Certified Free From Explosives
Commonwealth & Foreign Governments
Customer Focus Group - now CWG
Chief Flying Instructor
Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Canadian Liaison Officer
Captain Fleet Maintenance
Crane Field Medium
Captain Fleet Maintenance Duty Engineer
Continuous Friction Measuring Equipment
Command Flight Medical Officer
Craftsman
Crown, Fire and Police National Interest Group
Central Finance and Planning Group
Competing for Quality
Code of Federal Regulations
Communications Facilities Requirement
Customer Feedback Record
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics
Central Flying School
Central Flying School (Royal Air Force)
Chief of Fleet Support
Close Fire Support
Common Functional Specification
Chief of Fleet Support Management Board
Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Command Flight Safety Officer
72
Acronym
CFSP
CFSR
CFT
CFT
CFT
CFV
CFY
CFY
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG RAF Regt
CGA
CGA
CGBR
CGCC
CGCSS
CGDA
CGEN
CGEY
CGF
CGF
CGH
CGHA
CGI
CGI
CGI
CGI
CGM
CGNTO
CGp
CGPM
CGR
CGRM
CGS
CGS
CGS
CGS
CGS
CGSE
CGV
ch
Ch
CH ADM PILOT
CHA
CHAALS
CHAIR
CHALS-X
CHAMP
CHANCOM
Chap
CHAPS
CHAPS
CHAPS(A)
Long Title
Common Foreign & Security Policy
Contractor Field Service Representative
Captive Flight Trainer
Communications Fleet Tasking
Common Fleet Time
Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
Chief Communications Yeoman
Current Financial Year
Centre of Gravity
Clinical Governance
Coastguard
Guided Missile Cruiser
Chaplain General
Commandant General Royal Air Force Regiment
Colour Graphics Array
Consolidated Account for Central Government
Central Government Borrowing Requirement
Centre of Gravity Control Computer
Commander and Gunner Crew Station Simulator
Common Geographic Data Architecture
Character Generator
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Central Group of Force
Computer Generated Forces
Computer Generated Hologram
Compressed Gas Association
Common Gateway Interface
Computer Generated Image
Computer Generated Imagery
Computer-Generated Image
Computer Graphics Metafile
Central Government National Training Organisation
Command Group
Compendium of Guidelines for Project Managers
Converted Gallery Range
Commandant General Royal Marines
Centimetre-Gram-Second (Units system)
Central Gunnery School (Royal Air Force)
Chief of the General Staff
COMSEC Guard Ship
Crew Gunnery Simulator
Common Ground Support Equipment
Computer-Generated Voice
charge
Chief
Chief Admiralty Pilot
Cylindrical Hydrophone Array
Communications High Accuracy Air-borne Location System
Control Handling Aid for Increase Range
Communication High-Accuracy Location System – Exploitable
Configurable Hardware Algorithm Mappable Pre-processor
Channel Command
Chaplain
Chamberlain Armour Protection System
Chaplains
Chaplains (Army)
73
Acronym
CHARITS
CHARM
CHASE
CHASMAL
CHASP
ChClk
CHE
Chf Tech
Chg
CHIMPS
CHIMPS
CHIP
CHIP
CHIP
CHIP
CHK
CHM
CHOD
CHODS
CHOFF
CHOP
CHOP
CHORSI
CHOSC
CHOtS
CHOTS
CHP
CHQ
CHRL
CHS
CHS
CHSP
Chukar
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
CIA
CIA
CIAP
CIBIS
CIC
CIC
CICAT
CICC
CICERO
CICP
CIC-PT
CICR
CID
Long Title
Casualty Handling and Reporting IT System
Challenger/Chieftain Armament
Chemical Agents Sensor
CHOTS/ASMA Link
Central Health And Safety Project
Chief Clerk
Controlled Humidity Environment
Chief Technician (or below)
Change
Civilian Help and Information Management & Pay System
Computerised Help for Information to Management and Pay Systems. BAOR
PLSU system
Challenger Improvement Programme
Chemical Hazard Information and Packaging
Chemical Information and Packaging
Chemicals (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply)
Chinook IPT
Civilian Hood Mask
Chief Of Defence
Chiefs Of Defence Staff
Chief Officer (RFA)
Change of OPCON
Change of Operational Command or Control
CHOTS/RAF Systems Interconnection
Commando Helicopter Operations and Support Cell
Corporate Headquarters Office Technology
Corporate Headquarters Office Technology System
Combined Heat and Power
Collocated Headquarters
Central Health Records Library
Centre for Human Sciences
Common Hardware System
Construction Health & Safety Plan
Type of remote controlled AA Target
Candidate Item
Channel Islands
Chief Instructor
Communications Information
Compression Ignition
Configuration Item
Control Indicator
Counter-Intelligence
Crown Indemnity
Central Intelligence Agency
Critical Impact Angle
Continuous Improvement Action Plan
Common Infrastructure for Battlefield Information
Capital Indicator Code
Combat Information Centre
Centre for Industry Co-operation and Trade
Commanders-in-Chief's Committee
Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research
Central Inventory Control Point
Combat Information Centre Procedure Trainer
CINO Incident Control Room
Charge-Injection Device
74
Acronym
CID
CID
CID
CID
CIDA
CIDA
CIDA
CIDA
CIDIS
CIDS
CIDS
CIE
CIE (ND)
CIE(MOD)
CIEG
CIEL
CIEM
CIF
CIFD
CIG
CIGARS
Long Title
Combat Identification
Commander's Integrated Display
Configuration Identification Do
Criminal Investigation Department
A Co-ordinating IDA overseeing the work on two or more IDA's at an estate
(or in a facility)
Central Installation Design Authority
Coordinating Installation Design Authority
Co-ordinating Installation Design Authority
Combat Information Display System
Collateral Information Display Station
Critical Item Development Specification
Chief Inspector Explosives
Chief Inspector Explosives (Navy Department).
Chief Inspector of Explosives (Ministry of Defence)
Common Information Exchange Glossary
Common Information Exchange Language
Common Information Exchange Mechanism
Customer Health & Safety Information Form
Communication Information Fill Device
Communications Industries Group
Console Internally Generated And Refreshed Symbols programme
CIGS
CIGTF
CIH
CIJ
CIL
CILOCT
CILON
CILOR
CILOR
CILOR
CIM
CIM
CIM
CIM
CIM
CIMAH
CIMIC
CIMIC
CIMUP
CinC
CINC
C-in-C
CinC UKAIR
CINCEASTLANT
CINCEASTLANT
CINCENT
CINCENT
CINCEUR
CINCFLEET
CinCFleet
CINCGERFLT
CINCHAN
CINCHAN
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility (USAF)
Communications Information Handler
Close-In Jamming
Candidate Item List
Contribution(s) In Lieu of Council Tax
Compensation In Lieu Of Notice (ex PILON
Cash in Lieu of Rations
Contribution In Lieu Of Rates
Contributions In Lieu Of Rates
Centre for Information Management
Computer Integrated Manufacture
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement Management (MRPII)
Controlled Interval and Memory (risk analysis)
Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards
Civil Military Co-operation
Civil-Military Cooperation
Candidate Item Maintenance & Upkeep Plan
Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief, UK Air Forces
C in C Eastern Atlantic
Commander-in-chief, Eastern Atlantic
C in C Allied Forces Central Europe
Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe
Commander-in-Chief, European Command
Commander in Chief Fleet
Commander-in-Chief Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, German Fleet
C in C Channel
Commander-in-Chief, Channel
75
Acronym
CINCHEL
CINCIBERLANT
CINCIBERLANT
CINCLANT
CINCLANTFLT
CINCNAVHOME
CINCNAVHOME
CINCNORLANT
CINCNORTH
CINCNORTH
CINCPAC
CINCSAC
CINCSOUTH
CINCSOUTH
CINCUKAIR
CINCUKAIR
CINCUSNAVEUR
CINCWESTLANT
CINCWESTLANT
CINE
CINE CRISP
CINO
CINO
CIO
CIP
CIP
CIP
CIP
CIP
CIPD
CIPF
CIPMIS
CIR
CIR
CIR
CIR
CIRC
CIRE
CIRI
CIRPLS
Long Title
Commander-in-Chief, Channel and Eastern Atlantic Areas
C in C Iberian Atlantic
Commander-in-Chief, Iberian Atlantic Area
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Command
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
Commander in Chief Naval Home Command
Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic
C in C AF Northern Europe
Commander-in-Chief, Northern European Command (NATO)
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command
C in C AF Southern Europe
Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe
C in C UK Air Forces
Commander-in-Chief, UK Air Forces
Commander-in-Chief, US Navy, Europe
C in C Western Atlantic Area
Commander-in-Chief, Western Atlantic
CRISP Interim Network Enhancement
Interim Network Enhancement
Chief Inspector Naval Ordnance
Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance
Central Imagery Office
Call In Progress
Capability Integration Plan
COMBAT, Infrastructure and Platform BISA
ComBAT, Infrastructure, Platform BISA
Crane Improvement Programme
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Central Intermediate Processing Facility
Civilian Personnel Management Information System
Commander’s Information Requirement
Committed Information Rate
Consultancy, Inspection and Review
Continuous Infra-Red
Central Information Reference and Control (FASTC)
Command Instrument Rating Examiner
Command Instrument Rating Instructor
Computer Integration of Requirements Procurement Logistics and Support
CIRPLS
CIRPLS
Computer Integration of Requirements, Procurement and Logistic and
Support
Computer Integration of Requirements, Procurement, Logistics and Support
CIRTEVS
CIRTO
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
Compact Infra-Red Television System
Civilian Industrial Relations & Training Organisation
Cavitation Inception Speed
Combat Identification System
Combined Influence Sweep
Command and Control Communications and Information Systems
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
Command Information System
Command Information Systems
Command Intelligence System
Command, Control Communications and Information System
76
Acronym
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIS
CIs
CIS
CISC
CISC
CISC
CISD
CISEC
CISIM
Long Title
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
Communication and Information Services
Communication and Information System
Communication and Information Systems
Communications & Information Systems
Communications and Information Systems
Communications Information Systems
Computer and Information Systems
Configuration Items
Continuous Improvement Strategy (MRPII)
Command Information Systems Centre
Complex Instruction Set Computer
Construction Industry Standing Conference
Communications and Information Systems Division, SHAPE
Command Information Systems Executive Committee
Communications and Information Systems and Information Management
CISO
CISPR
CIT
CITB
CITES
CITG
CITIS
CITIS
CITIS
CITIS-(UK)
CITS
CITS
CITS
CITS
CITS
CITSS
CITV
CIU
CIU
civ
CIV
Civ Sec
CIV SEC
Civpol
CIW
CIWG
CIWS
CIWS
CIX
CJCS
CJMOC
CJO
CJO
CJP
CJRDFO
CJS
CJTF
CJTF
CK
CIS Officer
Committee of the International Special Committee on Radio
Combined Interrogator-Transponder
Construction Industry Training Board
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Commander, Initial Training Group
Computerised Integrated Technical Information System
Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
Contractors Integrated Technical Information Services
Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service (UK)
Central Integrated Test System
Centrally Integrated Test System
Communications and Information Transfer Services
Communications Information Transfer Service
Communications Information Transfer System
Central Information Technology Security Section
Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer
Communication Interface Unit
Control Interface Unit
Civil(ian)
Compartment Isolation Valve
Civil Secretary
Civilian Secretary
Civilian Police
Close-In Weapon System
Capability Integration Working Group
Close In Weapon System
Close-In Weapon System
Commercial Internet exchange
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Combined Joint Maritime Operations Centre
Chief of Joint Operations
Chief of Joint Organisation
Competence to Job Profiles
Chief, Joint Rapid Deployment Force Operations
Communication Channel and Jammer Simulator
Combined Joint Task Force
Combined Joint Task Forces
Cyanogen Chloride
77
Acronym
CKD
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL
CL2C
CLAES
Claim
CLAIT
CLAMS
CLAN
CLAP
CLARA
CLARA
CLAS
CLASP
CLASP
CLASP
CLASP
CLASS
CLASSIC
CLAW
CLAW
CLAWS
CLC
CLC
CLD
CLD
CLDA
CLDA
CLDG
CLDG
CLDP
CLDS
CLEF
CLEF
CLEWP
CLF
CLF
CLF
CLGE
CLGP
CLI
CLI
CLIME
Clin
Clk
CLNP
CLNS
CLNS
CLOS
CLP
Long Title
Component Knocked Down
Centre Line
Chemical Laser
Circular Letter
Command Link
Configuration Librarian
Contract Loan
Core Leader
Light Cruiser
Core Leader (Customer 2)
Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
any claim, demand, proceeding or liability
Computer Literacy and Information Technology
Clear Lane Marking System
Contracts Land, Air & Navy (Contract IT system)
Close Air Picture
Compact Laser Radar
Compact LAser RAdar (UK/F demonstrator)
Coherent Laser radar Air-borne Shear Sensor
Comprehensive Logistics Automated Support Programme
Computer Linked Assistance to the Scaling Process
Consolidated Logistics Automated Support Programme
RCS code for UHF/VHF
Closed-Loop Artillery Simulation System
Covert Local Area Sensor System for Intruder Classification
Close Assault Weapon
Control of Lead at Work
Close Combat Light Armour Weapon System
Charge Linear Cutting
Command Launch Computer
Chemiluminescent Detection
Communications Logistics Depot
Closed Loop DeAmping
Closed Loop De-Amping
Closed Loop DeGaussing
Closed Loop De-Gaussing
Convertible Laser Designation Pod
Cockpit Laser Designation System
Certified Licensed Evaluation Facility
CESG (was Commercial) Licensed Evaluation Facility
Cleared Lane Explosive Widening Path Charge
Commander Land Forces
Commander Landing Force
Consolidated Location file
Cannon-Launched Guidance Electronics
Cannon Launched Guided Projectile
Call Level Interface
Command Line Interpreter
Consolidation in the Management Environment
Clinical
Clerk
ConnectionLess Network Protocol
Connectionless Network Service
Connection-less Network Service
Command to Line of Sight Guidance
Cell Loss Priority (ATM)
78
Acronym
CLRSTAR
CLS
CLS
CLS
CLS
CLS
CLSSA
CLSW
CLT
CLU
CLVF
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM
CM (M)
CM (S)
CM (SD)
CM(IR&C)
Long Title
Cueing L-band Rugged Search Track and Acquisition Radar
Capsule Launch System
Chief of Logistics Support
Clear Screen
Contractor Logistic Support
Contractor Logistics Support
Co-operative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement
Conventional Launched Sea Wolf
Container Load Trailer
Command Launch Unit
Closed Loop Validation Facility
Capability Manager
Change Management
Civilian Management
Class Modification
Cluster Munitions
Command Management
Commodity Manager
Configuration Management
Cost Management
Counter Measure
Cruise Missile
Customer Milestone or Counter Measure
Capability Manager (Manoeuvre)
Capability Manager (Strike)
Capability Manager (Strategic Deployment))
Civilian Management (Industrial Relations and Conditions of Service)
CM(IS)
CMA
CMA
CMAG
CMAS
CMB
CMBG
Cmbt
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMC
CMCPW
Cmd
CMD
CMD
CMD
CMD
CMDS
CMDS
CME
CME
CMEA
Capability Manager (Information Superiority)
Communications Managers Association
Continuation Material Assessment
Cruise Missile Advanced Guidance
Crisis Management ADP System
Configuration Management Board
Canadian Mechanised Brigade
Combat
Cache and Memory Controller
Central Military Commission
Ceramic Matrix Composites
Computer Mediated Conferencing
CONDO Mounting Cell
Configuration Management Committee
Contract Management Control
Crisis Management Centre
Cruise Missile Carrier
Civilian Management Corporate Personnel Web Site
Command
Configuration Management Database
Conventional Munition Disposal
Countermeasures Duties
Cratering Munitions Dispenser
Cockpit Management and Display System
Countermeasures Dispenser System
Central Medical Establishment
Continuing Medical Education
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
79
Acronym
CMEM(M)
CMF
CMF
CMFA
CMFT
CMG
CMG
CMHN
CMHR
CMI
CMI
CMI
CMIK
CMIP
CMIS
CMIS
CMIS
CMLO
CMLSA
CMM
CMM
CMM
CMMCA
Cmnd
Cmnty
CMO
CMO
CMO
CMO
CMOD
CMOS
CMP
CMP
CMP
CMR
CMRA
CMRB
CMRR
CMRR
CMRS
CMRS
CMRST
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
cms
CMSA
CMSA
Long Title
Chief Petty Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic (Mechanical)
Central Management Facility
Conceptual Military Framework
Command Management Functional Area
Client Facilities Management Team
Composite Maintenance Group
Course Made Good
Community Mental Health Nurse
Combustion Modified Highly Resilient
Compilation, Mission support, Integration and training facility
Computer Managed Instruction
Cruise Missile Interface
Cruise Missile Integration Kit
Common Management Information Protocol
Capability Manager Information Systems
Common Management Information Services
CSDE Management Information System
Command Manpower Liaison Office
Commercial Microwave Landing System Avionics
Component Maintenance Manual
Configuration Management Methodology
Coordinate Measuring Machines
Cruise Missile Mission Control Aircraft
Command Paper
Community
Career Management Officer
Central Mail Office
Chief Medical Officer
Crisis Management Organisation
Compact Meteorological and Oceanographic Drifter
Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon (semiconductor)
Central Mess Party
Countermeasures Precursor
Counter-Military Potential
Commander Maritime Reserves
Cruise Missile Radar Altimeter
Composite Main Rotor Blade
Central Medical Records Repository
Common Mode Rejection Ratio
Countermeasures Receiver System
Crash / Maintenance Recorder System
Committee on Manpower Resources for Science and Technology
Cockpit Management System
Code Management System
Combat Management System
Combat Mission Simulator
Combat Monitoring System
Community Mail Server
Compucat Message System.
Content Management System
Control Monitor Set
Corporate Management Information System.
Crown Metro Salchi SpA
Cubic Metres
Certificate of Material State Assessment
Continuous Material State Assessment
80
Acronym
CMSA
CMSAF
CMSN
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMT
CMTR
CMU
CMU
CMU
CMV
CMW
CN
CN ADMIN
CN2H
CNA
CNA
CNAC
CNAD
CNAD
CNAESPC
Long Title
Cruise Missile Support Activity
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (USAF)
Central Message Switching Network
Cadmium Mercury Telluride
Cadmium Mercury Telluride (chemical abbreviation CdHgTe)
Capability Management Teams
Client Management Team
Computer Managed Training
Combat Medical Technician
Contract Management Team (CFQ)
Conversion Management Team
Critical Military Target
Crypto Maintenance Team
Coalition Mission Training Research
Chart Maintenance Unit
Control and Monitoring Unit
Course Measuring Unit
Combat Mobility Vehicle
Compartmented Mode Workstation
Chloroacetophon
Communications & Navigation Admin
Conduit Nuit, second generation, Helicopters
Centre for Naval Analyses
Chief Naval Architect
Contractors’ Name and Address Code.
Conference of National Armament Directors
NATO Council of National Armament Directors
Conventional Naval Armament Explosive Stores Packaging Committee
CNB
CNB
CNBV
CNC
CNC
CNC
CNCE
CND
CND
CND
CNE
CNES
CNG
CNGF
CNGF
CNH
CNH
CNI
CNIU
CNJA
CNLP
CNN
CNNRP
CNNTSP
CNO
CNOCS
CNOCS
Chemical warfare tear agent
HM Naval Base Clyde
Current Net Book Value
CaNcelled Clinic
Chemical warfare tear agent
Computerised Numerical Control (of a machine)
Communications Nodal Control Element
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Captain Naval Drafting
Computer Network Defence
Control & Network Equipment
Centre Nationalle Etudes Spacialle
Compressed Natural Gas
Common New Generation Frigate
Common Next Generation Frigate
CINCNAVHOME
Commander in Chief Naval Home Command
Communications, Navigation and Identification
Communications / Navigation Interface Unit
Chief Naval Judge Advocate
Connection-less Network Layer Protocol
Cable News Network
Chairman Naval Nuclear Regulatory Panel
Chairman Naval Nuclear Technical Safety Panel
Chief of Naval Operations
Captain Naval Operational Combat Systems
Commander, Naval Operations Control system
81
Acronym
CNOE
CNP
CNP
CNPV
CNR
CNR
CNR
CNRE
CNRI
CNRMIS
CNRS
CNS
CNS
CNS
CNS
CNS
CNS
CNSA
CNSO
CNSRP
CNST
CNT
CNWSE
CO
CO
Co
CO2
COA
COA
COA
COATI
COB
COBIP
COBLOGS
COBLU
COBOL
COBRA
COBRA
COC
COC
COCC
COCC
COCH
CoCo
COCO
COCOM
COCOM
COCOMO
CoCoMs
COCS
COCT
COD
COD
COD
COD
CODAG
Long Title
Chief Naval Ordnance Engineer
Chief of Naval Personnel
Chief of Naval Personnel (also known as 2SL)
Cumulative Net Present Value
Calibration Not Required
Combat Net Radio
Captain Naval Recruiting
Combat Net Radio Environment
Combat Net Radio Interference
Combat Net Radio Management Information System
Chemical and Nuclear Reconnaissance System
Central Nervous System
Chemical warfare tear agent
Chief of the Naval Staff
Chief of the Naval Staff (also known as 1SL)
Communications Network Simulator
Communications, Navigation, Surveillance
Commodore Naval Ship Acceptance
Chief Naval Signals Officer
CPG's neutral seat reference point
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts
Canister
Chief Naval Weapon System Engineer
Central Office
Commanding Officer
Standard Ballistic Coefficient
Carbon dioxide
Chart of Accounts
Concept of Analysis
Course of Action
Committee On Awards To Inventors
Carried On Board (spares)
Customer Order Book Interface Plan
Captain of Base, Parent Unit, Wider Fleet Unit
Cooperative OutBoard Logistic Upgrade
Common Business-Oriented Language
Com Bureau Replacement Activity
COunter Battery RAdar
Combat Operation Centre
Command Operations Centre
Contractor's Operational Control Centre
Cost Of Capital Charge
Cost to Order Cost to Hold
Code of Connection
Contractor Owned Contractor Operated
Co-ordinating Committee for East-West Trade Policy
Co-ordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls
Constructive Cost Model (Boehm)
Coordinated Combat Management
Combined Operational Command System
Cab-Over Cargo Truck
Carrier Onboard Delivery
Cash On Delivery
Central Ordnance Dept
Certificate Of Design
Combined Diesel and Gas Turbine
82
Acronym
CODEC
CODERM
CODERM
CODFM
CODLAG
CODLAG
CODOG
CODSIA
COE
COE
COE
COEA
COEA
COEC
COEIA
Long Title
Compressor / DE Compressor
Committee for Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability
Committee Of Defence Equipment Reliability and Maintainability
Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
Combined Diesel Electric and Gas Turbine
Combined Diesel, Electric and Gas Propulsion
Combined Diesel or Gas Turbine
Council Of Defence and Space Industry
Cab Over Engine
Centres Of Excellence
Common Operating Environment
Cost and Operational Effective Analysis
Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
Council Operations and Executive Committee, NATO HQ
Combined Operational Effectiveness & Investment Appraisal course
COEIA
COEIA
COEIA
CoF
CofA
CofA
COFAM
CofC
CofC
COFDEN
CofF
COFFER
CofG
CofH
CofM
C-of-M
CofN
CofR
CofS
COFT
CofWC
CofWE
CofWM
COGAG
COGO
COGOG
COGOG
COGS
COH
COHV
COI
COIC
COIL
COIN
COINS
COINS
COJACS
COJAS
Col
COL
Combined Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal
Combined Operational Evaluation and Investment Appraisal
Common Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal
Channels of Fire
Certificate of Airworthiness
Controller of the Air Force
Computer Facility for Mine Warfare
Chain of Command
Certificate of Competency
Commander, Operational Forces, Denmark
Cone of Fire
Computerised Office for Field Force Enquiry's and Records
Centre of Gravity
Corporal of Horse
Correction of the Moment
Centre of Mass
Controller of the Navy
Commencement of Rifling
Chief of Staff, SHAPE
Conduct of Fire Trainer
Clerk of Works Construction
Clerk of Works Electrical
Clerk of Works Mechanical
Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion
Contractor Operated Government Owned
Combined Gas Turbine or Gas Turbine
Combined of Gas or Gas Propulsion
Confederation of Group Training Schemes
Clyde Operational Headquarters
Cartridge Operated HAP Valve
Community Of Interest
Careers and Occupational Information Centre
Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser
Counter Insurgency
Computer and Information Handling System
Computer Operated Instrument System
Combat Jamming / Communication Support System
Coherent Jammer Simulator
Colonel
Command Open Line (internal circuit in Ops Room & bridge)
83
Acronym
COLA
COLD
COLDS
COLOC
COLOS
COLPRO
COLS
COLT
Com
COM
COM
COM(OPS)
COMA
COMA
COMA
COMAAFCE
COMAAFCE
COMAIRBALTAP
COMAIRNON
COMAIRSONOR
COMAIRSOUTH
COMAJF
COMAL
COMAMF(L)
COMAN
COMAO
COMARAIRMED
COMASWSRTIKFOR
COMATG
COMATG
COMAW
COMBALTAP
ComBAT
ComBAT
COMBAT-SIM
COMBENECHAN
COMBO
COMBOPEN®
COMBRITFOR
COMBS
COMCAT
COMCEN
COMCENTAG
COMCENTLANT
COMCJTF
COMCLYDE
Comd
Comd
COMDEF
COMDEV
COMDEVFLOT
Comdr
Comdt
ComdTpLdr
Comdty
COMECON
Long Title
Cost of Living Allowance
Computer Output to Laser Disc
Common Opto-electronic Laser Detection System
Change of Locations of Command
Command off Line of Sight
Collective Protection
Command Off the Line of Sight
CO2 Laser Technology
Commodore
Compact Optronic Mast
Company Operating Manual
Commander(Operations)
Civil Owned Military Aircraft
Civil-Owned Military-type Aircraft
Contractor Owned Military Aircraft
Commander Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Commander, Allied Air Forces, Central Europe
Commander, Allied Air Forces, Baltic Approaches
Commander Air, Northern Norway
Commander, Allied Air Forces, South Norway
Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe
Commander, Allied Joint Force
Communications Analysis
Commander, ACE Mobile Forces, Land
Configuration Management
Composite Air Operations
Commander, Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean
Commander, ASW Strike Force
Commander Amphibious Task Group
Commodore Amphibious Task Group
Commodore Amphibious Warfare
Commander, Allied Forces, Baltic Approaches
Common Battlefield Applications Toolset
Common Battlefield Toolset
Computerised Battle Simulation
Commander, Benelux Sub-Area, Channel
Calculation of miss between objects
Nerve Agent Antidote Injection Device
Commander British Forces
Commodity Management Business System
Computer Output Microfilm Catalogue System
Communications Centre
Commander, Central Army Group
Commander, Central Atlantic Sub-Area
Commander, Combined Joint Task Force
Commander, Clyde Area
Commander
Sec Command Secretary/Secretariat
Common Defence Exhibition and Seminar
Commodore Devonport
Commodore Devonport Flotilla
Commander
Commandant
Command Troop Leader
Commodity
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
84
Acronym
COMED
COMEDCENT
COMEDEAST
COMEDNOREAST
COMEX
COMFAIRMED
COMFIVEATAF
COMFOURATAF
COMGIBMED
COMGRNORSEA
COMICS
COMINT
COMINT
COMJAM
COMLANDJUT
COMLANDNON
COMLANDSONOR
COMLANDSOUTH
COMLANDSOUTHEAST
COMLAND-ZEALAND
comm
COMMAIR(CHEL)
COMMAIRCENTLANT
COMMAIRCHAN
COMMAIREASTLANT
COMMAIRNORLANT
COMMAIRPLYMCHAN
COMMARRES
COMMCEN
COMMHQ
COMMITS
COMMITSS
Comms
COMMS
CommsLogger
CommsOp
COMMW
COMMW
COMMW
Commy
COMNA
COMNAEWF
COMNAVACTUK
COMNAVBALTAP
COMNAVNON
COMNAVSONOR
COMNAVSOUTH
COMNON
COMNORECHAN
COMNORLANT
COMNORTHAG
Comp B
COMPASS
COMPLAN
COMPLYMCHAN
COMPORFLOT
Long Title
Combined Map and Electronic Display
Commander, Central Mediterranean
Commander, Eastern Mediterranean
Commander, Northeast Mediterranean
Commencement of ASW Action (in CASEX)
Commander, Fleet Air Arm Mediterranean
Commander, 5th Allied Tactical Air Force
Commander, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force
Commander, Gibraltar Mediterranean
Commander, German North Sea
Computerised Indulgence Control System
Communication Intelligence
Communications Intelligence
Common Jammer
Commander, Allied Land Forces, Jutland
Commander, Allied Land Forces, North Norway
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South Norway
Commander, Allied Land Forces, Southern Europe
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South Eastern Europe
Commander, Allied Land Forces, Zealand
Communications
Commander Maritime Air, (Channel, East Atlantic)
Commander, Maritime Air, Central Atlantic
Commander Maritime Air, Channel
Commander Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic
Commander Maritime Air, Northern Atlantic
Commander Maritime Air, Plymouth Channel
Commander Maritime Reserves
Communications Centre
Communications Head
Command Management IT Strategy
Command & Management IT Strategy Study
Communications
Customer-Orientated Manufacturing Management System
Communications Logger
Communications Operator
Commander, Mine Warfare / War vessels
Commodore Minewarfare & Minor War Vessels
Commodore Minor War Vessels
Commissary
Commodore Naval Aviation
Commander, NATO Air-borne Early Warning Force
Commander, US Naval Activities, United Kingdom
Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Baltic Approaches
Commander, Allied Naval Forces, North Norway
Commander, Allied Naval Forces, South Norway
Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Southern Europe
Commander, Northern Norway
Commander, Nore Sub-Area, Channel
Commander, North Atlantic Sub-Area
Commander Northern Army Group
Composition B
Computer Assurance
Communications Plan
Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel
Commodore Portsmouth Flotilla
85
Acronym
COMPREP
COMPREP
Comptia
COMPUSEC
COMPUSECRA
COMR
COMRFA
COMSEC
COMSEC
COMSERVGRU
COMSIM
COMSIXATAF
COMSONOR
COMSTANAV FORCHAN
Long Title
COMPuter assisted REPair planning
Computer Planning of Repair
Computing Technology Industry Association, USA
Computer Security
Computer Security Risk Analysis
Civil-Owned Military Registered (Aircraft)
Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Communication Security
COMmunications SECurity
Commander, Service Group
Communications Simulator
Commander, 6th Allied Tactical Air Force
Commander, Southern Norway
Commander, Standing Naval Force Channel
COMSTRIKEFOR SOUTC Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe
COMSTRIKFLTLANT
COMSTRKFLT
COMSUB(CHELL)
COMSUBACLANT
COMSUBEASTLANT
COMSUBMED
COMTWOATAF
COMUKAMPHIBFOR
COMUKMARFOR
COMUKTG
COMUKTG
COMVAT
CONAS
CONDO
CONDOR
CONEMP
CO-NEWS
CONF
CONMAROPS
CONOLD
CONOP
CONOPS
CONP
CONS
CONTMAN
CONUS
CONUS
CONUSE
CONVIS
COO
COOP
coord
CoP
COP
COP
COP
COP
COPA74
COPEX
Commander, Strike Fleet Atlantic
Commander Strike Fleet
Commander, Submarines (Channel, East Atlantic)
Commander, Submarines Allied Command, Atlantic
Command Submarines Eastern Atlantic
Commander, Submarines Mediterranean
Commander, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force
Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Commander UK Task Group
Commander United Kingdom Task Group
Combat Vehicles Armament Technology
Combined Nuclear And Steam
Contractors On Deployed Operations
Covert Operations Night Day for Rotorcraft
Concept Of Employment
Communications Naval Electronic Warfare System
Confidential
Concept of Maritime Operations
Consolidated On-line Documentation
Concept Of Operations
CONcept of OPerationS
Connection-Oriented Network Protocol (ISO)
Connection-Oriented Network Service
CONTracts MANagement
Continental United States (not Hawaii/Alaska)
Continental USA
Concept Of Use
Consignment Visibility
Cost of Ownership
Craft Of OPportunity
Coordinate/coordination/coordinator
Close of Play
Close of Play (end of working day)
Code of Practice
Commitments and Operation Planning (MRPII)
Contingency Operation Plan
Control Of Pollution Act 1974
Covert and Operational Procurement Exhibition
86
Acronym
COPL
CORAD
CORBA
CORCEN
CORDA
CORE
COrE
CORIPD
CORPID
CORSAIR
COS
COS
COS
COS
COS(T)
COS2SL
COSAG
COSALX
COSC
COSE
COSHH
COSMIC
COSPAR
COSSACS
COSSEC
COSSEC
COSSHE
COSTIND
COSUT
COSYS
COTS
COTS
COTS
COTS
COTT
CoV
COV
COW
Coxn
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP
CP2
CPA
CPA
CPA
CPA
CPA
CPA
CPA
CPA
Long Title
Commitments Operational Priority/Priorities List
Co-ordinated Roland Air Defence
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CORrelation CENtre
Coronary Artery Disease Research Association
Controlled Requirements Expression
ComBAT ORBAT Editor (COrE) Toolset
Correction of IP Data
Correction of Initial Provisioning Data
Computer Output for REME Support of AIRcraft
Chief of Staff
Chiefs of Staff
Company Operating System
Contracted Out Services
Chief of Staff, Transformation
Chief of Staff to Second Sea Lord
Combined Steam And Gas Turbine
Compressable Stability Analysis (version X)
Chief of Staff Committee
Common Open Systems or Software Environment
Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
Combat Systems Multi-format Information Centre
Committee for Space Research
Computerised Stock Segregation and Control System
Chief of Staff Secretariat
Chief(s) of Staff Secretariat
Control of Substance Hazardous to Health & The Environment
Commission of Science Technology and Industry
Certificate Of Safety Under Test
Combat System
Commercial Off The Shelf
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
Commercial Off-the-Shelf (systems, hardware or software)
Cost Off-The-Shelf
Control Of Transmission Test
Calculus of Variations
Counter-obstacle Vehicle
Contract of Work
Coxswain
Captain of the Port
Close Protection
Command Post
Commander of the Port
Complete Provisions
Concrete-piercing
Corporate Plan
Corporate Planning
Contractor Performance Certification Program
Cabin Public Address
Cardinal Point Specification
Closest Point of Approach
Consumer Protection Act
Continuous Patrol Aircraft
Control Panel Assembly
Credit Protection Association
Critical Path Analysis
87
Acronym
CPA/SG
CPACS
CPB
CPC
CPC
CPCA
CPCC
CPCN
CPD
CPD
CPD
CPD
CPD
CPD
CPE
CPE
CPE
CPG
CPGS
CPI
CPI
CPI
CPI
CPL
CPL
CPL
Cpl
CPL
CPM
CPM
CPM
CPM
CPM/P
CPMA
CPN
CPO
CPO
CPO(H)
CPOMA
CPOMEA(L)
CPOP
CPOWTR
CPP
CPP
CPP
CPP
CPPS
CPPU
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPRE
CPRL
Long Title
Central Pulse Amplifier / Symbol Generator
Coded Pulse Anti-Clutter System
Change Planning Board
Civilian Personnel Committee
Conflict Prevention Centre
Central Plant Control Authority
Computer Policy Consultative Committee
Command Post Communication Network
Centralized Planning Documents
Commander's Pointing Device
Communications Project Division
Confidential Policy Date
Continuing Professional Development
Corporate Personnel Database
Canadian Patrol Frigate
Circular Probable Error
Customer Premises Equipment
Co-Pilot/Gunner
Cassette Preparation Ground System
Characters Per Inch
Common Programming Interface
Communications Processor Interface
Cost Performance Indicator
Capillary Pump Loop
Characters Per Line
Classification Packaging and Labelling
Corporal
Customer Price List
Civil, Police, Military activities
Control Processor Module
Control Programme Microcomputer
Critical Path Method
Command Post Modem / Processor
Civilian Personnel Management Authority
Community Psychiatry Nurse
Chief Petty Officer
Command Pay Office
CPO(Hull) - shipwright
CPO Medical Assistant
CPO Marine Engineering Artificer (Electrical)
Command Post /Observation Post
CPO Writer (Secretarial)
Central Posting Point
Common Promotion Procedure
Controlled Pitch Propeller
Controlled Pitch Propellor
Contracts Proposals and Progress
Central Print Purchasing Unit
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Central Price Record
Chief of Public Relations
Coherent-Pulse Radar
Consolidated Position Report
Covert Penetration Radar
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Constant Price Resource Line
88
Acronym
CPRO
CPRO
CPRO
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPS
CPSA
CPSM
CPT
CPT
CPT
CPT
CPT
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU RMP
CPV
CPW
CPX
CPX
CQB
CQBR
CQBR(R)
CQBR(U)
CQE
CQI
CQMS
CQMST
CQT
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR
CR&J
CR2
CR2
CR2
CR2
CRA
CRAF
CRAFFTS
CRAFT
CRAFT
Long Title
Central Public Records Office
Civilian Pay & Records Office
Command Public Relations Officer
Cardinal Point Specification
Carrier Pre-Selection
Centrally Provided Services
Characters Per Second
Command Process System
Component Life Survey
Covert Penetration System
Critical Path Analysis
Cryptographic Sub System
Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
Cockpit Procedures Trainer
Collision Presence Test
Contingency Planning Team
Core & Personnel Training
Crisis Planning Team
Central Processing Unit
Central Processor Unit
Communications Processing Unit
Close Protection Unit Royal Military Police
Command Post Vehicle
Captains Professional Warning
Command Post Exercise
Command Post Exercises
Close Quarter Battle
Close Quarter Battle Range
Close Quarter Battle Range (Rural)
Close Quarter Battle Range (Urban)
Close Quarter Engagements
Continuous Quality Improvement
Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Company Quartermaster Sergeant (Technical)
Certificate of Qualification on Type
Capability Requirement
Central Region
Clarification Request
Close Range
Collection Requirement
Combat Radio (VHF & HF)
Communications Requirement
Continuous Rod (warhead explosive design)
Control Room
Counter-Rotating (propeller)
Carriage Release & Jettison
Challenger 2
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
Challenger 2 Tank
Challenger II
Closure Risk Assessment
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
Controller RAF Fixed Telegraphic System
Commander's Review of Aircraft Fault Trends
Computerised Rapid Assessment of Fragments against a Target
89
Acronym
CRAMM
CRAMM
CRAMS
CRAPP
CRARRV
CRAST
CRB
CRBS
CRC
CRC
CRC
CRC
CRC
CRC
CRC
CRCCIS
CRCU
CRD
CRDEC
CRDM
CRDN
CRE
CRE
CRE
CREAM
CREATE
Long Title
CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Methodology
CCTA Security Risk Analysis and Management Methodology
Calibration Recall And Maintenance System
Computerisation Regime Against Productivity and Plans
Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
Commander's Review of Aircraft Supply Trends
Civil Rented Bearer
Cost Resource Breakdown Structure
Camera Ready Copy
Contact Reporting Centre
Control & Reporting Centre
Control and Reporting Centre
Current Replacement Cost
Cyclic Redundancy Check
Cyclical Redundancy Check
Central Region Command & Control Info System
Crypto Remote Control Unit
Capability Requirements Document
Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Centre
Control Rod Drive Mechanism
Civil Rented Data Network
Commander Royal Engineer's
Commission for Racial Equality
Communications Radar Exciter
Cosmic Radiation Environment and Activation Monitor
Challenger 2 Equipment support Analysis Tool for Equipment managers
CREDIT
Capability Renewal by Evolutionary Development & Insertion of Technology
CREDIT
CREDO
CREMIS
CREST
CREST
CREST
CRETE
CRETE
CREW
CREW
CRF
CRH
CRI
CRI
CRI(PER)
CRI(SAF)
CRIAP
CRIP
CRIP
CRIS
CRISC
CRISD
CRISP
Capability Renewal by Evolutionary Development and Insertion of Technology
(MOD(PE) initiative)
Cosmic Radiation Effects and Dosimetry
CR 2 Equipment Management Information System
Committee of Scientific and Technological Research
Comprehensive Radar Effects Simulator Trainer
Creativity in Science and Technology
Common Range Electrical Testing Equipment
Common Range Electronic Test Equipment
British Complementing tool
Complement Regime Evaluated for Warships
Capstans Requirement Form
Calibre Radius Head
Corporate Reference Information
Corporate Research Initiative
Critical (Performance)
Critical (Safety)
Central Region Initial ACCS Programme
Crisis Resupply from Industry Procedures
Crisis Resupply from Industry Programme
Coastal Radar Integration System
Complex Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Computer Resources Integrated Support Document
Comprehensive RNSTS Inventory Support/Supply Programme/Project
CRISP
CRISP
Comprehensive RNSTS Inventory System Project
Comprehensive RNSTS Inventory Systems Project
90
Acronym
CRISP
Crit Elev
CRITCOM
CRITLIST
CRL
CRL
CRL
CRM
CRM
CRM
CRMP
CRN
CRN
CRO
CROFT
CROP
CROW
CROWCASS
CRP
CRP
CRP
CRP
CRP
CRP
CRPA
CRPA
CRRC
CRRD
CRRES
CRRL
CRS
CRS
CRSA
CRSP
CRSP
CRSS
CRT
CRTD
CRTE
CRU
CRUFT
CRUSH
CRUX
CRW
CRYPCEN
Crypto
CryptoCust
CryptoNCO
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
Long Title
Computer Reconstructed Images from Scene Photographs
Critical Elevation
Critical intelligence Communications
Critical List
Common Rail Launcher
Component Replacement List
Contingency Rear Link
Corrosion Related Magnetic
Crew Resource Management
Customer Relationship Management
Corps of Royal Military Police
Co-operative Research – Naval
Cross Related NIIN
Criminal Records Office
Crane Operator Aloft (a safety process)
CRISP Remote Output Printing
Countryside and Rights Of Way Act
Criminals of War Commission
Capacity Requirements Planning (MRPII)
Component Replacement Programme
Compressed Raster Product.
Contact Reporting Point
Control and Reporting Post
Corporate Research Programme
Controlled Radiation Pattern Antenna
Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna
Combat Rubber Raiding Craft
Common RAF Reference Data
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
Comprehensive ReReferencing List
Co-operative Research on Ships
CPO Radio Supervisor
Contractors Requiring Special Attention
Contractor Repair Spares Programme
Contractor Repair Supply Procedures
Contractor Repair Support Stock
Cathode Ray Tube
Corporate Research Technology Demonstrator
Combat Rescue Training Exercise
Control Radio Unit
CRaft of opportunity taken Up From Trade
Computer Recording Usage Stock Handling
Cosmic Ray Upset eXperiment
Counter Revolutionary Warfare
Crypto Centre
Cryptographic
Crypto Custodian
Crypto Non-Commissioned Officer
Carrier Sense
Central Services
Close Support
Combat System
Command Secretary/Command Secretariat
Commodore Superintendent
Common Services
Cone-Stabilised
91
Acronym
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS (E)
CS/AUS(NP)
CS1
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSAB
CSAF
CSAR
CSAS
CSB
CSB
CSBM
CSBM
CSBM
CSBS
CSC
CSC
CSC
CSC
CSC
CSC
CSCE
CSCE
CSCE
CSCF
CSCG
CSCI
CSCIs
CSCS
CSCW
CSCW
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSDA
Long Title
Confined Space
Convergence Sub-layer
Core Services
Cost Saving
Combat Support
Customer Services (Establishment)
Command Secretary to 2SL/CNH, and Assistant Under Secretary Of State
(Naval Personnel)
Combat System 1
Called Subscriber Answer
Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Standards Association
Chief of Staff of the Army
Chief Scientific Adviser
Chlorosulphonic Acid
Commercial System Application
Common Support Authority
Computing Services Association
Configuration Status Accounting
Customer Service Agreement
Customer Supplier Agreement
Customer Supplier Agreements
Customer Support Agreement
Customer-Supplier Agreement
Communications and Situational Awareness Team
Civil Service Appeals Board
Chief of Staff (USAF)
Combat Search and Rescue
Command and Stability Augmentation System
Clyde Submarine Base
Combat Support Boat
Confidence and Security Building Measures
Confidence and Security-Building Measures
Confidence-and-Security Building Measure
Clyde Submarine Base Scheme (Productivity)
Civil Service Commission
Codification Status Code
Communication System Control
Communications System Control
Compass System Controller
Computer Software Component
Communications Systems Control Element
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
Confidence on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Coordinator of Supporting Command Functions
Communications Security Control Group
Computer Software Configuration Item
Computer Software Configuration Items
Contractor's Satellite Control Site
Computer Supported Co-operative Working
Computer-Supported Co-operative Working
Combat System Databus
Common Source Data Base
Common Strategic Doppler
Constant Speed Drive
Co-ordinating System Design Authority
92
Acronym
CSDB
CSDE
CSDF
CSDF
CSDT
CSE
CSE
CSE
CSED
CSEDS
CSEG
CSEPO
CSESD
CSEU
CSF
CSF
CSF
CSF
CSFF
CSFR
CSG
CSG
CSG
CSG
CSG
CSgt
CSH
CSH
CSHH
CSI
CSI
CSI
CSICDB
CSICS
CSID
CSIP
CSIS
CSIS
CSIT
CSLT
CSM
CSM
CSM
CSM
CSM
CSM/CD
CSMA
CSMA
CSMA/CA
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD
CSMS
CSMU
CSN
CSN
CSNA
Long Title
Common Source Database
Central Servicing Development Establishment
Central Storage & Distribution Facility (RNSD Port)
Communications Shore Development Facility
Control for Submarine Discharge Torpedo
Central Services Establishment
Certificate of Secondary Education
Combat Support Equipment
Combat System Engineering Database
Combat Systems Engineering Development Site
Common Support Expert Group
Chief Safety & Environmental protection Officer
Communications Security Equipment Systems Document
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
Cardinal Safety Feature
Combined Service Forces
Critical Success Factor
Critical Success Factors
Customer Satisfaction Feedback Form
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
Capability Steering Group
Central Scenario Generator
Commercial Services Group
Contact Signature Generator
Control Site Group (radar control and communication adaption)
Colour Sergeant
Combat Support Helicopter
Combat System Highway
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Commercial Satellite Imagery
Computer Synthesised Image
Control Sequence Introducer
Czechoslovak Independent Chemical Defence Battalion
Combatant Ships Integrated Communications System
Crew Station Interface Document
Computer Software Implementation Plan
Command SIS
Command Support Information Systems
Computer Science and Information Laboratory
Control for Surface Launched Torpedoes
Combat Support Module
Common Support Module
Company Sergeant Major
Continental Shelf Mine
Contractor Supplied Material
Carrier Sense Multiple Access & Collision Detection
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
Civil Service Motoring Association
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance network
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection network
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
Corps Support Missile System
Crash Survivable Memory Unit
Catalogue Sequence Number
Common Service Node
Careers Services National Association
93
Acronym
CSNI
CSNI
Long Title
Communication Systems and Network Interoperability
Communication systems network integration (NATO sponsored study)
CSNI
CSO
CSO
CSO
CSO
CSO
CSO
CSO
CSO(AE)
Communications System Network Interoperability
Chief Scientific Officer
Chief Signal(s) Officer
Chief Staff Officer
chlorobenzolmalonitrile
Civilian Security Officer
Command Signals Officer (Royal Air Force)
Counter-Signing Officer
Chief Staff Officer(Air Engineering) - the SD authorising officer in ACOS(AV)
CSO(E)
CSO(MS)CNH
CSOC
CSOR
CSOs
CSP
CSP
CSP
CSP
CSP
CSP
CSP
CSPP
CSPS
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSR
CSRA
CSRC
CSRDF
CSRL
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS
CSS/DPEE
CSSA
CSSA
CSSCS
CSSCS
CSSD
CSSE
CSSF
CSSG
CSSG
Chief Staff Officer (Engineering)
Chief Staff Officer (Material Support), Naval Home Command
Consolidated Space Operations Centre
Calibration Statement of Requirement
Captains Standing Orders
Capability Sustainment Programme
Client Support Package
Community Security Policy
Constraint Satisfaction Programming
Contractor Spares Package
Contractor Support Period
Contractor's Spares Package
Common Support Policy Paper
Central Services Publication System (CSE Llangennech)
Centre for Software Reliability
Comprehensive Spending Review
Covert Strike Radar
Customer Supply Relationship
Configuration Status Record
Combat System Requirements Analysis
Conflict Studies Research Centre
Crew Station Research and Development Facility
Common Strategic Rotary Launchers
Cell Site Switch
Chinese Surface-to-Surface missile
Circuit Switch Sub-system
Circuit Switched Service
Combat Service Support
Combat Support System
Command Support System
Command Support Systems
Component Servicing Sheet
Computer Sighting System
Central Scientific Services DPEE
Captain Surface and Submarine Acceptance
Computing Services and Software Association
Civil Service Sports Council
Combat Service Support Control System
Command Support System Demonstrator
Chief Strategic Systems Executive
Communications Shore Support Facility
Combat Service Support Group
Commander Supplies Support Group
94
Acronym
CSSH
CSS-N
CSSS
CSSS
CSST
CSSU
CSSWO
CST
CST
CST
CST
CST
C-STAR
CSTB
CSTD
CSTDF
CSTDF
CSTF
CSTS
CSU
CSU
CSU
CSU
CSU
CSU
CSUF
CSV
CSV
CSV
CSV
CSV
CSV
CSV8
CSVn
CSW
CSW
CSW
CSWG
CSWG
CSWS
CT
CT
CT
CT
CTA
CTA
CTA
CTAPS
CTAPS
CTAS
CTB
CTBT
CTC
CTC
CTC
CTC
Long Title
Clansman Secure Speech Harness
Chinese Surface-to-Surface (Navy) missile
Certificate of Safety - Structural Strength – Ship
Combat Service Support System
Captain Submarines Shore and Sea Training
Canberra Sensor Support Unit
Combat Service Support Warrant Officer
Central Standard Time
Combat Support Trailer
Commander Sea Training (Head of sea-going Staff)
Contractor Sea Trials
Conventional Stability Talks
Counter Surveillance and Targeting
Combat System Test-Bed
Committee on Science and Technology for Development
Combat System Technical Demonstration Facility
Combat System Technology Demonstrator Framework
Cross-Scan Terrain-Following radar mode
Combat Simulation Test System
Command Sensor Unit
Communications Switching Unit
Complete System Unit
Computer Software Unit
Control Selection Unit
Cost Scrutiny Unit
Current System User Forum
CHOtS System Version
Close-range Surveillance system
Coastal Survey Vessel
Combat Support Vehicle
Combat Support Vehicles
Comma Separated Variable (for, example)
CHOtS\CASH System Version 8
CHOTS Software Version n
Combat Survival Waistcoat
Conventional Stand-off Weapon
Crew Served Weapon
Communication Strategy Working Group
Communications Systems Working Group
Corps Support Weapon System
Chief Technician
Combat Team
Communications Technician
Consignment Tracking
Case Telescoped Ammunition
Cased Telescopic Ammunition
Circuit Technology
Contingency Theatre Air Planning System
Contingency Theatre Automated Planning System
Costed Technical Architecture Study (LITS)
Common Trailer Base
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Cadet Training Centre
Centralised Traffic Control
Civil Type Certificate
Combat Training Centre
95
Acronym
CTC
CTC
CTC
CTC
CTCRM
CTCSS
CTD
CTD
CTDB
CTE
CTE
CTE
CTE
Ctee
CTESP
CTF
CTF
CTFR
CTG
CTG
CTG
CTG
CTG
CTG
CTI
CTIA
CTL
CTL
CTM
CTMO
CTMS
CTN
CTO
CTO
CTO(M)
CTOL
CTOL
CTP
CTP
CTPB
CTPS
CTR
CTRPS
CTS
CTS
CTS
CTS
CTS
CTS
CTS/TD
CTT
CTT
CTT
CTT
CTT
Long Title
Communications Training Centre (Royal Navy)
Contracts Training Centre
Counter Terrorist Check
Counter Terrorist Checks
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
Carrier Tone Control Signalling System
Colour Tactical Display
Conductivity/Temperature/Depth probe
Civilian Training and Development Board
Case Transporting Explosives
Collective Training Establishment
Commander Task Element
Contractual Technical Evaluation
Committee
Contractor Training Equipment Spares Package
Central Training Facility
Commander, Task Force
Calibration Test and Failure Report
Carrier Task Group
Command Task Group
Commander Task Group
Commander, Task Group
Common Tactical Grid
Compact Tank Gun
Central Tyre Inflation
Cellular Technology Industry Association
Core Team Leader
Commanders Target Locator Sight
Captains Temporary Memorandum
Chief Transport and Movement Officer
Compact Tactical Message Switch
CALS Test Network
Chief Technical Officer
Commercial Telecommunications Officer
Combined Technical Office (Mechanical)
Conventional Take Off & Landing
Conventional Take-Off and Landing
Core Team Personnel
Course Training Plan
Carboxy-Terminated Polybutadiene (propellant)
Cine Target Projection System
Controlled Thermonuclear Reaction
Cine Target Range Projection System
Central Tactical System
Clear to Send
Command Tactical Aid component
Communications Training System
Configuration Trace System
Corporate Technical Services
Corporate Technical Services/Technical Documentation (formerly Aircraft
Technical Publications)
Challenger Training Tank
Combat Tactics Trainer
Command Tactical Trainer
Command Team Trainer
Command Team Training
96
Acronym
CTT5
CTTE
CTTO
CTTO
CTU
CTU
CTVS
CTWS
CTWSSPT
CTZ
CU
CUA
CUA
CUCV
CUDIXS
CUDS
CUG
CUHTs
CUIL
CUIS
CUM
CUP
CUP
CUSE
CUSRPG
CV
CV
CV
CV
CV
CV
CV (F)
CV(F)
CV(F)
CV(S)
CVAST
CVBG
CVC
CVC2
CVCC
CVCP
CVD
CVD
CVD
CVF
CVL
CVM
CVM
CVN
CVNS
CVR
CVR
CVR(T)
CVR(W)
CVRDE
CVROS
Long Title
Combined Tactical Trainer, Stage 5 feasibility study
Cine Target Trainer Equipment
Central Tactic and Trials Organisation
Central Tactics and Trials Organisation
Commander Task Unit
Control Terminal Unit
Cockpit TV Sensor
Cased Telescoped Weapon System
Command / Tactical Weapon System Software Proving Trial
Corps Tactical Zone
Control Unit
Common User Access
Computer Users Association
Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
Common User Digital Information Exchange System
Common User Data Services
Closed User Group
Common User Hand Tools
Common User Item List
Common User Item System
CRISP User Manual
Capability Update / Upgrade Period / Programme
Capability Upgrade Period
Chief Underwater Systems Executive
Canada/US Regional Planning Group
Aircraft Carrier
Combat Vehicles
Component Valve
Crypto Variable
Cryptographic Variable
Curriculum Vitae
Carrier Vessel (Future)
Carrier Vessel (Future)
Future Aircraft Carrier
Carrier Vessel (anti-Submarine)
Combat Vehicle Armament System Technology
Aircraft Carrier Battle Group
Combat Vehicle Crewman
Combat Vehicle Command and Control programme
Combat Vehicle Command and Control System
Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals
Capable Vessel Days
Central Vehicle Depot
Chemical Vapour Deposition
Carrier, Vehicular, Future
Correlation Velocity Log
Centralised Voice Messaging
Control Virtual Machine
Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
continuous visual navigation system
Cockpit Voice Recorder
Controlled Values Repository
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled)
Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment
Compact Video Rate Optical Scanner
97
Acronym
CVS
CVS
CVS
CVS
CVS
CVS
CVS
CVSD
CVSO
CVT
CVTTS
CVW
CVw
CVX
CW
CW
CW
CW
cw
CW
CW
CW
CWAR
CWARF
CWAs
CWC
CWCD
CWCS
CWD
CWDD
CWDD
CWEM(O/R)
CWFM
CWFT
CWG
CWG
CWI
CWI
CWID
CWILL
CWIRS
CWIS
CWLSS
CWP
CWP
CWP
CWR
CWREN
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
Long Title
Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carrier (Small)
Aircraft Carrier, ASW
Anti-Submarine Aircraft Carrier
Carrier Vertical Strike
Carrier Vertical Strike (was CAHN)
Computer Vision Syndrome
Continuously Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
Command Visual Safety Officer (for live firings)
Controlled Variable Time
Combat Vehicle Thermal Targeting System
Carrier air wing (US Navy)
Crypto Variable of the week
Carrier Vessel (US)
Carrier Wave
Chemical Warfare
Chemical Weapons
Chilled Water
clockwise
Continuous Wave
Conventional Weapon
Core Works
Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar
Conventional Weapon Accident Response Facility
Common Weak Areas
Chemical Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons and Civil Defence
Common Weapons Control System
Chemical Warfare Defence
Chemical Warfare Directional Detector
Continuous Wave Deuterium Demonstrator
CPO Weapons Engineering Mechanic(Ordnance or Radar)
Continuous Wave Frequency Modulation
Compulsory Withdrawal From Training
Capability Working Group
Customer Working Group (formerly Customer Focus Group)
Constant Wave Illumination (radar)
Conventional Weapon Incident
Continuous Wave Identification
Continuous Wave Illuminating Radar
Component Work Inspection Record Sheet
Close In Weapon System
Conventional Weapons Logistics Support Study
Central Warning Panel
Centralised Warning Panel
Contractors Working Party
Continuous Wave Radar
Chief WREN
Central Warning System
Collision Warning System
Common Weapon Sight
Computerised Work Station
Container Weapon System
Co-ordination and Weapon System
Coupler Warehouse System
Cupola Weapon Station
98
Acronym
CWTA
CWTA
CWW
CXO
CXRs
CY
CZ
CZ
CZCS
CZMCS
CZP
D
D
D Air Arm
D and B
D and C
D CBW POL
D Def Acq
D Def Env Pol
D Fin Pol
D Fin Pol
D Flying
D Inf
D INT
D Log BM
D Mil Svy
D Mktg. Svcs
D of C
D of C POL
D of C/Air1
D of C/Air2
D of C/CIS
D of C/CP
D of C/LS
D of C/SS
D of C/SSE
D of C/US
D of C/WES
D of Q
D Pats
D Pkg A
D S&C
D SEF Pol
D SEF Pol
D Stan
D Sy
D&P
D&V
D(A)AG
D(F + S)US
D(F+S)Air1
D(F+S)Air2
D(F+S)CSI
Long Title
Captain Weapon Trials & Acceptance
Captain Weapons Trials and Acceptance
Cruciform Wing Weapon
Communications Exercise Office
Chest X-Rays
Communications Yeoman (Senior Signal Rating)
Combat Zone
Convergence Zone (sonar)
Coastal Zone Colour Scanner
Combat Zone Mobile Communication System
Correct Zeroing Point
Delay (fuses)
Deputy
Directorate of Air Armament
Design and Build
Design and Construct
Directorate of Chemical and Biological Weapons Policy
Directorate of Defence Acquisition
Directorate of Defence Environmental Policy
Director Finance Policy
Director Financial Policy
Director of Flying
Director of Infantry
Director Intelligence
Directorate of Logistic Business Management
Director Military Survey
Director of Marketing Services
Director of Contracts
Directorate of Commercial Policy
Directorate of Contracts/Air 1
Directorate of Contracts/Air 2
Director of Contracts/Command Information Systems
Directorate of Contracts/Central Purchasing
Director of Contracts/Land Systems
Director of Contracts/Surface Ships
Director of Contracts/Strategic Systems Executive
Directorate of Contracts/Underwater Systems
Director of Contracts Weapons + Electronic Systems
Denomination of Quality
Director of Patents
Defence Packaging Authority
Directorate of Safety and Claims
Director Safety, Environmental and Fire Policy
Directorate of Safety, Environment and Fire Policy
Director of Standardization
Director of Security
Demonstration & Procurement
Demonstration and Validation programme
Deputy (Assistant) Adjutant-General
Director (Finance + Secretariat) Underwater System
Directorate (Finance + Secretariat) Air 1
Director (Finance + Secretariat) Air 2
Director (Finance and Secretariat) Command Information Systems
D(F+S)LS
D(F+S)SSE
Director (Finance + Secretariat) Land Systems
Directorate (Finance + Secretariat Strategic Systems
99
Acronym
D(F+S)WES
D(NUC)C
D(NUC)P
D(Works)SSE
D/Bowman
D/CNGF
D/EFA
D/IPR
D/ISIS
D/MAP
D/Maritime
D/MCA
D/MCP
D/PQS
D1200
D1200B
D44A
D44B
D71
D83A
D845B
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA
DA Ed
DA/Z
DAA
DAA
DAA
DAACM
DAASC
DAAT
DAAvn
DAB
DAB
DABM
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DaCC
DACED
DACM
DACOS
DACP
DACS
Long Title
Director (Fin + Sec) Weapons + Electronic Systems
Director (Nuclear) Compliance
Director (Nuclear) Projects
Directorate (Works) Strategic Systems Executive
Director Bowman
Director Common New Generation Frigate
Directorate of Eurofighter Aircraft
Directorate of Intellectual Property
Director Intelligence, Simulation + Information Systems
Directorate of Military Aircraft Projects
Directorate of Maritime Projects
Directorate of Military Combat Aircraft
Director Military Communications Programmes
Directorate of Pricing & Quality
Stores Delivery Voucher
Suppliers Invoice Local Purchase
Direct Delivery Note
Delivery Note
Packing Note
Stores Return Note
Work Instruction
Decision Altitude
Defence Advisor/Attaché
Delayed Action
Denmark
Design Authority
Diphenylchloroarsin
Direct Action
Direct Action (Fuze)
Distribution Authority
District Attorney
Double Action (Revolvers)
Double-Action
Director of Army Education
Danger Area/Zone
Defence Accounts Agency
Digital / Analogue Adapter
Divisional Administrative Area
Direct Airfield Attack Combined Munitions
Defence Automatic Addressing System Centre
Digital Angle of Attack Transmitter
Director Army Aviation
Defence Acquisition Board
Digital Audio Broadcasting
Defence Against Ballistic Missile
Dangerous Air Cargo
Defence Administrative Committee
Digital to Analogue Converter
Discretionary Access Control
Dockyard Accounting Code
Display and Computer Console
Days After Contract Effective Date
Data Adapter Control Mode
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff
Defence Acquisition Change Programme
Deployable Acoustic Calibration System
100
Acronym
DACS
DACT
DACU
DACU
DAD
DADC
DADR
DADS
DADS
DADS
DADS
DAENG(N)
DAEPC
DAER
DAF
DAFCS
DAFIS
DAFSD
DAG
DAG
DAIS
DAISY
DAL
DALO
DALP
DALS
DAM
DAMA
DAMA
DAMASS
DAMP
DAMP
DAMS
DAMS
DAMSON
DAMTOS
DAN
DANCER
DANCS
DAO
Long Title
Directorate of Aerospace Combat System
Dissimilar Air Combat Training
Defence Arms Control Unit
Digital ACU
Deep Air Defence
Digital Air Data Computer
Design Authority De-commissioning Requirement
Digital Air Data System
Digital Audio Distribution System
Direct Air Discharge System
Direct Application De-contamination System
Director Aircraft Engineering
Defence Ammunition & Explosives Packaging Committee
Daily Ammunition Expenditure Rate
Directory Amendment Form
Digital Automatic Flight Control System
Digital Aeronautical Flight Information System
Directorate of Air Staff Duties
Defence Administration Group
Defence Air-worthiness Group
Digital Avionics Information System
Digital Action Information System
Defence Acquisition Learning
Divisional Air Liaison Officer
Defence Advanced Lithography Program
Director of Army Legal Services
Draft Amendment (to an ISO standard)
Demand Assigned Multiple Access
Demand Assignment Multiple Access
Damage Assessment
Docking & assisted Maintenance Period
Dockyard (Docking) Assisted Maintenance Period
Design Authority Maintenance Schedule
Drum Auxiliary Memory Sub-Unit
Doppler And Multipath SOunding Network
DAMage TOlerant Sandwich Materials
Drawing Alteration Number
Design Analysis Network Common Environment
Distributed Advanced Naval Combat System
Dear Accounting Officer (letter) or Departmental Accounting Officer
DAO
DAO
DAOS
DAP
DAP
DAP
DAP
DAP
DAP
DAP
DAPS
DAPS
DAQ
DAQ
DAR
Director Air Operations
Dockyard Advanced Orders
Design Approved Organisation Scheme
Data Access Point
Decontamination Apparatus, Portable
Directorate of Airspace Policy
Directory Access Protocol
Display Adjust Panel
Distributed Array Processor
Duly Appointed Person
Defence Administrative Planning Staff
Directorate of Army Personnel Strategy
Data AcQuisition
Directory of Army Quartering
Defence Acquisition Regulation
101
Acronym
DAR
DAR
DARA
DARA
DARCOM
DARIC
DARIUS
DArmRD
DARP
DARPA
DARPA
DARR
DARS
DART
DART
DART
DART
DARTS
DARTS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DAS
DASA
DASA
DASAR
DASB
DASC
DASC
DASCU
DASD
DASE(N)
DASH
DASO
DASP
DASP
DASP(N)
DASS
DASS
DASST
DAST
DAT
DATAR
DATE
DATEC
DATO
DAU
DAU
DAU
DAVE
DAW
Long Title
Design Authority Requirement
Dynamic Adaptive Routing
Defence Aviation and Repair Agency
The German Space Agency
Development and Readiness Command (US Army)
Defence Automatic Resources Information Centre
Drawings and Raster Images for User Support
Directorate of Armament Research and Development
Defense Research Projects Agency (US)
Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Design Authority Refit Requirement
Digital Attitude-Reference System
Data Analysis & Retrieval System
Data And Remote control Terminal
Deployable Automatic Relay Terminal
Disappearing Automatic Retaliatory Target
Digital Air-borne Radar Threat Simulator
Distributed Architecture Robust Tactical System
Decision Analysis System
Defect Analysis System
Defence Accommodation Stores
Defence Agency Status
Defensive Aid Suite
Defensive Aids Suite (armoured vehicle technology)
Defensive Aids Suite (or System)
Defensive Avionics System
Dual Attachment Station
Daimler Benz Aerospace
Defence Analytical Services Agency
Decimetric Airborne Solid-state Active-array Radar
Defence Aviation Safety Board
Defence Aviation Safety Centre
Direct Air Support Central
Digital Automotive System Control Unit
Directorate of Army Staff Duties
Directorate Aircraft Support Executive (Navy)
Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter
Demonstration And Shakedown Operation
Director Aircraft Support Policy
Discrete Analogue Signal Processing
Directorate of Aircraft Support Policy (Navy)
Defensive Aid Sub-System
Defensive Aids Sub-System
Defence Air Support Services Team
Drones for Aerodynamic and Structural Testing
Digital Audio Tape
Detection And Tactical Alert of Radar
Depot Automatic Test Equipment
Data And Telecommunications
Deputy Authorised Telecommunications Officer
Data Acquisition Unit
Digital Amplifier Unit
Dominie Avionics Upgrade
Do Anything Very Easily
Dedicated all-weather aircraft
102
Acronym
DAWN
DAWP
DB
DB
DB
db
DB
DB
dB (A)
DBA
DBA
DBA
DBAU
DBB
DBF
DBFM
DBFO
DBGF
DBL
DBM
DBm
DBMS
DBNS
DBP
DBS
DBS
DBS
DBSO (FAC)
DBSO (WF)
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC
dC
DC
DC&L (F&S)
DCA
DCA
DCA
DCA
DCA
DCA
DCA
DCACAS
DCADM
DCAL
DCAP
DCBA
DCBA
DCBS(N)
Long Title
Delivering the Abbey Wood Network
Design Authority Work Package
Data Base
Database
Decibel
decibels
Diffusion Bonded
Double Base
Decibel 'A' weighted
Database Administrator
Defence Billing Agency
Defence Bills Agency
Data Bus Acquisition Unit
Delayed Blow back
Digital Beam Forming
Defensive Basic Flight Manoeuvres
Design Build Finance Operate
Database Generation Facilities
Digitization of the Battlespace (Land)
Database Manager
Decibels relative to 1 milliwatt
Database Management System
Doppler Bombing / Navigation System
Draw Bar Pull
Direct Broadcast Satellite
Director Group B
Doppler Beam Sharpening
Deputy Base Supply Officer (Fleet Accommodation Centre)
Deputy Base Supply Officer (Water Front)
Daily Combat Supply Rate
Damage Control
Data Cartridge
Defence Council
Depth Charge
Detection Centre for missile system
Digital Computer
Diphenylcyanoarsin
Direct Current
Display Controller
Drag Coefficient (also referred to as Cd)
Defence Clothing IPT
Director Claims & Legal (Finance/Secretariat)
Defence Codification Authority (Kentigern House)
Defence Communications Agency
Defence Co-operation Agreement
Defensive Counter Air (also referred to as Air Defence (AD))
Defensive Counter-Air
Defensive Counter-Air (operations)
Defence Cryptosecurity Authority
Data Collection Analysis and Corrective Action System
Defence Command and Army Data Model
Dynamic Consolidated Allowance List
Draft Conventional Armaments Plan
Defence Corporate Business Applications (website)
Defence Corporate Business Applications
Deputy Captain Base Safety (Nuclear)
103
Acronym
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC
DCC IPT
DCC(N)
DCCM
DCCS
DCD
DCD
DCD
DCD
DCD
DCD
DCDC
DCDP
DCDP(Ops)
DCDP(Support)
DCDR
DCDRS
DCDS
DCDS(C)
DCDS(EC)
DCDS(S)
DCDS(S)
DCE
DCE
DCE
DCE
DCEC
DCEE
DCEE
DCF
DCF
DCFM
DCFM (E)
DCFM (S)
DCG
DCH
DCH
DCHC
DCI
DCI
DCI
DCI
DCI(RN)
DCINC
DCIRT
DCIS
DCIS (FS)
DCIS(A)
DCIS(FS)
Long Title
Data Communication Computer
Defence Communication Centre
Defence Communications Centre
Digital Compact Cassette
Digital Computer Complex
Documentation Control Centre
Drone Control Centre
Dismounted Close Combat
Dismounted Close Combat Integrated Project Team
Defence Corporate Communications (Navy)
Data Collection, Conversion and Migration
Deputy Chief of Staff, Support, SHAPE
Data Carrier Detect
Data Carrier Detect (RS232C)
Data Collation Device
Design Collapse Depth
Director of Corporate Development
Discounted Cash Flow
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement
Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement
Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement
Damage Control Data Retrieval System
Damage Control Detail Response System
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
Deputy Chief of The Defence Staff (Commitments)
Deputy Chief of The Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Systems)
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)
Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
Data Communications Equipment
Date Circuit Terminating Equipment
Distributed Computing Environment
Defence Communications Engineering Centre
Defence Components and Equipment Exhibition
Directorate of Central and Eastern Europe
Directorate of Cost Forecasting
Discounted Cash Flow
Deputy Captain Fleet Maintenance
Deputy Captain Fleet Maintenance (Engineering)
Deputy Captain Fleet Maintenance (Support)
Defence Catering Group
Defect Case History
Defence Contracts Handbook
Data Communications Harmonisation Committee
DeCompression Illness
Defence Capabilities Initiative
Defence Council Instruction
Directorate of Cataloguing and Identification
Defence Council Instructions (Royal Navy)
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet
Defence Computer Incident Response Team
Directorate of Communications Information Systems
Director, Communication Information Systems (Fleet Support)
Director CIS (Army)
Directorate of Communications& Information Systems (FS)
104
Acronym
DCIS(N)
DCIS(N)
DCIS(RAF)
DCISA
DCISB
DCISB
DCISB
DCISIA
DCISIA
Long Title
Director CIS (Navy)
Directorate Of Communications and Information Systems (Navy)
Director CIS (RAF)
Defence CIS Agency
Defence CIS Board
Defence Communications & Information Systems Board
Defence Communications and Information Systems Board
Defence CIS Interoperability Agency
Defence Communication and Information Systems Integration Authority
DCISISC
DCISPO
DCISS
DCISSEC
Defence CIS Interoperability Steering Committee
Defence Communications Information Service Provider
Defence CIS Standards
Defence Communications and Information Systems Standards Executive
Committee
Defence CIS Standards Executive Group
Defence Command IS Standards Executive Committee
Direct Coupled Jamming / Surveillance System
Defence Contractors List
Detection, Classification & Localisation
Detection, Classification and Localisation
Digital Command Language (Trade name)
Data Collection and Management
District Court Martial
Defence Combined Material Agency
Defence Calibration and Metrology Committee
Defence Crisis Management Centre
Defence Crisis Management Organisation
Deputy Commander Maritime Reserves
Digital Communications Management System
Defence Communications Network
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
Dismounted Combat Net Radio Interface
Damage Control Officer
Defence Contracts Organisation
Demolitions Conducting Officer
Design Clip-On
Defence Cryptosecurity Operating Authority
A Microsoft integration technology
Deputy Commander Maritime Reserves
Deputy Chief of Staff
Defence Change Programme
Defence Community Psychiatry
Defence Corporate Plan
Defence E-Commerce Collaboration Programme
Deputy Commander Port
Development Cost Plan
Digital Communications Processor
Defence Change Programme
Defence Communication Procedures Branch
Defence Communications Planning Group
Delegated Civilian Personnel Management Authorities
Defence Contractors Pricing Notebook.
Display Control Power Unit
Digitally Coded Radar
Director Capability Resources & Scrutiny
DCISSEG
DCISSEG
DCJSS
DCL
DCL
DCL
DCL
DCM
DCM
DCMA
DCMC
DCMC
DCMO
DCMR
DCMS
DCN
DCNO
DCNRI
DCO
DCO
DCO
DCO
DCOA
DCOM
DCOMMARRES
DCOS
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCP
DCPB
DCPG
DCPMA
DCPN
DCPU
DCR
DCRS
105
Acronym
DCRS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS
DCS(A)
DCS(R&T)
DCS(S&T)
DCS/R&D
DCS/SM
DCS14
DCSA
DCSA
DCSA
DCSA
DCSA
DCSA(G)
DCSE
DCSO
DCSO
DCSO
DCSOPS
DCSPERS
DCSS
DCSS
DCSS
DCSSC
DCSSC
DCT
DCT
DCT
DCT
DCTA
DCTA
DCTM
DCU
DCU
DCU
DCU
DCU
DCU
DCW
DD
DD
DD
DD
DD (Army)
DD&LP
DD(MSS)
Long Title
Director of Capability, Resources and Scrutiny
DeCompression Sickness
Defence Communications Service
Defence Communications System
Defence Construction Service
Defence Costs Study
Defence Courier Service
Depot Computer System
Deputy Chief of Staff
Distributed Computer System
Distributed Control System
Deputy Command Secretary / Secretariat
Defence Communications Services (Agency)
Deputy Chief Scientist (Research and Technology
Deputy Chief Scientist (Systems and Technology)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Research and Development
Director Combat Systems/Submarines
Defence Costs Study Report #14
Defence Communication Services Agency
Defence Communications Service Agency
Defence Communications Services Agency
Defence Communications Support Agency
Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser
Defence Communication Services Agency(Germany)
Director Combat Systems + Equipment
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer
Deputy Commander for Space Operations (USAF)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Defence Communications Strategy Study
Deputy Chief of Staff, Support
Deputy Chief Scientist (Scrutiny and Analysis)
Defence Computer Security Sub Committee
Defence Computer Security Sub-Committee
Depth Charge Thrower
Digital Communications Terminal
Director of Clothing and Textiles
Discrete Cosine Transform
Defence Clothing & Textile Agency
Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency
Defence Contracts Temporary Memorandum
Data Collection Unit
Digital Computer Unit
Digital Control Unit
Dispenser Control Unit
Display / Controller Unit
Duke of Connaught's Unit
Digital Chart of the World
Data Dictionary
Departure Date
Destroyer
Detached Duty
Director of Doctrine (Army)
Docking, Defuel & Lay-up Procedures
Director of Marine Services Support
106
Acronym
DD/FF
DDA
DDA
DDA
DDA
DDA
DDA
DDA
DDC
DDE
DDE
DDE
DDEC
DDefS
DDESB
DDG
DDG
DDI
DDI
DDI
DDIPIC
DDL
DDL
DDLP
DDLP
DDLP
DDM
DDMP
DDN
DDN
DDN
DDNBSA(Fin)
DDNBSA(Ops)
DDNBSA(SS)
Long Title
Destroyer/Frigate
Defence Dental Agency
Defence Diversification Agency
Delegated Design Authority
Demolition Danger Area
Detroit Diesel Allison
Device Delayed Arming
Disability Discrimination Act
Digital Data Comms
Direct Data Entry
Divisions, Departments and Establishments
Dynamic Data Exchange
Director of Defence Equipment Collaboration
Director of Defence Studies
Department of Defence Explosives Safety Board
Dawn Development Group
Guided Missile Destroyer
Developing Defence Industry
Digital Display Indicator
Direct Dial In
Distributed Defence Intelligence Production Policy Implementation
Committee
Digital Data Links
Dynamic Data Link
Decommissioned, Defueled & Laid Up
De-equip Defuel & Lay-up Period
Docking, De-fuel and lay-up
Direct Delivery Mine
Director of Defence Material Policy
Defence Data Network
Digital Data Network
Digital Data Node
Deputy Director Naval Base Supply Agency (Finance)
Deputy Director Naval Base Supply Agency (Operations)
Deputy Director Naval Base Supply Agency (Safety and Security)
DDP
DDP
DDP
DDPR
DDR
DDR
DDR&E
DDRE
DDRF
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDSA
DDSTP
DDSTP
DDT
Declaration of Design and Performance
Digital Data Processor
Director of Defence Psychiatry
Deputy Director Public Relations
Defence Data Repository
Dial on Demand Routing
Director of Defence Research and Engineering
Danish Defence Research Establishment
Defect Deficiency Report Form
Data Dictionary System
Defence Diving School
Department of Defence Support
Detached Duty Station
Digital Data Set
Digital Data Storage
Direct Digital Synthesis
Director for Deepening Smart Acquisition
Deep Diving System Test Pressure
Depth Dependent System Test Pressure
Deflagration to Detonation Transition
107
Acronym
DDT
DDT
DDTD
DDU
DDU
DDU
DDVR
DE
DE
DE E&E Pol
DE SpS
DE&S
DE(CR)
DEA
DEA
DEAMS
DEAMS
DEB
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC
DEC (AWB)
DEC (CC&II)
DEC (IBE)
DEC (ISTAR)
DEC(CCII)
DECA
DECA
DECB
DECCA
DECIP
DECM
DECODA
decon
DECS
DECS
DECs
DECT
DECU
DED
DED
DED
DED
DED
DED
DED
DEDAS
DEDS
DEE
Long Title
Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichoroethane
Digital Data Transmission
Digital Data Transmission Device
Data Distribution Unit
Digital Display Unit
Driver Display Unit for land navigation system
Displayed Data Video Recorder
Defence Estates
Directed Energy
Defence Estates Estate and Environment Policy
Defence Estates Specialist Services
Defence Equipment & Support
Defence Estates (Customer Relations)
Data Encryption Algorithm
Delegated Engineering Authority
Defence Equipment Acquisition & Material Support
Defence Equipment Acquisition and Materiel Support
Documentation Engineering Bulletin
Defence Environmental Committee
Defence Equipment Capability
Defence Estates Committee
Digital Electronic Control
Digital Equipment Corporation
Director Equipment Capability
Director of Equipment Capability
Director Equipment Capability (Above Water Battlespace)
Director Equipment Capability Command and Communication and
Infrastructure Integration
Director Equipment Capability (Indirect Battlefield Engagement)
Director Equipment Capability (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition,
and Reconnaissance)
Director of Equipment Capability for Command, Control and Information
Infrastructure
Defence and Economic Co-operation Agreement
Digital Electronic Control Assembly
Defence Equipment Collaboration Board
Radio Navigational Aid
Defence Electronic Commerce implementation Programme
Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures
DEtection of COmposite DAmage of composites
Decontamination
Defence Electronic Commerce Service
Digital Engine Control System
Directors of Equipment Capability
Digital European Cordless Telecommunications
Digital Engine Control Unit
Data Element Definition
Data Element Directory
Data Entry Display
Digital Entry Device
Docking & Essential Defect (maintenance period)
Docking & Essential Defects
Docking and Essential Defects
Decontamination Emulsion Direct Application System
Digital Enhancement Database System
Digital Encryption Equipment
108
Acronym
DEEC
DEEP
DEEP
DEESC
DEF FORM
DEF No
Def Stan
DEF STAN
DEFCOMNON
DEFCOMNOR
DEFCOMSONOR
DEFCON
DEFCON
DEFCON
DEFCON 52
DEFCS
DEFPA
DEFPOL
DEFQ No
DEFRA
DEFSTAN
DEFSTATS
DEFTESC
DEG
DEI&IS
Long Title
Digital Electronic Engine Control
Dangerous Environment Electrical Protection system
Design Excellence Evaluation Process
Defence Engineering Standardisation Committee
Defence Form
Defiance Number
Defence Standard
Defence Standard
Defence Command, North Norway
Defence Command, Norway
Defence Command, South Norway
Defence Condition
Defence Contract Condition
DEFence CONtract standard clause
Local Purchase Order
Digital Electronic Flight Control System
Defence of Ports and Anchorage's
Defence Policy
Defiance Number
Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Defence Standard
Defence Statistics
Defence Test Equipment Steering Committee
Defence Estate Guide
Directorate of Engineering Interoperability and Information Services
DEL
DEL
DEL
DEL
DELDMC
Defence Expenditure Limit
Departmental Expenditure Limit
Departmental Expenditure Limits
Directly Employed Labour
Defence Electronic Learning Delivery and Management Capability
DELEX
DELO
DEM
DEME(A)
DEMSUP
DEMWG
DENI
DEnis
DEO
DEO
DEODS
dep
DEP
DEP
DEPC
DEPCO
DEPM
DePS
Dept
DERA
DERA
Destroyer Life Extension programme
Devonport Explosive Licensing Officer
Demolition
Director Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Army)
Supplementary Demand (Involves Upgrading SPC)
Defence Energy Management Working Group
Department for Education, Northern Ireland
Defence Estates networked information service
Defence Estate Organisation
Defence Estates Organisation
Defence Explosives Ordnance Disposal School
Depot
Director Equipment Plans
Documentation & Equipment Proving
Defence Expenditure Procurement Committee
Defence Electronic Parts Committee
Defence Estates Project Manager
Defence eProcurement Services
Department
Defence Evaluation & Research Agency
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (from 1 Jul 01 split into DSTL and
QinetiQ)
Defence Research Agency
Disposable Eye Respiratory Protection
DERA
DERP
109
Acronym
Derv
DES
DES
DES
DES
DEs
DES
des
DES
DES
DES RG
DES(BM)
DES(C)
DES(FBD)
Long Title
Vehicle Diesel Fuel
Data Encryption Standard
Data Exchange Specification
Defence Engineering Service
Department of Education and Science (now DFE)
Departmental Expenses
Design Environmental Simulator
Designated
Discrete Event Simulator
Dismounted Extension Switch
Defence Enabling Services Reference Group
Defence Export Services (Budget Management)
Director Equipment & Systems (Contracts)
Director Equipment & Systems (Finance and Business Development)
DES(GW)
DES(L)
DES(ME)
DES(OAE)
Director Equipment & Systems (Guns and Weapons)
Director Equipment & Systems (Logistics)
Director Equipment & Systems (Marine Engineering)
Director Equipment & Systems (Ordnance and Armament Engineering)
DES(WE)
DESA
DESA
DESAG
DESAT
DESB
DESB
DESC
DESC
DESG
DESM
DESO
DESO
DESP
DESS
Det
DET
Det
DETR
DETS(A)
DEU
DEW
DEW
DEW
DEWCS
DEWDB
DEWDB
DEWIS
DEWO
DEWS
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF/GA
Director Equipment & Systems (Weapon Engineering)
Defence Explosives Safety Authority
Devonport Explosive Safety Advisor
Devonport Explosive Safety Advisor Group
Dangerous Engineering Substances Advisory Team
Defence Environment and Safety Board
Defence Environmental and Safety Board
Defence Electronic Support Centre
Defence Environmental and Safety Committee
Defence Engineering & Science Group
Devonport Explosive Safety Manager
Defence Export Services Organisation
Deputy Environmental Support Officer
Director Estate Strategy & Policy
Defence Export Services Secretariat
Detachment
Detonate
Detonator
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Directorate Educational & Training Services (Army)
Display Electronics Unit
Directed Energy Weapon
Directed Energy Weapons
Distant Early Warning
Duty EW Coordination Ship
Defence Electronic Warfare Data Base
Defence Electronic Warfare Database
Distant Early Warning Identification Zone
Divisional Electronic Warfare Officer
Digital EW Simulator
Defensive Fire
Delivery Forecast
Deterrent Force
Deuterium Fluoride
Direction Finding
Day Fighter / Ground Attack
110
Acronym
DF/SSL
DFA
DFAD
DFAU
DFCS
DFCT
DFD
DFD
DFD
DFD
DFDAU
DFDP
DFDR
DFE
DfEE
DFG
DFGC
DFI
DFID
DFL
DFLP
DFM
DFM
DFMI
DFMS
DFMS
DFN
DFN/DFTS
Long Title
Direction Finding / Single Station Location
Duty First Aider
Digital Feature Analysis Data
Defence Fraud Analysis Unit
Digital Fire-Control System
Directorate of Foreign & Commonwealth Training
Data Flow Diagram
Data Fusion Demonstrator/Display
Director Force Development
Directorate of Force Development
Digital Flight Data Acquisitions Unit
Director Financial Development Projects
Digital Flight Data Recorder
Department For Education
Department for Education and Employment
Defence Fuels Group
Digital Flight Guidance Computer
Director of Flying Instructions
Department for International Development
Description for Location
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Digital Frequency Meter
Director Fleet Maintenance
Director of Finance and Management Information
Defence Financial Management System
Departmental Financial Management System
Defence Fixed Networks
Defence Fixed Network/Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service
DFO
DFO
DFOST
DFP(N)
DFP(N)
DFR
DFRF
DFRF
DFS
DFS
DFS
DFS
DFS
DFS
DFS
DFS(Air)
DFS(CIS)
Defence Final Output
Departmental Final Output
Deputy Flag Officer Sea Training
Director Future Projects (Naval)
Director Future Projects (Navy)
Direct Fire Rocket
Decontamination and Fleet Return Facility
Dryden Flight Research Facility
Daily Flight Servicing
Depth Fire Support
Derived File System
Director Fleet Support - Contracts
Director Fleet Support - Future Developments
Directorate of Future Systems (Air)
Defence Food Services IPT
Directorate of Future Systems (Air)
Director of Fleet Support (Communications + Information Systems)
DFS(Pers)
DFS(S)RP
DFS(SM)
DFS(SS)
DFSC
DFSD
DFSV
DFSWG
DFT
Directorate of Fleet Support (Personnel)
Director Fleet Support - Resources and Personnel
Director Fleet Support - Submarines
Director Fleet Support - Surface Ships
Defence Fuel Supply Centre
Director Fleet Supply Duties
Direct Fire Support Vehicle
Defence Flight Safety Working Group
Duty Fleet Tender
111
Acronym
DFTDS
DFTS
DFTS
DFTS
DFU
DFU
DFWES
DFWES
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG (E)
DG BS
DG C
DG Def Log
DG ES
DG LS&E
DG Mktg
DG Res
DG(CB&F)
DG(Nuc)
DGA
DGA
DGA(N)
DGALS
DGAMS
DGAS1
DGAS2
DGC
DGCC
DGCIS
DGCIS
DGCP
DGDA
DGDC
DGDES
DGDQA
DGE
DGE
DGES(A)
DGES(A)
DGES(Air)
DGF(S)
DGFM
DGFS
DGFS(ES)
DGFS(ES)
DGFS(OP)
DGFS(S)
DGI
DGI
DGIA
DGIA
Long Title
Data Fusion Technology Demonstrator System
Defence Fixed Telecommunication Service
Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service
Defence Fixed Telecommunications System
Defence Fraud Unit
Deployable Flotation Unit
Direct Fire Weapon Effect Simulator
Direct Fire Weapons Effect Simulator
DeGaussing
De-Gaussing
Degaussing System
Diesel Generator
Directional Gyro
Director General
Director General (Equipment)
Director General Business Strategy
Director General Commercial
Director General Defence Logistics
Director General Equipment Support
Director General Logistics, Support and Equipment
Director General of Marketing
Director General Resources
Director General (Central Budget & Finance)
Director General (Nuclear)
Dispersed Ground Alert
Displacement Gyro Assembly
Director General Aircraft (Navy)
Director General Army Legal Services
Director General Army Medical Service
Directorate General Aircraft Systems 1
Directorate General Aircraft Systems 2
Defence Geographic Centre
Directorate General Corporate Communications
Director General Command Information Systems
Director General of Command Information Systems
Director General Civilian Personnel
Director General Defence Accounts
Director General Defence Contracts
Director General Defence Export Services
Director General Defence Quality Assurance
Data Gathering Equipment
Director General Equipment
Director General Equipment Support (Army)
Director General of Equipment Support (Army)
Director General Equipment Support (Air)
Director General Fleet Support (Ships)
Director General Finance Management
Director General Fleet Support
Director General Fleet Support (Equipment and Systems)
Director General Fleet Support (Equipments and Systems TLB)
Director General Fleet Support (Operations and Plans)
Director General Fleet Support (Ships TLB)
Defence Geospatial Intelligence
Directional Gyro Indicator
Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency
Director General of Internal Audit
112
Acronym
DGICS
DGICS
DGICS
DGICS
DGII
DGIS
DGITS
DGLFS
DGLS
DGLS
DGM
DGM
DGM IPT
DGME
DGME/AL(ES)
DGMil Svy
DGMIS
DGMO
DGMO
DGNBS
DGP
DGP
DGPS
D-GPS
DGPSO
DGRP
DGS
DGS
DGS(N)
DGSAP
DGSAP
DGSM
DGSM
DGSM
DGSM(RAF)
DGSR
DGSS
DGSS
DGSS/C of N
DGST(N)
DGSTI
DGSW
DGSW (N)
DGSW(N)
DGSWS
DGTS(L)
DGU
DGUW
DGUW
DGWES
DH
DHCIWP
DHCP
DHE
DHFS
DHO
Long Title
Director General Information and Communication Services
Director General Information and Communications Systems
Directorate General of Information and Communication Services
Directorate General of Information and Communication Systems
Defence Geographical and Imagery Intelligence
DoD Gateway Information System
Director General Information Technology Systems
Director General Land Fighting Systems
Director General Legal Services
Directorate General Land systems
Defence General Munitions
Director General Medical
Defence General Munitions Integrated Project Team
Director General Marine Engineering
Director General Marine Engineering Area Leader in ES
Directorate General of Military Survey
Director General (DGST(N)) Management Information System
Director General Management & Organisation
Director General Management Organisation
Director General Naval Bases and Supply
Defence Group on Proliferation
Director General of Police
Differential Global Positioning System
Differential-Global Positioning System
Director General Procurement Support Organisation
Director General Resources & Plans
Director General Ships.
Director General Staff
Director General Surface Weapons (Naval)
Director General Saudi Armed Forces Project
Directorate General Saudi Armed Forces Projects
Director General Submarines
Director General Submarines + Deputy Controller
Director General Supply & Maintenance
Director General of Support Management (RAF)
Director General Ship Refitting
Director General Support Services
Director General Surface Ships
Director General Surface Ships/Controller of the Navy
Director General Stores and Transport (Navy)
Director General Scientific and Technical Intelligence
Director General Surface Weapons
Director General of Surface Warfare (Naval)
Director General Surface Weapons (Naval)
Director General Strategic Weapon Systems
Director General Training Support (Land)
Display Generator Unit
Director General Underwater
Director General Underwater Weapons
Directorate General of Weapons + Electronic Systems
Decision Height
Defence Human Computer Interaction Working Party
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Defence Housing Executive
Defence Helicopter Flying School
Defence HUMINT Organisation
113
Acronym
Dhobeying
DHOD
DHP
DHS
DHS
DHSA
DHSS
DI
DI
DI
DI
DI
DI
DI
DI MP
DI(NC)
DI(ST)
DIA
DIA
DIA
DIA
DIA
dia
DIA
DIA
DIADEM
DIAM
DIANA
DIANE
DIAS
DIB
DIB
DIBUA
DIC
DIC
DICASS
DICM
DICU
DICWA
DID
DID
DID
DID
DID
DIDA
DIDA
DIDs
DIE
DIE
DIESO
dieso
DIF
DIF
DIF
DIFAR
DIFD
Long Title
Washing of clothes or the clothes that have been washed
Deputy Head of Department
Directorate of Helicopter Projects
Data Handling System
Director Helicopter Support
Defence Helicopter Support Agency
Data Handling Sub-System
Defence Intelligence/Infantry
Departmental Instruction
Developed Item
Development Item
Direction Indicator
Directional Indicator
Double Impulse
Defence Intelligence Modernisation Programme
Defence Intelligence (Naval Collection)
Defence Intelligence (Science & Technology)
Defence Industry Association
Defence Intelligence Agency
Defence Internal Auditors
Defense Intelligence Agency (US)
Department of Internal Audit
diameter
Director of Internal Audit
Directorate of Internal Audit
Data Input and Distribution on Exchangeable Media
Defense Intelligence Agency Manual
Digital Analog
Digital Integrated Attack Navigation Equipment
Distributed Information Architecture for Ships
Defence Internal Brief
Directory Information Base
Defence In built-up Areas
Defence Intelligence Centre
Defence Intelligence College
Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System
Directorate of Internal Communications and Media
Display Interface Control Unit
Defence Industries Council of Western Australia
Data Item Description
Defence In Depth
Defence Industry Day
Defence Industry Directorate
Distance Indicating Device
Defence Industry Development and Support Administration
Delegated Installation Design Authority
Data Items Descriptions
Defence Interoperability Environment
UK Defence Interoperability Environment
Diesel Fuel Oil (F76)
Diesel Oil
Data Interchange Format
Difficulty Importance Frequency
Difficulty, Importance, Frequency
Direction Frequency And Ranging
Department for International Development
114
Acronym
DIGEST
DIGMIS
DII
DII
DII (F)
DII (HO)
DII ©
DII IPT
DII(A)
DII/C
DII/F
DIL
DILSA
DIM
DIMHS
DIMHS
DIMHS
DIMM
DIMP
DIMPS
DIMPS
DIMTIS
DIN
DIN
DIN
Long Title
Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard
Directors Management Strategy Support System for RNSTS
Defence Information Infrastructure
Defence Intelligence Industries
Defence Information Infrastructure (Future)
Defence Information Infrastructure (Head Office)
Defence Information Infrastructure (convergence)
Defence Information Infrastructure Integrated Project Team
Defence Information Infrastructure (Army)
Defence Information Infrastructure Convergence
Defence Information Infrastructure Future
Dual In Line (IC's)
Distributed Integrated Logistic Support Analysis
Document Image Management
Defence Information Message Handling System
Defence Intelligence Message Handling Service
Defence Intelligence Message Handling System
Dual In-line Memory Module
Defence Intelligence Modernisation Programme
Distributed Information Message Processing System
Distributed Internal Message Processing System
Director-Mounted Thermal Imaging System
Defence Instruction Notices
Defence Instructions and Notices
Deutsche Institut fur Normung (German equivalent of BSI or ANSI)
DINAS
DINs
DINS
DINSA
DIntP
DIO
DIO
DIP
DIP
DIP
DIP
DIP
DIP
DIPR
DIPS
DIPS
DIPTL
DIQAP
DIQF
DIR
DIRAMS
DIRCM
DIRCM
DIRG
DIRGE
DIRO
DIRSP
DIRSUP
DIS
DIS
Digital Inertial Navigation / Attack System
Defence Instructions and Notices
Digital Inertial Navigation System
Defence Interoperable Network Services Authority
Defence Intranet Programme
Directorate of International Organisations
Defence Information Operations
Defect Investigation Panel
Defence Information Plan
Defence Information Programme
Digital Image Processing
Document Image Processing
Dual In-line Package
Director Intellectual Property Rights
Defence Instantanee Position Strategique
Dynamic Isotope Power Subsystems
Deputy Integrated Project Team Leader
Defence Industry Quality Assurance Panel now DIQF
Defence Industry Quality Forum
Digital Instrumentation Range
Dockyard Installed Reactor Accident Monitoring System
Directed Infra-Red Countermeasures
Directed IR CM
Defence Information Reference Group
Defence Information Reference Group Executive
Directorate Information and Records Officer
Dynamic InfraRed Scene Projector
Direct Intelligence Support
Defence Information Strategy
Defence Intelligence Services
115
Acronym
DIS
DIS
DIS
DIS
DIS
DIS
DIS
DIS FM
DIS(PE)/POL/S
DISA
DISA
DISC
DISC
DISCAS
DISCOM
DISCON
DISD
DISG
DISM
DISN
DISP
DISP
DISS
DISS
DISSUB
DIST
dist
DISTAFF
DISTAN
DISTEX
DISTEX
distr
DIT
DIT(SYS)N
DITACS
DITCC
DITCC
DITCC
DITMB
DITMB
DITS
DITWC
DIU
DIU
DIV
DIV
DIV
DIVAD
DIVADS
DIWG
DIY
DJ
DJ
DJE
DJW
Long Title
Defence Intelligence Staff
Defence Investigative Service
Departmental Investment Strategy
Distributed Information System
Distributed Intelligence System
Distributed Interactive Simulation
Draft International Standard
Directorate of Information Systems Facilities Management
Director Information Services (PE) for Policy and Strategy
Defence Information Security Agency
Defence Information Systems Agency
Defence Industrial Support Centre
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
Depot Integrated Storage Control and Accounting System. Replaces former
Depot System
Division Support Command
Distributed Integrated Secure Communications Network
Directorate of Information Services Delivery
Defence Intelligence Steering Group
Director In Service Submarines
Defence Information Strategy and News
Directory Information Shadowing Protocol
Docking & Intermediate Support Period
Defence Intelligence and Security School
Director In Surface Ships
DIStressed SUBmarine
Defence Implications of Strategic Trends
Distance
Directing Staff
Distributed Interactive Secure Telecom
Disaster Relief Exercise
Distributed Experiments
Distribution
Directory Information Tree (X500)
Director of Information (Systems) Navy
Digital Tactical System
Defence Information Technology Co-ordinating Committee
Defence IT Co-ordinating Committee
Director of Information Technology Co-ordinating Committee
Defence Information Technology Management Board
Director of Information Technology Management Board
Digital Information Transfer System
Defence Information Technology Management Training Centre
Data Interface Unit
Digital Interface Unit
Data Over Voice
Deductible Input VAT
DIVision
Division Air Defence
Division Air Defence Gun System
Defence Infosec Working Group
Do It Yourself
Dinner Jacket
Disc Jockey
Deception Jamming Equipment
Directorate of Joint Warfare
116
Acronym
DKP
DKPH
DL
DL
DL
DL
DLA
DLA
DLC
DLC
DLC
DLCRJ
DLD
DLE
DLF
DLH/DLB
DLICC
DLIS
DLL
DLL
DLL
DLMS
DLO
DLO
DLOD
DLOIO
DLOS
DLOS
DLP
DLP
DLPP
DLPS
DLR
DLR
DLRP
DLRSC
DLS
DLS
DLS
DLS(Air)
DLSA
DLSA
DLSA
DLSC
DLSSD
DLSU
DLT
DLT
DLTU
DM
DM
DM
DM
DM(A)
DMA
DMA
Long Title
Decontamination Kit, Personal
Duchess of Kent Psychiatric Hospital
Deputy Lieutenant
Design Limit
Digital Loop
Distance, Distant or Distributed Learning
Defence Land Agent
Defence Logistics Agency
Data Link Control
Direct Lift Control
Down-link Communications
Detect, Locate, Classify, Record and Jam
Director Land Digitization
Data Link Enable
Ship Launched Floating Anti-Missile Decoy
Decoy Launching Systems
The Defence Language Intelligent Customer Cell
Directorate of Logistics Information Systems
Data Link Layer
Dynamic Link Libraries
Dynamic Link Library
Digital Land Mass System
DASO Liaison Officer
Defence Logistics Organisation
Defence Lines of Development
Defence Logistics Organisation Infrastructure Organisation
Dismountable Line-Of-Sight
Disturbed Line-Of-Sight
Data Link Processor
Defence Learning Portal
Data Link pre-processor
Data Links Processor System
Defence Land Range
German Aerospace Research Establishment
DATA Link Reference Point
Defence Land Ranges Safety Committee
Data Loader System
Defence Lands Service
Defence Logistic Support
Director Logistic Services (Air) in DGES(Air) DLO
Director Land Service Ammunition
Director of Land Service Ammunition
Director, Land Service Ammunition
Defence Logistics Services Centre
Defence Logistics System Standardisation Division
Defence Logistics Security Unit
Data Link Terminal
Directly Linked Terminal
Dismounted Line Termination Unit
Data Management
Data Miles
Defence Munitions
Demand Management (MRPII)
Directorate of Manning (Army)
Defence Manufacturers' Association
Defence Mapping Agency (US)
117
Acronym
DMA
DMA
DMA
DMA
DMAB
DMB
DMB
DMC
DMC
DMC
DMCA
DMCIP
DMCS
DMCS
DMCS
DMCS
DMD
DME
DME
DME
DME
DME
DMEA
DMEO
DME-P
DMESR
DMETA
DMF
DMG
DMGWS
DMHSC
DMI
DMICP
DMIP
DMIS
DML
dml
DML
DML
DML 1028/91
DMM
DMO
DMP
DMP
DMP
DMP
DMP
DMP
DMR
DMR
DMR
Dmr
DMRL
DMS
DMS
DMS
Long Title
Delay Arming Mechanism
Direct Memory Access
Directorate of Manpower Audit (now DMCS)
Divisional Maintenance Area
Defended Modular Array Basing
Defence Management Board
Dvadesetprvi Maj Beograd Ro TMT
Data Module Code
Defence Manufacturers Council
Domestic Management Code
Direct Maintenance Cost Analysis
Defence Medical Information Capability Programme
Defence Management Consultancy Service
Directorate of Management Consultancy Services
Directorate of Manpower Consultancy Services
Directorate of Military Communications Supply
Digital Message Device
Dimethyl Ether
Direct Machine Environment
Director Marine Engineering
Distance Measuring Equipment
Distributed Management Environment
Damage Mode and Effects Analysis
Deputy Marine Engineer Officer
Distance Measuring Equipment Precision
Duty Marine Engineering Senior Rating
Defence Medical Education & Training Agency
Defence Modernisation Fund
Digital Map Generator
Director Military Guided Weapon Systems
Defence Message Handling Steering Committee
Delegated Management Item
Defence Medical Information Capability Programme
DCS Mediterranean Improvement Program
Distribution Management Information System
Decision and Modelling Language
Demolish
Devonport Management Limited
Draft Modification Leaflet
Survey Report Form
Digital Multi-Meter
Director of Military Operations
Daily Maintenance Pack
Defence Management Planning
Dense Metal Penetrator
Director of Manpower Planning
Document Management Plan
Drake Management Plan.
Daily Messing Rate
Defence Management Review
Digital Microwave Radio
Drummer
Data Module Requirement List
Data Management System
Data Monitoring System
Data Multiplexer Sub-unit
118
Acronym
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS
DMS 100
DMS boots
DMS(N)
DMSC
DMSK
DMSO
DMSP
DMSP
DMT
DMT
DMT
DMTI
DMTO
DMTOM
DMTS
DMU
DMU
DMVS
DMWR
DMZ
DN
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA&FP
DNA+FP
DNAM
DNAWE
DNBCC
DNBSA(BM)
Long Title
Defence Medical Services
Departmental Management Strategy (U.S. Department
Departmentally Mandated Standards
Digital map System
Digital Mapping System
Direct Moulded Sole
Domestic Military Sales
Dual Mode Seeker
Dynamic Mission Simulator
NT public switch
Direct Moulded Sole boots (safety footware)
Director of Maritime Services (Naval)
Defence Material Standardisation Committee
Differential Minimum Shift Keying
Defence Modelling & Simulation Office
Defence Meteorological Satellite Programme
Dual Mode Speech Processor
Deep Mobile Target
Defence Management Training
Dual Mode laser / TV Tracker
Digital Moving Target Indicator
Defence Medical Training Organisation
Deputy Motor Transport Operations Manager
Deck-Mounted Torpedo-launch System
Data Management Unit
Digital Master Unit
Desert Mobility Vehicle System
Depot Maintenance Work Requirement
Demilitarised Zone
Directory Number
Defence Nuclear Agency
Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid
Did Not Attend
Director Naval Armament
Documentation Needs Analysis
Director Naval Architecture & Future Projects
Director Naval Architecture + Future Projects
Deputy Nuclear Audit Manager
Directorate North Atlantic and Western Europe
Defence NBC Centre
Director Naval Basses + Supply Agency (Business Management)
DNC
DNCCC
DNCM
DND
DNDS
DNEO
DNES
DNES
DNI
DNIC
DNIS
DNLIS
DNLP
DNLSD
Direct Numerical Control
Defence National Communications Control Centre
Director of Naval Career Management
Department of National Defence (Canada)
Director of Naval Dental Service
Duty Nuclear Engineering Officer
Director Naval Environment and Safety
Director of Naval Environment and Safety
Director of National Intelligence
Defence Common Numbering Plan
Director Naval Information Systems
Director of Naval Logistics Information Systems
Directorate of Naval Logistic Policy
Director of Naval Logistics Staff Duties
119
Acronym
DNM
DNM
DNMC
DNMCIS
DNO
DNO
DNOM
DNOT
DNP
DNPS
DNPTS
DNR
DNR
DNRS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNSC
DNSC
DNSCI
DNSD
DNSOM
DNSOM
DNSP
DNSSM (DC)
DNSSM (Ops)
DNST
DNST
DNSY
DNuc Pol
DNVT
DNW
DO
DO
DO
DO
DOA
DOA
DOAC
DOAE
DoB
DOB
DOC
DOC
DOC
doc
DoC
DOCC
DOCC
DOCCISS
DOCCISSS
DOCISS
DOCISS
Long Title
Director Naval Manning
Director of Naval Manning
Delivery of New Military Capability
Director of Naval Management, Communications and Information
Director Naval Operations
Directorate Naval Operations
Directorate of Naval Oceanography and Meteorology
Director of Naval Operations and Trade
Director Nuclear Propulsion
Director of Naval Personnel Systems
Director of Naval Physical Training and Sport
Director Naval Recruiting
Director of Naval Recruiting
Day / Night Range Sight
[Intranet] Domain Naming Services
Direct Network Subscriber
Domain Name Service
Domain Name System
Day/Night Sight
Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
Director Naval Service Conditions
Director of Naval Support Command Implementation
Director of Naval Staff Duties
Director of Naval Surveying Oceanography & Meteorology
Director of Naval Surveying Oceanography + Meteorology
Director Networks And Special Projects
Deputy Nuclear Services Support Manager (Design Control)
Deputy Nuclear Services Support Manager (Operations)
Director Naval Signals Traffic
Directorate of Naval Shore Telecommunications
Director of Naval Security
Directorate Nuclear Policy
Digital Non-secure Voice Terminal
Director of Naval Warfare
Demi-official
Design or Drawing Office
Diversion Order
Divisional Officer (Royal Navy)
Dead On Arrival
Direction of Arrival
Defence Operational Analysis Centre
Defence Operational Analysis Establishment
Digitisation of the Battlefield
Dispersed Operating Base
Defence Operations Centre
Delayed Opening Chaff
District Officer Commanding
Document
Duty Of Care
DCA Operational Control Complex
Director of the Operational Command Committee
Defence Operational Command & Control IS Strategy
Defence Operational Command & Control IS Strategy Study
Defence Operational CIS Strategy
Defence Operational Communication & Information Systems Strategy
120
Acronym
DoD
DoD
DoDAF
DODCI
DODD
DOD-HDBK
DODIIS
DOD-STD
DOE
DOE
DOE
DOE
DOF
DOF
DofC(NBSA)
DOG
DOGD
DOLE
DOLRAM
DOM
DOM
DOM&PC
DOMD
DOMS
DOMSTOCK
DOORS
DOP
DOP
DOP
DOP
DOPC
DOPIN
DOPS
DOPT
DOR
DOR(Sea)
DOR(Sea)
DORSI
DOS
DOS
DOSB
DOSG
DOST
DOT
DOT
DOT
DOT
DOV
DOV
DOW
DOW
DOWO
DOWR
DP
DP
DP
Long Title
Department of Defense (US)
US Department of Defense
Department of Defense Architectural Framework
Department Of Defence Computer Institute
Department of Defense Directive
Department of Defense Handbook
Department of Defence Intelligence Information System
Department of Defense Standard
Defence Operations Executive
Department Of Energy
Department Of Environment
Department of the Environment
Degree of Freedom
Degrees Of Freedom
Director of Contracts (Naval Bases and Supply Agency)
Directing Organisation Group
Defence Open Government Document
Detection Of Laser Emissions
Detection Of Laser, Radar and Milli-metric Threats
Department Output Map
Director of Music
Defence Operational Movements & Policy Committee
Director of Organisation and Management Development
Defence Operational Movements Staff
Domestic Stock (RFAs)
A proprietary software tool used to manage the DII requirement
Department of Productivity
Designated Overhaul Point
Directory Operational Binding Management Protocol
Drop-Off Point
Defence and Overseas Policy Committee
Dispenser / On-board Processor and Inertial Navigation
Duty Operations Officer
Defence Organisation Project Team
Directorate of Operational Requirements
Director of Operational Requirement (Sea Systems)
Directorate of Operational Requirements (Sea)
Dornier Radar Scoring Indication System
Disc Operating System
Disk Operating System
Defence Ordnance Safety Board
Defence Ordnance Safety Group
Deployment Operational Sea Training
Department of Trade
Department of Transport
Designating Optical Tracker (now known as Queen Ma
Distributed Object Technology
Data Over Voice
Discreet Operational Vehicle
Died Of Wounds
Digital Orderwire channel
Divisional Ordnance Warrant Officer
Diving Operations at Work Regulations
Data Processing
Delivery Partner
Departmental Plan
121
Acronym
DP
DP
DP
DP
DP
DP
DP
DP Fin
DP Plans
DP&RG
DP&S
DPA
DPA
DPA
DPA XD
DPAs
DPC
DPC
DPCA
DPDB
DPEE
DPERS(PE)
DPF
DPG
DPG
DPGs
DPI
DPICM
DPL
DPL (QM)
DPL (QR)
DPM
DPM
DPMG
DPMP
DPMT
DPNSS
DPO
DPO
DPO
DPP
DPR
DPR(A)
DPRAG
DPS
DPS(A)
DPSG
DPSK
DPSK
DPSN
DPSN
DPT
DPU
DPU
DPU
DPV
Long Title
Dew Point
Diphasgen
Director of Projects
Display Processor
Distribution Point
Docking Period
Dual Purpose (gun for surface or AA use)
Directorate of Procurement Finance
Directorate of Procurement Plans
Development, Projects and Research Group
Director of Personnel & Services
Data Protection Act
Defence Planning Assumptions
Defence Procurement Agency (formerly MOD PE)
Defence Procurement Agency Executive Director
Defence Planning Assumptions
Defence Planning Committee (NATO)
Direct Protocol Conversion
Displace Phase Centre Antenna
Delivered Publication Database
Director of Proof and Experimental Establishments
Directorate of Personnel (Procurement Executive)
Defence Policy Fund
Defence Property Gazetteer
Director of Programmes
Defence Policy Goals
Dots per Inch
Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition
Director Port Logistics
Director Port Logistics Quality Manager
Director Port Logistics Quality Representative
Director of Port Management
Director Port Management
Defence Procurement Management Guide
Directorate of Procurement Management Policy
Defence Procurement Management Training
Digital Private Network Signalling System
Design Project Officer
Development Project Officer
Duty Petty Officer
Directorate of Procurement Policy
Defence Property Register
Director of Public Relations (Army)
Defence Procurement Risk Advisory Group
Dots Per Second
Directorate Personal Services (Army)
Defence Programme Steering Group
Differential Phase Shift Keying
Digital Phase Shift Keying
Defence Packet Switched Network
Defence Packet Switching Network
Defence Processing Time
Data Processing Unit
Digital Processing Unit
Display and Processing Unit
Directional Probability Variation. Whittaker's DPV
122
Acronym
DQ
DQ
DQA/TS
DQAB
DQAG
DQDB
DQET
DQHM
DQM
DR
DR
DR
DR
DR
DR
DR&A
DR(C)
DR1, 2, 3
DRA
DRA
DRA
DRAc
DRAC
DRACAS
DRACAS
DRAGONFLY
DRAM
DRAMA
DRAMATIC
DRAMS
DRAP
DRASH
DRASTIC
DRAT
DRAWS
DRB
DRB
DRC
DRC
DRC
DRCA
DRDA
DRDL
DRDL
DRDL BM
DRDO
DRE
DREA
DREAM
DREP
DRES
DRF
DRFC
DRFM
DRFM
DRG
Long Title
Data Qualifier
Directory Enquiries
Directorate of Quality Assurance / Technical Support
Defence Quality Assurance Board
Defence Quality Assurance Group
Distributed Queue Dual Bus
Design Quality Evaluation Tool
Deputy QHM
Depot Quality Manager
Dead Reckoning
Defence Role
Departmental Report
Design Repository
Desirable Requirement of an Operational Requirement
Dispatch Rider
Data Recording & Analysis
Director Research (Corporate)
Defence Role 1, 2 or 3
Defence Research Agency
Director Royal Artillery
Malvern Defence Research Agency Malvern
Departmental Resource Account
Director Royal Armoured Corps
Data Recording And Corrective Action System
Data Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System
Dual field-of-view IR imager
Dynamic Random Access Memory
Digital Radio And Multiplex Acquisition
DRA Mobile Armoured Target Interdiction Concepts
Depot Recall And Maintenance System
Data Recording & Presentation system
Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter
DRA Static Target Interdiction Concepts
Defect Reliability Analysis Tool
DRA Workload Scales
Defence Resources Board
Demonstration Review Board
Defence Research Committee
Defence Review Committee
Development and Research Command
Defence Root Certificate Authority
Distributed Relational Database Architecture
Defence Research and Development Laboratories
Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited
DRDL Berthing Manager
Defence and Research Development Organisation
Disability Rights Commission
Defence Research Establishment Atlantic
Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method
Defence Research Establishment Pacific
Defence Research Establishment Suffield
Dual Role Fighter
Director of Reserve Forces and Cadets
Digital Radio Frequency Memory
Digital RF Memory
Defence Research Group
123
Acronym
DRI
DRIC
DRIR
DRIU
DRLC
DRLM
DRLMS
DRM
DRM
DRMC
DRMR
DRMS
DRN
DRO
DROPS
DROPS
DRP
DRP
DRP
DRP
DRPI
DRPS
DRS
DRS
DRS
DRSO
DRTP
DRTS
DRU
DRU
DRU
DRUI
DRUMM
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS Sec
DS&C
DS(N)
DS(Pol)/VP(S+S)
DS(S)
DS/T
DS/T
DS1
DS2
DSA
DSA
DSA
DSA
DSA
Long Title
Detection, Recognition, Identification
Defence Research Information Centre
Direct Readout Infra-Red
Damage Repair Instruction Unit
Director Royal Logistic Corps
Digital Radar Land Mass
Digital Radar Land Mass Simulator
Digital Range Meter
Drawing Requirements Manual
Deputy Regional Commander
Defence Re-utilisation and Marketing Region
Defence Resource Management System
Demand Reference Number
Departmental Records Officer
Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System
Demountable Rack Off-Loading and Pick-up Service
Defect Rectification Period
Defence Research Package
Direct Requisitioning Procedure
Distribution Requirements Planning
DARPA/Rome Laboratory Planning Initiative
Defence Radiological Protection Service
Data Relay Satellite
Detection and Ranging Set
Distributed Resource System
Disposal & Reserve Ships Organisation
Dynatech Real Time Products
Detecting, Ranging and Tracking System
Data Retrieval Unit
Drive Unit
Dynamic Reference Unit
Damage Control Instructional Unit
Delivering the Requirement of Unit Material Management
Design Standard
Direct Support
Directing Course
Directing Staff
Directionally Solidified
Director of Support
Discarding Sabot
Double Sided (computer disc)
Dressing Station
Defence Services Secretariat
Directorate of Safety and Claims
Director Supply (North)
Director Safety (Policy)/Vice President (Safety + Support)
Director Supply (South)
(120mm Practice) Discarding Sabot, Tracered
Discarding Sabot / Tracer
Digitization Stage 1
Digitization Stage 2
Day Sensor Assembly
Day Subsistence Allowance
Defence Support Agency (now known as DA)
Directory Service Agents
Directory System Agent
124
Acronym
DSA
DSA
DSA
DSA
DSAA
DSAAT
DSABS
DSAC
DSAC
DSACEUR
DSACS
DSAR
DSAR
DSARC
DSAWO
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSB
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSCA
DSCC
DSCOM
DSCS
DSCS
DSCSS
Long Title
Directory System Agent (X500)
Disposal Sales Agency
Disposal Services Agency
Divisional Supply Area
Defence Security Assistance Agency
Direct Sensor Fuzed Attack of Area Targets Submunition
Defence Science Advisory Board
Defence Scientific Advisory Committee
Defence Scientific Advisory Council
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Direct Support Armoured Cannon System
Defect Summary Analysis Report
Defence Supply Agency Regulation
Defence Systems Acquisition Review Council
Divisional Supply Area Warrant Officer
Defence Science Board
Defence Signal Board
Double Side Band
Drug Supervisory Body
Duracell Special Batteries
Defence Supply Committee
Deputy Squadron Commander (Royal Air Force)
Digital Scan Converter
Directorate of Safety and Claims
Dynamic Signature Control
Defence Supply Chain
Defence Secondary Care Agency
Defence Security Co-ordinating Committee
Defence Supply Chain Operations & Movements
Defence Satellite Communications System
Defence Supply Computer Services
Directorate of Strategic Communications + Surveillance Systems
DSD
DSD
DSD
DSDA
DSDA
DSDM
DSDM
DSE
DSE
DSES
DSES
DSETS
DSF
DSF
DSF
DSFD
DSFM
DSG
DSG
DSG
DSIC
DSIP
DSIS
Data Storage Device
Data Systems Designers
Defence Support Division
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
Delegated System Design Authority
Dynamic Systems Development Method
Dynamic Systems Development Methods
Director Strategic Equipment
Display Screen Equipment
Directorate of Sensors + Electronic Systems
Directorate of Sensors and Electronic Systems
Direct Support Electrical Test System
Depot Support Facility
Director of Special Forces
Director Special Forces
Director Ships Future Development
Directorate of Services Food Management
Defence Scientific Group
Defence Strategic Guidance
Defence Support Group
Dowty and Smiths Industries Controls
Direct Short Range Surveillance and Instruments Projects
Digital Software Integration System
125
Acronym
DSL
DSL
DSLC
DSLE
DSLM
DSLP
DSM
DSM
DSM
DSM
DSM
DSM
DSMAC
DSML
DSMRC
DSMS
DSMT
DSMT(FMRO)
DSN
DSN
DSN
DSO
DSO
DSO
DSO
DSO in C
DSOO
DSP
DSP
DSP
DSP
DSP
DSP
DSPG
DSPS(A)
DSQ
DSR
DSR
DSR
DSR
DSRA
DSREDS
DSRP
DSRR(TR)
DSRV
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS
DSS(F+S)
DSSA
Long Title
Deep Scattering Layer
Digital Subscriber Line
Directorate of Strategic Electronic Comms
Director Ships Logistic Engineering
Disposal System Limpet Mine (replacement for LMDE)
Directorate of Strategic Electronic Programmes
Data and Systems Management
Defence Spectrum Management
Detachment Sergeant Major (RM)
Director Submarines
Distributed Systems Management
Diving Safety Memorandum
Digital Scene-Matching Area Correlation
Draft Service Modification Leaflet
Defence Services Medical Rehabilitation Centre
Defence Stores Management Solution
Department of Specialist Management Training
Director Ships Market Testing (FMRO)
Data Switching Network
Defence Switched Network
Demand Serial Number
Defence Sales Organisation
Departmental Security Officer
Departmental Standing Objectives
Distinguished Service Order
Deputy Signal Officer-in-Chief
Deputy Staff Operations Officer
Defence Services Profile
Defence Support Programme
Digital Signal Processing
Directory Service Protocol
Domain-based Security
Deployment Support Pack
Defence Special Projects Group
Directorate of Staff and Personnel Services (Army)
Directorate for Safety and Quality
Data Set Ready
Defence Survey Requirements
Design Substantiation Report
Documentation Status Report
Defence Sports and Recreational Association
Digital Storage and Retrieval Engineering Data System
Director Ships Resources and Personnel
Discarding Sabot Reduced Range (Training Round)
Deep Sea/Submergence Rescue Vehicle
Data Selection Sheet
Data Storage Set
Decision Support System
Defence Signal Staff
Department of Social Security
Depot Stock System
Director Strategic Systems
Distributed Secure System
Dismounted Soldier Systems IPT
Director Surface Ships (Finance and Secretariat)
Day Sensor Subassembly
126
Acronym
DSSB
DSSC
DSSCCA
DSSCCA
DSSD
DSSL
DSSO
DSSO
DSSP
DSSS
DSSS
DSSSL
DST
DST
DST
DST
DST(EWS)
DST(FIN)
DST(GW)
DST(IT)
DST(MM)
DST(PERS)
DST(RP)
DST(SE)
DST(SF)
Long Title
Director Large Warships and Auxiliaries
Director Frigates and Mine Countermeasures
Diving Set Self Contained Compressed Air
Diving System Self Contained Compressed Air
Dera Support Services Division
Document Style and Semantics Language
Defence Systems Support Organisation
Deputy Staff Supply Officer
Directorate of Surveying Service Policy
Defence Secure Speech System
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
Defence and Space Talks
Defence Suppression Threat
Domain Support Team
Directorate Safety and Technology
Director Engineering and Weapon Support
Director Finance
Director Guns and Weapons
Director Information Technology
Director Stores & Transport - Materials Management
Director Personnel
Director Stores & Transport - Resources and Plans
Director Strategic Weapons and Explosives Safety
Director of Stores & Transport (Strategic Weapons & Explosive Safety)
DST(SF)
DST(South)
DST(SS)
DST(SV)
DST(W)
DSTE
DSTL
DSTL
DSTO
DSTO
DSU
DSU
DSUR
DSV
DSV
DSV
DSVN
DSVT
DSVT
DSWE
DSWP(N)
DSWS
DSWS
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT&E
DTA
DTA
Director Ships and Fuel
Director of Supplies and Transport (South)
Director Specialist Stores
Director Store and Victualling
Director of Stores & Transport (West)
Deployable Support and Test Equipment IPT
Defence Science and Technology Laboratories
Defence Scientific Technology Laboratory
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
Data Storage Unit
Direct Support Unit (USAF)
Data Storage Unit Receptable
Deep Sea Vessel
Deep Submergence Vehicle
Defence Suppression Vehicle
Defence Secret Voice Network
Digital Secure Voice Terminal
Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
Director Ships Weapons Engineering
Director, Surface Weapons Projects (Naval)
Director Strategic Weapon Systems
Division Support Weapon System
Data Transmission
Defence Intelligence
Detection Threshold
Distributed Training
Development, Test and Evaluation
Data Terminal Adaptors
Defence Technical Architecture
127
Acronym
DTAM
DTAT
DTC
DTC
DTC
DTC
DTC
DTCN
DTCR
DTCS
DTD
DTD
DTD
DTDT
DTE
DTE
DTE
DTE
DTE
DTED
DTEO
DTEO
DTERS
DTG
DTG
DTG
DTG
DTG
DTH
DTI
DTI
DTI
DTI QA REGISTER
DTIC
DTIC
DTIU
DTL
DTLR
DTM
DTM
DTM
DTMA
DTM-D
DTMF
DTMF
DTMS
DTN
DTN
DTO
DTOC
DTOS
DTP
DTR
DTR
DTR
DTRO
Long Title
Data Transfer, Access and Manipulation
Development Test & Trials
Data Transfer Cartridge
Data Transfer Cassette
Desk Top Computer
Director of Technical Costs
Dynatech Tactical Communications
Direction Tecniques Constructions Navales
Data Transfer Cartridge Receptacle
Drone Tracking and Control System
Data Transfer Device
Document Type Definition
Document Type Definitions
Digitization Training and Development Team
Data Terminal Equipment
Data Terminating Equipment
Data Transfer Equipment
Dockyard Test Equipment
Defence Training Estates
Digital Terrain Elevation Data
Defence Test & Evaluation Organisation
Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation
Defence Training Estates Rationalisation Study
Date Time Group
Date-Time Group
Digital Transmission Group
Distance To Go
Dynamically Turned Gyro
Down-The-Hill radios
Department of Trade and Industry
Desk Top Instruction
Diagnostic Test Items
Department of Trade & Industry Quality Assurance Register
Data Transfer Identification Code
Defense Technical Information Centre
Data Transfer Interface Unit
Diode-Transistor Logic
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Data Transfer Module
Departmental Temporary Memorandum
Digital Terrain Matrix
Defence Transport & Movements Agency
Digital Terrain Management and Display
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
Dual-Tone Multiple-Frequency
Dual Target Motion Simulator
Data Transmission Network
Digital Telegraph Network
Data Take-Off unit
Divisional Tactical Operations Centre
District Transport Operating System
Desk Top Publishing
Data Terminal Ready
Defence Training Review
Director Trident
Defence Training Requirements Organisation
128
Acronym
DTS
DTS
DTS
DTS
DTST
DTT/AUTOVON
DTTS
DTU
DTU
DTU
DTU
DTV
DTWC
DU
DU
DU
DU
DUA
DUA
DUAD
DUD
DUDT
DUS
DUS
DUS(CM)
DUS(DP)
DUS(DP)
DUS(F)
DUS(P)
DUS(PL)
DUS(RP&F)
DUSAS
DUST
DUTP
DUW
DUWIR
DUWIR
DV
DV
DV
DV
DV/A
DVA
DVAL
DVCS
DVD
DVE
DVI
DVI
DVI
DVITS
DVL
DVM
DVMS
DVO
DVOR
Long Title
Data Terminal Set
Data Transfer System
Data Transformation System
Defence Transportation System
Defence Technology Study Team
Digital Telephone Transmission Network
Dynamic Track Tensioning System
Data Terminal Unit
Data Transfer Unit
Data Transmission Unit
Distance Transmitter Unit
Day Television
Diver's Through Water Communications
Depleted Uranium
Derotation Unit
Detector Unit
Display Unit
Directory User Agent
Directory User Agents
Dual Air Defence
Disconnect Unknown Device
Dis-mountable User Data TERminal
Datchik Uglovykh Skoroste
Deputy Under Secretary of State
Deputy Under Secretary (Civilian Management)
Deputy Under Secretary (Defence Procurement)
Deputy Under Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)
Deputy Under Secretary of State (Finance)
Deputy Under Secretary (Policy)
Deputy Under Secretary of State (Personnel and Logistics)
Deputy Under Secretary (Resources Programmes and Finance)
Deployed Unit Supply and Accounting System
Dial Up Secure Telephone
Dual Use Technology Programme
Director Underwater Weapons
Dual Waveband Imaging Radiometer
DUal Waveband IR sensor
Defence Vetting
Developed Vetting
Direct View Optics
Direct Vision
Doppler Velocimeter / Altimeter
Defence Vetting Agency
Demonstration and Validation
Display & Voice Communications System
Digital Video Data
Devonport Number
Digital Video Interactive or Interface
Direct Video Input/Voice In
Direct Voice Input
Digital Video Imaging Transmission System
Data / Voice Logger
Digital Voltage Meter
Defence Voice Management System
Direct Voice Out
Doppler VHF Omni-directional Ranging Equipment
129
Acronym
DVR
Dvr
DVRI
DVRS
DVS
DVT
DVVD
DVX
DWA
DWAHSG
DWB
DWB
DWB
DWEO
DWESR
DWFK
dwg
DWHQ
DWI
DWMC
DWO
DWP
DWRFS
DWRNS
DWS
DWS
DWTS
DXP
DY
DYRMS
DZ
E
E
E
E List
E&AM
E&E
E&OE
E&S
E/MP
E/S
E2E
E3A
E3D
E3F
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA95
EAA
Long Title
Discharge Verification Round
Driver
Direct View Radar Indicator
Display Video Recording System
Doppler Velocity Sensor
Delta Voice Terminal
Dual Vision Viewing Device
Digital Voice Exchange
Duty Watch Accommodation
Devonport & Western Area Health & Safety Group.
Deep Water Berth
Digitisation of the Whole Battlespace
Digitization of the Whole Battlespace
Deputy Weapon Engineer Officer
Duty Weapon Engineering Senior Rating
Deep Water Fording Kit
drawing
District War Headquarters
Direct Wireless Installation for exploding mines
Dishwashing Machine
Defensive Weapons Officer (RFA)
Defence White Paper
Dockyard Weapon Repair Facility Statement
Director, Women's Royal Naval Service
Defence Works Services
Dispenser Weapon System
Digital Wide-band Transmission System
Defence Exercise Programme
Dockyard
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Drop Zone
East
Exa 1018
Exponent or power of 10
Establishment List
Engineering & Asset Management
Escape and Evasion
Errors and Omissions Excepted
Environment and Safety
Extended System/Multi Processor
Echo Sounder
End-to-end
NATO AEW Aircraft
UK AEW Aircraft
French AEW Aircraft
each
Electric armour
Electronics Assembly
Enemy Aircraft
Engineering Authority
Environment Agency
Environmental Assessment
Estate Adviser (formerly DLA in the DEO)
External Assistance
The Environment Act 1995
Electro-Acoustic Subassembly
130
Acronym
EAA
EAA
EAB
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC-MLA
EADI
EAF
EAG
EAI
EAI
EAL
EAM
EAN
EAOS
EAP
EAPC
EAPC
EAPM
EAROM
EAS
EAS
EAS
EAS
EASI
EASTAXE
EASTLANT
EASTLANT
EAT
EAT
EAT
EAT
EATE
EAU
EAU
EAZ
EB
EBA
EBC
EBCDIC
EBCDIC
EBD
EBI
EBIT
EBO
EBP
EBS
EBS
EBSD
EBTR
E-Business
EBW
EC
Long Title
Equipment Accounting Authority
Experimental Aircraft Association
External Access Box
Environmental Audit Committee
Equipment Accounting Centre
Equipment Approval Committee
Equipment Approvals Committee. Now IAB
Equivalent Annual Cost
European Accreditation of Certification MultiLateral Agreement
Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
External Accruals File
Environmental Action Group
Enterprise Application Integration
Equipment Accounting Instructions
Equipment Allowance List
Emergency Action Message
European Article Numbering (bar code)
Enhanced Artillery Observer Sub-system
Experimental Aircraft Programme
Euro Atlantic Partnership Council
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
Environmental Audit Process Model
Electrically Alterable read-only Memory
Eliminated Accounts Section
Emergency Avionics System
Engineering Administration System
Equivalent Airspeed
Electronic Automatic Sequencing Initiator
UK or French AEW Aircraft Exercise in the North Sea
Eastern Atlantic
Eastern Atlantic Area
Electronically Agile Radar
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Estimated Approach Time
European Advanced Technologies
Enterprise Awareness in Teacher Education
Emergency Action Unit
Engine Analyser Unit
Education Action Zone
Engineering Bulletin
Emergency Breakaway (in RAS)
Electronic Business Capability
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Engineering Business Data
Examination Before Issue
Electrical Built In Test
Expected Back Orders
Education Business Partnership
Enhanced Base Support
Equipment Breakdown Structure
Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction
Electronic Bearing Time Recorder
Electronic Business
Exploding Bridge Wire
Earth Coverage antenna
131
Acronym
EC
EC
EC
EC
EC
EC
EC(CCII)IO&CM
EC/NBC
ECA
ECA
ECA
ECAB
ECAD
ECAM
ECAOC
ECAS
ECB
ECB
ECB
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECC
ECCD
ECCM
ECCM
ECCM
ECCMO
ECDES
ECDIS
ECDL
ECDL
EC-EC
ECF
ECG
ech
ECHR
ECI
ECIF
ECIP
ECIP
ECIP
ECITB
ECL
ECLS
ECLSS
ECLSS
ECM
ECM
ECM
ECM
ECMA
ECMES
ECMM
Long Title
Economic Category
Electronic Combat
Engineering Council
European Commission
European Community
Electoral Commission
Equipment Capability (Command Control Information Infrastructure)
Information Operations and Crisis Management
Environmental Control / Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
Electronic Control Amplifier
European Combat Aircraft
Experimental Combat Aircraft
Executive Committee of the Army Board
Electronic Computer Aided Design
Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor
Experimental Combined Air Operations Centre
Electronic Chemical Agent Alarm System
Emergency Communication Buoy
European Central Bank
Expendable Communications Bouy
Electrochemical Cell
Engineering Control Centre
Equipment Capability Customer
Equipment Central Customer
Error Checking and Correction
Electric Cockpit Control Device
Electronic Counter Counter Measures
Electronic Counter-Countermeasure
Electronic Counter-Countermeasures
Engineering Console Management Officer
Electronic Combat Digital Evaluation System (USAF)
Electronic Chart Display & Information System
European Computer Driving Licence
European Computer Driving License
Earth Coverage to Earth Coverage
Environmentally Compliant Fleet
Electro-Cardio Graph (measures the heart)
Echelon
European Convention of Human Rights
Expeditionary Campaign Infrastructure
Electronic Components Industry Federation
Early CIP
Early CIP (functionality provided at ISD)
Energy Conservation Investment Programme
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
Emitter Coupled Logic
External Countermeasures Launch System
Environment Control and life-support System
External Countermeasures Launcher Sub System
Electronic Counter Measure
Electronic Counter Measures
Electronic Countermeasures
Electronic Counter-Measures
European Computer Manufacturers Association
Electronic Combat Modelling and Evaluation System
European Community Monitor Mission
132
Acronym
ECMWF
ecn
EC-NC/AC
ECNI
ECO
ECOM
ECOP
ECOS
ECOWAS
ECP
ECP
ECP
ECR
ECR
ECR
ECR
ECRC
ECRIEE
ECRO
ECRR
ECS
ECS
ECS
ECS
ECSA
ECSC
ECSF
ECSS
ECU
ECU
ECU
ECU
ECU
ECW
ECW
ED
ED
ED
ED
EDA
EDA
EDASE
EDATS
EDAU
EDB
EDB
EDBA
EDC
EDC
EDC
EDC
EDCARS
EDCC
EDD
EDF
EDI
Long Title
European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting
Emergency Communications Network
Earth Coverage to Narrow Coverage / Area Coverage
Enhanced Communications, Navigation and Identification
Engineering Change Orders
Emission Control
Electronic co-pilot
Environmental Consultancy Services Ltd
Economic Community of West African States
Emergency Conning Position
Engineering Change Proposal
Equipment Collection Point
Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance
Embedded Computer Resources
Enemy Contact Report
Engineering Change Request
European Computer industry Research Centre
East China Research Institute of Electronic Engine
Engineering Council Regional Organisation
Engineering Change Request Record
Engagement Control Station
Environment Control System
Environmental Conditioning System
Environmental Control System
European Computing Services Association
European Coal and Steel Community
Environmentally Compliant Surface Flotilla
European Commission Space Standards
Electronic Control Unit
Engine Change Unit
Environment Control Unit
European Currency Unit
Exercise Control Unit
Electronic Combat Wing
Equivalent Constant Wind
Electronic Deception
Electronic Documentation
Ethyldichloroarsin
Explosive Device
Electronic Design Automation
Equipment Design Authority
Electronic Digital Automatic Stabilisation Equipment
Extra Deep Armed Team Sweep
Extended Data Acquisition Unit
Extruded Double Base
Extruded Double Base propellant
Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus
Electrical Distribution Centre
Environmental Discrimination Circuit
Error Detection and Correction
European Defence Community
Engineering Data Computer Assisted Retrieval System
Emergency Defence Communications Centre
Enhanced Data Dictionary
Engineering Development Fixture
Electronic Data Interchange
133
Acronym
EDICS
EDIF
EDIFACT
EDIFACT
EDIG
EDIP
EDIS
EDIST
EDL
EDL
EDM
EDM
EDM
EDM
EDM
EDM
EDMAG
EDMS
EDN
EDP
EDP
EDP
EDP
EDP
EDP
EDPT
EDRM
EDRM
EDRMS
EDRMS
EDS
EDS
EDT
EDTS
EDU
EDU
EDU
EDW
EEA
EEA
EEAD
EEB
EEBPP
EEC
EEC
EECU
EECU
EED
EED
EED
EED
EEDA
EEE
EEF
EEFI
EEG
Long Title
European Defence Industry Collaboration Service
Electronic Design Interchange Format
EDI For Administration, Commerce & Transport
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Co
European Defence Industrial Group
European Defence Improvement Programme
European Defence Industry Study
Eastern District
Electron Discharge Laser
Entity Description List
Electronic Document / Data Management
Electronic Records Management
Engine Data Multiplexer
Engineering Data Management
Engineering Development Model
Estate Delivery Management
European Defence Manufacturers Group
Electronic Document Management System
Edge Detection Navigation
Electronic Data Processing
Electronic Data Processor
Emergency Defence Plan
Equipment Delivery Programme
Establishment Development Plan
Explosives Delivery Point
Equipment Development & Proving Trial
Electronic Document and Records Management
Electronic Document Records Management
Electronic Data and Record Management System
Electronic Document and Records Management System
Engineering Development Simulator
Engineering Display System
Eastern Daylight Time
Expanded Data Transfer System
Electronics Display Unit
Engine Diagnostic Unit
European Democratic Union
Enterprise Data Warehouse
European Economic Area
European Environment Agency
Extended Air Defence
European Environmental Bureau
Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme
Electronic Engine Controls
European Economic Community
Electronic Engine Control Unit
Engine Electronic Control Unit
Electrical Explosive Devices
Electrically Energised Devices (fuzes etc)
Electro Explosive Device
Electro-explosive Device
East of England Development Agency
Electro-Magnetic's, Environment and Effects
Effective Enemy Fire
Essential Elements of Friendly Information
Electro-Encephalo Graph (measures the brain)
134
Acronym
EEG
EEI
EEI
EELV
EEMLS
EEP
EEPROM
EES
EET
EET
EEWT
EEZ
EEZ
EF
EF2000
EFA
EFA
EFAB
EFC
EFC
EFCR
EFCS
EFCS
EFCS
EFCU
EFD
EFD
EFDARS
EFF
EFFP
EFI
EFI
EFI
EFIS
EFM
EFO
EFP
EFP
EFP
EFQM
EFR
EFR
EFR
EFRS
EFS
EFS
EFTA
EFTPOS
EFU
EFVS
EFW
EFY
EGA
EGI
EGP
EGTD
Long Title
ElectroEncephaloGraphy
Electrical Engineering Instruction
Essential Elements of Information
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
European ElectroMagnetic Launch Society
Electronic Emission Policy
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Engineering Education Scheme
Eastern European Time
Emergency Evacuation Trainer
Elbit Electronic Warfare Trainer
Economic Exclusion Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone
EuroFighter
Euro Fighter 2000
European Fighter Aircraft
Excess Fares Allowance
Extended Forward Avionic Bay
Equivalent Full Charge
Escorte Force Commander
Equivalent Full Charge Rounds
Electronic Control System
Electronic Film-less Camera System
Enhanced Fire Control System
Electrical Flight Control Unit
Early Failure Detection
Elementary Function Description
Expansible Flight Data Acquisition and Recording System
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Expanded Feasibility Phase
Expeditionary Forces Institute
Exploding Foil Initiator
Explosively Formed Fragment
Electronic Flight Instrumentation System
Enhanced Fighter Manoeuvrability
EIFEL Follow-On
Expanded Feasibility Phase
Explosively Formed Projectile
Explosively Formed Projectiles
European Foundation for Quality Management
Electronic Forms Repository
Equipment Failure Report
External Financing Requirement
Equipment Failure Reporting System
Emergency Flotation System
Enemy Fire Simulator
European Free Trade Association
Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
Electronic Functional Unit
Electronic Fighting Vehicle System
Effective Fall-out Wind
Ensuing Financial Year
Enhanced Graphics Array
Embedded GPS INU
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Electric Gun and Turret Drive
135
Acronym
EH
EHA
EHDD
EHF
EHF
EHFA
EHJ
EHLLAPI
Long Title
English Heritage
Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator
Electronic Head-Down Display
Extra High Frequency
Extra High Frequency (30 - 300 GHz)
Early Human Factors analysis
Explosives Handling Jetty
Extended High Level Language Application Programming Interface
EHM
EHO
EHR
EHSI
EHT
EHT
EHU
EHUDS
EHW
EI
EI
EI
EI
EI
EIA
EIA
EIA
EIA
EIA
EIAPM
EIAW
EIC
EICAR
EICAS
EIDE
EIED
EIED
EIFEL
Equipment Health Monitoring
Environmental Health Organisation
Electronic Health Record
Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator
Environmental Health Team
Extra High Tension
Electro Hydraulic Unit
Electronic Health & Usage Data System
Explosives Handling Wharf
Early Implementation
Electronics Installation
Electrospray Ionisation
Embodiment Issue
Enterprise Integration
Electrical Industries Associates
Electronics Industries Association
Environmental Impact Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Audit
Environmental Impact Assessment Process Model
Enhanced Imagery Analysis Workstation
Equipment Indicator Code
European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research
Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
Extended Industry Drive Electronics
Electrically Initiated Explosive Device
Electronically Initiated Explosive Device
Electronisches Information & Fuhrungsystem fur Einsatzbereitschaft der
Luftwaffe
EIFEL 1 Lifetime Extension
Estate Infrastructure Management System
Engineer in Chief (Army)
Engineer in Chief (Army)
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances
End of Increment Operating Capability, where x defines the increment
number
Equipment Integrated Project Team
Environmental Information Regulations
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy
Electronic Instrument System
Engineering Information System
Entry Into Service
Environmental Impact Statement
Executive Information System
Electronic Information Sharing Agreement
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EILE
EIMS
E-in_C(A)
EinC(A)
EINECS
EIOCx
EIPT
EIR
EIRP
EIS
EIS
EIS
EIS
EIS
EIS
EISA
EISA
136
Acronym
EISS
EIU
EIW
EJ
EJS
EKD
EL
EL
EL
EL
ELA
ELA
ELA
ELAC
ELC
ELCAS
ELCB
ELCS
ELD
ELDO
elect
ELF
ELF
ELFE
ELFE
ELINT
ELISTS
ELKE
elm
ELOS
ELP
ELPA
ELS
ELS
ELS
ELSA
ELSA
ELSA
Long Title
European Intelligence Support System
Electronic Interface Unit
Electronically Initiated Weapon
European Journal
Enhanced JTIDS System
Electrical Key Distribution
Electrical
Electro-Luminescent
Embodiment Loan
Emitter Locator
Electric Launcher Association (US)
Engineering Logistics Advisor
Extender Lens Assembly
Elevator and Aileron Computer
Electrical Load Controller
Elevated Causeway
Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
Externally Launched Countermeasures System
ELectronic Documentation
European Space Launcher Development Organisation
Electrical/Electronic
Environmental Law Foundation
Extremely Low Frequency
Extra Low Frequency Effect / Electro-magnetic
Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic
ELectronic INTtelligence
Equipment Lists
Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapons System
Element
Extended Line of Sight
Electro Luminescent Panel
Eyring Low-Profile Antenna
Electro-magnetic Launcher System
Embodiment Loan Store
Emitter Location System
Electronic Lobe-Switching Antenna
Emergency Life Support Apparatus
Emergency Lifesaving Apparatus (Personal Escape Breathing Apparatus)
ELSEC
ELSEC
ELSS
ELSSY
ELT
ELT(S)
ELTA
ELV
ELV
ELVA
EM
EM
EM
EM
EM
EM
ELectronic Emission SECurity
Electronic Security
Environmental Life Support System
Explosive Licensing Storage System
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Emergency Locator Transmitter (Survival)
EHF Lightweight Transportable Antenna
Expendable Launch Vehicle
Experimental Launch Vehicle
Emergency Low Visibility Approach (type of helicopter recovery)
Electromagnetic
Electro--Magnetic
Engineering Management
Estates Manager
Explosives Maintenance
Extra Mural (Contract) or ElectroMagnetic or Engineering/Experimental
Model
137
Acronym
EMA
EMA
EMA
EMA
EMA
EMA
E-mail
EMAS
EMAS
EMATT
EMB
EMC
EMC
EMC
EMC
EMC
EMC
EMC
EMCDB
EMCDB
EMCOF
EMCON
EMCON
EMCON
EMD
EMD
EMD
EMDA
EMDG
EME
EME
EME
EME
EME
EMER
EMERG
EMF
EMF
EMF
EMF
EMFTD
EMG
EMG
EMH
EMHQ
EMI
EMI
EMIH
EMIRALD
EMIS
EMIS
EMIS
EMIT
EML
EMM
EMMPS
Long Title
Ease of Maintenance Assessment
Education Maintenance Allowance
Electromagnetic armour
Electronic Missile Acquisition
European Monetary Agreement
External Mounting Assembly
Electronic Mail
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
Employment Medical Advisory Service
Expendable mobile ASW Training Target
Explosive Materials Building
Electro Magnetic Capability
ElectroMagnetic Capability
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
Electro-Magnetic Conductance
Engine Modification Committed
Executive Management Committee
Elastomer Modified Case Double-Base
Elastomer Modified Cast Double Base
European Monetary Co-operation Fund
Emission Control
Emission Control - Radio silence
EMitter CONtrol
Engine Model Derivative
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
External (USB) Memory Device
East Midlands Development Agency
Euromissile Dynamics Groups
Earth-Moon-Earth
Electro Magnetic Environment
ElectroMagnetic Environment
Electro-Magnetic Environment
Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Regulation
Emergency
Electro-Magnetic Field
Electro-Motive Force
Embarked Military Force
European Monetary Fund
Electro-Magnetic Focused Technology Demonstrator
Electro-Magnetic Gun
Externally Mounted Gun
ElectroMagnetic Hazard/Hardening
Emergency Headquarters
ElectroMagnetic Interference
Electro-Magnetic Interference
Electro-Magnetic Interference Hardening
Evaluation Model for Infra Red Arrays and Long-linear Devices
Electro-Magnetic Isotope Separation
Electronic Materials Information Service
Emergency Manpower Information System
Examination, Maintenance, Inspection & Testing
Electro-Magnetic Launcher
Extended Memory Manager
Enhanced MEECN Message Processing System
138
Acronym
EMMU
EMP
EMP
EMP
EMP
EMP
EMP
EMPAR
EMPASS
EMPP
EMPP
EMPP
EMPPP
EMPS
EMPS
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMRLD
EMRS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS
EMS(A)
EMS(O)
EMSC
EMSEC
EMSEC
EMSEM
EMT
EMTA
EMTE
EMU
EMU
EMU
EMU
EMUX
EMV
EN
en
EN
EN
ENDEX
ENDS
Long Title
Engine Monitor Multiplexer Unit
Electro Magnetic Phenomenon
Electro Magnetic Pulse
Electro--Magnetic Phenomenon
Electromagnetic Pulse
Engineering Mine Plough
Environmental Management Plan
European Multi-function Phased Array Radar
Electro-Magnetic Performance of Air and Ship System
Electro Magnetic Pulse Protection
Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
EMP Protection
Electro-Magnetic Pulse Protection
Equipment Management Policy Statement
Establishment Maintenance Policy Strategy
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electronic Maintenance Repair
Electronic Maintenance Room
Extra-Mural Research
Excimer Repetitively Pulsed Laser Device
Engineering Manpower Recording System
Electro-Magnetic pulse Shielding
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electronic Messaging Service
Engineering Modelling System
Enhanced Mobility System
Environmental Management System
Environmental Management System.
Equipment Maintenance Squadron
European Monetary System
Expanded Memory Specification
Extended Memory System or Space
Executive Manning Support System (Airmen)
Executive Manning Support System (Officers)
Engine Monitoring System Computer
Electronic Emission Security
Emission Security
External Mass Storage Expansion Module
Environmental Monitoring Team
NTO for Engineering Manufacture
Electro-Magnetic Test Environment
(European) Economic and Monetary Union
Electromagnetic Unit
Electronic Message Unit
Elevation Measuring Unit
Electrical Multiplex
Electromagnetic Vulnerability
Electronic Neutralisation
Enemy
English Nature
European Norm
End of Exercise
Environmental Data Services Ltd (producers of 'The ENDS Report')
ENG
Engr
Engineering
Engineer
139
Acronym
ENJJPT
ENK
ENO
ENOB
ENOHD
ENSCE
ENSIP
ENT
ENV
ENV
ENVISAT
EO
EO
EO
EO
EO
EO
EOAC
EOB
EOC
EOC
EOCCM
EOCCM
EOCM
EOCM
EOD
EOD
EOD
EOFC
EOG
EOH
EOI
EOIS
EOLOROP
EO-LOROP
EOM
EOMUX
EOO
EOO
EOOW
EOP
EOPM
EOPM
EOQ
EOR
EORSAT
EOS
EOSG
EOSS
EOSS
EOT
EOTIS
EOW
EOW
EP
EP
Long Title
European NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Programme
Endo-atmospheric Non-nuclear Kill
Environmental Noise Officer
Effective Number Of Bits
Extended Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance
Enemy Situation Correlation Element
Engine Structural Integrity Program (USAF)
Ear, Nose and Throat
Environment Cabinet Committee
European Pre-Norm
Environmental Satellite
Electro-Optic
Electro-Optical
Enabling Objective
Equal Opportunities
Executive Officer
Equal Opportunities Officer (civilian local authority)
Equal Opportunities Awareness Course
Electronic Order of Battle
Equal Opportunities Commission
Explosive Ordnance Clearance
Electro-Optical Counter Countermeasures
Electro-Optical Counter-CounterMeasures
Electro-Optic Counter Measures
Electro-Optical Countermeasures
Electro-Optic Device / Disposal
Explosive Ordnance Demolition
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Electro-Optical Fire Control
Electro-OculoGraph
Equipment Operating Hours
Expression Of Interest
Electro-Optical Imaging System
Electro-optical Long Range Photography
Electro-Optic Long Range Oblique Photography
End Of Month
Electro-Optic Multiplexer
Economic Order Quantity
Equal Opportunities Officers
Engineer Officer of the Watch
Emergency Offtake Point
Electro Optic Protective Measures
Electro-Optic Protection Measures
Economic Order Quantity
Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
Emergency Operating System (Theatre)
Engineering Occupations Standards Group
Electro-Optic Sensor System
Electro-Optic Surveillance System
Electro-Optical Tracker
Electro-Optical Tracking & Indication System
Engineering Order Wire
Engineering Order Wire circuits
Electronic Publishing
Environmental Protection
140
Acronym
EP
EP
EP
EP
EP Pol
EP3
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA90
EPAC
EPAQS
EPBA
EPC
EPC
EPC
EPC
EPCC
EPCI
EPD
EPF
EPG
EPG
EPG
EPG
EPG
EPHOS
EPI
EPI
EPIRB
EPJ
EPLRS
EPM
EPM
EPM
EPM
EPM
EPM
EPM
EPMaRV
EPMS
EPN
EPNdB
EPNL
EPNS
EPO
EPOS
EPP
EPPU
EPR
EPRDU
EPREP
EPROM
EPS
EPS
EPS
Long Title
Equipment Plan
Equipment Programme
Estimated Position (navigation)
Exercise Practice
Environmental Protection Policy Section
Expert Provisioner
Environmental Protection Act
Environmental Protection Agency
Equipment Performance Analysis
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Engine Performance Analysis by Comparison
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards
European Portable Battery Association
Electron Prismatic Collimator
Electronic Plane Conversion
Equipment Policy Committee
Expenditure and Procurement Committee
Essential Personnel Co-ordination Centre
Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
Environmental Protection Device
Equipment Planning Form
Electrical Pack Guidance
Enhanced Performance Grenade
European Production Group
European Programme Group
Externally Powered Machine Gun
European Procurement Handbook for Open Systems
Engine Performance Indicator
Environmental Performance Indicator
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Escort Protection Jammer
Enhanced Position Location Reporting System
Electronic Protection Measure
Electronic Protection Measures
Electronic Protective Measure
Electronic Protective Measures
Emergency Propulsion Motor
Equipment Programme Measures
Equipment Project Manager
Earth Penetrating Manoeuvring Re-entry Vehicle
Electrical Power Management System
Eurofighter Partner Nation
Effective Perceived Noise Decibel
Effective Perceived Noise Level
Electro-Plated Nickel Silver
Environmental Protection Officer
Electronic Point Of Sale
Electric Power Plant
Electronic Pack Processor Unit
Engine Pressure Ratio
Electronic Pack Remote Display Unit
Explosives, Propellants and Related End Products agreement
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electrical Power System
Encapsulated Post Script
Encapsulated PostScript
141
Acronym
EPS
EPS
EPSC
EPSG
EPSIS
EPT
EPTD
EPTD
EPU
EPU
EPUU
EQ
EQA
EQD
EQD
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER/DL
ER/RB
ERA
ERA
ERAAM
ERADCOM
ERAM
ERAM
ERAPDS
ERAPIDS
ERAPS
ERASMUS
ER-ATACMS
ERATO
ERB
ERBO
ERC
ERC
ERCS
ERD
ERD
ERDA
ERDE
ERDF
ERETS
ERF
ERFB
ERFB-BB
ERG
ERGFCDS
ERGP
ERIC
Long Title
Environmental Policy Statement
Exercise Planning Staff
Equipment Policy Sub-Committee
Estate Policy Steering Group
Enhanced Procurement System Interface
European Policy Team
Equipment Project Technology Demonstration
Equipment Project Technology Demonstrator
Electrical Power Unit
Emergency Power Unit
Enhanced PLRS User Unit
Equipment Qualification
External Quality Audit
Electrical Quality Assurance Directorate
Existing Qualification Data
Enhanced Radiation
Equipment Requirement
Established Reliability
Estate Requirements
Exception Report
Exploitation Request
Explosive Regulation
Extended Range
Extended Readiness
Extended Range Data Link
Enhanced Radiation / Reduced Blast
Explosive Reactive Armour
Extended Range Ammunition
Extended Range Air-to-Air Missile
Electronics Research and Development Command
Extended Range Anti-armour Munition
Extended Range Anti-tank Mine
Enhanced Recognised Air Picture Dissemination System
Extended Recognised Air Picture Display System
Expendable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy
Canadian complementing tool
Extended-Range Army Tactical Missile System (US Army)
Extended Range Automatic Targeting of Otomat missile
Executive Responsibility Budget
Executive Responsibility Budget Officer
Earth Resources Consultants
Engineering Record Card
Emergency Rocket Communications System
Entity Relationship Diagram
Estimated Relief Date
European Radio Data Association
Explosives Research and Development Establishment
European Regional Development Fund
Enhanced Remote Target System
Electronic Remote Fill
Extended Range Full Bore
Extended Range Full Bore, Base Bleed
Equipment Reporting Guide
Extended Range Gunnery Fire Control Demonstration System
Extended Range Guided Projectile
Electronic Reporting in Cab
142
Acronym
ERINT
ERIS
ERL
ERL
ERLL
ERM
ERM
ERM
ERM
ERMIS
ERMS
ERNIC
ERO
ERO
EROM
EROMCS
EROS
EROS
ERP
ERP
ERP
ERP
ERP
ERP
ERR
ERS
ERS
ERSC
ERSS
ERSUI
ERU
ERU
ERU
ERV
ERV
ERV
ERVIS
ERW
ERWE
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES
ES (Air)
ES (Land)
ES CWG
ES(Air)(VL)
ESA
ESA
ESA
Long Title
Extended Range Interceptor
Exoatmospheric Re-entry Intercept Sub-system
Economic Repair/Return Limit/Level
Exception Report Log
Enhanced Run Length Limited
Electronic Records Management
Enterprise Reference Model
Equipment Registration Mark
Exchange Rate Mechanism
Extended Range Modification Integration System
Electronic Records Management System
Earnings Related National Insurance Contribution
Explosive Responsible Officer
Electoral Registration
Erasable Read-Only Memory
Extended Range Ordnance & Modular Charge System
Electronic Repair Order System
Equipment Repair Ordering and Tracking System
Effective Radiated Power
Effective/Emitter Radiated Power
Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (MRPII)
Extended Range Projectile
Extended Range Proximity
Estimated Repairable Returns
Earth Resources Satellite
European Remote sensing Satellite
Extended Range Sub-Calibre
European Remote-Sensing Satellite
Equipment Related Stores Usage Information System
Ejection Release Unit
Ejector Release Unit
Emergency Reaction Unit
Electronic Repair Vehicle
Emergency Rendezvous
Emergency Rescue Vehicle
Exoatmospheric Re-entry Vehicle Interception System
Enhanced Radiation Weapon
Enhanced Radar Warning Equipment
Echo Sounder
Employment Service
Enabling Services
End System or Electronic Sector
Engineer Stores
Engineering Sponsor
Engineering Sub-system
Environmental Statement
Equipment Secretariat
Equipment Support
Equipment Support (Air)
Equipment Support (Land)
Enabling Services Capability Working Group
Equipment Support (Air) Yeovilton
Electronic Signature Authentication
End Stage Assessment
Energy Services Association
143
Acronym
ESA
ESA
ESA
ESA
ESAS
ESB
ESB
ESBU
ESC
ESC
ESCM
ESCOs
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESD
ESDI
ESDI
ESDU
ESE
ESF
ESG
ESG
ESG
ESG
ESH
ESI
ESiB
ESISS
ESL
ESL
ESM
ESM
ESM
ESM
ESM
ESM
ESMB
ESMSG
ESN
ESN
ESN
ESO
ESO
ESOC
ESP
ESP
ESP
ESP
ESP
ESPADON
Long Title
Environmental Support Application or European Space Agency
Environmentally Sensitive Area
Environmentally Special Area
European Space Agency
Electronically Steerable Antenna System
Empress State Building
Engineering Screening Board
Equipment Support Business Unit
Engine Supervisory Control
European Security Community
Equipment & Support Chain Management
Energy Services Companies
Earliest Start Date
Electro Static Discharge
Electronic Supply Depot System
Electronic Systems Division (USAF)
ElectroStatic Discharge
Environmentally Sound Design
Equipment Storage Depot
Equipment Supply Depot
European Security & Defence Identity
European Security and Defence Initiative
Engineering Science Data Unit
Electronic Security Environment
European Social Fund
Electrostatically Suspended Gyro
Emergency Service Grant
Engineering Support Group
Environmental Science Group
Explosives Store House
Electrospray Ionisation
E-Skills into Business
Equipment Support Information Systems Strategy
Eddystone Light
Explosive Stores Locker
Electronic (Warfare) Support Measure
Electronic Signal Monitoring
Electronic Support Measures
Electronic Surveillance Measures
Electronic Warfare Support Measures
Equipment Support Manager
Environment and Safety Management Board
Environmental and Safety Management Steering Group
Educationally Sub-Normal
Electronic Serial Number
Equipment Stock Number
Equipment Support Organization
Explosive Safety Officer
European Space Operations Centre
Electric Ship Programme
Expendable Signal Processor
Expendable System Programme
Expert System Prototype
Extra-Sensory Perception
Environment for Signal Processing Applications Development and
protOtypiNg
144
Acronym
ESPAWS
ESPD
ESPO
ESPPA
ESPRIT
ESR
ESR
ESR
ESRD
ESRO
ESRS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESSAM
ESSC
ESSD
ES-SDMS
ESSM
EST
EST
EST
EST
ESTA
ESTA
ESTACS
ESTC
ESTEC
ESU
ESU
ESU
ESWBS
ESyO
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET&T
ET(LDA)R
ETA
ETA
ETAG
ETAP
ETB
ETBPP
ETC
Long Title
Enhanced Self-propelled Artillery Weapon System
Equipment Support Policy Directive
Engineering Support Planning Officer
Equipment Support Provision and Procurement Administration
Eye-Slaved Projected Raster Inset
Electro-Slag Refined steel
European Staff Requirements
Experimental Surveillance Radar
Equipment Specific Reference Data
European Space Research Organisation (now ESA)
Electro Slag Refined Steel
Engineer Systems Support
Engineering Systems Support
Environment & Safety Strategy Section
Environment Stress Screening
Environmental Scoping Study
Environmental Support System
Exercise Support System
Exploitation Support Segment (JSIPS)
External Suspension System
Equipment Support Sustainability Analysis Model
Engineering Services Standing Conference
ElectroStatic Sensitive Device
Expanded Service-Shipboard Data Multiplex System
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
Eastern Standard Time
Electronic Support and Training
Energy Savings Trust
European Standard Time
Energy Systems Trade Association
Entity Subject to Approval
Establishment Authority Computer System
Explosives Storage & Transport Committee
European Space Research and Technology Centre
Electronic Storage Unit
Electro-Static Units
External Stabilisation Unit
Expanded Ship Work Breakdown Structure
Establishment Security Officer
Eastern Time
Electronic Timer
Electrothermal
Embedded Training
Emerging Technology
Evasion Training
External Tank
Employment Tribunal
European Test and Evaluation (USAF)
Electric Target (Limited Danger Area) Range
Estimated Time of Acquisition
Estimated Time of Arrival
Education and Training Action Group
Education and Training Action Plan
Engineering & Technology Board
Energy Technology Best Practice Programme
Electro, Thermal, Chemical
145
Acronym
ETC
ETC
ETCC
ETD
ETE
ETEC-E
ETES
ETF
ETF
ETI
ETI
ETI
ETM
ETM
ETMP
ETO
ETO
ETP
ETP
ETPU
ETR
ETR
ETR
ETR
ETS
ETS
ETS
ETS
ETS/N
ETSI
ETSS
ETSU
EU
EU
EU
EU ETS
EUB
EUCLID
EUCLID
EUCLID
EUCOM
EUN
EURATOM
EURING
Euro-ART
EUROCAE
EUROCOM
EUROCONTROL
EUROFER
EURONET
EUROSPACE
EUV
EV
EV&P
EVA
EVA
Long Title
Electrothermal-Chemical
Estimated Time of Completion
Explosive Threshold Characteristic Curve
Estimated Time of Departure
Estimated Time Enroute
Electronics and Telecommunications Evaluation Centre - Europe
Exotic Threat Emitter System
Electronic Time Fuze
Enhanced Tactical Fighter
Elapsed Time Indicator
Elapsed Time Indicators
Engineering Technical Instruction
Electronic Technical Manual
Electronic Troubleshooting Manual
Enhanced Terrain Masked Penetration
Engineer To Order (MRPII)
Engineering Training Officer
Engineering Test Plan
Estimated Time of Penetration
Engine Transient Pressure Unit
Electric Target Range
Engineered To Reliance
Engineering Test Requests
Estimated Time of Return
Electronic Tote System
European Telephone System
Engineering Tank Systems IPT
Educational and Training Services
Engagement Training Simulator Network
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Electronic Telecommunications Switching System
Energy Technology Support Unit
Electronic Unit
European Union
Expect User
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Essential User By-pass
European Collaboration Long-term In Defence
European Co-operation for the Long term in Defence
European Co-operative long-term Initiative in Defence
European Command
Electronic Unit Name
European Atomic Energy Committee
European Engineer
European Advanced Radar Technology
EURopean Organisation for Civil Aircraft Equipment
European Communications
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
European Steel Federation
European Information Network
European Industrial Space Study Group
Extreme Ultra-Violet
Electron Volt
Engineer Vehicles And Plant IPT
Effectiveness and Vulnerability Assessment code
Extra Vehicular Activity
146
Acronym
evac
EVAS
EVER
EVGA
EVIDS
EVS
EVS
EVs
EVSA
EVT
EVT
EW
EW
EW&C
EW/GCI
EWAC
EWAD
EWAISF
EWAM
EWAS
EWAU
EWC
EWC
EWCC
EWCC
EWCP
EWCS
EWD
EWD
EWE
EWEDS
EWEP
EWES
EWG
EWG
EWKBS
EWM
EWMS
EWO
EWO
EWO
EWO
EWOC
EWOS
EWOS
EWOSE
EWOSU
e-WOW
EWP
EWRRF
EWS
EWS
EWSL
EWSM
EWSP
EWSR
Long Title
Evacuation
Emergency Vision Assurance System
Endurance Vehicle for Extended Reconnaissance
Enhanced Video Graphics Array (also known as SVGA)
Enhanced Vehicular Information Distribution System
Electro-optical Viewing System
Enhanced Vision System
External Verifiers
Enterprise Value Stream Analysis
Establishment Variation Factors
Exercise Variant Torpedo
Early Warning
Electronic Warfare
Early Warning and Control
Early Warning and Ground-Controlled Intercept
Electronic Warfare Analysis Centre
Electronic Warfare and Avionics Detachment
Electronic Warfare Avionics Integrated Support Facility
Extended Window Addressable Memory
Electronic Warfare Analysis System
Electronic Warfare Avionics Unit (Royal Air Force)
Electronic Warfare Coordinator
Establishment Works Consultant
Electronic Warfare Control Centre
Electronic Warfare Coordination Cell
Electronic Warfare Control Processor
Electronic Warfare Control Ship/Station
Effective Working Days
Electronic Warfare Director
European Work Experience project
Electronic Warfare Evaluation Display System
Electronic Warfare Evaluation Program
Electronic Warfare Evaluation System
Executive Working Group
Expert Working Group
Electronic Warfare Knowledge Based System
Electronic Warfare Manager
Electronic Warfare Mutual Support
Electronic Warfare Officer
Emergency War Order
Engineer Works Organisation
Executive Warrant Officer
Electronic Warfare Operator's Console
European Workshop for Open Systems
European Workshop on Open Systems
Electronic Warfare Operational Support Establishment
Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit
Electronic Way's of Working
Electronic Working Practices
Electronic Warfare Rapid Reaction Facility
Electronic Warfare System
External Weapon Station
Equivalent Single Wheel Load
Early Warning Support Measures
Engineering and Weapon Support Publication
EW Department Senior Rating
147
Acronym
EWT
EWTR
EWTS
EWTS-R
EWX
EX
EX
ex
EXACT
EXCM
ExE
EXE
EXJAM
expd
EXR
EYF
EYF
EYPR
Long Title
Engineer Wheeled Tractor
EW Training Range
Electronic Warfare Training System
Electronic Warfare Training System - Radar
EW Exercise
Electronics Experimental
Except
Exercise
EXercise Analysis for Collective Training
External Countermeasures
Event by Event
Executable (program)
Expendable Jamming System
Expedite
Exceptional Reserves
End Year Flexibility
End-Tear Flexibility
End of Year Performance Report (also known as EYR - End of Year Report)
EYPR
EZP
EZRC
f
F
F&C
F&D
F&R
F&U
F/L
F/N DMS
F-1 etc
FA
FA
FA
FAA
FAA
FAA
FAA
FAACA
FAACO
FAAD
FAADC21
FAADS
FAAIT
FAAIT
FAAITM
FAALS
FAAM
FAAR
FAASV
FAAWC
FAAWC
FAB
FAB
FAC
FAC
End of Year Performance Review
Exclusion Zone Patrol
Exclusion Zone Reception centre
Femto 10-15
Fighter (aircraft)
Fire and Control (missile guidance)
Fix and Destroy
Fair and Reasonable
Fire and Update
Forced Lubrication (Pump)
Flight / Navigation Display Mode Selector
Seagoing Fire Exercise
Financial Advisor
Free Assets
Functional Area
Federal Aviation Administration
Fleet Air Arm
Force Administration Area
US Federal Aviation Administration
Force Anti-Air Co-ordination Area
First Aid Aircraft Outfit
Forward Area Air Defence
Forward Area Air Defence Command, Control and Intelligence
Forward Area Air Defence System
Fleet Air Arm Information Technology (system)
Fleet Air Arm IT
Fleet Air Arm Information Technology Management
Forward Area Armoured Logistic System
Family of Air-to-Air Missiles
Forward Area Alerting Radar
Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle
Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander
Forces Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator
Forward Air Base
Forward Avionics Bay
Fast Attack Craft
Fleet Accommodation Centre.
148
Acronym
FAC
FAC
FAC
FAC
FACA
FACA
FACCWG
FACCWG
FACE
FACETS
FACON
FACP
FACTS
FAD
FAD
FAD
FADAC
FADEC
FAE or FAX
FAEM
FAESHED
FAFC
FAI
FAITS
FALCON
FALCON
FALCON
Falcon EW/TS
FALCON I
Long Title
Fleet Audit Committee
Flight Augmentation Computer
Forward Air Control
Forward Air Controller
Force Air Coordination Area
Future Attack and Combat Aircraft
Future Air Command and Control Working Group
Future Air Control Centre Working Group
Field Artillery Computing Equipment
Physical optics prediction code
Facilities Control
Forward Air Control Post
FLIR Augmented Cobra TOW Sight
First Aircraft Delivery
Fleet Air Defence
Forward Ammunition Depot
Field Artillery Digital Automatic Computer
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
Fuel Air Explosive
Flexible Air Engagement Model
Fuel-Air Explosive Helicopter Delivered
Full Authority Fuel Control
First Article Inspection
Functional Area Information Technology Strategy
Fission Activated Laser Concept
Frequency-Agile Low Coverage Netted radar
Fuel and Lubricants Computer Opportunity Network
Falcon Electronic Warfare/Target Support Aircraft
Fuel and Lubricants Computer Operations Network (HQ Elements)
FALCON II
Fuel and Lubricants Computer Operations Network (Depot Elements)
FALW
FALWA
FAM
FAM
FAM
FAM
FAM
FAMAS
FAME
FAME
FAMG
FAMS
FAMS
FAMS
FAMV
FAN
FandL
FANY
FAO
FAOS
FAP
FAP
FAP
FAP
Family of Air-Launched Weapons
Fleet Amphibious & Land Warfare Authority
Field Alarm Module
Fighter Attack Manoeuvring
Flexible Attrition Mode
Flexible Attrition Model
Friendly Aircraft Movements
Financial & Management Accounting System
Feature Associated Mesh Embedding
Frequency Assignment Management Equipment
Field Artillery Missile Group
Family of Air Missile Systems
Family of Anti-air Missile Systems
Field Automatic Message Switch
Forward Area Multi-purpose Vehicle
Forward Air Navigator
Fuel and Lubricants
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
For the Attention Of
Future Air offensive System
Fiche Air Publication
Final Approach
First Aid Post
Fly Away Packs
149
Acronym
FAPDS
FAPDS
FAPSM
FAQ
FAR
FAR
FAR
FAR
FAR
FAR
FAR
FARC
FARCOS
FARE
FARP
FARP
FARRP
FARS
FARS
FARS
FARSIGHT
FARV-A
FARVE
FAS
FAS
FAS
FASCASM
FASGW
FASGW
FASH
FASM
FASO
FASOC
FASS
FAST
FAST
FAST
FAST
FAST
FAST
FASTAR
FASTHAT
FASTNET
FASW
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAT
FATE
FATE
FATG
FATO
FATS
FATS
FATS
Long Title
Frangible Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot
Frangible Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot
Future Anti-Personnel Scatterable Mine
Frequently Asked Questions
False Alarm Rate
Fatal Accident Rate
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Federal Aviation Requirement
Fixed Asset Register
Flight Authorisation Release
Fuel to Air Ratio
Fuel to Air Ratio Controller
Fast Adaptive HF Radio Communication System
Forward Area Refuelling Equipment
Forward Area Refuel Point
Forward Arming/Refuel Point
Forward-Area Rearming and Refuelling Point
Fast Acquisition Receiver System
Field Artillery Rocket System
Frequency Array Radar System
Infrared staring-array imager system, 3-5 mm FLIR
Future Armoured Re-supply Vehicle, Artillery
Fixed Asset Registration and Valuation Exercise
Flank Array Sonar
Forward Acquisition Sensor
Frequency-Agile Subsystem
Family of Scatterable Mines
Future Air to Surface Guided Weapon
Future Air-to-Surface Guided Weapon
Future Amphibious Support Helicopter
Future Attack SubMarine
Forward Airfield Supply Organisation
Forward Air Support Operations Centre
Field Artillery Systems Support
Federation Against Software Theft
Fly Away Satellite Terminal
Forward Air Support Team
Freight Automated Status Tracker
Fully Automatic Scoring Target
Fuze Activating Static Targets
Forward Area Surveillance and Target Acquisition System
Fast High-Accuracy Tuneable receiver
Fixed Army Strategic Telephone Network
Force Anti-Submarine Warfare
Factory Acceptance Test
File Allocation Table (DOS)
First Aid Team
First Article Testing
Flying Aptitude Test
Floppy And Tape Exchange
Fuzing, Arming, Test and Evaluation
Fixed Air-To-Ground
Final Approach and Take-Off Area
Field Automatic Telephone Switch
Firearms Training System
Forward Air Transport Support
150
Acronym
FATS
FATSO
FATT
FAV
FAW
FAW
FAW
FAWEU
FAWPSS
FAWS
FAX
FB
FB
FB
FBEAG
FBG
FBI
FBI
FBI
FBL
FBL
FBNW
FBRV
FBS
FBSI
FBW
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC radar
FCA
FCA
FCA
FCA BISA
FCAD
FCAGT
FCB
FCBA
FC-BISA
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCC
FCCT
FCCVS
FCD
FCD
FCDC
FCDC
FCDG
FCDR
Long Title
Framework Agreement for Techical Support
First Aid Technical Stores Outfit
Forward Area Tactical Teletype
Fast Attack Vehicle
Fighter, All-Weather
First Aid at Work
Found At Work
Force Answerable to the Western European Union
Forward Area Water Point Supply System
Future Artillery Weapons Systems IPT
Facsimile
Fighter Bomber
Fine Business
Full Board
Franco-British European Air Group
Future Business Group
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federation of British Industry
Forms B Index
Fleet Ballistic Missile
Fly-By-Light
For But Not With
Future Beach Recovery Vehicle
Fly-By-Speech
Framework for Battlespace Systems Investment
Fly-By-Wire
Field Chief
Fighter Control/Controller
Fighter Controller
Fire Control
Fire Control radar
Fire Control Application
Functional Configuration Audit
Future Combat Aircraft
Fire control BISA
Future Chemical Agent Detector
Full Cover Anti G Trousers
File Control Block
Future Carrier Borne Aircraft
Fire Control BISA
Federal Communications Commission (US)
Fire Command Centre
Fire Control Centre
Fleet Command Centre
Flight Control Computer
Flight Crew Checklist
Functional Cost Centre
Fleet Casework Cell
Field Communication Centre Terminal
Future Close-Combat Vehicle System
Fleet Charge Document (RN classified book)
Future Capability Development
Flexible Confined Detonating Cord
Flight Control Data Recorder
Fleet Clearance Diving Group
Flight Commander
151
Acronym
FCE
FCEA
FCEU
FCI
FCI
FCIG
FCIP
FCIP
FCIS
FCISSU
FCLV
FCMC
FCN
FCNP
FCO
FCO
FCO
FCO
FCO
FCP
FCPEM
FCPO
FCR
FCR
FCR
FCRWT
FCS
FCS
FCS
FCS
FCS
FCSS
FCT
FCT
FCTS
FCU
FCZ
fd
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD/LS
FDA
FDAS
FDAU
FDC
FDC
FDCS
FDCV
FDD
FDD
FDD
FDD
FDDCE
Long Title
Fire Control Equipment
Flight Control Electrical Assembly
Fire Control Electronics Unit
Federated Corporate Infrastructure (interconnection of intranets)
Future Corporate Infrastructure
Fleet Capability Integration Group
Final CIP
Final CIP (functionality provided at CBM increment 06)
Fleet Continuous Improvement System
Fleet Communications Information Systems Support Unit
Future Command and Liaison Vehicle
Fire Control and Monitoring Computer
Future Core Network IPT
Fire Control Navigation Panel
Fire Control Officer
Fleet Communications Office
Forces Courier Office
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Forward Control Post
Fire Control Processor Electronics Module
Forward Control Petty Officer
Financial Control reference
Fire Control Radar
Future Combat Radio
Fleet Close Range Weapon Team
Field-expedient Mine-clearing System
Financial Costing System
Finite Capacity Scheduling
Fire Control System
Flight Control System
Fire Control Sight System
Foreign Comparative Test programme
Functional Customer Team
Flight Controller Training System
Fuel Consumption Unit
Forward Combat Zone
Field
Fleet Data
Flight Deck
Foundation Degree
Framework Document
Full Development
Fault Detection and Location System
Full Danger Area
Flight Data Acquisition System
Flight Data Acquisition Unit
Fire Direction Centre
Fire Distribution Centre
Flight Departure and Control System
Fire Direction Centre Vehicle
Firing Device Delay
Floppy Disk Drive
Forecast of Delivery Dates
Forward Divisional Dump
Force Development Data Collection Effort
152
Acronym
FDDI
FDDI
FDDI
FDDI
FDDS
FDEP
FDG
FDH
FDI
FDI
FDI
FDIP
FDIS
FDIU
FDL
FDM
FDM
FDM
FDMA
FDMA
FDO
FDO(DML)
FDP
FDPP
FDRS
FDS
FDS
FDS
FDS
FDT
FDT
FDTE
FDTU
FDU
FDX
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE
FE@R
FE@S
FEA
FEAF
FEANI
FEAS
FEAS
FEAS
FEB
FEBA
FEBA
FEBS
FEC
FED
FEDA
Long Title
Fibber Distributed Data Interchange
Fibre Distributed Data Interface
Fibre Distributed Data Interface (optic, dual-attach, token-ring)
Floppy Disk Drive Interface
Flag Data Display Systems
Flight Data Entry Panel
Fleet Diving Group
Fully De-Humidified
Fleet Date Inspection
Full Development / Final Design & Initial Production
Full Developmental Item
Forward Development and Implementation Plan
Federation of Defence Information Services
Flight Data Interface Unit
Fast Deployment Logistic
Facility Design Manager
Fleet Data Management
Frequency Division Multiplex
Fleet Date Material Assessment
Frequency Division Multiple Access
Flight Deck Officer
Facility Design Office (Devonport Management Limited)
Facility Development Plan
Full Development Pre-Production
Flight Data Recorder System
Fixed Distributed System
Flight Deployable Simulator
Flight Director System
Functionally Distributed Simulation
Field Deployable Trainer
Fleet Diving Tender
Full Development, Test and Evaluation
Flight Deck Training Unit
Flight Data Unit
Full-duplex
Force Element
Force Elements/ Fighting Equipment
Further Education
Future Escort (Type 22/23 replacement)
Future Escort or Finite Element
Force Elements at Readiness
Force Elements at Sustainability
Finite Element Analysis
Far East Air Force
Federation Europienne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingenieurs
Fleet Engineering Admin System
Fleet Engineering Administration System
Fleet Engineering Administrative System.
Fleet Executive Board
Forward Edge of Battle Area
Forward Edge of the Battle Area
Fuze Electronic Boost Separator
Forward Error Correction
Fleet Efficiency Database
Further Education Development Agency (now replaced by the Learning and
Skills Development Agency)
153
Acronym
FEDC
FEDLOG
FED-STD
FEFA
FEFC
FEFCW
FEI
FEI
FEL
FEL
FEL
FELT
FEM
FEMA
FEMIS
FEMS
FENG
FEO
FEO
FEOs
FEP
FEP
FEP
FEPOW
FER
FERB
FERRITES
FES
FES
FES
FET
FET
FET
FET
FETI
FEW
FEWS
FEWSG
FF
FF
FF
FF/DD
FFA
FFA
FFAR
FFAR
FFAR
FFAR
FFAR
FFAR
FFB
FFC
FFCS
FFD
Long Title
Fleet Engineering Data Centre
FEDeral LOGistics (holds latest information on USA DOD's item data
records (IDR))
Federal Standard
Future European Fighter Aircraft
Further Education Funding Council (now replaced by the Learning and Skills
Council)
Further Education Funding Council for Wales
Federation of Electrical Industries
The Federation of the Electronics Industry
Fibre Elastometric (rotor head)
Free Electron Laser
Free-Electron Laser
Free Electron Laser Technology
Force Effectiveness Measure
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Field Force Equipment Management Information System
Fleet Exercise Minelaying System
Fellow of Engineering
Fleet Engineering Orders
Fleet Explosives Officer
Fleet Engineering Orders
Fleet Efficiency Plan
Front End Processor
Full Economic Price
Far East Prisoners of War
Flexible Early Retirement
Failure Evaluation Review Board
FERRImagnetic maTErialS
Fleet Engineering Service
Fleet Engineering Staff
Force Entry Switch
Field Effect Transistor
Fixed Electrical Target
Fleet Equipment Trials
Future Engineering Tasks
Fleet Engineering Technical Instructions
Fighter Escort Wing
Follow-on Early Warning System
Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group
Fire Fighting
First Fitting
Frigate
Frigate and or Destroyer
Field Firing Area
Free Fire Area
Folding Fin Aerial Rocket
Folding Fin Aircraft Rocket
Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket
Forward-Firing Aircraft Rocket
Free Flight Aircraft Rocket
Free-Flight Aircraft Rocket
Filter-Fan-Battery
Full Function Crew station
Free-Fall Control Systems
First Fit Defect
154
Acronym
FFE
FFE
FFF
FFG
FFISTS
FFLAV
FFMR
FFO
FFOR
FFOS
FFP
FFPB
FFR
FFR
FFR
FFSK
FFSP
FFSS
FFT
FFTA
FFTO
FFZ
FG
Fg Off
FGA
FGCP
FGI
FGN
FGR
FGS
FH
FH
FH
FHFS
FHQO
FHU
FI
FI
FI
FI
FIA
FIA
FIAM
FIBUA
FIBUA
FIBUA
FICS
FIE
FIEE
FIF
FIFO
FIFV
FIG
fig
FII CWG
FILA
Long Title
Fire For Effect
Free From Explosives
Form, Fit and Function
Guided Missile Frigate
Fast Frigate Integrated Shipboard Tactical System
Future Family of Light Armoured Vehicles
Far Field Magnetic Range
Furnace Fuel Oil
Future Phase One Rocket
Forward Flying Observation System
Future Frigate Project
Free-Fall Practice Bomb
Fitted For Radio
Forces Fixed Rate
Free Flight Rocket
Fast Frequency Shift Keying
Full Function Signal Processor
Future Fighting Soldier System
Fast Fourier Transform
Towed Array Fitted FF
Force Firearms Training Office
Fire Free Zone
Field Gun
Flying Officer
Fighter Ground Attack (aircraft)
Flight Guidance Control Panel
Fuze/Guidance Interaction
Federal German Navy
Fighter, Ground Attack Reconnaissance
Federal German Ship
Field Howitzer
Flying Hour
Frequency Hopping
Foundation Health Federal Services
Fleet HQ Output
Force Helicopter Unit
Falkland Islands
Fatigue Index
Fault Investigation
Frigate IPT
Federation Internationale De L'Auto-mobile (Grand Prix)
Food and Incidentals Allowance
Flight In Air Material
Fighting In a Built Up Area
Fighting In Built Up Areas
Fighting In built-up Areas
Fully Integrated Communication System
Fly-In Echelon
Fellow of Institution of Electrical Engineers
Fractual Image Format
First-In, First-Out buffer
Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Fighter Interceptor Group
figure
Fixed Information Infrastructure Capability Working Group
Fighting Intruders at Low Altitude
155
Acronym
FILAD
FIMS
FIMS
FIMU
Fin
FINABS
FINCO
FINEX
FINO
FIO
FIO
FIONA
FIPS
FIR
FIR
FIR
FIRAMS
FIRMU
FIRST
FIRST
FIRST LT
FIS
FIS
FIS3
FISCS
FIST
FIST
FIST
FIST
FISTDMD
FISTV
FISV
FITOW
FITOW
FITS
FITS
Fitt
FIVEATAF
FJ
FJP
FKCU
FKMS
FKMU
FL
FLA
FLAB
FLAG
FLAG
FLAG PCS
FLAGE
FLAGO
FLAGOs
FLAIR
FLASH
FLASH
Long Title
Future Inner Layer Air Defence
Ferranti Integrated Mine Countermeasures System
Forms Interface Management System
Fleet Information Management Unit
Finance
Financial Accounting and Business System
Field Intelligence NCO
End of period of ASW Action (in CASEX)
Fleet Inspector Naval Ordnance
For Information Only
Field Intelligence Officer
FLIR imagery data fusion study
Federal Information Processing Standard
Far Infra-Red
Flight Information Region
Functional Item Replacement
Flight Incident Recorder and Aircraft Monitoring System
Flight Incident Recorder Memory Unit
Federation of Incident Response Teams or Future Infra-Red Suppression
Technology
Fleet Integrated and Rationalised Study Team
Assistant to the Commander of HMS DRAKE
Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Financial Information System
Ferranti Integrated Submarine Sonar Suite
Ferranti Integrated Submarine Combat Suite
Facility for Infantry Situation Training
Fire Support Team
Fused Interface SimulaTor (displays)
Future, Infantry, Soldier, Technology
Fire Support Team Digital Message Device
Fire Support Team Vehicle
Fire Support Team Vehicle
Further Improved TOW
Further Improved Tube launched Optical tracked Wire guided
Falkland Islands Trunk System
Framework of IT Security
Fitter
Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force
Fast Jet
Forward Job Plan
Frequency and Key Copy Unit
Frequency and Key Management System
Frequency and Key Management Unit
Flexible
Future Large Aircraft
Flag Lieutenant to the Admiralty Board
Flemish Aerospace Group
Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided (missile)
Flag Port Control Station
Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment
Fleet Administrative & General Orders
Fleet Administrative & General Orders
Field Low Altitude Intermediate-range Radar
Firebee Low-Altitude Ship-to-Ship Homing Missile
Folding Light Acoustic System for Helicopters
156
Acronym
FLAV
FLB
FLC
FLCD
FLCH
FLEET EW
FLEETMIS
FLET
FLF
FLIR
FLIR
FLM
FLM
FLO
FLOBS
FLOC
FLOC
FLOO
FLOO
FLOOs
FLOOs
FLOPS
FLOPSY
FLOPSY
FLOS
FLOS
FLOT
FLOTCOM
FLPT
FLR
FLS
FLS
FLS
FLT
FLT
FLTBDCST
FltCdr
FLTSATCOM
Fly 1
Flyco
FLYEX
FLYRT
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM
FM3TR
FMA
FMA
FMA
FMB
FMB
FMB No
FMBT
Long Title
Family of Light Armoured Vehicles
Future Light Bridge
Front Line Command (i.e. Fleet, Land and STC)
Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Displays
Flechette
Fleet Electronic Warfare
Fleet Management Information System
Forward Line of Enemy Troops
Front Line First Defence Costs Study
Forward Looking Infra-Red
Forward-Looking Infra Red
First Line Manager
FLeet Management
Force Logistics Officer
Flight Observer (Helicopter Tactical Officer)
Fleet Operational Capability
Future Land Operating Concept
Fleet Operating Orders
Fleet Operational Orders
Fleet Legal Operating Orders
Fleet Operating Orders
Floating Point Operations Per Second
Fleet Operational Programming System
Fleet Operations Programming System
First Line Operating Service
First Line Operating System
Forward Line of Own Troops
Flotilla Command
Fork Lift Pallet Trailer
Financial Liability Record
Force Level Simulation
Forward Line of Sight
Forward Logistic Site
Flight
Fork Lift Truck
Fleet Broadcast (US Navy)
Flight Commander
Fleet Satellite Communications
Parking position for the helicopter partly into the hanger
Flying Control
Flying Exercise
FLYing Radar Target
Facilities Management
Facilities Manager
Field Marshal
Financial Memorandum
Flight Model
Frequency Modulation
Future Multiband Multimode Modular Tactical Radio
Flight Mode Annunciation
Forward Maintenance Area
Foundation Modern Apprenticeship
Fleet Maintenance Base
Forward Mounting Base
Fleet Maintenance Base Number
Future Main Battle Tank
157
Acronym
FMC
FMC
FMC
FMCG
FMCS
FMCS
FMCW
FMDS
FMDS
FMDS
FMEA
FMEA
FMEA-MI
FMECA
FMECA
FMED
FMF
FMF
FMG
FMG
FMGC
FMH
FMI
FMICW
FMIS
FMIS
FMIW
FMJ
FMLN
FMM
FMM
FMM
FMO
FMOP
FMP
FMPMS
FMR
FMR
FMRAAM
FMRAAM
FMRO
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMS
FMSAM
FMSAM
FMSC
FMST
FMTV
FMU
FMU
Long Title
Flexible Manufacturing Cell
Flight Management Computer
Fully Mission Capable
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Factory Management Control System
Flight Management Computer System
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
Floating Mine Disposal System
Future Mine Detection System
Future Mine Disposal Systems
Failure Model & Effect Analysis
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis - Maintainability Information
Failure Modes Effect & Criticality Analysis
Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis
Forward Medical Equipment Depot
Fleet Marine Force
Flight Management Functions
Fleet Management Group
Failure Message Generator
Flight Management and Guidance Computer
Future Medium Helicopter IPT
Financial Management Initiative
Frequency Modulated Interrupted Continuous Wave
Financial and Management Information System
Food Management Information System
Fast Moving Item Warehouse
Full Metal Jacket
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
Ferry Mission Mass
Frequency Management Module
Functional Machinery Manager
Fleet Mail Office
Frequency Modulation On Pulse
Fleet Management Plan
Future Man Portable Missile System
Field Miniature Range
Forward Maintenance Review
Future Medium Range Air to Air Missile
Future Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
Fleet Maintenance & Repair Organisation
Ferranti Modular Sonar
Field-Maintenance Squadron (USAF)
Financial Management System
Fire Marking System
Flexible Manufacturing System
Flight Management System
Foreign Military Sales
Full Mission Simulator
Future Medium range Surface-to-Air Missile
Future Medium Surface to Air Missile
Frequency Management Sub-Committee
Finance and Management Strategy Training
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
Feeder Matching Unit
Fleet Maintenance Unit
158
Acronym
FMW
FMW
FNF
FNLS
FNOIO
FNU
FNWC
FO
FO
FO
FO
FO
FO
FOA
FOA
FOAC
FOAEW
FOAEW
FOAM
FOAM
FOAS
FOAS
FOAS
FOB
FOB
FOB
FOB
FOC
FOC
FOC
FOC
FOC
FOC
FOC
FOCA
FOCAS
FOCAS
FOCAS
FOCOS
FOCSLE
FOCSLE
FOCSLE
FOD
FOD
FOD PLOD
FODL
FODMIS
Long Title
Fast Moving (Item) Warehouse
Type of small electrical truck held by FMG
Flash Non-Fragmentation
Flow Noise Limiting Speed
Fleet Naval Ordnance Inspection Officer
Foreign Nation User
Future Naval Workstation Concept
Facility Operator
Fibre Optic
Flag Officer
Follow-On
Foreign Office
Forward Observer
Forecast Of Arisings
Future Offensive Aircraft
Flag Officer, Aircraft carrier
Follow On Airborne Early Warning
Future Organic Airborne Early Warning
Forecast Ocean Atmosphere Model
Forecast Ocean Atmospheric Model
Fleet Operational Analysis Staff
Future Offensive Air System
Future Offensive Aircraft System
Fibre Optic Bridge
Flying Order Book
Forward Operating Base
Forward Operational Base
Fibre Optic Communications
First of Class
Free of Charge
Full Operating Capability
Full Operating Capacity
Full Operational Capability
Fundamentals Of Computing
Fibre Optic Cable Assembly
Fibre Optical Communications for Aerospace Systems
Flag Officer Carrier or Amphibious Ships
Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships
Foam Overhead Cover Support System
Fleet Operational Command System
Fleet Operational Command System Lifetime Extension
Fleet Operational Command System Life Extension
Foreign Object Damage
Foreign Object Damage - also the objects that cause FOD
Search of upper deck for FOD
Fibre-Optic Data Link
Fundamentals of Design and Management of Information Systems
FODT
FODU
FoE
FOERK
FOF
FOF1 (2 etc.)
FOFA
FofF
Fibre Optics Data Transmission
Fibre Optic Distribution Unit
Friends Of The Earth
Fibre Optic Emergency Repair Kit
Flag Officer Flotilla
Flag Officer 1st Flotilla (2nd etc.)
Follow On Force Attack
Field of Fire
159
Acronym
FofS
FOG
FOG-G
FOG-M
FOHMD
FOI
FOI
FOIPG
FOIRL
FOL
FOL
FOLD
FOLD
FOLPEN
FOM
FOM
FOMA
FOMA
FOMO
FOMP
FONA
FONA
FONAC
FONAC
FONSI
FOO
FOO
FOO
FOODMIS
FOOM
FOP
FOP
FOPA
FOPD
FOPS
FOPV
FOQ
FORACS
FORSCOM
FORTIS
Long Title
Foreman of Signals
Fibre Optic Gyro
Fibre-Optics Guidance
Fibre-Optic Guided Missile
Fibre-Optic Helmet-Mounted Display
Follow-On Interceptor (USAF)
Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information Practitioners Group (formerly FOISG)
Fibre Optic Inter-Repeater Link
Fly-Off Lever
Forward Operating Location
Fibre Optic Line Driver
Forward Observer Laser Designator
Foliage Penetration
Figure of Merit
Figure of Merit (for passive ASW)
Flag Officer Maritime Aviation
Flag Officer Maritime Aviation (also AOC 3 Group STC)
Fleet Operations Maintenance Officer
Fibre Optic Mortar Projectile
Flag Officer Naval Air
Flag Officer Naval Aviation
Flag Officer Naval Air Command
Flag Officer, Naval Air Command
Finding Of No Significant Impact
Forecast of Outturn
Forecast Of Out-turn
Forward Observation Officer
FOOD Supply Management Information System
Forecast of Outrun
Flag Officer Plymouth
Fleet Operation Programme
FOcal Plane Array
Forward Out Patient Department
Falling Object Protective Structure
Future Offshore Patrol Vessel
Fixed Order Quantity (MRPII)
Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy and Check System
Forces Command
Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System
FORTRAN
FORWARD
FoS
FOS
FOS
FOSCI
FOSF
FOSF (SERO)
FOSIC
FOSITO
FOSM
FOSNI
FOSNNI
FOSP
FOSSN
Formula Translating System
Feedback Of Repair, Workshop And Reliability Data
Family of Systems
Fleet Operations Schedule
Flotilla Operating Schedule
Fibre Optic Secure Communications Infrastructure
Flag Officer Surface Flotilla
Flag Officer Service Flotilla (Ships Employment Records Officer)
Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Centre (US Navy)
Fleet Operational Support Information Technology Officer
Flag Officer Submarines
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
Fleet Oceanic Surveillance Product
Follow-On Nuclear Submarine
160
Acronym
FOST
FOT
FOTI
FOTL
FOTMD
FOTR
FOTR
FOTR
FOTS-LH
FOU
fouo
FOURATAF
FOV
FOW
FP
FP
FP
FP
FP
FP Firing Point
FPA
FPA
FPA
FPAA
FPAS
FPB
FPC
FPC
FPC
FPCS
FPDA
FPDA
FPDA
FPDB
FPDL
FPF
FPGA
FPH
FPI
FP-IMS
FPIWA
FPLA
FPM
FPMG
FPMG
FPMG
FPMG
FPMG
FPO
FPO
FPO
FPP
FPR
FPR
FPS
FPS
Long Title
Flag Officer Sea Training
Forward Ordnance Team
Fleet Operating & Tactical Instructions
Follow-On To Lance
Fibre Optic Tube Mounted Dispenser
Flag Officer Training & Recruiting
Flag Officer Training and Recruiting
Flag Officer Training and Reserves
Fibre Optic Transmission System - Long Haul
Forward Observation Unit
For Official Use Only
Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force
Field Of View
Family Of Weapons
Footpath
Force Programming
Frame Pointer
Frangible Projectile
Force Protection
FP Firing Point
Fire Point Assembly
Focal Plane Array
Focal-Plane Array
Field Programmable Analogue Array
Focal-Plane Array Seeker
Fast Patrol Boat
Fast Patrol Craft
Firm or Fixed Price Catalogue system
Formal Police Caution
Fixed Profit Car Scheme
Five Power Defence Agreement
Five Power Defence Arrangements
Five Powers Defence Alliance
Final Publication Database
Flashlamp Pumped Dye Laser
Final Protective Fire
Field Programmable Gate Array
Frimley Park Hospital
Fleet Performance Indicator
Fixed Point Ion Mobility Spectrometer chemical detector
First-Pass In-Weather Attack
Field Programmable Logic Array
Fastest Possible Means
Finance, Planning & Management Group
Finance, Planning and Management Group
Financial Planning and Management Group
Financial Planning Management Group
Fuel Pump Monitoring Unit
Field/Forces Post Office
Firing Point Officer
Firm Planned Order (MRPII)
Fleet Planning and Programming
Federal Procurement Regulation
Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Fast Packet Switch
Fisheries Protection Squadron
161
Acronym
FPSO
FPTT
FPU
FPV
FPV
FPWG
FQIS
FQR
FQT
FR
FR
FR
FR
FR No 4 shirt
FRA
FRA
FRACAS
FRAG
Frag O
FRAM
FRAM
Frame Relay
FRAS
FRASM
FRC
FRC
FRC
FRC
FRCs
FRCWR
FRE
FRECIs
freq
FREQ
FREQSEP
FRES
FRES
FRG
FRG
FRG
FRI
FRI
FRITMA
FRL
FRL
FRML
FRMO
FRO
FROG
Front Door
FRP
FRPA
FRPL
FRPP
FRR
FRR
Long Title
Firing Point Safety Officer
Fuel Part Task Trainer
Floating Point Unit
Fishery Protection Vessel
Fleet Practice Variant
Frequency Planner Working Group
Fuel Quantity Indication System
Formal Qualification Review
Formal Qualification Testing
Fighter Reconnaissance
Final Review
France
Future Requirement
Fire Retardant clothing (always worn on board in the RN)
Fleet Readiness Assessment
Flight Refuelling Aviation
Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action
Fragmentation
Fragmentary Order
Fire Risk Assessment Methodology
Fleet Rehabilitation And Modernisation programme (US Navy)
An X.25 transmission protocol
Free-Rocket Anti-Submarine
FRagmenting Airburst SubMunition
Fibre Reinforced Composite
Flare Remote Control
Frigate Refit Centre
Future Rotorcraft Capability IPT
Flight Reference Cards
FOST Return Call Walk Round
Fleet Ready Escort
Fleet Recreational Instructions
Frequency
Frequency (radio)
Frequency Separation
Future Rapid Effect System
Future Rapid Effect Systems
Federal Republic of Germany
Fleet Readiness Group
Forward Repair Group
Financial Retention Incentive
Fully Repairing and Insuring
Feasible Region Target Motion Analysis
Functional Requirements List
Funded Regeneration Limit
Fibre Reinforced Metal Laminates
Fleet Royal Marine Officer
Flexible Replenishment Objective
Free Rocket Over Ground
The first point of contact into the IPT
Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna
Fibre Reinforced Plastics Laminates
Fire & Repair Party Post
Firing Readiness Review
Full Regenerated Requirement
162
Acronym
FRS
FRS
FRS
FRSA
FRT
FRUD
FRUSA
FRV
FRX
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS
FS3
FSA
FSA
FSA
FSA
FSA/CAS
FSAA
FSAC
FSAF
FSAF
FSAG
FSAGA
FSAR
FSAS
FSAS
FsAST
FSAT
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB1(M)
FSB2
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSCC
FSCC
FSCC
FSCL
Long Title
Fighter, Reconnaissance, Strike
Fleet Readiness Squadron
Fleet Repair Ship
Force Rear Support Area
Forward Repair Team
Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Flexible Rolled-Up Solar Array
Final Rendezvous
Communications Exercise using Flashing Light
Feasibility Study
Field Standard
Fighter Squadron
Financial Scrutiny
Finishing Schedule
Fin-Stabilised
Firing Section for missile system
Flight Safety
Flight Sergeant
French Ship
Functional Standard
Fuselage Station
Forward Support
Future Strategic Strategy Study
Field Support office
Finite State Automata
Future Security Architecture
Future Surface-to-Air
Fuel Savings Advisory and Cockpit Avionics System
Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
Full Stern Arc Clearance
Future Surface to Air Family (Missile System
Future Surface-to-Air Family of weapon systems
Fleet Staff Authors Group
First Sortie After Ground Alert
Failure Summary and Analysis Report
Fuel Savings Advisory Systems
Future Surface to Air systems
Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers
Full Scale Aerial Target
Forward Support Battalion
Functional System Blocks
The Federation of Small Businesses
Rapier Field Standard B1 (Modified)
Rapier Field Standard B2
Facility Safety Case
Field Standard C (Rapier)
Final Sentencing Conference
Forest Stewardship Council
Fuel Savings Computer
Future Surface Combatant
Rapier Field Standard C
Forward Supply Chain
Farnborough SuperComputing Centre
Fire Support Coordinating Centre
Fire Support Coordination Centre
Fire Support Coordinating Line
163
Acronym
FSCL
FSCM
FSCS
FSCV
FSD
FSD
FSD
FSDS
FSE
FSE
FSE
FSED
FSEs
FSG
FSG
FSG
FSI
FSI
FSIC
FSII
FSK
FSL
FSM
FSM
FSM
FSMTC
FSN
FSO
FSO
FSO
FSO
FSP
FSP
FSPP
FSR
FSR
FSR
FSR
FSR
FSR
FSRCC
FSRCU
FSRS
FSRT
FSS
FSS
FSS
FSS
FSS
FSS
FST
FST
FST
FSTA
FSTA IPT
FSTV
Long Title
Fire Support Coordination Line
Fire support Co-Ordination Measure
Flight Safety Critical Spares
Fire Support Combat Vehicle
Full Scale Deflection
Full Scale Development
Full-Scale Development
Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot
Factory Support Environment
Fire Support Element
Fleet Support Executive
Full-Scale Engineering Development
Field Service Engineers
Field Support Group
Fire Support Group
Forward Support Group
Friendly Service Identifiers
Fully Serviced Infrastructure
Forward Sensor Interface and Control module
Fuel System Icing Inhibitor
Frequency Shift Keying
Field Storage Location
Firmware Support Manual
Frigate Stores Manager.
Future Sensor Mix
Full-Size Moving Tank Target Carrier
Federal Stock Number
Fire Service Officer
Fire Support Officer
Flight Safety Officer
Full Ship Outfit
Flight Safety Part
Fragment Simulator Projectile
Flight Safety Parts Program
Feasibility Study Report
Field Service Representative
Flood Search Routine
Flying Selection Squadron (Royal Air Force)
Force Sensitive Resistance
Further Special Refit
Flight Systems Research Consultative Committee
Fleet Signature Reduction Control Unit
Frequency Selective Receiver System
Fleet Standby Rifle Troop
Field Support Subsystem (UAV)
Financial Stringency Statement
Fire Sensing and Suppression system
Fire Support Section
Forward Support Ship
Frequency Selective Surface
Field Service Team
Field Surgical Team
Future Soviet Tank / Follow-on Soviet Tank
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft IPT
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft IPT
Fast Scan Television
164
Acronym
FSU
FSU
FSU
FSU
FSU
FSUB
FSUP
FSV
FSW
FSW
FSW
ft
FT
FT
FT
FT
ft
FT
ft lbf
ft/s
FTA
FTA
FTA
FTA
FTA
FTA
FTAAS
FTAB
FTAM
FTAM
FTC
FTC
FTCA
FTD
FTD
FTD
FTDWG
FTE
FTG
FTI
FTIR
FTLO
FTM
FTM
FTMA
FTMIS
FTMs
FTOS
FTP
FTP
FTP
FTR
Ftr
FTR
FTRS
FTRS FC
Long Title
Fleet Support Unit
Former Soviet Union
Former Soviet Union (USSR)
Freight Status Update
Frigate Support Unit.
Future Submarine IPT
Flight Simulator Update Program
Fire Support Vehicle
Forward Swept Wing
Forward-Swept Wing
Future Skills Wales
Feet
Fitness Training
Fleet Tender (boat)
Fleet Time
Follow Through
foot/feet
Future Tank
foot pound force
feet per second
Fault Tree Analysis
Field Training Area
Fixed Term Appointee
Frangible Training Ammunition
Future Tanker Aircraft
Future Transport Aircraft
Fast Time Acoustic Analysis System
Flank Towed Array Broadband
File Transfer Access Method
File Transfer, Access and Management
Finance Training Committee
Force Track Coordinator
Future Tactical Combat Aircraft
First Training Device
Flight Training Device
Foreign Technology Division (USAF)
Fleet Tactical Development Working Group
Full-time equivalent
False Target Generator
Fixed Target Imagery
Fourier Transform InfraRed
False Target Lock-On
Fleet Technical Memoranda
Future Tactical Modem
Future Tank Main Armament
Flying Training Management Information System
Fleet Temporary Memorandums
Future Training Organisation Study
File Transfer Protocol
Fly-To Point
Fusion Track Processor
False Target Rejection
Fighter
Fit To Receive
Full-Time Reserve Service
Full Time Reserve Service Full Commitment
165
Acronym
FTRS HC
FTRS LC
FTS
FTS
FTS
FTS
FTS
FTS
FTSS
FTT
FTTA
FTU
FTV
FTV
FTX
FTX
FTX
FU
FUD
FUD
FUE
FULT
FUM
FUMS
FUO
FUP
FUP
Fus
FUSR
FUV
FV
FV
FV
FV/GCE
FVD
FVRDE
FVS
FVSC
FW
FWA
FWAM
FWAMG
FWCMS
fwd
FWD
FWDEG
FWE
FWE
FWETE
FWF
FWH
FWI
FWMIGM
FWMP
FWO
FWOC
Long Title
Full Time Reserve Service Home Commitment
Full Time Reserve Service Limited Commitment
Factory-based Test Stand
Fixed Telecommunications System
Flexible Turret System
Flight Test Schedule
Flying Training School
Future Tank Study
Ferranti - Thomson Sonar Systems
Fleet Tactical Trial
Future Transport and Tanker Aircraft
Field Transfusion Unit
Fleet Training Variant (Spearfish Torpedo)
Functional Fast Vehicle
Field Training Exercise
Field Training Exercises
Formation Training Exercise
Firing Unit
Fear Uncertainty Doubt factor
Force Unit Designator
Full Unit Equipped
Formation/ Unit (Aircraft) Loading Table
Fuels and Utilities Management
Fatigue Usage and Monitoring Systems
Future Unmanned Operations
Forming Up Point
Forming-Up Place
Fusilier
Functional User System Review
Far Ultra-Violet
Field Vehicle
Fighting Vehicle
Fishing Vessel
Fighting Vehicle Gun Control Equipment
Forward Vehicle Depot
Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
Fighting Vehicle System
Fighting Vehicle Systems Carrier
Fixed Wing
Fleet Weapon Acceptance
Full Width Attack Mine
Fixed Wing Airworthiness Management Group
Fleet Wide Combat Management System IPT
Forward
Four-Wheel Drive
Fleet Warfare Development Executive Group
Foreign Weapons Evaluation
Foreign Weapons Evaluations
Foreign Weapons Equipment Technology Evaluation
Fixed Wavelength Filter
Flexible Working Hours
Final Weapon Inspection
Four Wave Mixing in Inverted Gain Media
Full Width Mine Plough
Fleet Waterfront Organisation
Fleet Weather & Oceanographic Centre
166
Acronym
FWOC
FWOC
FWOC
FWRVF
FWS
FWS
FWT
FWTB
FXA
FXA
FXBM
FXP
FXR
FY
FY
FY
FY
FYDP
FYI
g
G
G
g
G
G in A
G&C
G&Z
G.703
G/M
G/VLLD
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GAAP
GaAs
GACC
GAE
GAF
GAGE
GAI
GAI
gals
Gambit
GAN
GANDALF
Long Title
Fleet Weather and Oceanographic Centre
Fleet Weather Oceanographic/Operations Centre
Forward Wing Operations Centre
Future Wheeled Recovery Vehicle Fleet
Fighter Weapons School (USAF)
Fleet Wide Systems
Fleetwork Trainer
Fleet Warfare and Training Board
Fleet Exercise Area
Fleet Exercise Variant (Spearfish Torpedo)
Full eXtended Basic Mode
Fleet Exercise Programme
FiXed Reserve
Financial (Fiscal) Year
Financial Year
Fiscal or Financial Year
Fiscal Year
Five-Year Defence Programme
For Your Information
Acceleration due to Gravity
Gendarmerie
Giga 109
gram(s)
Gravity
Grant in Aid
Guidance and Control
Grouping and Zeroing
ITU Digital Interface Standard
Gun / Missile selector
Ground / Vehicular Laser Locator Designator
General Alert
Government Accounting (Treasury publication)
Graduate Apprenticeship
Ground Attack
Gun Assembly
Tabun (chemical warfare agent)
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
Gallium Arsenide
Ground Attack Control Capability
General Administrative Expenditure
German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
GPS at GEO Experiment
General Administrative Instruction
General and Administrative Instruction
gallons
General Anti-Material Bomblet with Improved Terminal Effects
Global Area Network
General Algorithm for Numerical Determination of Aerofoil Life & Failure
GAO
GAP
GAP
GAPA
gar
GAR
GAR
General Accounting Office (US)
Glycidyl Azide Polymer
Gun Aiming Point
Ground-to-Air Pilotless Aircraft
Garrison
Generic Air-borne Radar
German Air Force
167
Acronym
GAR
GAR
GAR/I
GARDIAN
GARP
GARTEUR
gas
GAS
GAS
GASC
Gash
GASM
GASMA
GASO
GASS
GAT
GATS/GAM
GATT
GATT
GAU
GAV
Gb
GB
GB
GBAD
GBAD-BriC
GBCS-H
GBCS-L
GBFEL
GBHE
GBHRG
GBI
GBL
GBMD
GBR
GBR
GBRT
GBS
GBS
GBTG
GBU
GC
GC
GC
GCA
GCB
GCC
GCCS
GCCS
GCDU
GCE
GCE
GCE
GCHQ
GCI
GCM
Long Title
Government Accounting Rate
Grand Army of the Republic
Ground Acquisition Receiver / Interrogator
General Area Defence Integrated Anti-missile laser
Generic Aircraft Release Procedure
Group for Aeronautical Research & Technology in Europe
Gasoline
General Air Situation
Government Accountancy Service
Ground Air Support Command
RN term for rubbish
Generic Airborne SIGINT Model
Germany ASMA
Group Air Staff Order
General Air and Surface Situation
General Aviation Traffic
GPS-Aided Targeting System/GPS-aided Munitions
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades
Gun Aircraft Unit
Global Assets Visibility
Gigabyte
Great Britain
Sarin (chemical warfare agent)
Ground Based Air Defence
Ground Based Air Defence Bridging Capability BISA
Ground-Based Common Sensor for Heavy divisions
Ground-Based Common Sensor, Light
Ground-Based Free Electron Laser
Ground-Based Hyper-velocity Experiment
Ground-Based Hyper-velocity Rail Gun
Ground-Based Interceptor
Ground-Based Laser
Global Ballistic Missile Defence
Ground Based Radar
Ground-Based Radar
Ground-Based Radar Terminal
Global Broadcast System
Ground-Based Sensor
Ground Based Target Generator
Glide Bomb Unit
General Conditions
Government Contract
Gun Controller
Ground Controlled Approach
Gun Control Box
Gulf Co-operation Council
Global Command and Control System
US Global Command and Control System
Gunner Control and Display Unit
General Certificate of Education
General Consulting and Engineering
Gun Control Equipment
Government Communications Headquarters
Ground Controlled Interception
General Court Martial
168
Acronym
GCM
GCR
GCS
GCS
GCS
GCSE
GCSS
GCT
GCU
GCU
GCW
GD
GD
GD
GD
gd
GD
GD
GD(UK)
GDA
GDAP
GDDP
GDE
GDI
GDIP
GDL
GDMS
GDN
GDO
GDOP
GDP
GDP
GDP
GDP
GDPD
GDRC
GDS
GDS
Gdsm
GDSS
GDT
GDU
GDU
GDU
GE
Ge
GEADGE
GEANS
GEC
GED
GEDU
GEE
GEG
GEM
GEM
GEM
Long Title
General court-martial
Ground Clutter Reduction
Ground Control Station
Guidance and Control Section
Global Communications Services IPT
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Generic Command Support System
Government Competitive Test
Generator Control Unit
Ground Control Unit (UAV)
Gross Combination Weight
General Defence
General Duties
Graphic Display
Ground Defence
Guard
Gun Director
Soman (chemical warfare agent)
General Dynamics (United Kingdom)
Ground Defence Area
Government Document Application Profile
General Dynamic Datagram Protocol
Graphic Differential Engine
NSSS Internal Guidance Document
General Defence Intelligence Programme office
Gas Dynamic Laser
Geographic Data Management System
Government Data Network
Gun Direction Officer
Geometric Dilution of Precision
General Defence Plan
General Deployment Plan
Gross Domestic Product
Gun Direction Platform
Gross Domestic Product Deflator
Ground Defence Reporting Cell
General Data Sheet
Gun Display System
Guardsman
Group Decision Support System
Ground Data Terminal
Gash Disposal Unit
Graphics Display Unit
Gun Display Unit
Germany
-X Dispensable ECM Package
German Air Defence Ground Environment
Gimballed Electrostatic Airborne inertial Navigation System
General Electric Company
Graphics Entry Device
Gun Elevation Displacement Unit
Ground Exploration System
Geographic Engineer Group
GPS Embedded Module
Graphics Environment Manager
Graphite Epoxy Motor
169
Acronym
GEM
GEMAG
GEMS
GEMSS
GEN
Gen
GENASYS
GENSER
GENSER
GENTEL
GEN-X
Geo
GEO
GEODSS
GEOREF
GES
GESAMP
Long Title
Ground Environment Mat
General Electric Mobile Air Defence Gun
MOD Staff Suggestion Scheme
Ground Emplaced Mine Scattering System
General
Generation
General Administration System
General Service
GENeral SERvice (Terminal/node)
General Intelligence
Generic Expendable
Geographical
Ground Earth Orbit
Ground-based Electro-optical Deep Space Surveillance System
Geographical Reference System
Ground Earth Station
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Protection
GETS
GEV
GF
GFA
GFAE
GFCC
GFCS
GFD
GFD
GFE
GFE
GFE
GFF
GFF
GFI
GFIL
GfK
GFM
GFO
GFP
GFRP
GFS
GFS
GFX
GGP
GGS
GGT
GH
GHBAU
GHOST
GHQ
GHS
GHS
GHSE
GHSPC
GHz
Ghz
GI
Generic ESM Test Set
Ground Effect Vehicle
General Finance
Gun Fire Area
Government-Furnished Avionics Equipment
Gunner's Fire Control Console
Gun Fire Control System
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Government Furnished Data
Government Funded Equipment
Government furnished equipment
Government-Furnished Equipment
Government Furnished Facilities
Global Forecast Factor
Government Furnished Information
Government Furnished Information List
Glass fibre-reinforced plastic
Government Furnished Materiel
Group Finance Officer
Government Furnished People
Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastic
Government Furnished Services
Government Furnished Supplies
Collectively GFE, GFF, GFI & GFS
GPS Guidance Package
Gyro Gun Sight
Gerber Garment Technology
Gun/Howitzer
Government Historic Buildings Advice Unit
Generic HOST
General Headquarters
co-pilot/Gunner Helmet Sight
Get Home Safe
Ground Handling and Servicing Equipment
General Health and Safety Policy Committee
Giga Hertz (One Thousand MHz)
Gigahertz
Generic Interface
170
Acronym
GI
GI
GI
GI
GIAM
GIBMED
GIBS
GIE
GIF
GIF
GIFT
GIGO
GII
GIM
GIS
GIS
GIS
GISS
GIST
GITS
GIU
GIUK
GIUK
GKM
GKS
GKS
GL
GL
GL
GLAADS
GLC
GLCM
GLGP
GLH-H
GLLD
GLO
GLO
GLO
GLOBAL
GLOC
GLOC
GLONASS
GM
GM
GM
GM
gm/m
GMC
GMCS
GMD
GMD
GMDSS
GMF
GMFSC
GMGN
GMI
Long Title
Government Issue
Ground Idle
Guidance Information
Gunnery Instructor (Royal Navy)
Government Internal Audit Manual
Gibraltar Mediterranean Command
Group Incentive Bonus Scheme
Government Issued Equipment
Graphics Interchange Format
Guidance Integrated Fuzing
General Intelligence Fusion Terminal
Garbage In Garbage Out
Global Information Infrastructure
Ground Influence Mine
Geographic Information System
Geographical Information System
Government Information Service
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
General Intelligence Ship Terminal
GM Hughes Electronics Integrated TOW Sight
Guidance Integration Unit
Greenland-Iceland-UK (gap)
Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom Gap
General Key Management
Graphic Kernel System
Graphics Kernel System
General Ledger (MRPII)
General List
General List Officer
Gun Low Altitude Air Defence System
Gun Lay Computer
Ground Launched Cruise Missile
Ground Launched Guided Projectile
Ground-Launched Hellfire-Heavy
Ground Laser Locator Designator
German Liaison Officer
Ground Liaison Officer
Group Logistic Officer
RLC Stock Control System for 2nd Line Units
G induced Loss Of Consciousness
G-induced Loss Of Consciousness
A Russian Navigation Satellite System
General Maintenance
Gilding Metal
Guided Missile
Ground Manoeuvre
grams per minute
Ground Movement Controller
Gilding Metal Clad Steel
Guided Missile Destroyer
Guided Missile Destroyers
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Ground Mobile Forces
Ground Mobile Forces Satellite Communications
Guided Missile Group Netherlands
Giant Magneto Impedance effect
171
Acronym
GMIRL
GMLS
GMOTS
GMP
GMR
GMR
GMRDS
GMRT
GMS
GMS
GMS
GMS
GMSK
GMT
GMT
GMTI
GMTI
GMVLS
GMWS
GNATS
GNC
GNC
GNC
GNCS
GNP
Gnr
GNS
GNS
GNS
GNS
GNSS
GNVQ
GO
GO
GOA
GOALS
GOC
GOC(NI)
GOCinC
GOCNI
GOCO
GODDESS
GOES
GOLD
GOLIS
GONS
GOP
GOP
GORU
GOS
GOS
GOSCC
GOSIP
GOSIP
GOSIP
GOSS
Long Title
GEC Marconi Infra Red Limited
Guided Missile Launch System
Gun Maintenance and Operational Training System
Good Manufacturing Practice
Giant Magneto Resistance or Ground Mapping Radar
Ground-Mapping Radar
GEC-Marconi Radar Defence Systems
Ground-Mapping Radar Training
Grant Maintained School or Status
Ground Maintenance Equipment
Ground Maintenance Station
Gun Management System
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Meridian Time
Ground Moving Target Indicator
Ground Moving-Target Indicator
Guided Missile Vertical Launching System
Guided Missile Weapon System
Graphic Navlink Aircraft Tracking System
General Navigation Computer
General Notice to Contractors
Guidance, Navigation and Control
Guidance Navigation Control System
Gross National Product
Gunner
General Naval Stores
Global Navigation System
Global Network Service
Gyrocompass Navigation System
Global Navigation Satellite System
General National Vocational Qualification
Government Office
Gunnery Officer (Royal Navy)
Gazelle Observation Aid
Government Out of Area Lines Service
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding (Northern Ireland)
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland
Government Owned Contractor Operated
Government Defence DEsign of Ships and Submarines
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
General on-line Diagnostic
Guided Onto Location in Space
Guns Orientation and Navigation System
Bi-MNC Guidelines for Operational Planning
General Operations Plot
Gun Order Responder Unit
General Operator Station
Grade of Service
Global Operations and Security Control Centre
Government Open System Interconnection Profile
Government Open Systems Interconnect Profiles
Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile
Guns and Optical Sensor Systems
172
Acronym
GOT
GOTS
GOTS
GP
GP
GP
GP
Gp Capt
GPA
GPAGE
GPALS
GPATE
GPATE
GPATS
GPAU
GPC
GPC
GPCDU
GPDC
GPEOD
GPETE
GPF
GPF
GPFU
GPI
GPI
GPIB
GPM
GPMG
GPMG(SF)
GPNVG
GPO
GPPNVG
GPS
GPS
GPS
GPSE
GPSSU
GPT
GPTE
GPTIRF
GPTME
GPTN
GPTRP
GPTTS
GPU
GPU
GPWS
GPWS
GQA
GR
GR
gr
GR
GR
GRAEL
Long Title
Guided onto Target
Government Off The Shelf
Government-off-the-shelf
General Purpose
Governing Policy
Guided Projectile
Guiding Principle
Group Captain
Government Procurement Agreement
General Purpose Aerospace Ground Equipment
Global Protection Against Limited Strikes
General Purpose Automated Test Equipment
General Purpose Automatic Test Equipment
General Purpose Automatic Test System
General Purpose Acquisition Unit
General Purpose Container
Government Procurement Card
General Purpose Control and Display Unit
General Purpose Digital Computer
General Purpose Electro-Optical Director
General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment
General Purpose Flechette
Ground Preparation Facility
Gas-Particulate Filter Unit
Glide Path Indicator
Glide Path Indicator (for helicopter recovery)
General Purpose Interface Bus (or Board)
Gallons per minute
General Purpose Machine Gun
General Purpose Machine Gun (Sustained Fire)
General Purpose Night Vision Goggles
Gun Position Officer
General Purpose Passive Night Vision Goggles
Global (satellite) Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Gunner's Primary Sight
General Patient Support Equipment
Global Positioning System Sensor Unit
GEC Plessey Telecommunications Ltd.
General Purpose Test Equipment
General Purpose Thermal Imager Repair Facility
General Purpose Test and Measurement Equipment
General Purpose Telephone Network
General Purpose Tactical Recce Pod
Gunner's Primary Tank Thermal Sight
Ground Power Unit
Gun Pod Unit
Ground Proximity Warning System
Ground-Proximity Warning System
Government Quality Assurance
Gallery Range
General Regulator
grain(s)
Greece
Ground Attack Reconnaissance
General Research into Automatic Enhancement of Lofargrams
173
Acronym
GRDS
GRE
GRE
GRF
GRP
GRP
GRSC
GRSF
GRU
GRU
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
GSA
GSA
GSA 1/8
GSC
GSCDE
GSE
GSE
GSE
GSFC
GSFG
GSI
GSIS
GSLJ
GSM
GSM
GSM
GSM
GSM
Long Title
Generic Radar Display System
Ground Radar Environment
Ground read-out Equipment
Ground Radio Flt
Glass Reinforced Plastic
Glassfibre Reinforced Plastics
Ground Radio Servicing Centre
Ground Radio Servicing Flight (Royal Air Force)
Grid Reference Unit
Gurkha Reserve Unit
General Staff
General Stores
General Support
Glide Slope
Ground Speed
General Security Arrangement
Gun sight, Surface-to-Air
RN Gunnery Systems
General Service Cargo Land Rover variant
Generic Strategic C2 Development Environment
Global Security Environment
Ground Support Equipment
Ground-Support Equipment
Goddard Space Flight Centre
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Guidance System Integration
Global Support and Intelligence Solutions
General Service Life Jacket
General Service Medal
Global System for Mobile Communications
Granite State Manufacturing
Ground Station Module
Groupe Special Mobile - Pan European digital cellular radio system developer
GSP
GSR
GSR
GSR
GSRS
GSS
GSS
GSSA
GSSS
GSSWRM
GST
GSTS
GSV
GT
GT
GT
GT
GT
GTA
GTA
GTACS
GTC
Guaranteed Sale Price
General Staff Requirement
Generic Sound Room
Ground Surveillance Radar
General Support Rocket System
Generalised Simulation / Stimulation system
Ground Support System
General Support Supply Activity
Gyro-Stabilised Sighting System
General & Specialist Stores War Reserve Memorandum
General Staff Target
Ground-Based Surveillance and Tracking System
General Support Vehicles IPT
Gas Turbine
Geared Turbine
General Transport
Gun Tank
Gun to Target
Ground Test Accelerator
Group Training Association
Ground Target Attack Control System
General Teaching Council
174
Acronym
GTCS
GTCU
GTD
GTDAR
GTF
GTFM
GTI
GTLD
GTLS
GTM
GTN
GTNC
GTO
GTO
GTPA
GTPE
GTRE
GTS
GTTC
GTV
GTV
GUARD
GUARDED
GUI
GUI
GUMI
GUMI
GUNEX
GUNEX F
GUTM
GUV
GV
GVSC
GVTR
GVW
GW
GW
GW/L
GWEN
GWP
GWS
GWS
GWS 25/26
GWS 30
GWS 60
GWSS
GWST
GZ
GZ
H
H
H&S
H & SO
H&S
H&S
Long Title
Gun Test and Control System
Gas Turbine Change Unit
Gun Turret Drive
GEC Thomson DASA Airborne Radars
Generic Training Facility
Generalised Tamed Frequency Modulated
German Tank Improvement
Gaseous Tritium Light Device
Gaseous Tritium Light Source
Ground Targeting Mode
Government Telephone Network
German Territorial Northern Command
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Group Transport Office
Graph Theoretic Processing Algorithm
Gun Time Per Engagement
Gas Turbine Research Establishment
Gas Turbine Starter
Ground Tactical Training Centre
Glide Test Vehicle
Ground / Guidance Test Vehicle
Air Safety Circuit (243.0 MHz)
Enemy frequencies currently being exploited for combat information
intelligence
Graphic User Interface
Graphical User Interface
Graphical User Machine Interface
Graphical User Mouse-driven Interface
Gunnery Exercise
Gun Functioning Exercise
Generic Underwater Threat Manual
Group Unique Variable
Giant Viper
Generic VHSIC Space-borne Computer (USAF)
Ground Video Tape Recorder
Gross Vehicle Weight
Gross Weight
Guided Weapon
Guided Weapons and Electronics
Ground Wave Emergency Network
Get Well Programme
Gatling Weapon System
Guided Weapon System
Seawolf PDMS
Seadart MR SAM system
Harpoon SSM system
Guided Weapons Systems Support
Gabriel Weapon System Trainer
Distance between Right Moment Forces
Ground Zero
Hydrogapher to the navy
Mustard (chemical warfare agent)
Health and Safety
Health & safety Officer
Health & Safety
Health and Safety
175
Acronym
H/L
H/TEU
HA
Ha
HAAL
HAARS
HAAS
HAB
HAC
HAC
HAC
HACV
HADAS
HADF
HADR
HADS
HAFCS
HAHST
HAINS
HAIR
HAIS
HAISS
HAL
HALE
HALO
HALO
HALO
HALO
HAMG
HAMPA
HAN
HAP
HAP
HAPS
HAPTM
har
HAR
HARA
HARD
HARM
HARM
HARP
Harpoon
HARS
HARU
HAS
HAS
HAS
HAS
HAS
HAS
HAS
HASAW
HASAWA
HASC
HAST
Long Title
Mustard/Lewisite mix (a chemical warfare agent)
Hull and Turret Electronics Unit
Heavy Artillery
Hectare(s)
Head of Attache & Adviser Administration and Liaison
High-Altitude Airdrop Re-supply System
High Altitude Active / semi-active Seeker
Heavy Assault Bridge
Honourable Artillery Company
House Appropriations Committee
Hover / Approach Coupler
Heavy Armament Combat Vehicle
Helmet Air-borne Display and Sight
High Accuracy Direction Finding
Hughes Air Defence Radar
Helicopter Air Data System
Howitzer Advanced Fire Control System
High Altitude High-Speed Target
High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System
High Altitude IR
Hydro Acoustic Information System
High Altitude IR Sensor System
Hard Array Logic
High Altitude / Long Endurance (UAV)
Hawk Aircraft Low Observable
High Agility Low Observable
High Altitude Low Observable
High Altitude, Low Opening (parachuting)
Helicopter Airworthiness Management Group
Harrier Mission Planning Aid
Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate, a propellant
Helicopter Assault Primary
Hydroxyl Ammonium Perchlorate
Helicopter Acoustic Processing System
Hazardous Area Personnel Test Meter
Harbour
Helicopter, search and rescue
Hazard And Risk Assessment
Helicopter and Airplane Radio / Radar Detection
High velocity Anti-Radiation Missile
High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile
High Altitude Research Programme
System for securing Lynx helicopter to deck
Heading / Attitude Reference System
Heading and Attitude Reference Unit
Hardened Aircraft Shelter
Helicopter Assault Secondary
Helicopter, anti-submarine
Hood, Aircrew Survival
Hover-Augmentation System
Human Activity System
Heavy Armoured System IPT
Health and Safety at Work
Health And Safety At Work Act 1974
House Armed Services Committee
Harrier Avionics System Trainer
176
Acronym
HAST
HAT
HATIS
HATS
HATS
HATS
HAV
HAW
HAWC
HAWFCAR
HAWK
HAWK/HIP
Hawk-PIP
HAZAN
HAZCAT
HAZOP
HAZOP
HB
HB
HBAG
HBAR
HBD
Hbr
HBR
HBRT
HBS
HBT
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
HCC
HCCB
HCD
HCDC
HCE
HCER
HCF
HCFC
HCHE
HCI
HCI
HCI
HCMOS
HCMU
HCN
HCO
HCO
HCPE
HCS
HCSC
HCT
HCT
Long Title
High Altitude Supersonic Target
Harbour Acceptance Trial
Helmet Acquisition and Tracking Indication System
Harbour Acceptance Trials
HAWK Advanced Training Simulator
Helicopter Automatic Targeting System
Hand-Arm Vibration
Heavy Anti-tank Weapon
Homing And Warning Computer
Helicopter Adverse Weather Fire Control Radar
Homing All-the-Way Killer
Hawk Improvement Program
Hawk Product Improvement Program
Hazard Analysis
Hazard Category of Explosives
Hazard & Operability Study
HAZard Operational analysis
Half Board
Heavy Barrel
Historic Buildings Advisory Group
Heavy Barrelled Automatic Rifle
Historic Buildings Database
Barometric Altitude
Historic Buildings Register
Head of Base Replenishment Team
Hotel Booking Service
Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor
Hard Core
Helicopter, cargo
Hexachloroethane-zinc smoke mixture
High Capacity
High-speed Cmos
Hollow Charge
Hydrocarbon
Hard Copy Cabinet
Hardware Configuration Control Board
Hard Copy Device
House of Commons Defence Committee
Hexachloroethane
High Capacity Extended Range
Honorary Chaplain to the Forces
Hydro-Chlorofluorocarbons
High Capacity High-Explosive
Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interface
Human-Computer Interface
Heterojunction CMOS
HUNT Class Minimum Upgrade
Hydrogen Cyanide
Hanger/Helicopter Control Office
Hybrid Clip-On
Hybrid Collective Protection Equipment
Helicopter Control Ship
Higher Command & Staff Course
Heavy Crawler Tractor
Helicopter Control Trainer
177
Acronym
HCT
HCU
HCU
HD
HD
HD
Hd
HD
HD
HD
HD NV Div
HDB
HDBK
HDC
HDCC
HDD
HDD
HDD
HDDR
HDDR
HDDS
HDES
HDFB
HDFPA
HDI
HDL
HDLC
HDLC
HDLC
HDLJ
HDR
HDRV
HDS
HDS
HDTM
HDTV
HDU
HDU
HDWS
HDX
HE
HE
HE
HE
HE/AP
HE/PDSD
HE/PR
HE/PR
HEA
HEAA
HEAD
HEAP
HE-APERS-FRAG
HEAP-T
HEAT
HEAT
Long Title
High-speed CMos with TTL inputs
Hard Copy Unit
Hoist Control Unit
Hard Disc
Hazard Division
Hazard Division (classification for ammunition)
Head
High Density (computer disc)
High Drag (bomb)
Home Defence
Head of Department Noise and Vibration Division
High Density Bombing
Hand Book
Helicopter Direction Centre
Hold Down Cap Container
Hard Disc Drive
Head Down Display
Heads Down Display
Head-Down Display Radar
High Density/Definition Digital Recorder
Hydro-dynamic Design Database System
Head of Defence Export Services
High Density Fibre Board
High Density Focal Plane Array
High-Density Interconnect technique
Hardware Description Language
High Density Link Control
High level Data Link Control
High-level Data Link Control
Hazardous Duty Life Jacket
High Data Rate
Heavy Duty Recovery Vehicle
Headquarters Distribution System
Helicopter Dispatch System (PAX/Stores transfer)
Heavy-Duty Tank Target Mechanism
High Definition Tele Vision
Helmet Display Unit
Hose Drum Unit
High Definition Waming Surface (radar)
Half-Duplex
High Effect (explosive)
High Explosive
Higher Education
Helicopter Engines IPT
High Explosive, Armour Piercing
High Explosive, Point Detonating, self-destruction
High Explosive Practice
High Explosive, Practice
Head Equipment Assembly (EF2000 helmet)
High Explosive, Anti-Armour
High Explosive, Air Defence
High Explosive, Anti-Personnel
High Explosive Anti-Personnel Fragmentation
High Explosive, Anti-Personnel, Tracer
High Explosive Anti-Tank
High Explosive, Anti-Tank
178
Acronym
HEAT
HEAT-FS
HEAT-FS
HEAT-MP
HEAT-MP
HEAT-MP(P)
HEAT-T
HEAT-T-HVY
HEAT-T-MP
HEAT-TP-T
HEC
HEC
HED
HEDI
HEDP
HEDS
HEED
HEER
HEF
HEFCE
HEFCW
HE-FRAG
HE-FS
HEFT
HEI
HEISAP
HEI-SAP
HEIT
HEIT
HEL
HEL
HEL
HEL
HEL
HELARM
HELBAT
HELCM
HELD
HELEX
HELIOS
HELMS
HELP
HELPS
HELRAPS
HELRAS
HELSTF
HELTADS
HEMA
HEMAT
HEMC
HEMLOC
HEMMS
HEMPSM
HEMTT
HEO
HE-OM
Long Title
Hostile Expendable Aerial Target
High Explosive Anti-Tank Fin-Stabilised
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Fin-Stabilised
High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Multi-Purpose, (Practice)
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Tracer
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Tracer, Heavy
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Tracer, Multi-Purpose
High Explosive, Anti-Tank, Target, Practice, Tracer
Header Error Check (ATM)
Helicopter Element Coordinator
Horizontal Electric Dipole
High Endoatmospheric Defence Interceptor
High Explosive Dual Purpose
High Endoatmospheric Defence System
Helicopter Emergency Egress Device
High Explosive Extended Range
High Elevation Fire
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
High Explosive Fragmentation
High Explosive-Fin Stabilised
High Explosive , Follow Through
High Explosive Incendiary
High Explosive Incendiary Semi--Armour Piercing
High Explosive, Incendiary, Semi-Armour-Piercing
High Effect Incendiary Tracer
High Explosive Incendiary - Tracer
High Energy Laser
High-Energy Laser
Human Engineering Laboratory
Hunting Engineering Limited
Hunting Engineering Ltd
Helicopter Armed Action
Human Engineering Laboratory Battalion Artillery Test
High Energy Laser Countermeasures
Helicopter Laser Designator
High Energy Laser Experiment
Helicopter Instrument and Operational Procedures Simulator
Helicopter Malfunction System
Howitzer Extended Life Program
Helicopter Protection and Support
Heliborne long-range Acoustic Path Sonar
Helicopter long-range Sonar
High Energy Systems Test Facility
High Energy Laser Tactical Air Defence System
Heavy Engineering Manufacturers Association
Heavy Expanded mobility Ammunition Trailer
High Explosive, Medium Capacity
Helicopter Emitter / Locator Countermeasures
Hand Emplaced minefield Marking Set
High Explosive Multi--Purpose Sub--Munition
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
Higher Executive Officer
High Explosive OTO Munition
179
Acronym
HEP
HEP
HEPD
HEPD
HEPI
HEPI
HEPL
HEP-T
HER
HERA
HERALD
HERE
HERF
HERID
HERO
HERO
HERO
HERP
HERT
HES
HE-S
HE-S
HE-SD
HESH
HESH-T
HET
HE-T
HETA
HET-PF
HE-TSD
HEU
HEU
HEU
HEWG
Hexal
HEXDAM
HF
HF
HF
HF
HFAC
HFAJ
HFAQ
HFCC
HFCS
HFDF
HFE
HFET
HFH
HFHTB
HFI
HFI
HFI-ASIST
HFIC
HFIP
Long Title
High Explosive Plastic
High Explosive, Plastic
High Explosive Point Detonating
High Explosive, Point Detonating
Head End Permanent Igniter
High Explosive, armour Piercing and Incendiary
High Energy Pulse Laser
High Explosive, Plastic, Tracer
Harsh Environment Recorder
High Explosive Rocket-Assisted
Helicopter Equipment for Radar And Laser Detection
High Explosive Rear End
Hazardous Effects of Radiation on Fuel (US)
High Energy Rail gun Integration Demonstration (USAF)
Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation
Hazardous Effects of Radiation on Ordnance (US)
Hazards of Electronic Radiation to Ordnance
Hazardous Effects of Radiation on Personnel (US)
Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team
Hard-copy Exploitation Segment (JSIPS)
High Explosive Spotting
High Explosive, Spotting
High Explosive, Self-Destroying
High Explosive Squash Head
High Explosive, Squash Head, Tracer
Heavy Equipment Transporter
High Explosive, Tracer
Harpoon Engagement Training Aid
High Explosive, Tracer, Percussion Fuze
High Explosive, Tracer, self-destruct
Highly Enriched Uranium
HUD Electronics Unit
Hull Electronics Unit
Haslar Expansion Working Group
Hexal / aluminium powder
High Explosive Damage Assessment Model
Harassing Fire
High Frequency
High Frequency (radio)
Human Factors
Helicopter Flight Advisory Computer
High Frequency Anti-Jam
Human Factors Acceptance Questionnaire
Howitzer Fire Control Computer
Helicopter Fire Control System
High Frequency Direction Finding
Human Factors Engineering
Hetro-junction Field Effect Transistor
Helicopter Flying Hours
Human Factors Howitzer Test-Bed
Hostile Fire Indicator
Human Factors Integration
Human factors Integration - Advanced Support And Information Storage
Techniques
HF Intra-task force Communications
High Frequency Improvement Programme
180
Acronym
HFIP
HFL
HFM
HFM
HFM
HFM&T
HFMS
HFP
HFPD
HFR
HFSC
HFSWR
HFT
HGAS
HGAS
HGR
HGR
HGS
HGV
HHC
HHC
HHCU
HHI
HHLL
HHLR
HHT
HHTI
HHTR
HHUD
HI-6
HIAT
HIBAT
HIBIRD
HIBRAD
HIC
HIDAR
HIDAS
HIDEC
HIDS
HIDS
HIE
HIFR
HIFR
HIGE
HIGGER
HIK
HIL
HILEX
HILS(N)
HIM
HIMAD
HIMAG
HIMAT
HIMS
HIMS
HIP
Long Title
Human Factors Integration Plan
Hydrogen Fluoride Laser
Heavy Force Modernisation
Human Factors Manager
Hyperbolic Frequency Modulation
Human Factors Methods and Tools
High Frequency Monitoring System
High Fragmentation Projectile
Human Factors Performance Database
Height-Finder Radar
Human Factors Steering Committee
High Frequency Surface Wave Radar
Higher Formation Trainer
Head of Government Accountancy Service
High Gain Antenna System
Hot Gas Reingestion
Hyper-velocity Guided Rocket
Holographic Guidance System
Heavy Goods Vehicle
Hand-Held Controller
Higher Harmonic Control
Hand-Held Control Unit
Helicopter Handling Instructions
Hand-Held Laser Locator
Hand-Held Laser Range-Finder
Hand-Held Tool
Hand-Held Thermal Imager
Hand-Held Tactical Radar
Holographic Head-Up Display
A potential new oxime for treatment of Nerve Agent poisoning
Hazardous Impact Area Trace
Helicopter Identification By Acoustic Techniques
Helicopter Identification By Infra-Red Detection
Helicopter Identification By Radar Detection
Helicopter and Islander Combined
High Instantaneous Dynamic Range
Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aid Suite
Highly Integrated Digital Engine Control
Headquarters Information Distribution System
HMIS Interim Database System
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Helicopter In Flight Refuelling
Hover in-flight Refuelling
Hover In Ground Effect
High Integrity GPS Guidance Enhanced Receiver
Hook Interface Kit for transport of ISO containers
Human In Loop
High Level Exercise
Head of Integrated Logistic Support (Navy)
High Inclination Mission
High to Medium Altitude Air Defence
High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle
Highly Manoeuvrable Aircraft Technology programme
Hardened Information Management System
Harrier Information Management System
Howitzer Improvement Program
181
Acronym
HIPACT
HIPAD
HIPAR
HIPAS
HIPCOR
HIPECS
HIPTI
HIPTIC
HIRAM
HIRE
HIRF
HIRF
HIRIS
HIRNS
HIRS
HIRTA
HIRTA
HIS
HIS
HIS
HISOS
HISS
HISTAR
HIT
HIT
HIT
HIT
HITMORE
HITP
HITS
HITS
HITS
HITTS
HIU
HIU
HIV
HK
HK
HK
HLA
HLAD
HLB
HLB
HLBH
HLCSCI
HLD
HLD
HLD
HLG
HLH
HLL
HLLV
HLM
HLOC
HLP
HLR
Long Title
High Power Acoustic Coaxial Transducer
High Performance Air Defence
High Power Acquisition Radar
High Performance Sonar
High-Power Coherent Radar
High Performance Engine Control System
High Performance Thermal Imaging
High Performance Thermal Imaging Committee
Hycor Infra-Red Anti-Missile decoy
Hughes Infra-Red Equipment thermal subsystem
High Intensity Radiated Field
High Intensity RF Field
High resolution Infra-red System
Helicopter Infra-Red Navigation System
Helicopter Infra-Red System
High Intensity Radio transmission Area
High Intensity Radio Transmission Areas
Horizon Information System
Hostile Intelligence Service
Hostile Intelligence Services
Helicopter Integrated Sonar System
Horizon IR Surveillance Sensor
Large towed surface target
Health Indicator Test
High Interest Target
Homing Intercept Technology
Hughes Improved Terminal
Helicopter Installed Television Monitor Recorder
High Ignition Temperature Propellant
High-definition Indoor Trainer for Small-arms
Hostile Identification / Targeting System
Hughes Integrated Tank Sight
Harpoon Interactive Tactical Training System
Heading Indicator Unit
Helicopter Interface Unit
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Hard Kill
Heckler & Koch
Hong Kong
High Level Architecture
High Level Air Defence
High Level Budget Holder
Higher Level Budget
Higher Level Budget Holder
High Level Computer Software Configuration Items
Harbour Launch (Diesel)
Harbour Launch Diesel
Head Level Display
High Level Group
Heavy Lift Helicopter
High Level Language
Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
Heterogeneous LAN Management
High Level Operating Concept
High Level Planning
Home Location Register
182
Acronym
HLS
HLS
HLTF
HLTF(R)
HLV
HLVW
HLWE
HLWF
HLWG
HM
HM Government
HMA
HMA
HMAFV
HMAS
HMAV
HMC
HMCS
HMD
HMD
HMEP
HMG
HMG
HMH
HMI
HMIP
HMIR
HMIS
HML
HMLC
HMLU
HMMHE
HMMS
HMMWV
HMNB
HMNB(D)
HMP
HMRT
HMRT
HMS
HMS
HMS
HMS
HMS
HMS
HMSE
HMSO
HMT
HMT
HMT(RAF)
HMTR
HMTT
HMU
HMU
HMU
HMY
Long Title
Helicopter Landing
Hue Luminance Saturation
High Level Task Force
High Level Task Force (Reinforced)
Heavy Lift Vehicle
Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled
Helicopter Laser Warning Equipment
High-Level War-gaming Facility
High Level WarGaming
Her Majesty
Government
Her Majesty's Ambassador
High Memory Area
Her Majesty's Air Force Vessel
Her Majesty's Australian Ship
Her Majesty's Army Vessel
Howitzer Motor Carriage
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
Helicopter Mine Dispenser
Helmet Mounted Display
Helmet-Mounted Equipment Platform
Heavy Machine Gun
Her Majesty's Government
Helmet-Mounted Head-Up-Display
Human-Machine Interface
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution
Her Majesty’s Inland Revenue
Higher Management and engineering Information System
Hard Mobile Launcher
High Mobility Load Carrier
HUNT (class) Mid-Life Update
High Mobility Material Handling Equipment
Hellfire Modular Missile System
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
Her Majesty's Naval Base
Her Majesty's Naval Base (Devonport)
Heavy Machine Gun Pod
Heavy Material Recovery Team
Heavy Mobile Repair Team vehicle
Helmet Mounted Sight
Helmet-Mounted Sight
Her Majesty's Ship
Hull Mounted Sonar
Hull-Mounted Set
Human Resource Management System
HAWK Mobility, Survivability and Enhancement
HM Stationery Office
Her Majesty's Treasury
HM Treasury
Health Monitoring Team (Royal Air Force)
Highly Mobile Tactical Radar
High Mobility Tactical Truck
Helmet-Mounted Unit
Hydromechanical Control Unit
Hydro-Mechanical Unit
Her Majesty's Yacht
183
Acronym
HNA
HNBR
HNC/D
HNCS
HNLMS
HNMOS
HNS
HNVS
HO
HO
HO
HOA
HOAN
HOB
HOD
HOD
HODA
HOE
HOE
HOE
HOF
HOFIN
HOGE
HOISS
HOJ
HOL
HOLD
HOMEMIS
HOMS
HON
HOOD
HOOP
HOP
HOPS
HOPS
HOS
HOS
HOS V
HOT
HOT
HOT
HOTAS
HOTOL
Hov
HOVERS
How
HOWD
HOW-IO
HOWLS
HOWSHIP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
Long Title
Host Nation Assistance
Hydrogenated Nitryl Butyl Rubber
Higher National Certificate/Diploma
Head of the Naval Calibration Service
Her Netherlands Majesty' Ship
Heterojunction NMOS
Host Nation Support
Helicopter Night Vision System
Home Office
Hull Outfit
Hydrographic Office
Heads Of Agreement
Harbour Ops Admin Net (radio)
Height Of Burst
Head of Department
Heads-Out Display
Hydrographic Office Defence Agency
Head Of Establishment
Holographic Optical Element technology
Homing Overlay Experiment
Head of Function
Hostile Fire Indicator
Hover Out Of Ground Effect
Hydrographic Office Information Systems Strategy
Home On Jam
High Order Language
High Order Language Demonstrator
House Management Information System (Navy)
Homing Optical Missile System
Helicopter Operations Net
Hierarchical Object Oriented Design
Height Of Operations
Head Of Profession
Helmet Optical Position Sensor
Holiday Play Scheme
Head of Section
High Order Spectral
a workload assessment tool
Harpoon Onboard Trainer
High Operating Temperature
High-subsonic Optically Teleguided
Hands On Throttle And Stick
Horizontal Take-Off and Landing
Hovercraft
Helicopter Operational Visual Engagement Real-time Simulation
Howitzer
Helicopter Obstacle Warning Device
HOllow Waveguide Integrated Optic
Hostile Weapons Location System
Message indicating that stores are ready for shipping and asking for delivery
instructions
Harpoon
Hewlett Packard
High Pressure
Hollow Point
Horse Power
184
Acronym
HP(AS)
HPA
HPA
HPA-1
HPAC
HPAG
HPC
HPC
HPC
HPDHR
HPF
HPFP
HPG
HPG
HPGL
HPGM
HPI
HPI
HPICS
HPL
HPLB
HPLC
HPM
HPNARC
HPPI
HPS
HPSW
HPT
HPT
HPT
HPT
HPTO
HPTO
HPZ
HQ
HQ
HQ AG
HQ Inf
HQ LAND
HQ STC
HQ1
HQ1
HQAC
HQACCS
HQAS
HQDG
HQIMS
HQLF
HQMC
HQMSS
HQMT
HQS
HQSOA
HQSTC
HQSTC
HQU
Long Title
Health Physicist (Ashore)
High Power Amplifier
Horizontal Planar Array
High Performance Absorber-1
High Pressure Air Compressor
High Power Amplifier Group
High Performance Computing
High Pressure Compressor
Home Posting Cell
High Pressure Decay Heat Removal System
High Performance Fragmentation
High Performance Fragmentation Projectile
Health Physics Group
High Pressure Gun
Hewlett Packard Graphical Language
Health Physicist Group Manager
High Power Illuminator
High Probability of Intercept
Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System
High Power Laser
High Power Laser Blinding
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
High Power Microwave
Health Physics Nuclear Accident Response Course
High Performance Parallel Interface
Helmet Pointing System/Sight
High Pressure Salt Water system
Height-Pressure Test
High Power Transmission set
High Pressure Test
High Pressure Turbine
Higher Professional and Technology Officer
Higher Professional Technical Officer
Helicopter Protected Zone
Head Quarters
Headquarters
Headquarters Adjutant General
Headquarters Infantry
Headquarters Land Command
Headquarters Strike Command
Alternative DC HQ
Damage Control Headquarters
Headquarters Air Cadets
HQ Air Cadets Computer System
HQ Ashore System
Head Quarters Development Facility
Head Quarters Inventory Management System
Headquarters Land Forces
Headquarters Modification Committee
Headquarters Mission Support System
Head Quarters Motor Transport
Health Quality Services
Health Quality Services Organisational Audit
Headquarters RAF Strike Command
Headquarters Strike Command
Headquarters Unit
185
Acronym
Hr
HR
HRA
HRBP
HRF
HRG
HRH
HRIR
HRITS
HRLR
HRMS
HRN
HRP
HRR
HRR
HRR
HRR2
HRRP
HRS
HRT/HRV
HS
HS
HS
HS
HS
HS
HSA
HSA
HSAW
HSB
HSC
HSC
HSC
HSCS
HSDB
HSDB
HSE
HSE
HSE/NII
HSEA
HSF
HSF
HSFLIR
HSI
HSI
HSI
HSI
HSIC
HSIS
HSM
HSM
HSO
HSOG
HSOS
HSP
HSR
Long Title
Hour
Human Resource
Human Reliability Assessment
Human Resources Business Partner
Heavy Rebuild Factory
Hemispherical Resonator Gyro
His or Her Royal Highness
High Resolution Infra-red Radiometer
Human Resources Information Technology Study
High Repetition Laser Range-finder
Human Resources Management System
High Resolution Navigation mode
High Risk Personnel
Hercules Rolling Replacement
High Resolution Radar
High Readiness Reserves
Hercules Rolling Replacement tranche 2
High Range Resolution Profiling
Horizon Reference System
RN training systems/simulators
Handling Squadron
Hardstanding
Head-Steered (FLIR VCS)
Hellenic (Greek) Ship
Hughes Standard
-OP2 High Security Option of Office Power 2
Hazardous Substances Authority
Horizontal Sextant Angles
Health & Safety At Work
Hue, Saturation and Brightness (colour TV systems)
Health & Safety Commission
Health and Safety Commission
High Speed Channel
Helicopter SubControl Ship
Hazardous Substances Data Bank
High Speed Data Bus
Health & Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive/Nuclear Installations
Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor
Health & Safety File
High Seas Firing
Head-Steered FLIR
Hardware/Software Integration
Horizontal Situation Indicator
Hue, Saturation and Intensity
Human-System Integration
High Speed Integrated Circuit
Hazardous Stores Information System
Hard Structure Munitions
Hierarchical Storage Management
Higher Scientific Officer
High Speed OSLAN Gateway
Helicopter Stabilised Optronic Sight
Heavy Stress Platform
Hull Surveillance Report
186
Acronym
HSRS
HSS
HSS
HSSC
HSSI
HSSL
HSSMO
HSSS
HSTV
HSW
HSW Act
HSWA
HT
ht
HT
HTADS
HTAS
HTC
HTDU
HTKP
HTML
HTML
HTNS
HTOVL
HTP
HTPB
HTR
HTS
HTSC
HTT
HTTB
HTTP
HTTP
HTTP
HTTP-NG
HTTPS
HTU
HTUFT
HUD
HUDC
HUDWAC
HUDWASS
HUM
HUMC
HUMINT
HUMS
HUMS
HUSLE
HUSLE
HUSLE
HUTTS
HV
HV
HVA
HVAP
HVAPDS-T
Long Title
High Speed Resetting Switches
Helicopter Support Ship
Hydrographic Survey Squadron
Health & Safety Steering Committee
High Speed Serial Interface
Helicopter Self-Screening Launcher
Head of Ship Safety Management Office
Helicopter Secure Speech System
High Survivability Test Vehicle
Health and Safety at Work
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Health and Safety at Work Act
Hand Tools
height
High Tension
Helmet Target Acquisition and Designating System
Hard Target Attack Submunition
Hard Target Capability
High Temperature Demonstrator Unit
Hard-Target Kill Probability
HyperText Markup Language
Hypertext Mark-up Language
Helicopter Tactical Navigation System
Horizontal Take-Off, Vertical Landing
High Test Peroxide
Hydroxy-Terminated Polybutadiene
Historical Transaction Record
High Temperature Super/Semiconductors
High-Temperature Superconductor
Heavy Tracked Tractor
High Technology Test Bed
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hypertext Transmission Protocol
Hypertext Transport Protocol
HyperText Transfer Protocol - Next Generation
Secure Hypertext Transmission Protocol
Hand-held Terminal Unit
Helicopter Taken Up From Trade
Head-Up Display
Head-Up Display Computer
Head-Up Display and Weapon Aiming Computer
Head-Up Display Weapon-Aiming Subsystem
Health and Usage Monitoring
Health and Usage Monitoring Computer
Human Intelligence
Health & Usage Monitoring System
Health and Usage Monitoring Systems
Helicopter Under Slung Load Equipment
Helicopter Underslung Load Equipment
Helicopter Under-slung Load Equipment
Hayes Universal Tow Target System
High Velocity
High Voltage Electricity
High Value Unit
High Velocity Armour-Piercing
High Velocity, Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot, Tracer
187
Acronym
HVAP-T
HVAR
HVBP
HVD
HVFT
HVG
HVIT
HVL
HVM
HVM
HVM LML
HVME
HVME
HVMS
HVMS
HVMS
HVMTA
HVSD
HVSM
HVSS
HVTA
HVTL
HVTP-T
HVU
HVVI
HVY
HWC
HWIL
HWST
HWT
Hyg
Hz
I of E
I&Dea
I&W
I.420
I/EO
I/O
I/O
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IAAFA
IAB
IAB
IAB
IAC
IAC
IAC
Long Title
High Velocity, Armour-Piercing, Tracer
High Velocity Aircraft Rocket
High Velocity Ballistic Protection
Helmet Visitor Display
High Value Fixed Targets
Hyper-velocity Gun
High Volume Information Transfer
Hyper-velocity Launcher
High Velocity Missile
Hyper-Velocity Missile
High Velocity Missile Light Mobile Launcher
Hull & Vibration Monitoring Equipment
Hull Vibration Monitoring Equipment
High Velocity Medium Support weapon system
Hull Vibration Monitoring System
Hyper-Velocity Support Weapon
High Value Mobile Target Attack
High Value Site Defence
High Velocity Support Weapon
Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension
High Value Target Acquisition
High Velocity Transmission Line
High Velocity, Target Practice, Tracer
High Value Unit
High Volume Virtual Impactor
Heavy
Hazardous Waste Co-ordinator
HardWare In the Loop
Harbour Weapon System Test
Heavy Weight Torpedo
Hygiene
Hertz
Inspectorate of Establishments
Improvement and Development Agency
Indications & Warnings
ITU ISDN Interface Standard
Infra Red/Electro Optical
Input / Output
Input/Output
Image Analyst
Immediate Action
Information Age
Information Assurance
Integration Authority
Internal Audit
Investment Appraisal
Irrespirable Atmosphere
Issuing Authority
The Integration Authority
Inter-American Air Forces Academy
Investment Appraisal Board
Investment Appraisals Board formally EAC
Investment Approvals Board
Integrated Avionics Computer
Intelligence Analysis Centre
Internal Account Code
188
Acronym
IAC
IAC
IACS
IACS
IADB
IADC
IADGES
IADS
IADS
IADT
IAE
IAEA
IAEM
IAF
IAFP
IAFU
IAFV
IAG
IAL
IAL
IALCE
IAM
IAM
IAM
IAM
IAMIS
IANEC
IAP
IAPP
IAR
IARA
Iarm
IARRCIS
IARRCIS
IAS
IAS
IAS
IASD
IAT
IAT
IATA
IATD
IATI
IATP
IATP
IAU
IAV
IAW
IAW
IAW
IB
IB
Ib
IBA
IBAHRS
IBC
Long Title
Internal Accounting Code
Internal Audit Code
Integrated Avionics Control System
International Association of Classification Societies
Inter-American Defence Board, US delegation
Inter-American Defence College
Indian Air Defence Ground Environment System
Iceland Air Defence System
Integrated Air Defence System
Integrated Automatic Detection and Tracking
Institute for the Advancement of Engineering
International Atomic Energy Agency
Institute of Higher Military Studies
Indian Air Force
Inter-American Forces of Peace
Improve Assault Fire Unit
Infantry Armoured Fighting Vehicle
Information, Advice and Guidance (Partnerships)
Infra-red Aiming Light
Interim Amendment Leaflet
International Airlift Control Element
Inertially-Aided Munitions
Initial Approach Mode
Institute of Administrative Management
Institute of Aviation Medicine
Interim Army Management Information System
Inter-American Nuclear Energy Committee
Initial Assessment Phase
International Air Pollution Prevention
Information Asset Register
Inter-Allied Reparation Agency
Inspectorate of Armaments
Interim ARRC Command and Information System
Interim ARRC Information System
Improved Armour System
Indicated Air Speed
Integrated Acoustic Sensor
Instant Ammunition Selection Device
Image Automatic Tracking
Installation Acceptance Test
International Air Transport Association
Integrated Airframe Technology Demonstrator
Initial Air Target Identification
Installation Acceptance Test Procedure
Integrated Airborne Tracking Programme
ISDN Access Unit
Infantry Armoured Vehicle
Imagery Analysis Workpoint
In accordance with
Indications And Warning
Incendiary Bomb
Incident Board
pound(s)
Internal Business Agreement
Inflatable Body and Head Restraint System
Integrated Broadband Communications (ATM)
189
Acronym
IBCORS
IBDS
IBE
IBEC
IBERLANT
IBERLANT
IBG
IBIS
IBIT
IBM
IBRD
IBS
IBS
IBSR
IBSS
IBT
IBT
IBT
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
ICA
ICAAS
ICAD
ICAD
ICAI
ICAM
ICAO
ICBM
ICBM
ICC
ICC
ICC
ICC
ICCE
ICCP
ICCP
ICCRTS
Long Title
Introduction of Bar Coding to RNSTS Systems
Integrated Biological Detection System
Indirect Battlefield Environment
International Bank for Economic Co-operation
Iberia-Atlantic Area
Iberian Atlantic Command
Informal Budget Grouping
Intelligence Briefing and Indexing System
Initiated Built In Test
International Business Machines
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Industrial Benefit Sharing
Information Business Service
Individual Battle Shooting Range
Infra-red Background Sensor Survey
I-Band Transponder
Integrated Business Technologies
Inter-Base Transfer
Iceland
In Charge
Incident Commander
Initial Capability
Integrated Circuit
Internal Combustion
Internal Communications
International Communication Agency
Integrated Controls and Avionics for Air Superiority
Individual Chemical Agent Detector
Information Coherence Authority for Defence
Intelligent Computer Assisted Courseware
Integrated Computer Assisted Manufacturing
International Civil Aviation Organisation
InterContinental Ballistic Missile
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
Information Co-ordination Centre
Initial Connectivity Capability project
Integrated Communications Centre
Interim CAOC Capability
Iceland Command and Control Enhancement
Impressed Current Cathode Protection
Improved Computer Control Panel
International Command and Control, Research and Technology Symposium
ICCS
ICCS
ICCS
ICD
ICDO
ICDS
ICDS
ICDU
ICE
ICE
ICE
ICE
ICE
Integrated / Improved Command and Control System
Integrated Command and Control System
IUKADGE Command and Control System
Interface Control Document
International Civil Defence Organisation
Integrated Control and Display System
Integrated Corporate Database System
Integrated Control and Display Unit
Improved Combat Efficiency
Improving Clinical Effectiveness
Instant Camouflage Envelope
Interference Cancelling Equipment
Internal Combustion Engine
190
Acronym
ICE
ICE
ICEROCC
ICF
ICFG
ICFP
ICG
ICGF
ICHOTS
ICI
ICIP
ICIS
ICJ
ICL
ICM
ICM
ICM
ICMBB
ICMS
ICN
ICNS
ICOG
ICOM
ICON
ICON
ICP
ICP
ICP
ICR
ICR
ICR
ICRC
ICS
ICS
ICS
ICS
ICS
ICS
ICS COEIA
ICSS
ICSS
ICSS
ICSU
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT-IFP
Long Title
Internal Communications Exchange
Identification And Communication Equipment IPT
Iceland Regional Operations Control Centre
Intelligent Customer Facility
Information Coherence Framework Group
Integrated Cost Forecasting Panel
Intelligence Collection Group
Intelligent Computer Generated Forces
Interim Corporate Headquarters Office Technology System
Inter-Carrier Interfaces (ATM)
Intermediate CIP
Imperial College Impact Simulator
International Court of Justice
Initial Contact Link
Improved Conventional Munition
Improved Conventional Munitions
Intercontinental Missile
Improved Conventional Munitions, Base Bleed
Integrated Countermeasures Suite
Illustration Control Number
Integrated Communications / Navigation System
International Cooperative Opportunities Group
Integrated COMSEC SINCGARS
Integration Contract
Intelligence Communications Operations Node
Incident Control Point
Instrument Calibration Procedure
Inventory Control Point
Intelligent Character Recognition
Intercooled Recuperated engine
Inter-Cooled Regenerative (marine gas turbine)
International Committee of the Red Cross
Information & Communication Services
Information and Communication Services
Information and Communications Services
Integrated Communications System
Intercommunications System
Internal Countermeasures Set
Information and Communication Services Combined Operational
Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal
Improved Computer Sighting System
Information and Communications system Support
Integrated Communications Switching System
International Council of Scientific Unions
Information and Communication Technology
Information and Communications Technology
Information Communications Technology
Information and Communication Technology - Introduction For Practitioners
ICU
ICU
ICV
ICW
ICW
ICW
ICWAR
Indicator Control Unit
Interface Converter Unit
Infantry Combat Vehicle
Individual Combat Weapon
Interactive Courseware
Interrupted Continuous Wave
Improved Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar
191
Acronym
ICWG
ICY
ID
ID
ID
ID
ID
ID
ID & C
ID&A
ID-1 card
Long Title
Interface Control Working Group
InterChangeabilitY
Identification
Identity
Inside Diameter
Intelligence Department
Interface Devices
Interface Diagram
Installation Design and Conversion
Identification & Authentication
An ID-1 Card has physical dimensions of 85.6mm X 54mm, with a corner
radius of 3.18mm and a thickness of 0.76mm (ISO 7810)
IDA
IDA
IDA
IDA
IDA (cycle)
IDACS
IDAHEX
IDAS
IDAS
IDAS
IDB
IDC
IDC
IDC
IDC
IDCA
IDCT
IDD
IDDU
IDE
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEF
IDEF
IDEF0
IDEM
IDES
Installation Design Authority
Installation Design Authority
Institute for Defence Analysis
International Development Association
Information/Decision/Action (cycle)
Integrated Digital Audio Control System
Defence Staff College High Level Wargame Facility
Integrated Defensive Aids System
Integrated Design Automation System
International Danger and Disaster Assistance
Integrated DataBase
In Due Course
Inner Dead Centre
Insulation Displacement Connector
Intrinsically Damped Composites
Integrated Detector and Cooling Assembly
Initial Detection and Classification Trainer
Interface Design Document
Integrated De-ice, De-rotation Unit
Intelligent Drive Electronics
International Defence Equipment and Aerospace Exhibition
Interactive Database Editor And Linker
Integrated Computer Aided DEFinition
International Defence Industry and Civil Aviation
Integrated Definition for Functional Modelling
International Defence Market Show
Integrated Debris Evolution Suite or In-orbit Debris Environment Software
IDEX
IDF
IDF
IDF
IDF
IDF
IDHS
IDL
IDL
IDLH
IDM
IDM
IDM
IDMS
IDMSX
International Defence Exhibition
Iceland Defence Force
Installation Data Form
Instantaneous Direction Finder
Intelligence Defence Fighter
Israeli Defence Forces
Intelligence Data Handling System
Interface Definition Language
International Data Link
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
Impact Delay Module
Improved Data Modem
Intrinsically Damped Material
Integrated Document Management System
Integrated Database Management System
192
Acronym
IDP
IDPF
IDR
IDRIS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDS
IDSS
IDSTATUS
IDT
IDT
IDT
IDVLS
IDW
IE
IE
IE (DLO)
IE REG
IEA
IEA
IEA
IEBW
IEC
IECCA
IECCA
IED
IED
IEDD
IEDX
IEE
IEE
IEE
IEE
IEEE
IEEE
IEEE
IEEE
IEEIE
IEF
IEM
IEMATS
Long Title
Individual Development Programme
Interim De-Perming Facility
Item Data Record
Integrated Defect Reporting Information System
Information Distribution and Switching system
Information Distribution System
Infra-Red Detection Set
Integrated Design Support system
Integrated Display Set (USAF)
Interdictor Strike
Interim Defence Standard
International Development Strategy
Intruder Detector System
Integrated Diagnostic Support system
Identification and Status
Identification and Tracking
Indoor Trainer
Intervention Delay Time
Integrally-Ducted Vertical Launched System
Individual Defence Weapon
Input Efficiency
Inspector of Explosives
Inspector of Explosives (Defence Logistics Organisation)
Information Environment Regulatory Executive Group
Incidental Expenses Allowance
Information Exchange Agreement
International Energy Agency
Ignitor Exploding Bridge Wire (EED)
International Electro-technical Commission
Inter Establishment Committee on Computer Applications
Inter Establishment Co-ordinating Committee on ADP
Improvised Explosive Device
Integrated Electric Drive
Improvised Explosive Device Disposal
Improvised Explosive Device (i.e. terrorist bomb) Exercise
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (UK)
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK)
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (US)
Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers
Information Engineering Facility
Ion Exchange Membranes
Improved Emergency Message Automation Transmission System
IEMEMC
IEMS
IENG
IEP
IEP
IEPB
IEPG
IER
Instruments, Electrical and Miscellaneous Equipment
Installation Equipment Management System
Incorporated Engineer
Information Exchange Programme UK/US
Information Exchange Project
Information Exchange Project-Bilateral
Independent European Programme Group
Information Exchange Requirement
193
Acronym
IER
IER
IER(Civ)
Long Title
Information Exchange Requirements
Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
Inspector of Explosives and Ranges (Civilian) (formerly E&RSS(Civ))
IERC
International Evo-Technology Research Centre @ Cranfield University
IERE
IERWITS
IES
IES
IETDS
IETF
IETM
IETM
IETM
IETMVP
IETP
IETP
IETP-D
IETP-I
IETP-L
IEU
IEW
IEW
IEWCS
IF
IF
IF/FCS
IFA
IFAC
IFANS
IFB
IFC
IFCS
IFCS
IFD
IFD
IFEP
IFF
IFF
IFF
IFF
IFL
IFM
IFM
IFM
IFM/SHR
IFMCS
IFMU
IFOBL
IFOR
IFPA
IFPC
IFPG
IFR
IFREP
Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers
Initial Entry Rotary-Wing Integrated Training System
Image Enhancement System
Institute of Employment Studies
Interactive Electronic Training Delivery System
Internet Engineering Task Force
Integrated Electronic Technical Manual
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
Interactive Electronic Training Manual
Interactive Electronic Training Manual View Package
Integrated Electronic Technical Publication
Interactive Electronic Technical Publications
Integrated Electronic Technical Publication - Data
Integrated Electronic Technical Publication - Integrated
Integrated Electronic Technical Publication - Linear
Interface Electronics Unit
Integrated Electronic Warfare
Intelligence / Electronic Warfare
Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Common Sensors
Instrument Flying
Intensive Flying (Royal Navy)
Integrated Fire / Flight Control System
International Finance Adviser
Information Fusion Architectures & Coordination
Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security
Invitation For Bid
InterFace Certificate
Improved Fire Control System
Integrated Fire Control System
Integrated Feasibility Demonstrations
InterFace Document
Integrated Full Electric Propulsion
Identification Friend or Foe
Identification Friend or Foe system
Image or Interchange File Format
Interrogation Friend or Foe
International Frequency List
Improved Frequency Modulated
Instantaneous Frequency Measurement
Instantaneous Frequency Meter
IFM Superheterodyne Receiver
Integrated Fire and Manoeuvre Control System
Integrated Flight Management Unit
In-Flight Operable Bomb Lock
Implementation Force
Indirect Fire Precision Attack
Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control
International Frequency Planning Group
Instrument Flight Rules
In-Flight REPort
194
Acronym
IFS
IFS
IFS
IFS
IFS
IFS
IFT
IFT
IFT
IFV
IFVCM
IFWES
IG
IG
IG
IGB
IGBC
IGC
IGC
IGDS
IGE
IGE
IGES
IGMDP
IGMR
IGN
IGOR
IGP
IGP
IGRP
IGS
IGS
IGT
IGTD
IGW
IHADSS
IHAS
IHAWK
IHB
IHB
IHDG
IHE
IHE
IHFR
IHLB
IHPG
IHPI
IHS
IHSC
IHSS
IHU
II
II
II
II
IIA
Long Title
Indirect Fire Simulator
Indirect Fire Support
Inspector of Flight Safety
Inspectorate of Flight Safety (USAF, Royal Air Force)
InterFace Specification
Iterated Function System
Indirect Fire Trainer
Instructor Flown Target
International Flight Test
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures
Indirect Fire Weapon Effect Simulation
Image Generator
Instructor of Gunnery (Royal Air Force)
Initial Gate
Inner German Border
Initial Gate Business Case
Inter-Governmental Conference
Interim Gunnery Computer
Integrated Graduate Development Scheme
In Ground Effect
Instrumentation Graphics Environment
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
International Guns, Missiles And Rockets
Ignition
Intercept Ground Optical Recorder
Installation Guidance Package
Interior Gateway Protocol
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
Internal Gun System
Internet Gateway Service
Ideas Generation Template
Inertial Guidance Technology Demonstration
Infantry Guided Weapons
Integrated Helmet And Display Sighting System
Integrated Helicopter Attack System
Improved HAWK
In House Bid
In-House Bid
Integrated Hardening Design Guide
Improved High Explosive
Insensitive High Explosive
Improved HF Radio programme
Intermediate Higher Level Budget
Integrated Hardening Policy Group
Improved High Power Illumination
Integrated Headgear Sub-system
International Headquarters and Support Command, SHAPE
Improved Helmet Sight System
Integrated Helmet Unit
Image Intensification
Image Intensifier
Installation and Inspection
Installation Inspection
Items In Aid (MRPII)
195
Acronym
IIDS
IIEGR
IIF
IIGF
IIMEF
IIN
IIP
IIR
IIR
IIR
IIRA
IIRS
IIS
IIS
IIS
IIS
IISA
IISI
IISS
IITI
IJMS
IJVC
IKAT
IKBS
IKBS
IKBS
IKM
IKW
ILA
ILAAS
ILAC
ILAD
ILAs
ILBM
ILC
ILCS
ILD
ILF
ILG
ILG
ILL
illum
ILM
ILMP
ILMS
ILMS
ILO
ILO
ILOA
ILPF
ILR
ILS
ILS
ILS
ILS&PCG
ILSM
Long Title
Integrated Instrumentation Display System
Institute of Industrial Exhibitions
Intelligent Impact Fuze
Imperial Iranian Ground Forces
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Item Identity Number
Investors in People
Imaging Infra Red
Imaging InfraRed
Infra-red Imaging Radar
Integrated Inertial Reference Assembly
Instrument Inertial Reference Set
Information Interchange Specification
Infra-red Imaging System
Integrated Instrument System
Internet Information Server
Intelligence Information Services Enhancement programme
Integrated Information Systems Infrastructure
International Institute for Strategic Studies
IIT Research Institute
Interim Joint Message System
International Joint Venture Company
Interactive Keyboard And Terminal
Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems
Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems, see KBS.
Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems
Information & Knowledge Management
Intercept and Kill Weapon
Individual Learning Account
Integrated Low Altitude Attack Subsystem
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
Inner Layer Air Defence system
Individual Learning Accounts
Inter-Leaved Bit Map
Interactive Learning Centre
International Logistics Communications System
Index Link Diagram
Interactive Learning Facility
Industrial Liaison Group
International Logistics Group
Illuminating
illuminating
Immobilised Liquid Membranes
Integrated Land Management Plan
Inner Layer Mine System
Inner Layer Missile System
Initial Load Out
International Labour Organisation
Interconnection Letter Of Agreement
Isentropic Light Piston Facility
Individual Learning Record
Instrument Landing System
Instrument Logistics Support Management
Integrated Logistic Support
Integrated Logistic Support & Policy Coordination
Integrated Logistic Support Management
196
Acronym
ILSM
ILSMR
ILSMT
ILSN
ILSP
ILSP
ILSST
ILSTWG
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM&TE
IMA
IMA
IMAAWS
IMAGE
IMAIS
IMARCCIS
IMAT
IMB
IMC
IMC
IMCO
IMDC
IMDEX
IMDG
IME
IME
IMECH
IMET
IMEWS
IMF
IMF
IMG
IMI
IMI
IMICS
IMINT
IMIS
IMK
IMM
IMMLC
IMMRG
IMO
IMO
IMOP
Imp
IMP
IMP
IMP
IMPA
Long Title
Integrated Logistics Support Manager
Integrated Logistic Support Management Review
Integrated Logistic Support Management Team
Integrated Logistic Support Number
ILS Plan
Integrated Logistic Support Plan
ILS Support Team
ILS Technical Working Group
Information Management
Information Manager
Infosec Memorandum
Infrastructure Management
Insensitive Munition
Insensitive Munitions
Intra mural
Inventory Manager
Inspection, Measuring & Test Equipment
Integrated Modular Avionics
Integrated Modular Avionics/Architectures
Infantry Man-Portable Anti-armour / Assault Weapon System
Imagery And Geospatial Systems
Integrated Magnetic and Acoustic Influence Sweep
Interim MARitime CCIS
Information Management And Technology
Interface Monitor Box
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Inventory Management Code
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation
International Maritime Dangerous goods Code
International Maritime Defence Exhibition
International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Institute of Makers of Explosives
Institution of Manufacturing Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
International Military Education and Training
Integrated Missile Early Warning System
International Marine Frequency
International Monetary Fund
Image file format
Individual Management Item
Installation Maintenance Instruction
Integrated Mine-hunting Combat System
Imagery Intelligence
Institute for the Management of Information Systems
Increased Manoeuvrability Kit
International Maritime Band VHF
Improved Medium Mobility Load Class
Information Management Metadata Reference Group
International Maritime Organisation
International Meteorological Organisation
Intentional Modulation On Pulse
Imperial
Infantry Mine Project
Intelligence Management Plan
International Missile Proliferation
Intelligent Multi-Port Adapter
197
Acronym
IMPAC
IMPACT
Long Title
Integrated Message Processing And Communications system
Industry & MOD Programme to Accelerate CALS Implementation Today
IMPACT
IMPDS
IMRS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMS
IMSA
IMSE
IMSS
IMT
IMTS
IMU
In
IN
in
IN
IN
INA
INAS
INAS
Inb'd
INC
INC
INCA
INCB
INCOSE
INCSEA
Traffic accident-reporting system
Improved Missile Point Defence System
Integrated Monitoring and Recording System
Inertial Measurement System
Initial Maintenance Spares
Instructional Management System
Integrated Mission System
Integrated Multiplex System
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Internal Minute Sheet
International Maritime Staff (NATO HQ)
International Military Services
International Military Staff
Ion Mobility Spectrometer
Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Intelligence Multiple Source analysis
Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment
Integrated Multi-Sensor System
International Military Tribunal
Interactive Modular Training System
Inertial Measurement Unit
GPS Satellite Identification Number
Inch
inch(es)
Inertial Navigator
Request for INformation within an Operational Requirement
Integrated Network Architecture
Integrated Nav/Attack System
Integrated Navigation / Attack System
Inboard
Insertable Nuclear Component
Item Name Code
Integrated Nuclear Communications Assessment
International Narcotics Control Board
International Council on Systems Engineering
Agreement to prevent Incidents at sea between Warships of different Nations
INDEPOL
INDEX
INEWS
INF
Infosec
INFOSEC
INFOTERM
INIS
INLA
INM
INMARSAT
INMARSAT
INMARSAT
INO
INP
INR
Information Defence & Police
Independent Exercise
Integrated Electronic Warfare System
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (treaty)
Electronic Information Systems Security
Information Security
International Information Centre for Technology
International Nuclear Information System
Irish National Liberation Army
Institute of Naval Medicine
International Marine Satellite
INternational MARitime SATellite
International Maritime Satellite Organisation
Inspector Naval Ordnance
Integrated Navigation Processor
Initial Nuclear Radiation
198
Acronym
INR
INS
INSAA
INSAS
INSCOM
Insp ShD
INSPEC
Long Title
ISTAR Needs Repository
Inertial Navigation System
Instructions for Service Attachés and Advisers
Indian Small Arms System
Intelligence and Security Command (US Army)
Inspector of Ships Diving
Information Services for the Physics and Engineering Communities
INT
INTACS
INTELSAT
INTELSAT
INTERPOL
INTERSPUTNIK
Intelligence
Integrated Tactical Communications Study
International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation
International Telecommunications Satellites
International Criminal Police Organisation
International System and Organisation for Space Communications
INTREP
INTSUM
INU
INVAL
INVD
InvOpt
IO
IO
IO
IO
IO
IOC
IOC
IOC
IOC
IOC
IoD
IOE
IOM
ION
IONDS
IOR
IOS
IOS
IOT
IOTE
IOU
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP address
IPA
Intelligence Report
INTelligence SUMmary
Inertial Navigation Unit
Internal Validation
Infantry Night Vision Devices
Inventory Optimisation
Identification Officer
Information Operations
Inspecting Officer
Intelligence Officer
Inventory Optimisation
Initial Operating Capability
Initial Operational Capability
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Interim Operating Capability
Interim Operational Capability
Institute of Directors
Irregular Outer Edge
Inter-Organisational Messaging
Input and Output Node
Integrated Operational Nuclear Detection System
Immediate Operational Requirement
Instructor/Operator Station
Integrated Observation System
Integral Operator Trainer
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
Interim OPCON Update
Identified Project
Imaginary Pole
Industrial Participation
Initial Point
Initial Pressure
Initial Provisioning
Initial Purchase
Intermediate Processor
Internet Protocol
Inter-network Protocol
Industrial Partners
Inventory Planning
Internet protocol address
Imagery Product Archive
199
Acronym
IPA
IPA
IPA
IPA
IPADS
IPAR
IPAS
IPAT
IPB
IPC
IPC
IPC
IPC
IPCP
IPD
IPD
IPD
IPD
IPDMS
IPE
IPE
IPE
IPE
IPE
IPF
IPI
IPI
IPI
IPK
IPL
IPL
IPLO
IPM
IPM
IPM
IPME
IPMP
IPMS
IPMS
IPMS
IPMT
IPN
IPng
IPO
IPP
IPPC
IPPN
IPR
IPR
IPR
IPR
IPR
IPR
IPS
IPS
IPS
Long Title
India Pale Ale
Information Processing Architecture
Interim Planning Assumption
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
Improved Processing And Display System
Improved Pulse Acquisition Radar
Integrated Pressurised Air System
Inertial Pointing Aided Tracking
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
Illustrated Parts Catalogue
Illustrated Parts Catalogue
Initial Provisioning Committee
Integrated Pollution Control
Improved Command Post
Improved Point Defence
Initial Production Delivery
Institute of Personnel and Development
Institute of Personnel Development
Improved Point Defence Missile System
Image Processing Equipment
Individual Protection Equipment
Individual Protective Equipment
Individual Protective Equipment (NBC)
Integral Protective Entrances
Initial Production Facility
Intelligent Peripheral Interface
Intercept Pattern for Identification
Internal Procedure Instruction
Individual Protection Kit
Initial Provisioning List
Interrupt Priority Level
Irish People's Liberation Army
Integrated Propulsion Module
Interpersonal Message
InterPersonal Messaging
Integrated Performance Modelling Environment
Inter-Patrol maintenance Period
Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists
Integrated Platform Management System
Inter Personal Messaging Service
Integrated Project Management Team
Isopropyl Nitrate
Internet Protocol Next Generation
International Programme Office
Independent Posting Point
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
Initial Provisioning Part Number
Independent Peer Review
Industrial Property Rights
In-Process Review
Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright etc.)
Internal Public Relations
Inlet Particle Separator
Internet Protocol Server
Ion Propulsion System
200
Acronym
IPSA
IPSAT
IPSC
IPSE
IPSec
IPSM
IPSS
IPSS
IPT
IPT
IPT
IPT
IPT
IPTL
IPTM
IPTS
IPU
IPV
IPV
IPv6
IPX
IQ
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR&D
IR/EO
IRA
IRA
IRA
IRA
IRAN
I-RAP
IRAS
IRAS
IRAWS
IRB
IRB
IRBM
IRC
IRC
IRCCD
IRCCM
IRCM
IRCM
IRCM
IRCS
IRDF
IRDS
IRDS
IRDS
Long Title
Interactive Power System Analysis
Identifiable Part Serialisation and Tracking
International Practical Shooting Confederation
Integrated Project Support Environment
Internet Protocol Security
Institute of Physical Sciences in Medicine
Ice Penetrating Sensor System
Initial Provisioning Support System
Information Processing Techniques
Integrated Procurement Team
Integrated Project Team
Integration Project Team
Intelligent Procedure Trainer
Integrated Project Team Leader
Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine
International Pistol Target System
Interface Processor Unit
Ice Patrol Vessel
Industrial Prime Vector
Internet Protocol version 6
Internet Package Exchange
Intelligence Quotient
Individual Reinforcement
Industrial Relations
Infra Red
Infra-Red Electromagnetic Radiation
Inland Revenue
Instrument Rating
Insulation Resistance
Intelligence Request
Independent Research and Development
Infra-Red / Electro-Optical
Inertial Reference Assembly
Instrument Rating Allowance
Inventory Record Accuracy
Irish Republican Army
Inspect and Repair as Necessary
Infra-Red Augmented Projectile
Infra-Red Alerting System
Interdiction / Reconnaissance Attack System
Infra-Red Attack Weapon System
Improved Ribbon Bridge
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
Inflatable Rubber Crafts
International Research Collaboration
Infra-Red Charge-Coupled Device
Infra-Red Counter Countermeasures
Infra Red Counter Measures
Infra Red CounterMeasure
Infra-Red Counter Measures
Intrusion-Resistant Communications System
Infra-Red Direction Finding
Information Resource Dictionary Standard
Information Resource Dictionary Systems
Infra-Red Detecting Set
201
Acronym
IRDSC
IRDU
IRE
IRESSRC
IREW
IREWS
IREX
IRF
IRF(A)
IRF(L)
IRF(M)
IRFIS
IRFNA
IRG
IRGW
IRI
IRICS
IRIS
IRIS
IRIS
IRJ
IRL
IRLS
IRLS
IRMS
IRMWS
IRNF
IRO
IRO
IROF
IRQ
IRQ
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IRR
IR-RAP
IRROLA
IRRS
IRS
IRS
IRS
IRSF
IRSI
IRSM
IRSP
IRSS
IRST
IRST
IRSTD
IRT
IRTH
Long Title
Infosec Research & Development Co-ordination Sub-Committee
Infra-Red Detection Unit
Instrument Rating Examiner
Implementation of the RAFCSS EDS Security Study Recommendations
Committee
Infra-Red Electronic Warfare
Infra-Red Electronic Warfare System
Infra-red signature predication model
Immediate Reaction Force
Immediate Reaction Force (Air)
Immediate Reaction Force (Land)
Immediate Reaction Force (Maritime)
Inertial Referenced Flight Inspection System
Inhibited Red Funing Nitric Acid
Immediate Replenishment Group
Infra-Red Guided Weapons
Instrument Rating Instructor
Interim Reciprocal Information and Consultation System
Infra-Red Imaging System
Integrated Radar Imaging System
Incident Reporting Information System
Infra-Red Jammer
Interface Reference List
Infra Red Line Scanner
Infra-Red Line Scan
Integrated Radio Management System
Infra-Red Missile Warning Subsystem programme
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
Inspection Rejection Order
Inspection-Rejection Open item
Improved Rate Of Fire
Information Request Questionnaire
Interrupt request
Immediate Readiness Reserve
Infra-Red Radiation
Infrared Reflecting
Integral Rocket / Ramjet
Integrated Radio Room
Internal Rate of Return
Paint Infra-Red Reflecting Paint
Infra-Red / Radar Augmented Projectile
Inflatable Radar-Reflective Optical Location Aid
Infra-Red Reconnaissance System
Improved Radar Simulator
Inertial Reference System
Interface Requirements Specification
IR Simulation Facility
Independent Range Safety Inspectors
Infra-Red Surveillance Measures
IR Scene Projector
Infra-Red Search Set
Infra-Red Search and Track
InfraRed Search-and-Track
Infra-Red Search and Target Designation
Instrument Rating Test
Infra-Red Terminal Simulator
202
Acronym
IRTS
IRU
IRV
IRVAT
IRWR
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS3
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISAC
ISADS
ISAF
ISAKMP
ISAPI
ISAQ
ISAR
ISAT
ISAU
ISB
ISB
ISBN
ISC
ISC
ISC
ISC
ISC
ISCOMFAR
ISCOMICE
ISCS
ISD
ISD
ISD
ISD
ISD
ISD/IOC
ISDN
ISDN
ISDS
ISDS
ISDS
iSDX
ISE
ISEC
ISES
ISF
Long Title
Integrated Radiation Transport Suite
Inertial Reference Unit
Improved Recovery Vehicle
Infra-Red Video Automatic Tracking
Infra-Red Warning Receiver
Information System
Information Systems
Intermediate System
Internal Security
International Staff
International Standard
Incentivised Spares Support Scheme
Independent Safety Audit
Independent Safety Auditor
Industry Standard Architecture
Industry Standard Architecture (Bus System)
Initial Site Acceptance
Instruction Set Architecture
International Standard Atmosphere
Internet Security Association
Interim Stern Arc Clearance
Integrated Strapdown Air Data System
International Security Assistance Force
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
Internet Server Application Programming Interface
Interim Statement of Airworthiness Qualification
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar
Intensified Standard Alternating Temperature
Ignition and Safety and Arming Unit
Independent Side Band
Independent Side Band (radio)
International Standard Book Number
Incident Sentencing Committee
Independent Schools Council
Infantry Section Carrier
Information Skills and Competences
Intercommunications Set Control
Island Commander, The Faros
Island Commander, Iceland
Integrated Submarine Combat System
In Service Date
In-Service Data
In-Service Date
Instructional System Design
Instructional Systems Development
In Service Date/Initial Operational Capability
Integrated Services Digital Network
Integrated Systems Digital Network
Ice & Snow Detection System
Image Switching and Distribution System
IRCM self-defence System
GPT PABX
Intermediate Station Equipment
Information Systems Executive Committee
International Solar Energy Society
Integrated Support Facility
203
Acronym
ISG
ISG
ISG
ISG
ISI
ISI
ISI
ISIS
ISIS
ISIS
ISK
ISL
ISL
ISLS
iSLX
ISM
ISMB
ISME
ISMOR
ISMS
ISO
ISO
ISO PfP
ISOP
ISOP
ISOR
ISOSS
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISPF
ISPM
ISQAA
ISR
ISR
ISR
ISR
ISR
ISR
ISRD
ISRM
ISRMD
ISRO
ISRP
ISS
ISS
ISS
ISS
ISS
ISSA
ISSC
ISSC
ISSE
ISSO
Long Title
Industry Steering Group
Information Strategies Group
Internal Studies Group
International Sales Group
Information System Infrastructure or In-Service Improvement
In-Service Inspection
Inter-Symbol Interference
Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia
Item of Supply Information System
LAND Integrated Staff Information System
Intercept Sonar
Initial System Load
Inter Satellite Link
Interrogation Side-Lobe Suppression
GPT PABX
In Store Maintenance
Information Systems Management Board
International Scientific Matters expert
International Symposium of Military Operational Research
In Service Management System
International Standards Organisation
International Standards Organization
"In the spirit of" PfP
Invitation for the submission of proposals
Invitation to Submit Outline Proposal
Initial Statement of Requirements
Integrated Staff Officer Support System
Ideal Splash Point
In Service Proof
Integrated Support Plan
International Standardised Profiles
Internet Service Provider
Isentropic Light Piston Facility
In-Service Project Manager
In-Service Quality Assurance Authority
Identification - Safety Range
Identification Safety Range
Image Storage and Retrieval
Initial Spares Requirement
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance
Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
In-Service Reliability Demonstration
Inverted Scan Rate Modulation
In Service Reliability and Maintainability Demonstration
Indian Space Research Organisation
Improved Stabilisation Reference Package
Individual Studies School
In-Service Support
Integrated Supply Support and In-Service Surveillance
Inward Shipping Store
Information Services & Systems
In-Service Support Agency
Information System Standing Committee
Information Systems Steering Committee
Integration Services Support Environment
Information Systems Security Officer
204
Acronym
ISSP
ISSP
ISSR
ISST
IST
IST
ISTAR
Long Title
Initial System Security Policy
Integrated Supply Support Procedures
Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar
ICBM Silo Super-hardening Technology
Invite, Show and Test
Initial Sea Training
Intelligence Surveillance Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance
ISTAR
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
ISTDC
ISTS
ISU
ISU
ISU
ISUS
ISV
ISVR
ISVT
ISW
ISYSCON
IT
IT
IT
ITA
ITA2
ITAC
ITACS
ITALD
ITAS
ITAS
ITB
ITB
ITCE
ITCM
ITCS
ITCS
ITD(A)
ITDC
ITDM
ITDM
ITDSC
ITDU
ITE
ITEA
ITEAP
ITEC
ITF
ITF
ITF
ITFR
ITG
ITGS
ITIL
ITM
ITMS
Inter Service Training and Development School
Information Systems (Technical Services)
In-arm Suspension Unit
In-Service Upgrade
Integrated Sight Unit
Integrated Support for Units and Ships
Internal Security Vehicle
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
Integrated Secure Voice Terminal
Infantry Support Weapon
Integrated System Control programme (US Army)
Industrial Techniques
Information Technology
Italy
Interface Test Adaptor
International Telegraph Alphabet No 2
Intelligence Threat Analysis Centre
Integrated Tactical Command System
Improved Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
Improved Tracking Adjunct System
Integrated Test Alignment System
Industry Training Board
Information Technology Board
Information Technology, Communications & Electronics
Integrated Tactical Countermeasures
Integrated Target Control Systems
Integrated Track and Control Systems
Individual Training Directive (Army)
Information Technology Development Committee
Integrated Time Division Multiplexing
Intelligent Time Division Multiplexer
Information Technology Development Sub-Committee
Infantry Trials and Development Unit
Involute Throat and Exit (rocket nozzle)
Integrated Test Evaluation & Acceptance Plan
Integrated Test, Evaluation & Acceptance Plan
Information Technology Executive Committee
French Textile Institute
Installation Test Firing
Integration Test Facility
Integration Test Facility Rig
Inter-Tier Gateway
Integrated Track Guidance System
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
Integrated Technology Mast
Ion Trap Mass Spectroscopy
205
Acronym
ITN
ITN
ITO
ITO
ITOP
ITOW
ITOW
ITOW
ITOW
ITP
ITP
ITPS
ITR
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITS
ITSEC
ITSEC
ITSEC
ITSEM
ITSO
ITSR
ITSS
ITSSP
ITSST
ITSyO
ITT
ITT
ITT
ITT
ITTR
ITU
ITU-R
ITU-T
ITV
ITW
IU
IUC
IUKADGE
IUKADGE
IUS
IUSS
IUSS
IV
IV
IV&V
IVCS
IVCS
IVD
Long Title
Invitation to Negotiate
Item Transaction Number
Industry Training Organisation
International Trade Organisation
International Test Operating Procedures
Improved TOW
Improved TOW missile
Improved Tube launched Optical tracked Wire guided
Improved Tube launched Optically sighted Wire guided missile
Intent To Purchase
Intention To Proceed
International Test Pilots School
Integrated-Technology Rotor (US Army)
Information Technology System
Initial Training Squadron (Royal Air Force)
Inshore Training Squadron
Integrated Target System
Intelligent Tutoring System
Interactive Training System
Interface Test Specification
International Thermal Sight
Issue Transaction Summary
Italian Ship
Information Technology Security
Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria
IT Security Evaluation Criteria
Information Technology Security Evaluation Method
Information Technology Security Officer
IT Strategy Review
Integrated Tactical Surveillance System
IT Systems Support Professional
IT Systems Support Technician
Information Technology Security Officer
Indoor Training Theatre
Inter-Turbine Temperature
Invitation To Tender
Invitations To Tender
Indoor Training Theatre Range
International Telecommunications Union
International Telecommunications Union (Radio)
International Telecommunications Union (Telecommunications)
Improved TOW Vehicle
Initial Training Wing (Royal Air Force)
Interface Unit
Instrument Under Calibration
Improved UK Air Defence Ground Environment (now UKADGE)
Improved United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment
Inertial Upper Stage
Integrated Undersea Surveillance System
Integrated Underwater Surveillance System
Interactive Video
Issue Voucher
Independent Verification and Validation
Integrated Vehicle Communications System
Integrated Voice Communication System
Indirect View Display
206
Acronym
IVD
IVDN
IVDU
IVI
IVIM
IVIS
IVMS
IVPDL
IVSL
IVSN
IVV
IW
IW
IWAC
IWC
IWD
IWD
IWESS
IWS
IWS
IWS
IWS
IWSDB
IWV
IX
IXC
IXP
IYM
J
J
J/S
JA
JAA
JAA
JAAC PUB
JAATT
JAAWSC
JAAWSC
JAAWSC
JAB
JAC
JAC
JAC
JACIG
JACK
JAD
JAD
JAD
JADDIN
JADI
JAFE
JAG
JAGO
JAIEG
JAMCAT
JAMES
Long Title
Interactive Video Disc
Integrated Voice and Data Networking
Intelligent Visual Display Unit
Interchangeable Virtual Instrument
Instrumented Vibration Insulation Model
Inter-Vehicular Information System
Integrated Vehicle Management System
Inter-Vehicle Positioning and Data Link
Instantaneous VSI
Initial Voice Switched Network
Instantaneous Vertical Velocity
Individual Weapon
Information Warfare
Integrated Weapon-Aiming System
Integrated Weapons Complex
Integrated Weapon Display
Interactive Weapon Display
Infantry Weapons Effects Simulation System
Improved Weapon System
In Water Survey
Individual Weapon Sight
Integrated Weapon System
Integrated Weapon System Data Base
Instrumented War-weight Variant (Mk24 Torpedo)
Information Exploitation
Ion Exchange Column
Information Exploitation
In Year Management
joules
Junior
Jam-to-Signal ratio
Junior Assistant
Joint Airworthiness Authorities, HQ in the Netherlands
Joint Airworthiness Authority
Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre Publication
Joint Air Attack Team Tactics
Joint Anti Air Warfare Shore Coordination
Joint Anti-Air Warfare Shore Control (circuit)
Joint Anti-Air Warfare Shore Co-ordination Network
Joint Advisory Board
Joint Acceptance Committee
Joint Acoustic Centre
Joint Airworthiness Committee
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
An anthropometric modelling tool
Joint Action Development
Joint Application Design
Joint Application Development
Joint Air Defence Digital Information System
Japan Association of Defence Industries
Joint Advanced Fighter Engine
Judge Advocate General
Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation
Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group
Jammer Communications Attachment
Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions
207
Acronym
JAMREP
JAN
JANAP
JANAP
JANNAF
JANSC
JAP
JAP
JAPNMS
JAPS
JAR
JAR
JAR
JARIB
JARIC
JARIC
JARIC
JASDF
JASIN
JASMIN
JASORS
JASS
JASSM
JAST
JATCCCS
JATE
JATEU
JATF
JATFOR
JATO
JATS
JAWS
JAWS
JBD
JBD
JBD(M)
JBIA
JBTSE
Long Title
Jamming Report
Joint Army, Navy (US)
Joint Army, Navy and Air Force Publication
Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication
Joint Army, Navy, NASA and Air Force (US)
Joint Air Navigation Safety Committee
Joint Aeronautical Programme
Joint Air Publication
JTIDS Air Platform Network Management System
Joint Administrative Planning Staff
Job Appraisal Review
Joint Airworthiness Requirement
Joint Airworthiness Requirements
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Board
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
Joint Air Reconnaissance Interpretation Centre
National Imagery Exploitation Centre
Japan Air Self Defence Force
Joint Air-Sea Interaction
JBUSDC
JC
JC2SP
JCA
JCABS
JCALS
J-CATCH
JCB
JCB
JCC
JCC
JCCC
JCCC
JCDB
JCIC
JCL
JCMPO
Joint Brazil-US Defence Commission
Joint Commander
Joint Command and Control Support Programme
Joint Combat Aircraft
Joint Cockpit Air Bag System
Joint Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support system
Joint Countering Attack Helicopter program
Joint Capabilities Board
Joint Capability Board
Joint Consultative Committee
Joint Cryptographic Centre
Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre
Joint Communications Control Centre
Joint Concepts & Doctrine Board
Joint Compliance and Inspection Committee
Job Control Language
Joint Cruise Missile Project Office (USAF and Navy)
Joint Advanced Special Operations Radio System
Joint Anti-Submarine School
Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile
Joint Advanced Strike Technology
Joint Advanced Tactical C3 System
Joint Air Transport Establishment
Joint Air Transport Evaluation Unit
Joint Amphibious Task Force
Joint Airborne Task Force
Jet-Assisted Take-Off
Jamming Analysis and Transmission Selection
Jamming And Warning System
Joint Attack Weapon Systems
Joint Battlespace Digitisation
Joint Battlespace Digitization (formerly DWB)
Joint Battlespace Digitisation (Maritime)
Joint Battlefield Information Architecture
Joint and Battlefield Trainers, Simulations and Synthetic Environments
208
Acronym
JCP
JCP
JCPS
JCS
JCS
JCSI
JDA
JDAM
JDC
JDCC
JDCC
JDCMS
JDCU
JDF
JDFCG
JDIS
JDISS
JDLC
JDTS
JECC
JED
JEF
JEGS
JEM
JEMU
Jengo
JEOCG
JEP
JESA
JESS
JET
JETDS
JETI
JETs
JEWC
JEWG
JEZ
JF2000
JFAC
JFACC
JFAI
JFAmphCC
JFAST
JFC
JFC
JFC
JFDA(EP)
JFDP
JFE
JFH
JFHQ
JFHQ
JFIT
JFLCC
JFLog CC
JFMCC
Long Title
Joint Command Process
Joint Contingency Plan
Joint Command Process Study
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Command System
Joint Command Systems Initiative
Japanese Defence Agency
Joint Direct Attack Munition
Joint Defence Capability
Joint Doctrine & Concepts Community
Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre
Joint Data Communications Management Suite
Jamming Detection Control Unit
Jamaica Defence Force
Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard
E Joint Defence Intelligence Support System-Europe
Joint Defence Intelligence Support services
Joint Distributed Learning Centre
Joint Demand Tracking System
Joint Experimentation Co-ordination Committee
Joint Experimentation Database
Joint Experimentation Framework
Job Evaluation Grading Support
Jet Engine Modulation
Joint Environmental Markets Unit
Junior Engineering Officer (Royal Air Force)
Joint Exercise Observer Control Group
Joint Experimentation Programme
Joint Equipment Support Authority
Joint Exercise Support System
Joint European Torus
Joint Electronics Type Designation System
Jobs, Education and Training Information
Joint Essential Task List
Joint Electronic Warfare Centre
Joint Executive Working Group
Jezebel Passive ASW Sonar
Joint Force 2000
Joint Force Air Component
Joint Force Air Component Commander
Joint Formal Acceptance Inspection
Joint Force Amphibious Component Commander
Joint Flow and Analysis System for Transport
Joint Force Commander
Joint Force Commander (UK)
Joint Forces Commander
Joint Force Development Agenda (Experimentation Priorities)
Joint Force Development Process
Joint Fires Element
Joint Force Harrier
Joint Force Headquarters
Joint Forces Headquarters
Joint Field Interrogation Team
Joint Force Land Component Commander
Joint Logistic Component Commander
Joint Force Maritime Component Commander
209
Acronym
JFOS
JFPG
JFSFCC
JFSS
JFTHQ
JGSDF
JGTO
JHC
JHC
JHP
JHQ
JHQ
JHQ
JHSU
JIA
JIAWG
JIB
JIC
JIC
JIC
JICCC
JIES
JIFDATS
JIFM
JIGSAW
JIN
JINTACS
JIO
JIP
JIPTL
JIS
JIT
JIT
JITA
JITL
JJPTP
JLC
JLC
JLCC
JLP
JLP
JMC
JMC
JMCC
JMCC
JMCC
JMCIS
JMDS
JMEA
JMEM
JMF
JMIC
JMOTS
JMOTS
JMSA
JMSDF
Long Title
Joint Force Operations Staff
Joint Forces Planning Group
Joint Force Special Forces Component Commander
Joint (Force) Signal Staff
Joint Tactical Force Headquarters
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force
Joint Ground Based Air Defence Training Organisation
Joint Helicopter Control
Joint Helicopter Command
Jacketed Hollow Point
Joint Force Headquarters
Joint Headquarters
Joint Head-Quarters
Joint Helicopter Support Unit
Joint Information Architecture
Joint Integrated Avionics Working Group
Joint Intelligence Bureau
Job Information Card
Job Instruction Card
Joint Intelligence Committee
Joint Information and Communications Control Centre
Joint Inter-operability Evaluation
Joint-services In-Flight Data Transmission System
Joint Information Flow Model
Joint Implementation Group for Systematic Automation of Work
Job Identification Number
Joint Inter-operability of Tactical Command And Control System
Joint Intelligence Organisation
Joint Interface Program
Joint Integrated Prioritised Target List
Job Instruction Sheet
Just in Time
Just-In-Time
Japan Industrial Technology Association
Joint Integrated Target List
Joint Jet-Pilot Training Programme
Joint Load Control
Jordan, Lee and Cawsey
Joint Logistics Co-ordination Centre
Joint Logistic Plan
Joint Logistic Plans
Joint Maritime Conference
Joint Maritime Course
Joint Maritime Control Centre
Joint Movement Co-ordination Committee
Joint Movements Coordination Centre
Joint Maritime CIS
Joint Message Distribution Centre
Japan Machinery Exporters Association
Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual
Joint Maritime Facility
Joint Maritime Intelligence Centre
Joint Maritime Operational Training Staff
Joint Maritime Operational Training Staffs
Japan Maritime Safety Agency
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force
210
Acronym
JMUSDC
JNCO
Jnr Tech
JOANNA
JOC
JOCC
JOCOMEX
JOCOMEX
JOCS
JOCS
JOCS
JOCS
JOG
JOIC
Joint STARS
Long Title
Joint Mexican-US Defence Commission
Junior Non-Commissioned Officer
Junior Technician
JOint Airborne NavigatioN and Attack
Joint Operations Centre
Joint Operational Concepts Committee
Joint (inter-Service) Communications Exercise
Joint Communication Exercise
Joint Operation Command System
Joint Operational Command System
Joint Operations Command System
Joint Operations Command Systems
Joint Operations Group
Joint Operations Intelligence Centre
Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (also JSTARS)
JOP
JOP
JOSIC
JOTS
JOTS
JOTS
JOUST
Joint Operational Picture
Junior Officer Pilot
Joint Ocean Surveillance Information Centre
Joint Operational Tactical System
Joint Operations and Tactical System
Joint Tactical System
Aircraft System Performance Department BVR Air Combat Facility
JOWOG
JP
JPAS
JPAS
JPATS
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPG
JPI
JPL
JPL
JPO
JPO
JPS
JPTT
JR
JRA
JRA
JRC
JRCC
JRD-3
JRDF
JRDH
JRDM
JRFL
JRI
JRIMC
JRO
JRPB
JRR
JRRF
JOint WOrking Group
Jamming Pulse
Joint Personnel Administration System
Joint Personnel Administration System (JPASS - 'Study')
Joint Primary Aircraft Training System
Joint Photographic Expert Group
Joint Photography Expert Group
Joint Pictures Expert Group
Joint Planning Guide
Joint Precision Interdiction
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Joint Program Office
Joint Project Office (Project Horizon)
Joint Planning Staff
Junior Officer Tactics Team (US Navy)
Junior Rate
Jaguar Rover Australia
Japanese Red Army
Joint Reconnaissance Centre
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre
Japan Reconfiguration and Digitisation Program Phase III
Joint Rapid Deployment Force
Junior Rating's Dining Hall
Jaguar Reference Data Migration
Joint Restricted Frequency List
Jules Richard Instruments
Joint Reference Information Management Capability
Junior Radio Operator
Joint Radio Propagation Bureau
Joint Raid Reporting
Joint Rapid Reaction Force
211
Acronym
JRs
JRSC
JS
JSA
JSATO
JSB
JSB
JSC
JSC
JSC
JSC
JSCC
JSCI
JSCMPO
JSCPM
JSCPMB
JSCSC
JSCSC
JSD
JSD
JSDC
JSDF
JSDFA
JSEOD
JSEODOC
JSESPO
JSET
JSF
JSFU
JSIB
JSIC
JSIES
JSIPS
JSLO
JSMC
JSMC
JSOW
JSP
JSP375
JSPI
JSRJ
JSSO
JSSU
JSTARS
JSTARS
Long Title
Junior Ratings (Leading Rates & below)
Jam-Resistant Secure Communications programme
Junior Seaman
Job Seekers Allowance
Joint Support Air Tasking Organisation
Joint Service Board
Joint Signal Board
Johnson Space Centre
Joint Signal Committee
Joint Steering Committee
Joint Supply Chain
Joint Supply Chain Committee
Joint Command System Initiative
Joint Service Cruise Missile Program Office (USAF and Navy)
Joint Supply Chain Performance Management
Joint Supply Chain Performance Management Board
Joint Service Command & Staff College
Joint Services Command and Staff College
Jackson Structured Design
Jackson System Development
Joint Service Defence College
Japan Self Defence Force
Japan Self Defence Force Agency
Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Joint Services EOD Operations Centre
Joint Surface-Effect Ship Program Office
Joint Service Expedition Trust
Joint Strike Fighter
Joint Services Flail Unit
Joint System integration Body
Joint Services Intelligence Course
Joint Services Imagery Exploitation System
Joint Service Image Processing System
Joint Service Liaison Organisation
Joint Service Management Centre
Joint Staff Message Control
Joint Stand-Off Weapon
Joint Services Publication
MoD Health & Safety Handbook
Joint School of Photographic Interpretation
Joint Services Recognition Journal
Joint Service Signals Organisation
Joint Service Signals Unit
Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System
Joint Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance System
JSTARS
JSU
JSWDL
JSyCC
Jt Comd
JTACMS
JTC3A
JTCB
JTD
JTF
Joint Surveillance Target-Attack Radar System
Joint Support Unit
Joint Service Weapon Data Link
Joint Security Coordination Centre. Part of DDefSy
Joint Commander
Joint Tactical Missile System
Joint Tactical Command, Control and Communications Agency
Joint Targeting Coordination Board
Joint Technical Documentation
Joint Task Force
212
Acronym
JTF HQ
JTFC
JTFP
JTIDS
JTIDS
JTM
JTMMR
JTMS
JTMS
JTOC
JTP
JTP
JTRC
JTSAC
JUD/JUF
JUMP
junc
JUWG
JV
JVC
JVX
JWC
JWGs
JWID
JWOG
JWP
JWRPL
JWS
JWS
JWTDC
k
KA
KAG-22
KAPSE
KAS
KATIE
Kbit
Kbit/s (kbits)
KBMS
Kbps
KBS
KBS
KBS
KBU
kcas
KD
KDR
KDU
KE
KEK
KEK
KEM
KEP
KERR
KEW
KFD
Long Title
Joint Task Force HQ
Joint Task Force Commander
Joint Tactical Fusion Programme
Joint Tactical Info Distribution System
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
Job Transfer and Manipulation
Joint Tactical Multi-Mode Radio
Joint Transport & Movements Staff
Joint Transport and Movements Staff
Joint Training for Operations
Joint Technical Panel
Joint Theatre Plan
Joint Technical Requirements Committee
Joint Training, Simulation and Analysis Centre
Type of RN Radar Display
Joint UHF Modernisation Project
Junction
Joint User Working Group
Joint Venture
Joint Venture Company
Joint service advanced vertical lift aircraft
Joint Warfare Committee
Joint MoD/Industries Work Groups
Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration
Sub Group J WOrking Group
Joint Warfare Publication
Joint Warfare Priority List
Joint Warehouse System
Joint Warfare Staff
Joint Warfare Tactical Doctrine Committee
Modulus of sub-grade reaction
Keep Alive
K-Action Group
Kernel APSE
Killed on Active Service
Killer Alert Threat Identification and Evasion
Kilobit
Kilobits per second
Knowledge Based Management System
Kilo Bits Per Second
Knowledge Based Scheduling
Knowledge Based System
Knowledge Based Systems
Keyboard Unit
Knots Calibrated Air Speed
Known Distances
Kill / Detection Ratio
Keyboard Display Unit
Kinetic Energy
Key Encryption Key
Kinetic Energy Kill
Kinetic Energy Missile
Kinetic Energy Penetrator
Kinetic Energy Recovery Rope
Kinetic Energy Weapon
KEK Fill Device
213
Acronym
KFP
kg
kg
Kgsm
kHz
kHz
KI
KIA
KIAS
KIMO
KIT
KITE
KITE
KKV
KKVHILS
KKW
KLU
Km
KMA
KMP
kN
kn
kn
kn
KP
KP
KPAF
KPAG
kph
kph
KPI
KPNLF
KPO
KPP
KPRG
KPS
KPU
KSAs
KSC
KSEMs
KSPR
KSR
KSR
KSSP
KT
kt
KTA
KTA
ktas
kts
KU
KUR
KUR
KV
kVA
KVA
Long Title
Korean Fighter Program
Kilogram(s)
Kilogrammes
Kingsman
Kilo Hertz (One thousand cycles per second)
KiloHertz
Key Interface
Killed In Action
Knots Indicated Air Speed
Local Authorities International Environmental Organisation
Keeping In Touch
Keep It To Essentials
Kinetic energy kill Integrated Technology Experiments
Kinetic Kill Vehicle
Kinetic Kill Vehicle Hardware in the Loop Simulator
Kinetic Kill Weapon
Key and Lamp Unit
Kilometre
Korea Military Academy
Key Management Protocol
KiloNewton
Knot(s) (maritime navigation)
Knots
Knott
Key Point
Keypoint
Korean People's Air Force
Key Partners Action Group (Scottish Office)
Kilometers Per Hour
Kilometres per hour
Key Performance Indicators
Khmer People's National Liberation Front
Key Process Owner
Key Performance Parameter
Key Process Review Group
Knowledge Processing System
Keyboard Printer Unit
Key Support Areas
Kennedy Space Centre
Key Supply Engagement Managers
Key Stage Peer Review
Keyboard Send / Receive
Key System Requirement
Key Skills Support Programme
Key Target
Knot(s) (aeronautical navigation)
Key Technical Area
Key Technical Assumption
Knots True Airspeed
Knots
Keyboard Unit
Key User Requirement
Key User Requirements
Key Variable
Kilo Volt Amps
KiloVolt Amp
214
Acronym
kVA
KVDT
KVM
kW
KWIC
KWIPS
KWOC
L
L of C
L of L
L or I
L&TH
L11
L14
L16
LA
LA
LA IPT
LA21
LAA
LAAAS
LAAD
LAADS
LAAG
LAAM
LAAPC
LAASH
LAAT
LAAV
LAAWC
LAAWC
lab
LAB
LABCOM
LABRV
LABS
LABS
LAC
LAC
LACE
LACH
LACW
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LAD
LADA
LADAR
LADAR
Long Title
Kilovolt Amperes
Keyboard Visual Display Unit
Keyboard Video Mouse switch
Kilowatts
Key Word In Context
Thousand of Whetstone Instructions per Second
Key Word Out of Context
Loss Factor
Lines of Communication
Limit of Liability
Electrical
Lethality and Target Hardening
Link 11
Link 14
Link 16
Local Authority
Locally Attractive
Logistics Applications Intergrated Project Team
Local Agenda 21
Light Anti-Aircraft
Low-Altitude Airfield Attack System
Low Altitude Air Defence
Low Altitude Aircraft Detection System
Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
Light Anti-Aircraft Missile
Local Authority Air Pollution Control
LITEF's Analogue Air data System for Helicopters
Laser Augmented Air-borne TOW
Light Air-borne ASW Vehicle
Local AAW Commander or Coordination circuit
Local Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator
Laboratory
Light Assault Bridge
Laboratory Command (US Army)
Large Advanced Ballistic Re-entry Vehicle
Low Altitude Bombing System
Low-Altitude Bombing System
Leading Aircraftman
List of Assessed Contractors
Landline Air defence Communications Encryption
Lightweight Amphibious Container Handler
Leading Aircraftwoman
Large Area Display
Laser Acquisition Device
Laser Alignment Device
Launch Assist Device
Learning Analysis Document
Liberation Army Daily (newspaper)
Light Aid Detachment
Local Air Defence
Local Area Disc
Local Area Domain
Low Altitude Dispenser
Logical Applications and Data Architecture
Laser Detection And Ranging
LAser raDAR
215
Acronym
LADD
LADS
LADS
LADS
LAE
LAF
LAF
LAFIS
LAFIS
LAFIS
LAFT
LAFTA
LAFTS
LAG
LAG
LAH
LAIA
LAIR
LAIRS
LAIS
LAIT
LAL
LAM
LAMP
LAMP
LAMP
LAMPS
LAMPS
LAMS
LAN
LAN
LANA
LANDCOMD
LANDSAT
LANL
LANTIRN
LANTIRN
LAP
LAPADS
LAPC
LAPES
LAR
LAR
LARA
LARC
LARC
LARC
LARC
LARO
LARS
LARS
LAS
LAS
LASER
Long Title
Low Altitude Drogue Delivery
Laser Air-borne Depth Sounder
Light Air Defence System
Local Area Depot System
Low Altitude Extraction
Light Assault Ferry
Low Frequency Active System
Ledger Accounting Financial Information System
Ledger Accounts Financial Management Information System
Local Area Financial Information System
Light Aircraft Flying Task
Latin American Free Trade Association
Laser And FLIR Test Set
Local Award Group
Local Award Group (GEMS)
Light Attack Helicopter
Latin American Integration Association
Laser and Atomic Research and Development
Light Aircraft Reconnaissance System
Lithium Aluminium Iron Sulphide
Land Accident and Investigation Team
Launch And Leave
Long Aerial Mine
Large Advanced Mirror Programme
Lockheed Adaptive Modular Payload
Long Assisted Maintenance Period
Light Air-borne Multi-Purpose System
Long Assisted Maintenance Period
Local Area Missile System
Local Area Network
Local Area Network (IT)
Low Altitude Night Attack
LAND Command
A civilian surveillance satellite
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra Red Night
Low-Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra-Red, Night
Local Air Plot
Lightweight Acoustic Processing And Display System
Local Accident Procedure Course
Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System
Light Artillery Rocket
Light Automatic Rifle
Large Aperture Research Array
Lighter Amphibious Re-supply Cargo
Logistics & Resource Cell
Low Altitude Ride Control
Low-Altitude Ride Control
Logistic Analysis and Research Organisation
Light Artillery Rocket System
Lower Airspace Radar Service
Local Area Sub-System
Local Area System
Learning Age Standards Evaluation and Review (the new IiP standard)
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
216
Acronym
LASH
LASHE
LASO
LASR
LASS
LASS
LASS
LASS
LASSIE
LASSO
LAST
LAST
LASTE
lat
LAT
LAT
LATAR
LATAS
LATCC
LATCP
LATIS
LATS
LAV
LAV
LAVA
LAV-AD
LAV-AG
LAW
LAW
LAX
LB
LB
lb
LBA
LBdr
lbF
LBH
LBHMMS
LBI
LBM
LBO
LBP
LBR
LBRG
LBS
LBTS
LBTS
LBU
LC
LC
LC COORD
LC2IEDM
LCA
LCA
LCA
LCAC
Long Title
Lighter Aboard Ship
Low Altitude Simultaneous HAWK Engagement
Latin American Solidarity Organisation
Low Altitude Surveillance Radar
Large Area Smoke Screening
Light Armoured System Support
Local Area Sensor System
Low Altitude Surveillance System
Low Airspeed Sensing and Indicating Equipment
Light Anti-Surface Semi-automatic Optical missile
Local Area System Transport
Low Altitude Supersonic Target
Low Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement
Latitude
Light Anti-Tank
Local Area Transport
Laser-Augmented Target Acquisition and Recognition
Laser True Airspeed System
London Air Traffic Control Centre
Local Area Transport Control Programme
Lightweight Air-borne Thermal Imaging System
Light Armoured Turret System
Light Armoured Vehicle
Light Assault Vehicle
Low-profile Adaptive Vehicular Antenna
Light Armoured Vehicle - Air Defence
Light Armoured Vehicle - Assault Gun
Light Anti-armour Weapon
Light Anti-tank Weapon
Limited Area automatic Extraction (radar tracking)
Light Bomber
Local Battery
Pound
Longbow Apache
Lance Bombardier
Pounds Force
Light Battlefield Helicopter
Longbow Hellfire Modular Missile System
Longbow International
Lever Breech Mechanism
Log Book Office
Local Business Plan
Laser Beam Rider
Laser Beam-Riding Guidance
Leave Behind Sonar
Land Based Test Site (Portsdown)
Land-Based Test Site
Logical Business Unit
Landing Craft
Logistics Command
Landing Craft Coordinator
Land Command and Control International Exchange Data model
Landing Craft Assault
Life Cycle Analysis
Light Combat Aircraft
Landing Craft Air-Cushion
217
Acronym
LCAD
LCAJ
LCAS
LCB
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCC
LCCC
LCCI
LCCO
LCD
LCD
LCDE
LCDP
LCEE
LCF
LCF
LCG
LCH
LCIA
LCINS
LCL
LCLU
LCM
LCM
LCMS
LCMU
LCN
LCN
LCN
LCO
LCOSS
LCP
LCP
LCpl
LCR
LCS
LCSC
LCSS
LCT
LCT
LCT
LCU
LCU
LCU
LCV
LCVP
LCWS
LD
LD
LD
Long Title
Lightweight Chemical Agent Detector
Low-cost Anti-Jam system
Light Close Air Support
Logistic Configuration Baseline
Las Communications Controller
Launch Control Centre
Life Cycle Cost
Life Cycle Costing
Life Cycle Costs
Limited Capability Configuration
Local Command Centre
Logistics Co-ordination Centre
Launch Control Centre Computer
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Landing Craft Control Officer
Latest Completion Date
Liquid Crystal Display
Liquid Crystal Display
Local Career Development Panel
Low Cost Emplacement Excavator
Liability Control and Forecasting
Low Cycle Fatigue
Load Classification Group
Light Combat Helicopter
Logistics Coherence Information Architecture
Low Cost Inertial Navigation System
Landing Craft Logistic
Landing Control Logic Unit
Landing Craft Mechanised
Laser Countermeasures
Learning Content Management System
London Civilian Management Unit
Load Classification Number
Logistics Control Number
LSA Control Number
Launch Control Officer
Lead Computing Optical Sight System
Landing Craft, Personnel
Launch Control Post
Lance Corporal
Land Condition Record
Low-Cost Sonobuoy
London Computer/Communications Security Committee
Land Combat Support System
Landing Craft Tank
Light Crawler Tractor
Longbow Crew Trainer
Landing Craft Utility
Launch Control Unit
Lightweight Computer Unit
Low-Cost Visual
Landing Craft Vehicles and Personnel
Low Cost Weapon Delivery System
Liquidated Damages
Loop Disconnect
Low Drag (bombs)
218
Acronym
LD/MD
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDA
LDAH
LDC
LDCN
LDD
LDDI
LDF
LDFB
LDM
LDMTS
LDNS
LDO
LDO
LDOCF
LDP
LDP
LDP
LDR
LDS
LDS
LDS
LDS
LDT
LDT
LDT
LDT/SCAM
LDTD
LDTM
LDU
LDV
LDW
LE
LE
LE(A)
LEA
LEA
LEAD
LEAP
LEBA
LEC
LECOS
LED
LED
LEDI
LEGS
LELEC
LEM
Long Title
Logistic Demonstration/Maintenance Demonstration
Landing Distance Available
Laser Doppler Anemometry
Latent Damage Act
Learning and Development Adviser
Learning and Development Advisor
Limited Danger Area
Logistics Functional Area
London Development Agency
Logistics Data Analysis
Landing Distance Available (Helicopter)
Launch Detection System
Local Data Communications Network
Logistic Data and Documentation
Less Developed Defence Industrial nation
Lightweight Digital Facsimile
Low Density Fibre Board
Local Distribution Manager
Laser Designator Marked Target Seeker
Laser Doppler Navigation System
Learning and Development Officer
Limited Duties Officer (US Navy)
Long Distance Operational Control Facility
Laser Designator Pod
Local Distribution Point
London Development Partnership
Low Data Rate
Laser Dazzle Sight
Laser Detecting Set
Layered Defence System
Logical Data Structure
Laser Detector Tracker
Limited Directed Task
Logistics Delay Time
Laser Detector and Tracker-Strike Camera
Logistics Data And Technical Documentation
Light-Duty Tank Target Mechanism
Launcher Display Unit
Laser Doppler Velocimeter
Laser Damage Weapon
Life Extension
Logistics Engineering
Logistics Executive (Army)
Local Education Authority
Local Exercise Area
Launched Expendable Acoustic Decoy
Lightweight Exoatmospheric Advanced Projectile
Long Endurance Breathing Apparatus
Local Enterprise Company (Scotland)
Light Electronic Control System
Light Emitting Diode
Low Endoatmospheric Defence
Low Endoatmospheric Defence Interceptor
Lightweight Engine Generator Set
Large Engine Low Emission Consortium
Lunar Excursion Module
219
Acronym
LEMC
LEN
LENS
LEO
LEO
LEOS
LEP
LEP
LEP
LEP
Leq
LER
LERIC
LES
LET
LET
LEU
LEU
LEV
LEWDD
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LFA
LFA
LFA
LFAS
LFE
LFH
LFICS
LFL
LFM
LFP
LFRED
LFRJ
LFS
LFSMS
LFU
LFV
LG
LGB
LGC
LGD
LGDM
LGM
LGMB
LGR
LGSC
LH
LH
LHA
LHAT
LHD
Long Title
Land Environment Message Centre
Large Extension Node
Large Extension Node Switch
Low Earth Orbit
RFA Computer
Loral Electro-Optical Systems
Life Extension Programme
Light External Pintle
Locally Engaged Personnel
Locally Entered/Engaged Personnel
Equivalent continuous noise level
Life External Refit
Land Environment Reference Information Capability
Large Earth Station
Launch and Escape Time
Logistics Escape Trunk
Laser Electronic Unit
Laser Electronics Unit
Light Enhancing Viewing
Lightweight Early Warning Detection Device
Landing Force
Launch Facility
Line Feed
Low Frequency
Low Frequency (30 – 300 kHz)
Land Forces
Logistics Functional Area
Low Frequency Active
Low Frequency Active sensor
Low Frequency Active Sonar
Learning From Experience
Low Fire Hazard
Landing Force Integrated Communications System
Lot-For-Lot
Live Firing Monitor
Light Floor Pintle
Liquid-Fuelled Ramjet Engine Development
Liquid-Fuelled Ramjet
Labour Force Survey
Logistic Force-Structure Management System
Large Flying Unit
Light Forces Vehicle
Landing Ground
Laser Guided Bomb
Laboratory of the Government Chemist
Local Gun Director
Laser Guided Dispenser Munitions
Loop Group Multiplexer
Local Government Management Board
Laser Guidance Receiver
Linear GlideSlope Capture
Left Hand
Light Helicopter
Laser Hazard Area
Laser Hazard Area Trace
Left-Hand Drive
220
Acronym
LHDF
LHE
LHG
LHH
LHM
LHN
LHPF
LHS
LHS
LHS
LHW
LHX
LI
LI
LIA
LIB
LIC
LIC
LICAS
LID
LID
LIDAR
Lieut
LIF
LIFO
LIFT
LIG
LII
LIM
LIM
LIMAS
LIMAWS
LIMAWS
LIMSS
LINAC
LINAS
Link 11
Link 16
LINS
LINS/GPS
LIO
LIOD
LION
LION
LIPS
LIPs
LIR
LIRA
LIRD
LIROD
LIRS
LIS
LISA
LISCOPE
LISE
Long Title
Ledger Heading Distribution File
Left Hand Edge
Left Hand Grip
Laser Hazard Hemisphere
Laser-Hardened Materials
Long-Haul Network
Ledger Heading Parameter File
Left Hand Seat
Left Hand Side
Load- Handling System
Laser-Homing Weapon
Light Helicopter Experimental
LAN Interconnection service
Laser Interrogator
Linear Induction Accelerator
Loudspeaker Intercom Box
Line Integrity Check
Low Intensity Conflict
Low Intensity Conflict Aircraft System
Laser Irradiation Detector
Lift-Improvement Device
Light Detection and Ranging
Lieutenant
Low Insertion Force
Last In First Out
Lead-In Fighter Training
Laser Image Generator
Light Image Intensifier
Lotus Intel Microsoft (Standard for memory systems)
Low-Inclination Mission
Lightweight Marking System
Light Mobile Artillery Weapon System
Light Mobile Artillery Weapons System
Logistics Information Management Support
Linear Accelerator
Laser-Inertial Navigation / Attack System
HF or UHF communication link for RN, US and some NATO platforms.
Based on a supermarket data link!
Communication link for JTIDS
Laser Inertial Navigation System
Laser Inertial Navigation System / Global Positioning System
LITS Installation Order
Lightweight Optronic Director
Linked Information Office Network
Local Information Office Network
Land Image Processing System
Logical Inferences Per second
Laser Intercept Receiver
Low Intensity Reconnaissance Aircraft
Laser and Infra-red Irradiation Detector
Lightweight Radar Optronic Director
Laser Inertial Reference System
Logistic Information System
Logical Information Systems Architecture
Logistic Information Systems Collaboration ProgrammE
Laser Integrated Space Experiment
221
Acronym
LISR
LITAL
LITBIEL
LITE
LITS
LITS
LITS
LITS
LITSO
LITVC
LIVEX
LJU
LKA
LL
LL
LLA
LLAD
LLC
LLCC
LLDC
LLDD
LLDS
LLGB
LLGB
LLH
LLHK
LLI
LLL
LLLGB
LLLTV
LLNL
LLR
LLS
LLSC
LLSF
LLT
LLTI
LLTS
LLTV
LLTV
LLWD
LM
LM
LM
LM
LM
LM No
LMA
LMA
LMAW
LMC
LMCR
LMD
LMDE
LMF
LMG
Long Title
Logistic Impact & Sustainability Review
Litton Italia SpA
Lithuania and Byelorussia
Laser Illumination Target Equipment
Logistic Information Technology System
Logistics Information Technology Strategy
Logistics Information Technology Strategy (RAF)
Logistics Information Technology System
Local Information Technology Security Officer
Liquid-Injection Thrust Vector Control
Live Exercise
Line Jack Unit
Landing Ship
Light Line
Low Level
Long Linear Arrays
Low Level Air Defence
Logical Link Control
Logistics Life Cycle Cost
Low Level Direct Coupling
Low Level Direct Drive
Low Latency Data Service
Launch and Leave Guided Bomb
Low Level Guided Bomb
Light Liaison Helicopter
Low Level Height Keeper - low level air target
Long Lead Item
Low Level Language
Low-Level Laser Guided Bomb
Low-Light Level Television
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Low Level Radar
Loan Library Service
Low Level Swept Coupling
Low Level Swept Field
Low Level Targets
Long Lead Time Item
Leafield Logistics & Technical Services
Low Light Level Television
Low Light Television
Low-Level Weapons Delivery
Line Manager
LITS Manager
Loose Minute
Low Magnetic
Logistic Modelling
Local Manufacture Number
Leading Medical Assistant
Leading Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)
Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon
Local Modification Committee
Liquid Metal Cooled Reactor
Light Mobile Digger
Limpet Mine Disposal Equipment
Local Management Facility
Light Machine Gun
222
Acronym
LMI
LMI
LML
LML(N)
LML(V)
LML/SL
LMLC
LMM
LMMSA
LMOTS
LMR
LMRDFS
LMRS
LMS
LMS
LMS
LMS11
LMT
LMTN
LMTR
LMTV
LMTVT
LMU
LNA
LNA
LNE
LNO
LNOHD
LNS
LNS
LNTS
LNV
LO
LO
LO
LO
LO
LO
LOA
LOA
LOAC
LOAD
LOADEO
LOADS
LOAL
LOB
LOB
LOBL
LOC
LOC
LOC
LOC
LOC
LOC
LOCAAS
LOCAP
Long Title
Labour Market Intelligence/Information
Liquid Metal Infiltration
Lightweight Multiple Launcher
Lightweight Multiple Launcher
Lightweight Multiple Launcher (Vehicle)
Lightweight Multiple Launcher/Shoulder Launched
Low Mobility Load Carrier
Light Mortar Munitions
Lightweight Modular Multi-purpose Spanning Assembly
Launcher Maintenance and Operational Training System
Land Magnetic Range
Lightweight Man-transportable Radio Direction Finding System
London Military Radar Services
Learning Management System
Local Management of Schools
Low Magnetic Store
Link 11 Monitoring System
Labour Market Trends
Logistics Management TermiNal
Laser Marker and Target Ranger
Light Medium Tactical Vehicle
Light Medium Tactical Vehicle Trailer
Life Measurement Unit
Low Noise Amplifier
Low Noise Amplifiers
Late Network Entry
Limited Nuclear Option
Laser Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance
Land Navigations System
Local Network Services
League of Nations Treaty Series
Limit of Night Vision
Liaison Officer
Lift-Off
Local Oscillator
Low Observability (stealth)
Low Observable (UAV)
Logistic Officer
Launch On Assessment
Letter of Offer & Acceptance
Law of Armed Conflict
Low Altitude Defence
Loading of Explosive Ordnance
Low-Altitude Air Defence System
Lock on After Launch
Line-Of-Bearing
Local OSLAN Bridge
Lock On Before Launch
Line of Communication
Lines of Communication
Lines of Communications
Local Operations Console
Localiser
Logistics Operations Centre
Low-cost Anti-Armour Sub-munitions programme
Lo Combat Air Patrol
223
Acronym
LOCAT
LOCAT
LOCATM
LOCATS
LOCC
LOCE
LOCE
LOCE
LOCE
LOCLAD
LOCLAD
LoCoFIS
LOCPOD
LOCREP
LOCS
LOCSTAT
LOCUS
LOCUS
LOD
LOD
LoD
LODE
LOE
LOE
LOF
LOF
LOFAADS
LOFARGRAM
LofD
LofF
LofS
LogCWG
LOGEX
LOGMAN
LOGOPS
LOGREQ
LOGREQ
LOGSHORE
LOGSTAT
LOGSUM
LOGSUPREP
LOH
LOI
LOI
LoL
LOLER(Regs)
LOM
LOMADS
LOMAH
long
LOP
LOP
LOP(R)
LOPT
LORA
LORAAS
Long Title
Low Cost Artillery Trainer
Low-cost Aerial Trainer
Low-cost Advanced Technology Missile
Low Cost Air Target System
Launch Operations Control Centre
Large Optical Communications Experiment
Limited Operational Capacity for Europe
Linked OPINTEL Centres Europe (US System serving NATO)
Linked OPS-INTEL Centre Europe
Low Altitude Dispenser System
Low-cost Low Altitude Dispenser
Logistics Command Financial Information System
Low Cost Powered Dispenser
Location Report
Land area Operational Command System
Location State
Laser Obstacle & Cable Unmasking System
Laser Obstacle Cable Unmasking System
Letter of Delegation
Lines of Development
Lines of Development (CBM LoD)
Large Optics Demonstration Experiment
Level Of Effort
Limit Of Exploitation
Lift-Off
Line-Of-Fire
Lo-Altitude Forward Area Air Defence System
Low Frequency Recording and Analysis Gram
Line of Departure
Line of Fire
Line of Sight
Logistics Capability Working Group
Logistic Exercise
Logistics and Manpower Division, SHAPE
Logistics for Operations
Logistic Requirement
Logistic Requirements
Logistics Short Report message
Logistics State
Logistics Summary message
Logistics Support Report message
Light Observation Helicopter
Lack Of Item
Letter of Intent
Limit of Liability
Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipoment Regulations
Leading Operator/Maintainer (RN sailor)
Low Altitude Missile Air Defence System
Location of Miss And Hit
Longitude
Local Operational Picture
Long Overhaul Period
Long Overhaul Period (Refuel)
Lynx Helicopter Observer Procedure Trainer
Level Of Repair Analysis
Long-range Air-borne ASW System
224
Acronym
LORAN
LORAN
LORAP
LORIS
LORO
LOROC
LOROC
LOROP
LOROP
LOROP
LORROS
LORV
LoS
LOSACA
LOSAT
LOS-BR
LOS-F
LOSI
LOS-R
LOTAWS
LOTS
LOTS
LOV
LOVA
LOVA
LOW
LOX
LP
LP
LP
LP
LP
LP(R)
LPA
LPA
LPAR
LPC
LPC
LPC
LPC
LPC
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD®
LPE
LPG
LPG
LPH
LPH
LPI
LPI
LPI
Long Title
Long Range Aid to Navigation
Long Range Navigation
Level of Repair Analysis Plan
Long-range Infra-red System
Lobe On Receive Only
Long-range Off-board Chaff
Long-range Optical Camera
LOng Range OPtical sensor
Long Range Photography
Long-range Oblique Photography
Long-range Reconnaissance and Observation System
Low-Observable Re-entry Vehicle
Line of Sight
Liaison Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
Line-Of-Sight Anti-Tank
Line of Sight - Beam Riding
Line-Of-Sight Forward
Line-Of-Sight Indicator
Line-Of-Sight Rear
Laser Obstacle Terrain-Avoidance Warning System
Laser Output Test Set
Logistics Over The Shore
Loan of Vehicle
Low Vulnerability
Low-Vulnerability Ammunition
Launch On Warning
Liquid Oxygen
Landing Point
Liquid Propellant
Listening Post
Low Power
Low Pressure
Landing Platform Dock (Replacement)
Linear Power Amplifier
Local Planning Authority
Large Phased Array Radar
Launched Pod Container
Linear Predictive Coding
Local Procurement Cell
Low Pay Commission
Low Pressure Compressor
Amphibious Assault Transport Dock
Label Plan Display
Labelled Position Display
Landing Period Designator or Low Probability of Detection
Landing Platform Dock
Logistics Process Definition
Landing Platform Dock (Replacement)
Low Probability of Exploitation
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Liquid Petroleum Gas
Landing Platform Helicopter
Light Pintle Head
Limited Price Indexation
Lines Per Inch
Low Probability of Intercept
225
Acronym
LPI
LPI/LPE
LPIR
LPL
LPM
LPO
LPP
LPR
LPRA
LPS
LPT
LPT
LPTS
LPU
LPV
LQ
LQA
LQA
LR
LRA
LRAACA
LRAAS
LRAS3
LRAT
LRAT
LRATGW
LRBB
LRBM
LRC
LRCA
LRCR
LRCS
LRCSOW
LRCU
LRD
LRD
LRE
LREG
LRF
LRF
LRFD
LRGB
LRHB
LRI
LRINF
LRINF
LRIP
LRIS
LR-IST
LRL
LRM
LRM
LRM
LRMP
LRMR
LRMTS
Long Title
Low Probability of Interception
Low Probability of Interception and Exploitation
LPI Radar
Linear Polarised Laser
Lines Per Minute
Local Purchase Order
Lay-up Preparations Period
Low-cost Packet Radio
Low Power Radio Association
Lightning Protection System
Low Pressure Turbine
Low Profile Turret
Lightweight Protected Turret System
Local Programming Unit
Landing Pontoon Vehicle
Letter Quality
Land Quality Assessment
Link Quality Analysis
Long Range
Lowest Replacement Assembly
Long-range Air Anti-Submarine Capability Aircraft
Long-range Air-borne ASW System
Long-range Advanced Scout Surveillance System
Large Radar Array Technology
Long-range Anti-Tank
Long Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
Long Range Base Bleed
Long-range Ballistic Missile
Longitudinal Redundancy Check
Long Range Combat Aircraft
Long-range Chaff Rocket
Long-range Communications System
Long-range Conventional Stand-Off Weapon
Landing Rollout Control Unit
Labelled Radar Display
Laser Range-finder / Designator
Low Risk Enhancement (Sonar 2074)
Leading Regulator - ship's policeman & assistant t
Laser Range Finder
Low Recoil Force Gun
Laser Range Finder / Designator
Long-range Glide Bomb
Long Range Hollow Base
Line Replaceable Item
Longer Range Intermediate Nuclear Forces
Longer-Range Intermediate Nuclear Forces
Low Rate Initial Production
Land Reference Information Services
Long-range Infra-Red Search and Track
Lightweight Rocket Launcher
Line Replaceable Model
Long-range air-to-air Missile
Low Rate Multiplexer
Long Range Maritime Patrol
Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance
Laser Range and Marked-Target Seeker
226
Acronym
LRMTS
LRN
LRO
LRPA
LRQA
LRR
LRR
LRR
LRRP
LRS
LRSAM
LRSOM
LRSOM
LRSS
LRTNF
LRU
LRU
LRU
LRV
LRV
LRWP
LS
LS
LS
LS &GC
LS0H
LSA
LSA
LSA
LSA
LSA
LSA
LSA
LSAM
LSAP
LSAR
LSAR
LSAT
LSB
LSB
LSB
LSB
LSC
LSC
LSC
LSC
LSCAM
LSCP
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD(A)
LSDA
LSDIS
Long Title
Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker
Low Recoil Niricum
Leading Radio Operator
Long-range Patrol Aircraft
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance
Long Range Radar
Long-Range Radar
Low Receiving Room
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
Link Reinforcement Set
Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile
Long Range SOM
Long-range Stand-Off Missile
Long-range Surveillance System
Long-range Theatre Nuclear Forces
Line Replaceable Unit
Line Replacement/Replaceable Unit
Lowest Replaceable Unit
Launch and Recovery Vehicle
Light Rail Vehicle
Land Ranges Working Party
Land Systems sector
Landing Site
Leading Seaman
Long Service & Good Conduct (a type of RN medal)
Low Smoke Zero Halogen
Layered Security Architecture
Life Saving Appliances
Link State Advertisement ( from OSPF Protocol)
Local System Administrator
Logistic Support Analysis
Logistics Support Analysis
Local Stores Administrator
Logistic Support Analysis Manager
Logistic Support Analysis Plan
Logistic Support Analysis Record
Logistics Support Analysis Record
Logistic Shelter, Air-Transportable
Least Significant Bit
Lower Side Band (radio)
Lower Sideband
Lower Side-Band
Learning and Skills Council
Logistic Support Committee
Logistics Support Centre
Logistics Support Command
Local Sea Clearance Acceptance Meeting
Launching System Control Panel
Landing Ship, Dock
Large Screen Display
Least Significant Digit
Logistic Support Date
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)
Learning and Skills Development Agency
Light and Special Division Interim Sensor
227
Acronym
LSDMG
LSDW
LSE
LSE
LSF
LSF
LSF0H
LSFFAR
LSG
LSG-LEP
LSI
LSI
LSIC
LSID
LSL
LSL
LSM
LSM
LSM
LSM
LSMT
LSO
LSO
LSO
LSOR
LSOT
LSP
LSR
LSRD
LSRW
LSS
LSS
LSS
LSSB
LSSC
LSSO
LSST
LST
LST
LST
LST
LST(H)
LSU
LSV
LSV
LSVW
LSW
LT
Lt
lt
LT
Lt
LT
LT
Lt Cdr
LT CDR(F)
Long Title
Laboratory Standard Digital Map Generator
Laser Sensor Damage Weapon
Life Support Equipment
Local Security Environment
Logical Software Function
Low Smoke and Fumes
Low Smoke and Fume zero Halogen
Low-Speed Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket
Logistics Support Group
Land Systems Group – Land Equipment Policy
Landing Ship, Infantry
Large Scale Integration
Large Scale Integrated Circuit
Large Scale of Issue Detector
Landing Ship Logistic
Landing Ship Logistics
Landing Ship, Medium
LITS System Manager
Logistics Simulation Module
Medium Amphibious Assault Landing Ship
Landing Ship Marshalling Team
Launch Safety Officer
Limited Strategic Option
LITS Security Officer
Land System Operational Requirement
Landing Signal Officer Trainer
Logistics Support Plan
LITS Survey Report
Location Specific Reference Data
Land Systems Reference Centre
Land Support System
Logistics Support Solution
Logistics Support System
Land System Safety Board
Light Seal Support Craft
Land System Safety Office
Laser Spot Seeker / Tracker
Amphibious Vehicle Landing Ship
Landing Ship Tank
Laser Spot Tracker
Lot and Serial number Traceability
Landing Ship Tank (Helicopter)
Line Signalling Unit
Light Strike Vehicle
Logistics Support Vehicle
Logistics Support Vehicle, Wheeled
Light Support Weapon
Lead Time (MRPII)
Lieutenant
Light
Light Transportable
Light(house)
Line Telegraphy
Low Tension
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander(Flying) - deputy to CDR AIR
228
Acronym
Lt Col
Lt Gen
Lt jg
LTA
LTA
LTAR
LTAV
LTB
LTBT
LTC
LTC
LTC
LTC
LTD
LTD
LTDD
LTEL
LTEP
LTF
LTFCS
LTFP
LTG
LTH
LTI
LTID
LTM
LTM
LTMR
LTN
LTO
LTOS
LTP
LTPM
LTR
LTR
LTR
LTR
LTR(P)
LTRS
LTS
LTS
LTS
LTSCP
LTSRP
LTT
LTT
LTTP
LTU
LTU
LTWA
LU
LUA
lub
Lub Oil
LUE
LUH
Long Title
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant, Junior Grade (US Navy)
Light Transport Aircraft
Logistics Technical Analysis
Lands Training Areas & Ranges
Lighter Than Air Vehicle
Life of Type Buy
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Local Technical Committee
Long Term Contract
Long Term Costing
Long Term Costings
Laser Target Designator
Limited (liability) company
Long Term Detached Duty
Long Term Exposure Liit
Long Term Equipment Programme
Large Test Frame (at DERA Dunfermline)
Laser Tank Fire-Control System
Long Term Force Programmes
Line Termination Group
Light Towed Howitzer
Local Technical Instruction
Laser Target Interface Device
Laser Target Marker
Line Termination Module
Laser Target Marker and Receiver
Local Track Number
Lead Time Offset (MRPII)
Logistics Technical off-site Support
Long Term Plan
Long Term Planning Meeting
Laser Tracker/Receiver
Long Term Refurbishment
Long Term Requirement
Long Term Reserve
Long Term Review (Programme)
Lightweight Torpedo Recovery System
Laser Training System
Link Translator System
Low frequency Transmit Subsystem
Long Term Ship Communication Plan
Long Term Ship Replacement Programme
AEA Technology’s Lightning Test and Technology group
Light Tracked Tractor
Long-term Technology Programme
Laser Transceiver Unit
Line Terminating Unit
Long Trailing Wire Antenna
Luxemburg
Launch Under Attack
Lubricant
Lubrication Oil
Local Unit Establishment
Light Utility Helicopter
229
Acronym
LUMAT
LUNOS
LUT
LV
LV
LVA
LVA
LVA
LVDT
LVS
LVT
LVTC
LVTE
LVTH
LVTP
LVTR
LW
LWA
LWB
LWC
LWC
LWD
LWDR
LWF
LWIR
LWIR
LWL
LWL
LWLD
LWMB
LWML
LWMS
LWP
LWP
LWR
LWR
LWREN
LWT
LWT
LWT
LWT
LWTC
Long Title
Limitations in the Use of Missiles and Ammunition at Training
Lightweight Universal Night Observation System
Local User Terminal
Launch Vehicle
Low Voltage Electricity
Landing Vehicle Assault
Large Vertical Aperture radar
Loud Vocal Alarm
Linear Variable Differential Transformer
Logistic Vehicle System
Landing Vehicle Tracked
Landing Vehicle Tracked Command
Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Engineer
Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer
Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel
Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Recovery
Long Wave (radio)
Laser Warning Analyser
Long Wheelbase
Land Warfare Centre
Liquid Water Content
Laser Warning device
Lightweight Designator / Range-finder
Long-Weight Fighter
Long Wave Infra Red
Long Wave Infra-Red
Lightweight (rocket) Launcher
Lightweight Weapon Launch system
Lightweight Laser Designator
Local Works Maintenance Budget
Light Weight Multiple Launcher
Light Weight Modular Site
Light Window Pintle
Local Working Procedure
Laser Warning Receiver
Laser Warning Receivers
Leading Wren
Light Weapon Turret
Light Weight Torpedo
Light Wheeled Tractor
LightWeighT
Land Warfare Training Centre (formerly Combined Arms Training Centre)
LYCHGATE
LYDIA
LZ
LZE
M
M
m
m
m
M
M&E
M&L
M&S
Intelligence System for Head Quarters Strike Command
LTC Year-on-year Data and Information Analysis
Landing Zone
Luminous-Zone Emissivity
Mechanical
Mega 106
Metre
metre(s)
Mili 10-3
Missile & Gunnery division/organisation etc
Mechanical & Electrical
Mechanical & Electrical
Modelling and Simulation
230
Acronym
M/O
m/s
M/S CPO
M1P1
M2F2
M2P2
M3
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MAA
MAA
MAA
MAA
MAAP
MAB
MAB
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MACA
MACA
MACA/C/M/P
MACC
MACC
MACC
MACC
MACC
MACCS
MACCSM
MACD
MACE
Long Title
Mandatory/Optional
metres per second
Master / Senior Chief Petty Officer (US Navy)
MRAV Version 1
Multimode Fire and Forget
MRAV Version 2
MODAF Meta-Model
Maintenance Area
Management Accountant or Manpower Audit
Marketing Agreement
Master of Arts
Material Accounting
Mechanical Alloying
Medical Assistant
Military Attaché/Military Assistant
Modern Apprenticeship (Foundation and Advanced levels)
Release Military Aircraft Release
Master At Arms (Royal Navy)
Master-at-Arms
Mission Area Analysis
Monitoring Angle of Attack
Master Air Attack Plan
Marine Amphibious Brigade
Mobile Assault Bridge
Maintenance Allocation Chart
Mandatory Access Control
Mean Aerodynamic Chord
Media Access Control
Medium Access Control (ATM)
Medium Armoured Car
Military Airlift Command (USAF)
Multi Activity Contract
Multi Activity Contracts
Military Aid to the Civil Authorities
Military Assistance to the Civil Authorities
Military Aid to the Civil Authority/Community/Ministry/Power
Military Aid to the Civil Commander
Military Aid to the Civil Community
Military Aid to the Civilian Community
Military Area Control Centre
Military Assistance to the Civil Community
Marine Air Command Control System
Mobile Adaptable Communications Countermeasures System
Maintenance Analysis and Computer Division
Manpower Analysis & Constraints Evaluation Model or Multi-static Active
Capability Enhancement or Mission Adaptive Combat Environment
MACED
MACEX
MACI
MACIMS
MACM
MACM
MACM
MACMT
MACP
Month After Contract Effective Date
Military Air Control Exercise
Military Adaption of Commercial Items
Military Airlift Command Integrated Management System
Military Aid to the Civil Ministries
Military Assistance to Civil Ministries
Military Assistance to the Civil Ministries
Mean Active Corrective Maintenance Time
Military Aid to the Civil Power
231
Acronym
MACP
MACR
MACS
MACS
MACS
MACS
MACS
MACS
MACS
MACTIS
MAD
MAD
MAD
MAD
MADAR
Madar
MADC
MADGE
MADGE
MADLS
MADS
MADS
MAE
MAE
MAE
MAEMIS
MAEO
MAES
MAESTRO
MAESTRO
MAF
MAF
MAF
MAF
MAFF
MAFIS
MAFLIR
MAFR
mag
MAG
MAG
MAG
MAG
mag var
MAGICS
MAGIK
MAGLAD
MAGR
MAGTF
MAHRS
MAHRU
MAI
MAID
MAINREQ
MAIR
Long Title
Military Assistance to Civil Power
Major Accident Control Regulations
Magnetic Countermine System
Management Accountants Computer System
Marine Air Control Squadron
Multi-Altitude Control System
Multiple Acceleration Control System
Multiple Access Communications System
Multiple Applications Control System
Mine-hunting Action Information Subsystem
Magnetic Anomaly Detection
Magnetic Anomaly Detector
Mass Air Delivery
Mutually Assured Destruction
Maintenance Analysis Detection and Recording
Maintenance Analysis, Detection and Recording
Miniature Air Data Computer
Malaysian Air Defence Ground Environment
Microwave Aircraft Digital Guidance Equipment
Mobile Air Defence Launching System
Military Advanced Disk System
MPS Air Defence Simulator
Mean Area of Effect
Mean Area of Effectiveness (USAF)
Military Air Environment
Modular Aero-Engine Management Information System
Master Air Electronics Officer (Royal Air Force)
Marine Auxiliaries Environmental and Steam systems
Managing Assets for Equipment Support, Transactions, Records and
Occurences
MEEAsset Earmarking and Shortfall Recognition
Malaysian Armed Forces
Manual Acquisition Facility
Marine Amphibious Force
Maritime Amphibious Force
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Management Accounting Financial Information System
Modified Advanced Forward Looking Infra-Red
Month of Annual / First Return
Magnetic
Main Award Group
Maintenance Advisory Group
Marine Air Group
Military Assistance Group
Magnetic Variation
Modular Architecture for Graphics and Image Control System
Merit Automated Graphics Interface Kit for simulation system
Marksman And Gunnery Laser Device
Miniature Air-borne GPS Receiver
Marine Air Ground Task Force (USMC)
Microfiche Attitude and Heading Reference System
Microflex Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
Ministry of Armament Industry
Mobile Autonomous Intelligent Device
Maintenance Requirement
Maritime Air
232
Acronym
MAIREASTLANT
Maj
Maj Gen
MAJ(ICY F)
MAJ(ICY P)
MAJ(PER)
MALM
MALOS
MAMS
MAMS
MAMT
MAN
Man S (Org)
MANCLOS
MANDATE
MANDATE
MANDI
MANDUS
MANPADS
MANPADS
MANPADS
MANPRINT
MANPRINT
MAN-Q
MANS
MANSORG
MANTIS
MANTIS
MANTIS
MANTRA
MAOT
MAOT
MAOV
MAP
MAP
MAP
MAP
MAP
MAP
MAP
MaP>IT
MAPAD
MAPCO
MAPI
MAPLINS
MAPPS
MAPS
MAPS
MAPS
MAPS
MAPS
MAPSP
MAR
Long Title
Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic Command
Major
Major General
Major (Inter-changeability Functional)
Major (Interchangeability Physical)
Major (Performance)
Master Air Loadmaster (Royal Air Force)
Miniature Optical Laser Sight
Mobile Air Movement Squadron
Mobile Air Movements Squadron
Mobile Air Movements Team
Metropolitan Area Network
Management Services Organisation. Subsumed by Director General
Management Organisation
Manual Command to Line-Of-Sight
Management Database for Army Test Equip (also issue & procurement)
MCCIS Austere Northwood Database and Terminal Equipment
Multiple Array Panoramic Imager
MANagement of Design for Upkeep Support
Man Portable Air Defence System
Man-Portable Air Defence Missile Systems
Manportable Air Defence System
Manpower & Personnel Integration
MANpower and PeRsonnel INTegration
Software product to support configuration management of MANPRINT
programmes
Missile And Nudet Surveillance
Management Services Organisation (Man S Org)
MAN-in-loop Target Interdiction System
Man-in-the-loop Target Interdiction System
Manpack Tactical Intelligence System
Modern Apprenticeship and National Traineeship Steering Group
Ministerially Approved Operational Task
Mobile Air Operations Team
Mobile Artillery Observation Vehicle
Manufacturing Automation Protocol
Military Aid Program
Military Air Programme
Military Assistance Program
MILSTAR Advanced Processor
Multiple Aim Point (USAF)
Mutual Assistance Programme
Mature Professionals into IT
Military Assistance Program Address Directory System
Map Code
Messaging Application Programming Interface
MAnpower PLannINg
Mobile Access PTARMIGAN Packet Switch
Manpower Analysis and Planning System
Maritime Asset Planning System
Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (USMAC)
Modular Azimuth Positioning System
The MOD's Manpower Analysis and Planning System
Map Supply Point
Medium Anti-Aircraft Radar
233
Acronym
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
MARA
MARAD
MARAIRMED
MARCLIP
MARCOM
MARCONFORLANT
MARCOT
MARCS
MARDI
MARE
MAREC
MAREQ
MARETS
MARIN
MARINTSUM
MARL
MARMOSET
MARO
MARPAC
MARPOL
MARREP
MARREP
MARRES
MARRS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MART
MART
MARTEL
MARTIS
MARV
MARV
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MASAAG
Long Title
Military Aircraft Release
Military Airworthiness Release
Minimally Attended Radar
Multiple / Multi-function Array Radar
Modular Architecture for Real-time Applications
Maritime Administration
Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean
Maritime Commands long-term Infrastructure Plan
Maritime Command
Maritime Contingency Forces, Atlantic
Canadian Maritime Surveillance Exercise
MAC Airlift Reaction Communications System
Mobile Advanced Robotic Defence Initiative
Miniature Analogue Recording Electronics
Maritime Reconnaissance radar
Military Assistance Requirement
Military Airfield Remote Entry Terminal System
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands
Maritime Intelligence Summary
MARitime Leadership
Marconi Mobile Satellite Earth Terminal
Maritime Air Radio Organisation
Maritime Forces, Pacific
Marine Pollution
Maritime Report
MARitime REPorting
Manual Radar-Reconnaissance Exploitation System
Modular Armoured Repair and Recovery System
Magnetic Array Sensor System
Maintenance Analysis and Reporting System
Manpower Analysis and Reporting System
MAPPER Replacement System
Matra road to Air transportable Reconnaissance System
Mid-Air Recovery System (US Navy)
Mid-Air Retrieval System
Military Affiliate Radio System
Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability
Military Amphibious Reconnaissance System
Military Archive and Research Services
Minimally Attended Radar Station
Mobile Automatic Reporting Station
Modular Adaptable Radar Simulator
Modular Air-borne Recording System
Multi-Access Retrieval System
Mean Active Repair Time
Modular Air / Ground Remote Terminal
Missile Anti-Radar and Television
Management of Resources Tactical Information Systems
Manoeuvrable Re-entry Vehicle
Manoeuvring Re-entry Vehicle
Main Access Switch
Military Agency for Standardisation
Military Agency for Standardisation (NATO)
Military Area Services
Mine Avoidance Sonar (Sonar 193M)
Military Aircraft Structural Airworthiness Advisory Group
234
Acronym
MASCOT
MASE
MASER
MASH
MASINT
MASIS
MASR
MASR
MASR
MASRCLIP
MaSS
MASS
MASS
MASS
MASST
MAST
MAST
MAST
MAST
MASTACS
Long Title
Modular Approach to Software Construction Operation and Test
Multi-Aegis Site Emulator
Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Measuring and Signature Intelligence
Management and Support of Information Systems in Ships
Mission Avionics Software Rig
Mission Avionics Systems Rig
Multiple Antenna Surveillance Radar
Maritime Commander's Long-term Infrastructure Plan
Machinery Surveillance System
Marine Air Support Squadron
Maritime Air Surveillance Sortie
Mission Avionics Sensor Synergism
Major Ship Satellite Terminal
Military Anti-Shock Trousers
Modular Adjustable Stowage & Transport unit
Multi-Application Sonar Trainer
Multi-static Active Sonar Technology
Manoeuvrability Augmentation System for Tactical Air Combat Simulation
MASTER
MASTER
MASTT
MASU
MASU
MASU
MASU
MASWT
MAT
MATCALS
MATCH
MATCH
MATCONOFF
MATDEM
MATDEM
MATEL
MATELO
MATISM
Military Aircraft Satcoms Terminal
Modular Acoustic Stimulator / Emulator
MPS Action Speed Tactical Trainer
Mobile Aircraft Salvage Unit
Mobile Aircraft Support Unit
Multiple Acceleration Sensor Unit
Mobile Air Support Unit
MPS Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer
Management Acceptance Trial
Marine Air Traffic Control And Landing System
Manned Anti-submarine Troop-Carrying Helicopter
Medium Range Anti-Submarine Torpedo-carrying Helicopter
Material Control Officer
MATerial DEMand
Material Demand - By Signal
Multiplexed Automatic Telephone Equipment
Maritime Air Telecomms Organisation
Management and Training for Information Systems in the Royal Marines
MATO
MATS
MATS
MATS
MATS
MATS
MATTR
MATTS
MATY
MATZ
MAU
MAUV
MAV
MAVDs
MAVID
MAVIS
Military Air Traffic Operations
Marconi Acoustic Training System
Military Aircraft Target System
Mobile Automatic Telephone System
Model Aircraft Target System
Multiple Array Test Set
Mean Active Time To Repair
Multiple Air-borne Target Trajectory System
Multiple Array Towing Yoke
Military Air Traffic Zone
Marine Amphibious Unit
Maritime Unmanned Air Vehicle
Maintenance Assist Vehicle
Materially Available Vessel Days
Modular Architecture for Video and Image Distribution system
Management Admin and VME Interface System
235
Acronym
MAW
MAW
MAW
MAW
MAW
MAW
MAW
MAWTS
MAWW
max
MAXAL
MaxFax
MB
MBA
MBA
MBA
MBAD
MBAR
MBAT
MBC
MBC
MBD
MBE
MBE
MBFR
MBFR
MBIS
MBIT
Mbit
Mbits/s
MBJ
MBM
MBO
MBP
Mbps
MBR
MBR
MBR
MBRLS
MBRV
MBS
MBSD
MBSS
MBT
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
MC
Long Title
Medium Anti-Tank Weapon
Military Airlift Wing (USAF)
Missile Approach Warning
Missile Approach Warning system
Mission Adaptive Wing
Modular Abstands WAFFE
Mountain and Artic Warfare
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron
Maritime Above Water Warfare
maximum
MAXimum Assets Level
Maxillo-Facial [Surgeon, Department, Specialty]
Main Building
Main Battle Area
Management Budgeting and Accounting
Master Batchelor of Arts
Material Budgetary Analysis Document
Multiple Beam Acquisition Radar
Multi-Beam Array Transmitter
Military Budget Committee
Muzzle / Brake Compensator
Maritime Beam Director
Member of the British Empire
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
Modernisation of Base Inventory System
Mechanical Built In Test
Megabit
Megabits per Second
Main Beam Jamming
MDHU Business Manager
Management Buy-Out
Master Battle Planner
Megabits per Second
Main Building Redevelopment
Market-Beacon Receiver
Medical Branch Rating
Multi-Barrel Rocket Launching System
Manoeuvrable Ballistic Re-entry Vehicle
Managed Bandwidth Service
Multi Barrel Smoke Discharger
Multi-Bank Staring System Sensor
Main Battle Tank
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Main Computer
Master Controller
Medium Calibre (>76mm) Gun
Medium Capacity
Medium Case bomb
Military Capability
Military Committee
Military Committee (NATO)
Missile Controller
Mission Capable
Mission Computer
236
Acronym
MC
MC
MC of A
MC&G
MC/FD
MC192
MC3
MCA
MCA
MCA
MCA
MCA
MCAD
MCAS
MCATT
MCBU
MCBU
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCC
MCCDC
MCCIS
MCCIS
MCCISWG
Long Title
Movement Control
Ministerial Correspondence
Military Certificate of Airworthiness
Mapping, Charting and Geodesy (USAF)
Modular Chaff / Flare Dispenser
Military Committee Document 192
Multi-channel Crypto Controller
Management Consultancies Association
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Micro Channel Architecture
Military Co-ordinating Authority
Motor Cycling Association
Man-Portable Chemical Agent Detector
Machinery Control And Surveillance
Multi-weapon Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
Munitions Central Business Unit (part of the DLO)
Munitions Corporate Business Unit
Main Control Centre
Management Control Code
Management, Command and Control
Manual Control and Counter
Maritime Component Commander
Missile Control Console
Mission Coordination Centre
Mobile Command Centre
Movements Coordination Centre
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Maritime Command and Control Information System
Maritime Command, Control and Information System
Military Command, Control and Information Systems Working Group
MCCP
MCCP
MCCS
MCCS
MCCU
MCD
MCD
MCD
MCDA
MCDEC
MCDEC
MCDU
MCE
MCEB
MCEWG
MCFS
MCG
MCG
MCG
MCGS
MCGS
MCI
MCI
MCJO
MCLOS
Main Communications Control Panel
Movement Control Check Point
Marconi Command and Control System
Mine Countermeasures Control System
Micro-Climate Cooling Unit
Marine Craft Detachment (Royal Air Force)
Maritime Capability Director
Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
Marine Corps Development and Educational Command
Marine Corps School
Malfunction Control and Display Unit
Modular Control Equipment
Military Communications Electronics Board
Military Communications Electronics Working Group
MPS Coastal Fortress Simulator
Master Control Group
Medium Calibre Gun
Millimeter-wave Contrast Guidance
Medium Calibre Gun Systems
Microwave Command Guidance System
Management Charter Initiative
Methods for C3I Interoperability
Maritime Contribution to Joint Operations
Manual Command to Line Of Sight
237
Acronym
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCMTA
MCMV
MCMV
MCMV
MCO
MCO
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCPE
MCPs
MCPTP
MCR
MCR
MCRC
MCRS
MCRV
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCS
MCSK
MCSR
MCT
MCT
MCT
MCT
MCT
MCT/S
MCTA
MCTFIST
MCTG
MCTL
MCTNS
MCTR
MCU
MCU
MCU
MCU
MCU
MCU
Long Title
Manning and Career Management
Mine Counter Measures
Mine Countermeasures
Mine Counter-Measures
Mine Countermeasures ship
Multi-Chip Module
Mine CounterMeasures Tasking Authority
Mine Counter Measures Vessel
Mine Counter Measures Vessels
Mine Counter-Measures Vessel
Main Communications Office
Movement Control Officer
Main Coolant Pump
Maritime Campaign Programme
Maximum Continuous Power
Military Communication Projects
Military Construction Program (USAF)
Missile Control Panel
Mission Control Panel
Modular Collective Protection Equipment
Main Coolant Pumps
Main Coolant Pump Transport Package
Machinery Control Room
Mobile Communication Radio
Mobile Control and Reporting Centre
Mine Clearance Roller System
Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle
Machinery Control System
Manoeuvre Control System
Master Control Set
Master Control Station
Military Communications Systems
Missile Control System
Mission Computer System
Mobile Control Station
Multi-media Communications Station
Mine Clearance System Kit
Mission Completion Success Rate
Medium Combat Tractor
MILAN Compact Turret
Military Combat Thrust
Mission Critical Task
Moving Coil Transducer
Milan Compact Turret/Spartan
Maritime Commissioning Trials and Assessments
Marine Corps Tank Full Crew Interactive Simulator Trainer
Mobile Civilian Transport Group
Military Critical Technologies List
Manpower Common Thermal Night Sight
Message Centre
Main Control Unit
Management Control Unit
Marine Craft Unit (Royal Air Force)
Master Control Unit
Missile Control Unit
Mission Computer Unit
238
Acronym
MCU
MCU
MCU
MCU1
MCV
MCW
MCWP
MCWS
MD
md
MD
MD
MD(G)T
MD/HDS
MD/WT
MD0110
MDA
MDA
MDA
MDA
MDA
MDAL
MDAP
MDBF
MDC
MDC
MDC
MDC
MDC
MDDU
MDF
MDF
MDF
MDF
MDF
MDF
MDF(A)
MDF(L)
MDF(M)
MDFB
MDG
MDG
MDG(N)
MDGFIS
MDH
MDHC
MDHS
MDHU
MDI
MDI
MDL
MDLT
MDMS
Long Title
Mission Control Unit
Modular Concept Unit
Multi-point Control Unit
Modular Communications Unit 1
Mechanised Combat Vehicle
Modulated Continuous Wave
Main Circulating Water Pump
Minor Calibre Weapons Station
Managing Director
Mean Deviation
Methyldichloroarsin
Military District
Mission Data (Ground) Terminal
Military Deputy to the Head of Defence Sales
Marine Division / Wing Team
Ericsson PABX
Maintainer's Diagnostic Aid
Mechanical Design Authority
Minimum Descent Altitude
Model Driven Architecture
Monochrome Display Adapter
Master Data Assumptions List
Mutual Defence Assistance Program
Mean Distance Between Failures
Main Display Console
Maintenance Data Centre
Mine Data Centre
Mine Disposal Charge
Miniature Detonator Cord
Mine Detonation Demonstration Unit
Main Defence Force
Main Distribution Frame
Maritime Defence Force
Mission Data File
Mission Degradation Factor (USAF)
Monopulse Direction Finding
Main Defence Force (Air)
Main Defence Force (Land)
Main Defence Force (Maritime)
Medium Density Fibre Board
Multi Disciplinary Group
Multi-Disciplinary Group
Medical Director General (Naval)
MDG Financial Information System
Minimum Descent Height
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Corporation (now MDHS)
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit
Miss Distance Indicator
Multiple Document Interface
Type of ASW marker used on RN radar screens
Mobile Data Link Terminal
Marine Domestics, Detection, Monitoring, Steering and Stabilising Systems
MDO
MDP
Measurement of Defence Output
Maintainability Demonstration Plan
239
Acronym
MDP
MDP
MDP
MDP
MDP
MDPA
MDPF
MDPGA
MDR
MDR
MDR
MDR
MDRE
MDRI
MDRI
MDRL
MDS
MDS
MDS
MDS
MDS
MDS
MDS
MDSA
MDSGW
MDSS
MDTM
MDTS
MDTS
MDTS
MDTSC
MDU
MDV
MDVC
MDW
MDWP
MDZ
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME (OST)
ME(d)
MEA
MEADS
MEAS
MEB
MEC
MEC
MECA
MECCA
MECDL
Mech
Long Title
Maintenance Data Panel
Manufacturing Data Packs
Ministry of Defence Police
Modular Display Processor
Multi-Designation Protocol
Minister of Defence Procurement Approval
Mission Data Preparation Facility
Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
Maintainability Demonstration Report
Medium Data Rate
Mobile Deep Range (US)
Monthly Demand Rate
Manual Data Recording Exercise
Monthly Defect Reporting Instruction
Multi-purpose Display Repeater Indicator
Mandatory Defect Reporting List
Maintenance Data Station
Maintenance Data System
Management Development Scheme
Meteorological Data System
Mine Disposal System
Modular Decontamination System
Modular Dispenser System
Multi Sensor Deployed Array
Maximum Structural Design Gross Weight
Mobility and Deployed Support Study
Medium-Duty Tank Target Mechanism
McDonnell Douglas Training Systems
Megabit Digital Troposcatter Subsystem
Mission Data Transfer System
McDonnell Douglas Training Systems Company
Mine Distributing Unit
Mine Detection Vehicle
Modifications and Defence Vetting Committee
Mine Disposal Weapon
Mutual Defence Weapons Program
Missile Danger Zone
Main Effort
Maintenance Error
Manoeuvre Enhancement mode
Marine Engineer (rating)
Marine Engineering
Mass Effectiveness
Muzzle Energy (in joules) (j)
Marine Engineer (Officer Sea Training)
Muzzle Energy (distance)
MonoEthanolAmine
Medium Extended Air Defence System
Mechanical Engineering Aircraft Squadron (Royal Air Force)
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Minimum Effective Crew
Modular Electronics Concept
Missile Electronics and Computer Assembly
Modular Equipped and Configured Calibration Analyser
Mission Equipped Control Data Link
Mechanical
240
Acronym
Mech
MECOM
MECTS
MED
MEDA
MEDAX
MedCM
MEDDS
MEDE
MEDEF
MEDEVAC
MEDL
MEDP
MEDP
MEDS
MEE
MEE
MEE
MEECN
MEF
MEF
MEFPMRS
Long Title
Mechanised
Middle East Electronic Communications Exhibition
Modular Electronics Combat Training System
Message Exchange Device
Military Emergency Diversion Airfield
Message Data Exchange terminal
Medical Countermeasures against NBC agents
Mechem Explosives and Drug Detection System
Message Entry and Distribution Equipment
Middle East Defence and Security Exhibition
Medical Evacuation
Mission Equipment Development Laboratory
Manufacturing Engineering Desktop Procedure
Marine Engineering Development Programme
Managed Electronic Directory Service
Marine Engineering Equipment
Military Engineering Establishment
Mission Essential Equipment
Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network
Marine Expeditionary Force
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Marine Expeditionary Force Primary Multi-channel Radio System
MEG
MEHT
MEIDAS
MEIP
MEIS
MEL
MEL
MEL
MEM
MEM
MEM(L) or (M)
MEMIC
MENS
MENTOR
MEO
MEO
MEO
MEO
MEO
MEOSS
MEOW
MEP
MEP
MEP
MEPC
MEPU
MER
MER
MER
MERA
MERADCOM
MERCURY
MERE
Mobilisation Employment Group
Mean Eye Height above Threshold
Model of the Effectiveness of Integrated DAS
Marine Engineering Improvement Plan
MoD Estate Information System
Maximum Exposure Limit
Minimum Equipment List
Missile Ejector Launcher
Marine Engineering Mechanic
MDHU Equipment Manager
Marine Engineering Mechanic (Electrical) or (Mechanical)
Mobile Electro-Magnetic Incompatibility
Mission Element Need Statement
Connection to Out of Area Communications facilities
Marine Engineering Officer
Mechanical Engineering Officer(RN)
Mid Earth Orbit
Military Electronics Office
Military Executive Officer
Mobile Electro-Optical Surveillance System
Multiple Engineering Order Wire
Medium External Pintle
Microelectronics Package
Mission Equipment Package
Marine Environment Protection Committee
Monofuel Emergency Power Unit
Minor Equipment Requirement
Mission Evaluation Room
Multiple Ejector Rack
Molecular-Electronics Radar
Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command
Material Manager Support of Refits
Mortar Elevation and Ranging Equipment
241
Acronym
MERIDIAN
MERLIN
Long Title
NT PABX
Management of Equipment Resources, Liabilities and Information Networks
MERLIN
MEROD
MERSHIP
MERZONES
MES
MES
MES
MESAR
MESAR
MESAR
MESFET
MESRAS
MESRO
MESRWO
MET
MET
MET
MET
Met O
METDF
Modular Ejection-Rated Low-profile Imaging for Night
Message Entry and Read Out Device
Merchant Ship
Merchant shipping Zones
Manufacturing Execution System (MRPII and Theory mix)
Marine Engineering Spares
Medical Employment Standards
Microwave Electronically Scanned Adaptive Radar
Multi-function Electronically Scanned Adaptive Radar
Multifunction Electronically Scanned Array/Adaptable Radar
Metal-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
Man-mounted Eye/Scene Recording and Analysis System (Eye pointing
system)
ME Sea Riding Orders or Officer
ME Sea Riding Warrant Officer
Marksmanship Expert Trainer
Mean Elapsed Times
Meteorological
Mission Event Trainer
Meteorological Office
Marine Engineering Technology Demonstrator Framework Document
METIS
METL(L)
METO
METOC
METOC
METOC
METOP
Metric
METS
METSATNET
MEU
MEU
MEU
MEV
MEV
MEVA
MEW
MEWG
MEWPP
MEWS
MEWS
MEWS
MEWSG
MEWSG
MEWSS
MEX
MEXE
MEZ
MF
MF
MF
Meteorological Information System
Mission Essential Task List (Land)
Maximum Except Take-Off
METeorological and OCeanographic
METeorology & Oceanographic system
Meteorology & Oceanography
A European Meteorological Spacecraft
Measurable element of a service process or function
Manpower, Equipment, Training and Sustainability
Meteorological Satellite Network
Main Electronics Unit
Marine Expeditionary Unit
Mission Essential Units
Medical Evacuation Vehicle
Million Electron Volt
Modular version of EVA code
Microwave Early Warning
Marine Engineering Working Group
Modular Electronic Warfare Pre-processor
Microwave EW system
Missile Early Warning Station
Modular EW Simulator
Maritime EW Support Group
Multi-Service Electronic Warfare Support Group
Multi-Service/Mobile Electronic Warfare Support system
Microelectronics
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment
Missile Engagement Zone
Main Force
Medium Frequency
Medium Frequency (300 – 3000 kHz)
242
Acronym
MF
MF
MF V
MFA
MFAR
MFASIS
MFBF
MFC
MFC
MFC
MFCC
MFCD
MFCD
MFCS
MFCS
MFD
MFD
MFDC
MFDF
MFDT
MFF
MFF
MFFC
MFFM
MFHD
MFHF
MFK
MFL
MFLOPS
MFM
MFMA
MFMS
MFN
MFO
MFOP
MFP
MFP
MFP
MFPU
MFR
MFR
MFS
MFTS
MG
MG
MG
MG
mg
MGARJS
MGB
MGBC
MGCS
MGCS
MGD(B)
MGDA RAF
MGF
Long Title
Mission Failures
Multi Function
Materiel Division, Western Military Region Command
Movements Financial Authority
Multi-Function Array Radar
Movements Finance Audit Information System
Multi-Function Bomb Fuze
Mortar Fire Control
Motor Fire Control
Multi-Function Console
Multi-Function Common Console
Modular Flare/Chaff Dispenser
MultiFunction Colour Display
Missile Fire Control System
Modified Fire Control System
MultiFunction Display
Multi-Function Display
Mortar Fire Data Computer
Medium Frequency Direction Finder
Multi-Function Display Trainer
Mixed Fighter Force
Munition Filling Factory
Mixed Fighter Force Concept
Marine Fluid Power Fire Fighting & Mechanical Handling
Multi-Function Head-down Display
Mobile Fuel Handling Flight
Multi Function Keyboard
Minimum Friction Level
Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second
Modified Frequency Modulation
Multi-Function Microwave Aperture
Military Flight Management System
Most Favoured Nation
Multinational Force and Observers
Maintenance Free Operating Period
Matched Field Processing or Military Function Package
Material Flow Project
Medium Floor Pintle
Mobile Field Photographic Unit
Multi Function Radar
Multi-Function Radar
Medium Frequency Sonar
Multi-Function Test Set
Machine Gun
Main Gate
Main Group
Management Grouping
milligram(s)
Mobile Ground-to-Air Radar Jamming System
Medium Girder Bridge
Main Gate Business Case
Missile Guidance and Control System
Mobile Ground Control Station
Missile Gun Director(Blind)
Maintenance Group Defence Agency. See DARA.
Metallised Glass-Fibre chaff
243
Acronym
MGGB
MGM
MGM
MGN
MgO
MGO
MGO(V)
MGRS
MGS
MGS
MGSD
MGT
MGW
MH
MH/FH
MHC
MHC
MHE
MHE
MHETM
MHF
MHI
MHIP
MHQ
MHQ
MHQ
MHR
MHS
MHS
MHSV
MHT
MHTU
MHU
MHV
MHWS
MHz
MI
MI
MI
MI&TE
MIA
MIAMI
MIAS
MIB
MIC
MIC
MICA
MICC
MICC
MICLIC
MICM
MICNS
MICOM
MICOM
MICOS
MICS
Long Title
Modular Guided Glide Bomb
Master Group Multiplexer
Mobile surface attack Guided Missile
Mirror Group Newspapers
Magnesium oxide
Master General of the Ordnance
Missile Gun Director (Visual)
Military Grid Reference System
Ministry of Defence Guard Service
Mobile Ground Station
Management Grouping Source Document
Mobile Ground Terminals
Management of Government in War
Mine-Hunter
Man Hours per Flying Hour
Materials Handling Crane
Mine-Hunter, Coastal
Materials Handling Equipment
Mechanical Handling Equipment
Mechanical Handling Equipment Training Manager
Message Handling Facility
Manual Hit Indicator
Missile Homing Improvement Program
Marine Headquarters
Maritime Headquarters
Medical Headquarters
Manual Handling Regulations
Message Handling System
Mine Hunting Support module
Multi-purpose High Speed Vehicle
Material Handling Time
Materials Handling & Trials Unit
Maritime Headquarters Unit
Miniature Homing Vehicle
Mean High Water Springs
Mega Hertz (One million cycles per second)
Management Information
Maritime Interdiction
Military Intelligence
Measuring, Inspection & Test Equipment
Missing In Action
Microwave Ice Accretion Measurement Instrument
Management Information and Accounting system
Management information Base
Microwave Integrated Circuit
Multinational Interoperability Council
Media Independent Communication Architecture
Material Item Category Code
Mineral Insulated Copper Covered (cable)
Mine-clearing Line Charge
Magnetic Influence CounterMeasure
Modular Integrated Communications and Navigation System
Missile Command
Missile Command (US Army)
Multifunctional Infra-red Coherent Optical Scanner
Manned Interactive Control Station
244
Acronym
MICS
MICV
Mid
MID
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDAS
MIDB
MIDI
MIDIT
MIDL
MIDNIGHT
MIDS
MIDSS
MIDU
MIE
MIEA
MIEA
MIEE
MIEM
MIES
MIF
MIFASS
MIFF
MIFV
MIG
MIG
MiG
MIG
Long Title
Mobile Integrated Communications System
Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle
Midshipman
Musical Instrument Digital
Maintenance Information and Defect Analysis System
Make Ideas Develop Assets Successfully (Suggestion scheme)
Management Information, Data and Accounting System
Marine Inclination Differential Alignment System
Maritime Intelligence Dissemination & Analysis System (RAN Command
SysteM)
Mine and Ice Detection/Avoidance System
Missile Defence Alarm System
Mobile Integrated Digital Automatic System
Motorway Island Detection and Automatic Signalling System
Maritime Integrated Defensive Aids Suite
Modernised Integrated Database
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Means of Identifying and Developing Internal Talent
Modular Inter-operable Data Link
Infrared scanning digital imager system (8-12 mm)
Multifunction Information Distribution System
Management Information and Decision Support System
Missile Ignition Delay Unit
Mine Investigation and Exploitation
Master Information Exchange Agreement
Master Information Exchange Arrangement
Member of Institution of Electrical Engineers
Master Information Exchange MOU
Multi-Imagery Exploitation System
Motion Induced Fatigue
Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System
Minimum Indicated Fuel for Flight
Mechanised Infantry Fighting Vehicle
MCE Interface Group
Metal Inert Gas (welding)
Mikoyan Aircraft
Materials Information Group (was NAML the Naval Materials group)
MIGITS
MIHQ
MII
MIIDS
MIIRS
MIL
MILAN
MILCAP
MILCAP
MILCON
MILD
MILES
MILO
MILO
MILOC
MILREP
MILSATCOM
MILSM
Miniature Integrated GPS/INS Tactical System
Major Incident Headquarters
Motion Induced Interruption
Military Intelligence Integrated Database System
Modular Imagery Interpretation and Reporting System
Military
Missile d'Infanterie Leger ANtichor
Military Capability
MILitary CAPability report
Military Construction
Magnetic-Intrusion Line Detector
Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
Management of Integrated Logistics Operations
Military Intelligence Liaison Officer
NATO Military Oceanography Committee
Military Representative
MILitary SATellite COMmunications
MOD ILS Manager
245
Acronym
MILSM
MILSPEC
MILSTAMP
MILSTAN
Milstar
MILSTD
Mil-Std
MILSTRIP
MILTRACS
MILU
MIM
MIME
MIME
MIMHS
min
MIN
min
MIN
Min AF
MIN(AF)
Min(AF)
MIN(DP)
Min(DP)
MINDEF
MINDER
MINDER
MINIS
MINOS
MINT
MINTRI
MINX
MIOSH
MIP
MIP
MIPS
MIPS
MIPS
MIPS
MIPS
MIR
MIR
MIRA
MIRA
MIRA
MIRACL
MIRADCOM
MIRADOR
MIRAGE
MIRC
MIRCAT
MIRTH
MIRTS
MIRV
MIS
MIS
MIS
Long Title
MOD Integrated Logistic Support Manager
Military Specification
Military Standard Transportation And Movement Procedures
Military Standard
Military Strategic Tactical and Relay
Military Standard
Military Standard
MILitary Standard Requisition & Issue Procedures
Military Air Traffic Control System
Missile Interface and Logic Unit
Mobile-launched surface-to-air Missile
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions type
Multi Indenture Multi Echelon
Maritime Intelligence Message Handling System
minimum
Minister
Minutes
Mobile Identity Number
Minister Armed Forces
Minister for the Armed Forces
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Minister for Defence Procurement
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Ministry of Defence
Mine Detection, Neutralisation & Route Marking SysteM
Mine Neutralisation and Detection Equipment
MINisters Information System. Replaced by TOPMIS
Marconi Integrated Naval Operations System
Mutual Interference
MINor TRIals (record of all outstanding Minor Trial in submarines)
Mines in the Next Century
Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Missile Impact Predictor
Multiple Inert Projectile/Penetrator
Medium Integrated Propulsion Systems
Million Instructions Per Second
Millions of Instructions Per Second
Missile Impact Prediction Set
Multi-activity Production Scheme
Multiple-target Instrumentation Radar
Space Station
MILAN Infra--Red Adapter
MILAN Infra-Red Attachment
Miniature Infra-Red Alarm
Mid Infra-Red Advanced Chemical Laser
Missile R&D Command (US Army)
Minefield Reconnaissance and Detector System
Microelectronics Indicator for Radar Ground Equipment
Missile In-Range Computer
Multispectral Infra-Red Cueing And Tracking
Millimetric and IR Test Head
Modular Infra-Red Transmitting System
Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle
Management Information System
Message Input Segment
Military Information System
246
Acronym
MIS
MIS
MIS(CAT)
MISCEX
MiSER
MISREP
MISS
MIST
MIST
MIST
MIST
MISTE
MIT
MITAS
MITEL REP
MITI
MITL
MITRE
MITS
MITS
MiTT
MIU
MIU
MIU
MIVC
MIW
MIWG
MIZ
MJ
MJDI
MJLC
MJOC
MJP
mk
MKC
MKEB
MKS
MKV
ML
ML
ml
ML
ML
ML
ML
ML2
ML3
ML4
MLA
MLA
MLAW
MLB
MLB
MLBM
MLC
MLC
Long Title
Motion Induced Sickness
US Army Missile Command Specification
Proposed Army Catering Management Information System
Miscellaneous Exercise
Mission Systems Evaluation Rig
Mission Report
Missile Intercept Scoring System
Management Information Supplies and Transport
Met Office Information System
Modular Inter-operable Surface Terminal
Mosaic Infra-red Sensor Technology
Modular Integrated Sensor Test and Evaluation
Management Information Technology
Multi-sensor Imaging Technology for Air-borne Surveillance
DDSS Senior Officer Network (Electronic Mail System)
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Man In The Loop
Multiple Independent Transmit and Receive Equipment
Manual of IT Security
Mobile Independent Target System
Minor Tactical Trial
Management Interface Unit
Missile Interface Unit
Multiplex Interface Unit
Magnetically Induced Velocity Change
Management Information Wing
Multinational Interoperability Working Group
Marginal Ice Zone
Mega Joule
Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory
Multinational Joint Logistics Centre
Maritime Joint Operations Centre
Military Judgement Panel
mark
Multiple Kill Capacity
Maximum Kinematic Energy Boundary
Metre-Kilogram-Second (Units system)
Miniature Kill Vehicle
Member’s Letter (Ordnance Board)
Military Electronics
millilitre(s)
Minelayer
Missile Launcher
Motor Launch
Motor Launch Jetty
Maintenance Level 2 (base)
Maintenance Level 3 (depot)
Maintenance Level 4 (industry)
Manufacturing License Agreement
Mean Line of Advance
Missile Launch and Approach Warner
Main Lobe Blanking
Mine Lifting Bag
Modern Large Ballistic Missile
Main Lobe Cluster
Military Load Classification
247
Acronym
MLC
MLD
MLDS
MLDT
MLE
MLF
MLF
MLF
MLF
MLFS
MLI
MLI
MLLV
MLMS
MLO
MLOF
MLP
MLPP
MLPRF
MLPS
MLRE
MLRS
MLRS
MLS
MLS
MLS
MLS
MLS
MLSAM
MLSC
MLT
MLT
MLTAA
MLU
MLU
MLU
MLU
MLV
MLV
MLV
MLVW
MLW
MLWS
MM
MM
MM
mm
mm
MM
MM
MM
MMA
MMA
MMA
MMA
MMA
Long Title
Modular Load Carrier
Manoeuvring Limitation Diagram
Medium Latency Data Service
Mean Logistic Delay Time
Missile Launch Envelope
Multi-Laminar Film
Multi-Lateral Fleet
Multilateral Force
Multi-Lateral nuclear Force
Modular Lightweight FLIR System
Mid Life Improvement
Mid-Life Improvement
Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle
Multi-purpose Lightweight Missile System
Military Liaison Officer
Modular Laser Fire Control
Multiple Licence Pack
Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption
Modular Low Power Radio Frequency
Multilink Processing System
Maximum Likely Risk Estimate
Multiple Launch Rocket System
Multiple-Launch Rocket System
Marine Electrical Systems
Microwave Landing System
Microwave Limb Sounder
Multi-Level Secure
Multi-Level Security
MOD Logistic Support Analysis Manager
Military Laser Safety Committee
Missile Loader Transport
Munitions Lift Trailer
Manufacturing License and Technical Assistance Agreement
Mid Life Update
Mid Life Upgrade
Mid-Life Update
Monitor and Logic Unit
Medium Launch Vehicle
Memory Loader and Verifier
Mobile Launch Vehicle
Medium Logistic Vehicle, Wheeled
Maximum Landing Weight
Mean Low Water Springs
Maintenance Manager
Management Milestone
Martin Marietta
Millimetre
millimetre(s)
Minewarfare vessel
Minuteman series ballistic missile
Multi-Media
Main Management Area
Manual Metal Arc (welding)
Mast Mounted Assembly
Motor Mileage Allowance
Multi-mission Aircraft
248
Acronym
MMARS
MMARS
MMARS
MMBF
MMC
MMC
MMCL
MMD
MMDR
MMDS
MMDS
MMEL
MMER
MMER
MMER
MMES
MMF
MMF
MMFF
MMG
MMH
MMH
MMH/FH
mmHg
MMHS
MMI
MMI
MMI
MMIC
MMIMS
MMIS
MMIT
MMLC
MMN
Mmo
MMOC
MMP
MMP
MMP
MMP
MMR
MMRPV
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS
MMS 6A
MMS1
MMSRT
MMSS
MMT
MMT
MMT
Long Title
Military Movement and Reporting System
Movement Management and Air Reservation System
Movements Management Air Reservation System
Mean Miles Between Failures
Materiel Management Centre (US Army)
Metal Matrix Composites
Medium Mobility Load Carrier
Multimode Display
Management Monthly Demand Rate
Moving Map Display Equipment
Multi-Mode Seeker Demonstration project
Master MEL
Minimum Minor Equipment Requirement
Minor Miscellaneous Equipment Requirement
Miscellaneous Minor Equipment Requirement
Minimum Mission Essential Stockholding
Magnetic Measuring Facility
Man Made Fibre (rope)
Multimode Fire and Forget
Medium Machine Gun
Maintenance Man Hours
Monomethyl Hydrazine
Maintenance Man Hours per Flying Hour
Millimeters of Mercury
Military Message Handling System
Man Machine Interface
Man-Machine Interface
Marina Militare Italiana
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
Modular Multi-Influence Minesweeping System
Material Managers Information System
Management of Materiel in Transit
Medium Mobility Load Carrier
Ministry Modification Number
Maximum operating Mach number
Martin Marietta Overseas Corporation
Maintenance Monitoring Panel
MANPRINT Management Plan
Mean Maximum Pressure
Modular Mission Payload
Minimum Military Requirement
Multimission RPV
Main Machinery Space
Maintenance Management System
Maintenance Management/Message System
Mast-Mounted Sight
Matra Marconi Space
Missile Management System
Mission Management System
Maintenance Management System
Mobile Mast Spectrometer 1
Material Management Study Review Team
MPS Multibeam Sonar Simulator
Magnetic Media Transfer
Miniature Mobile Target
Multi-mode Transponder
249
Acronym
MMTTR
MMU
MMU
MMV
MMV
MMW
MMW
MMW
MMW
MMWR
MN
MNC
MNC
MND
MND
Mne
MNF
MNFP
MNLF
MNMF
MNPS
MNR
MNS
MNS
MNTB
MNVG
MO
MO
MOA
MOA
MOA
MOAD
MOAT
MOB
MOB
MOB
MOB
Mob C
MOBA
MoBC
MOBSS
MOC
MOC
MoC
MOC
MOC
MOC
MOCRAT
MOD
Mod
MOD (PE)
MOD CIS
MOD DIG
MOD(N)
MOD(PE)
MOD(PE)
Long Title
Mechanised Moving Target Trainer Range
Memory Management Unit
Memory Mobile Unit
Modular Military Vehicle
Multi-Mission Vehicle
Maritime Mine Warfare
Medium Multi-purpose Wheeled
Milimeter Wave
Millimetric Wave
Millimetre Wave Radar
Meganewtons
Major NATO Command(er)
Major NATO Commander
Ministry of National Defence
Mission Need Documents
Marine
Maritime Nuclear Forces
Multi-National Fighter Program
Moro National Liberation Front
Multinational Maritime Force
Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
Merchant Navy Reserve
Mine Neutralisation System
Mission Needs Statement
Multi-National Test-bed
Monocular Night Vision Goggles
Magneto-Optical
Medical Officer
Memorandum Of Agreement
Memorandum of Agreement (binding)
Military Operations Area
Maritime Operational Analysis Database
Mineware Operations Analysis Tool
Main Operating Base
Main Operational Base (USAF)
Man Overboard
Maritime Operating Base
Mobilisation Centre
Mobility Operations For Built-up Areas (US Army)
Management of Business Change
Mobility Support Squadron
Maintenance Operational Checks
Maintenance Operations Control
Management of Change
Maritime Operational Clothing
Modular Operations Centre
Multifunction Operator Console
Members of the Central Region Air Tasking
Ministry of Defence
Modification
Ministry of Defence (Defence Procurement Agency)
MOD Communication Information System
Modular Digital Image Generator
Ministry of Defence(Navy)
Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive)
Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive
250
Acronym
MOD(PTS)
MODA
MODAF
MODAR
MODAS
MODELS
MODEM
MODEM
MODERO
MODICSS
MODIFIER
MODIR
MODIX
MODOD
MODPM
MODs
MODSAF
MODSIPS
MODSY
MODUK
MODUK
MOE
MOFA
MOFIFIER
MOGAS
MOGUL
MOIC
MOLAR
MOM
MOM
MOM
MOMCOMS
MOMS
MOMS
MONAB
MONITOR
Long Title
Ministry Of Defence (Police Training School)
Ministry Of Defence and Aviation
Ministry Of Defence Architectural Framework
MOD Architectural Repository
Modular Data Acquisition System
Modernisation of the Defence Logistics Systems
Modulator and Demodulator System (Communications)
MOdulator/DEModulator
Ministry of Defence Emission Reduction Objective
MOD Information and Communications Services Strategy
MObile DIrect FIre Equipment Requirement
Modulated Infra-Red jammer
Metal Oxide Decontamination by Ion eXchange
MOD Office Directory
MOD Project Manager
Modifications
MODular Semi Autonomous Forces
MOD System Integration Process
Ministry Of Defence Security
Ministry Of Defence UK
UK Ministry of Defence
Measure Of Effectiveness
Multi-Option Fuze Artillery
Mobile Direct Fire Equipment Requirement (Challenger 2 replacement
programme)
Mechanical Transport Gasoline
Modular Gun Laying System
Missile Ordnance Inhibiting Circuit
Mortar/Artillery Locating Radar
Measure of Merit
Ministry Owned Material
Multirole OTO Munitions
Man-On-the-Move Communications
Manufacturing Operations Management System
Modular Opto-electronic Multi-spectral Scanner
Mobile Naval Air-base, on shore (US Army)
Managing the Optimum Naval Inventory Through Organisation & Resources
MONOHUD
MOONLIGHT
MOOTW
MOP
MOP
MOP
MOP
MOP’s
MOPMS
MOPS
MOPS
MOPTAR
MOQ
MOR
MOR
MORAN
MORCOS
MORI
Monocular Head-Up Display
Name of a data fusion capability
Military Operations Other Than War
Maintenance Operation Protocol
Method Of Packaging
Method Of Procurement
Modulation on Pulse
Maintenance Operations
Modular Pack Mine System
Mail Order Protection Scheme
Minimum Operating Performance Standard
Multiple-Object Phase Tracking And Ranging
Minimum Order Quantity
Meteorological Optical Range
Military Operational Requirement
Management Of Resources And Networks
Mortar Computing System
Market and Opinion Research International
251
Acronym
MORRIS
Long Title
Motor Transport Operator Repair and Resource Information System
MORRIS
MORS
MORTREP
MOS
MOS
MOS
MOS
MOS
MOSFET
MOSIS
MOSP
MOST
MoT
MOTEC
MOTIF
MOTIS
MOT-key
MOTOR
MT Operation, Repair and Resource Information System
Minefield and Ordnance Recovery Management System
Mortar Bombing Report
Meridian Ocean Systems
Military Occupational Speciality qualification
Military Operating Standard
Military Operational Speciality
Monitor Only crew Station
Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistor
Fleet Air Arm (FAA) version of MERLIN
Multi-mission Optronic Stabilised Payload (UAV)
Mission-Orientated Simulator Training
Ministry of Transport
Maritime Operations Tactical Evaluation Centre
Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility
Message Orientated Text Interchange System
Modified one-time key
Monitoring Of Transport Operating Records. RCT domestic B vehicle usage
MOTR
MOTS
MOU
MOUS
MOUT
MOVO
MovO
MOVO
MOVTAS
MOWAM
MP
MP
MP
MP
MP
MP
MP
MP
MPA
MPA
MPA
MPA
MPA
MPA
MPAA
MPAT
mpb
MPBA
MPC
MPC
MPC
MPC
MPC
MPCA
MPCD
Multiple Object Tracking Radar
Military of the Shelf
Memorandum of Understanding
Microsoft Office Specialist User
Mobile Operation in Urban Terrain
Movement Officer
Movement Order
Movements Officer
Modified Visual Target Acquisition System
Mobile Water Mine
Maintenance Period
Management Plan
Manpower and Personnel (USAF)
Member of Parliament
Metal-Piercing
Military Police
Multipurpose
Multi--Purpose
Man Powered Aircraft
Man-Powered Aircraft
Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Medium Power Amplifier
Modular Protocol Architecture
Multi-Port Adapter
Multifunctional / Multi-beam Phased-Array Antenna
Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank
mean point of burst
Multiple Practice Bomb Adapter
Maximum Permissible Concentration
Military Personnel Centre
Missile Practice Camp
Multi-media Personal Computer
Multi-Purpose Console
Multiple Phase Centre Antenna
Multi-Purpose Colour Display
252
Acronym
MPCS
MPCS
MPCU
MPD
MPD
MPDS
MPDS
MPDS
MPE
MPEG
MPF
MPF
MPF
MPF
MPFF
MPGS
MPH
mph
MPHT
MPI
mpi
MPI
MPIM
MPL
MPM
MPM
MPM
MPMS
MPN
MPO
MPO
MPO
MPO
MPOC
MPOG
MPP
MPP
MPP
MPP
MPP
MPP
MPPU
MPR
MPR
MPR
MPR
MPRF
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
MPS
Long Title
Mission Planning and Control Station
Montreal Protocol Controlled Substances
Marine Pollution Control Unit
Maximum Permitted Dose
Multipurpose Display
Message Processing and Distribution System
Missile-Piercing, Discarding Sabot
Multi-Purpose Decontamination System
Maximum Permissible Exposure
Motion Picture Experts Group
Map Predicted Fire
Modification Proposal Form
Modification Proving Facility
Multi--Purpose Fuze
Multi-Purpose Fighter Facility
Mobile Protected Gun System
Medium Pintle Head
miles per hour
Missile Potential Hazard Team
Management Performance Indicator
mean point of impact
Multiprotocol Interface
Multi-Purpose Individual Munitions
Maintenance Planning Level
Maintenance Planning & Management
Microwave Power Modules
Multi-Purpose Missile (USAF)
Missile Performance Monitoring System
MSE Packet Network
Main Production Order
Management Planning Officer
Missile Planning Office
Mission Planning Officer (Royal Air Force)
Multipurpose Operations Console
Minimum Pitch on Ground
Management Principle Paper
Manufacturing Process Plan
Massively Parallel Processing computer systems
Medical Provisioning Point
Monuments Protection Programme
Multiple/Massively Parallel Processing
Multi-Purpose Processor Unit
Medium Power Radar
Military Power Reserve
Multi-band Pulsed Radar
Multiple Phase Centre Antenna
Medium Pulse Recurrence Frequency
Main Propulsion System
Marine Propulsion Systems
Maritime Propositioning Ships
Master Production Schedule (MRPII)
Mission Payload Subsystem
Mission Planning Station
Mixed-Propellant System
Motor Pump Set
Multiple Protective Shelter
253
Acronym
MPSD
MPSM
MPSO
MPT
MPT
MPTB
MPTC
MPTF
MP-T-SD
MPU
MPU
MPU
MPU
MPV
MPWS
MQ
MQ
MQL
MQLF
MQO
MQW
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR SAM
MR TRIGAT
MRA
MRA
MRAAM
MRAAM
mrad
MRAD
MRAF
MRASM
MRATGW
MRATGWS
MRAV
MRB
MRB
MRBF
MRBM
MRBS
MRC
MRC
MRC
MRC
MRCA
MRCF
MRCLOS
MRCS
MRCS
Long Title
Multipath Signal Decomposition
Manual of Personnel Security Measures
Material Prices & Stores Overheads
Management Planning Team
Multi-Purpose Tracer
Microelectronics and Photonics Test Bed
Maximum Price Target Cost
Montreal Protocol Task Force
Multi-Purpose Tracer, Self-Destroying
Micro Processor Unit
Missile Power Unit
Mission Payload Units
Mission Programming Unit
Minewarfare & Patrol Vessels
Mobile Protected Weapon System
Married Quarters
Master Question
Master Question List
Mobile Quick-Look Facility
Married Quarters Officer
Multiple Quantum Well
Magneto Resistive
Mandatory Requirement of an Operational Requirement
Maritime Reconnaissance
Marker Ranger
Master Rigger
Medium Range
Military Region
Motor Rifle
Medium range Surface to Air Missile system
Medium Range ThiRd Generation Anti-Tank
Main Responsibility Area
Multiple Receiving Array
Medium Range Air-Air Missile
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
milli radians
Multiple Range Alignment Device
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Medium Range Air-to-Surface Missile
MILAN Medium Range Anti--Tank Guided Weapon
Medium Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapon System
Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle
Material Revue Board
Medium Range Blast
Mean Rounds Before Failure
Medium Range Ballistic Missile
Mean Round Between Stoppages
Maintenance Record Card
Master Record Centre
Master Record Centre
Message-based Reliable Channel
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
Module Repair & Calibration Facility
Missile Reference Command-to-Line-Of-Sight
Mobile Reporting and Control System
Multiple RPV Control System
254
Acronym
MRD
MRDB
MRDFS
MRE
MRE
MRF
MRF
MRF
MRF
MRF
MRF
MRF
MRG
MRI
MRI
MRL
MRL
MRL
MRL
MRL
MRM
MRN
MRO
MRO
MROS
MRP
MRP
MRP
MRP
MRP
MRP
MRPII
MRPIII
MRPV
MRQO
MRR
MRR
MRR
MRR
MRR
MRRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRS
MRSAM
MRSASS
MRSR
MRSR
MRT
MRT
MRT
Long Title
Motor-Rifle Division
Master Record Data Base
Man-transportable Radio Direction Finding System
Management Radio Equipment
Meals Ready to Eat (US)
Machine Readable Format
Mobile Reaction Force
Module Repair Facility
Movement Report Form
Multi-Role Fighter
Multi-Role Fuze
Multi--Role Fuze
Main Repair Group
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Master Record Index
Management Retention Level
Maritime Rear Link
Maritime Rear Link (radio)
Modular/Multiple Rocket Launcher
Multi-Barrelled Rocket Launcher
Mission Related Message
Map Referenced Navigation
Manning and Record Office
Medical Records Officer
Multirole Operations Cabin
Machinery Repair Party
Maintenance Recovery Period
Materials Requirement Planning
Maximum Rated Power
Missile Recovery Programme
Mobile Reporting Post
Manufacturing Resource Planning
Material Acquisition System (Kanbans, Bar-Codes and EDI)
Mini Remotely Piloted Vehicle
Master Riggers Quality officer
Maritime Radar Reconnaissance
Maximum Range to Ricochet
Medium Range Recovery
Missile Reliability Restoration
Multi-Role Radar
Military Route Reconnaissance Service/Staff
Management Review Statement
Master Radar Station
Medium Range Sonar
Mission Recorder System
Mobile Reception System
Multiple Rocket System
Multirole System
Muzzle Reference System
Medium-Range Surface-to-Air-Missile
Medium Range SAM in the Surface to Surface mode
Magazine Ready Service Rings
Multiple Role Survivable Radar
Management Readiness Trials
Manpack Radio Telephone
Miniature Receive Terminal
255
Acronym
MRT
MRT
MRT
MRT
MRT
MRTF
MRTFL
MRTI
MRTRIGAT
MRTS
MRTT
MRTU
MRU
MRU
MRV
MRV
MRV
MRV
MRVC
MRVR
MRW
MRW
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
ms
MS
MS
MS
MS EA
MSA
MSA
MSA
MSA
MSA
MSA
MSAM
MSAM
MSAM
MSAM
MSAM
MSAR
MSAT-Air
MSAW
MSB
MSB
MSB
MSB
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
Long Title
Mobile Radio Terminal
Mobile Repair Team
Multi Radar Tracking
Multi-Radar Tracking
Multirole Radio Telephone
Map Referenced Terrain Following
Medium Rough Terrain Forklift
Multi-Role Thermal Imager
Medium Range TRIGAT
Multi-Role Turret System
Modified Rushton Towed Target (AAW target)
Multiple Remote Terminal Unit
Maintenance Recorder Unit
Much Regret Unable (negative reply to an RPC)
Magnetic Reference Vehicle
Maintenance-Recovery Vehicle
Multiple Re-entry Vehicle
Multiple Re-entry Vehicles
Multiple Rate Voice Card
Mechanised Repair and Recovery Vehicle
Master Riggers Writer
Maximum Ramp Weight
Maritime Surveillance
Message Store
Method Statement.
Methyl Salicylate
Mild Steel
Military Secretary
Military Standards
Millisecond
Mission Systems
MultiSpectral or Mass Spectrometry
Microsoft
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Marine Safety Agency
Maritime Safety Agency
Medical Supplies Agency
Mid-Stage Assessment
Mobile Subscriber Access
Mutual Security Area
Medium (range) Surface to Air Missile
Medium Range Surface-Air Missile
Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile
Medium Surface-to-Air-Missile
Medium-range Surface-to-Air-Missile
Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar
Multi-Sensor Aided Targeting - Air-borne
Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
Maintenance Support Building
Minesweeping Boats
Most Significant Bit
Most Significant Byte
Magazine Safety Certificate
Magazine Safety Committee
Maintenance Support Committee
Major Subordinate Command(er) (NATO)
256
Acronym
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSC
MSCE
MSCO
MSCS
MSD
MSD
MSD
MSD
MSD
MSD
MSDOS
MS-DOS
MSDS
MSDS
MSE
MSE
MSER
MSER
MSF
MSF
MSF
MSF
MSFC
MSFP
MSG
MSG
MSG
MSG
MSGL
MSH
MSH
MSHATF
MSI
MSI
MSI
MSIP
MSIP
MSIS
MSK
MSL
MSL
MSM
MSM
MSM
MSM
MSMS
MSN
MSO
MSO
Long Title
Major Sub-ordinate Commander
Management Studies Centre
Master of Science
Master Stock Card
Military Sealift Command
Minehunter or Minesweeper
Minesweeper, Coastal
Mission Support Centre
Modular, Standard Control Electronics for OFSA
Modelling and Simulation Coordination Office
Military Satellite Control System
Metrology Science Directorate
Minesweeping Drone
Mobilisation Stores Depot
Most Significant Digit
Multiple Site Damage
Multisensor Display
MicroSoft Disc Operating System
Microsoft Disk Operating System
Maintenance Support Data System
Material Safety Data Sheet
Maintenance Support Equipment
Mobile Subscriber Equipment
Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations
Multiple Stores Ejector Rack
Magnetic Silencing Facility
Maritime Special Forces
Militarily Significant Fallout
Multisensor Fusion
Marshall Space Flight Centre
Mosaic-Staring Focal Plane
Magazine Safety Group
Manpower Steering Group
Material Support Group
Message
Multi-Salvo Grenade Launcher
Medium Support Helicopter
Multi-Service Hub
Medium Support Helicopter Advanced Training Facility
Management Scrutiny Indicator
Medium-Scale Integration
Minesweeper, Inshore
Management of Support Information Project
Multinational Staged Improvement Programme
Multi-sensor Stabilised Integrated Sensor
Minimum Shift Keying
Master Servicing List
Mean Sea Level
Marine Services Manager
Maritime Sensors Model
Minehunting Support Module
Ministry Supplied Material
Magnetic Signature Measurement System
Major System Node
Main Signal Office
Main Signal Officer
257
Acronym
MSO
MSO
MSO
MSOW
MSOW
MSP
MSP
MSP
MSPM
MSPT
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSRD
MSRS
MSRT
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSS
MSSA
MSSAS
MSSC
MSSC
MSSC
MSSF
MSSR
MSSS
MSSS
MST
MST
MST
MST
MST
MST
MST
MST
MSTAR
MSTART
MSTI
MSU
MSU
MSU
MSV
MSV
MSVC
MSW
Long Title
Master Specification Officer
Minesweeper, Ocean
Mixed Service Organisation
Modular /Multinational Stand-Off Weapons
Modular Stand Off Weapon
Manufacturers Spares Pack
Material State Portfolio
Medium Stressed Platform
Management Services Planning Manager
Marine Silent Power Transmission
Main Supply Route
Minesweeper, Patrol
Missile Site Radar
Mobile Sea Range
Modular Survivable Radar
Multi-beam Multi-mode Surveillance Radar
Multisensor Reconnaissance
Mobile Service and Repair Detachment
Miniature Sonobuoy Receiver System
Mobile Subscriber Radiotelephone Terminals
Marine Sound Signals
Marine, Sound Signal, Mk 7
Mine Search System
Miniature Surveillance System
Missile Support Subsystem
Mission Support System
Mobile Satellite System
Mobile Subscriber Equipment System
Multi--Spectral Smoke
Mine Sweeping System Acoustic
MERLIN Support & Spares Availability System
Maritime Surface Surveillance Capability
Medium Seal Support Craft
Marine Society and Sea Cadets (Replaces Sea Cadets)
Minimum Serviceable Stock Figure
Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar
Multi-Spectral Screening Smoke
Multi-Spectral Smoke Shell
Mechanical Systems Trainer
Microprocessor Simulation Technology
Military Support Team
Missile Surveillance Technology
Mobile Systems Technology
Mountain Standard Time
Multi Sensor Tracking
Multi-Sensor Tracking
Manportable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar
Missile System To Attack Relocatable Targets
Miniaturised Space Technology Integration
Mass Storage Unit
Mission System Upgrade
Mode Selector Unit
Micro Surveillance system
Modular Support Vehicle
Meta Signalling Virtual Channel (ATM)
Medium Support Weapon
258
Acronym
MSW
MSWG
MSX
MSX
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT or M/T
MT Sys
MT(Ops)Manager
MTA
MTA
MTA
MTACC/IAS
MTACS
MTAD
MTAE
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
MTAU
MTB
MTB
MTB
MTBAF
MTBCF
MTBF
MTBF
MTBI
MTBMA
MTBMA
MTBMF
MTBR
MTBR
MTBSF
MTBSI
MTCAS
MTCC
MTCR
MTD
mtd
MTD
MTDA
MTDG
MTDS
MTDS
MTDS
Long Title
Metres of seawater
Military Strategy Working Group
Midcourse Space Experiment
Mid-course Space eXperiment
Market Test
Market Testing
Mechanical Time
Mechanical Transport
Medical Technician
Megaton
Military Task
Military Transport
Missile Target
Motor Transport
Multi-frequency Transducer
Motor Transport
Motor Transport System. Military name for the PROFLEET COTS fleet
management system
Motor Transport(Operations)Manager
Memorandum Trading Account
Message Transfer Agent (X400)
Military Training Area
Marine Corp Tactical C2 System/Intelligence C2 System
Marine Tactical Air Control System
Multi-Trace Analysis Display
Multiple Time Around Echoes
Millimetric Target Acquisition System
Modular Target Acquisition System
Multi-sensor Target Acquisition System
Machinery Trials Assessment Unit
Missile Torpedo Boat
Mobility Test-Bed
Motor Torpedo Boat
Mean Time Between Attributable Faults
Mean Time Between Critical Failures
Mean Time Between Failure
Mean Time Between Failures
Mean Time Between Incidents
Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions
Mean Time Between Maintenance Activities
Mean Time Between Mission Failures
Mean Time Between Repair
Mean Time Between Repairs
Mean Time Between Significant Failures
Mean Time Between System Incidents
Marine Corps Tactical Command And Control System
Modular Tactical Communication Centre
Missile Technology Control Regime
Main Tactical Display
Mounted
Moving Target Detection
Mean Time Data Availability
Minewarfare Tactical Development Group
Manufacture to Target or Disposal Sequence
Marine Tactical Data System
Mission Training via Distributed Simulation
259
Acronym
MTDSS
MTE
MTF
MTF
MTF
MTH
MTI
MTI
MTI
MTI
MTIA
MTIAC
MTL
MTL
MTLS
MTLS
MTLV
MTM
MTM
MTM(WD)
MTMA
MTMC
MTMT
MTO
MTO
MTO
MTO
MTO
MTO
MTOGW
MTP
MTR
MTR
MTR
MTR
MTRACS
MTRE
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTS(R)
MTSQ
MTSS
MTT
MTT
MTT
MTT
MTT
Long Title
Maritime Tactical Decision Support System
Military Task Equipment
Magnetic Test Facility
Message Text Format
Modulation Transfer Function or Magnetic Treatment
Military Technology Handbook
Moving Target Identification
Moving Target Indication (radar)
Moving Target Indicator
Multiple Target Interception
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Manufacturing Technology Information Analysis Centre
Magnetic Tape Loader
Materials Technology Laboratory
Magazine Torpedo Launch System
Magazine Torpedo Launching System
Missile Transport and Loading Vehicle
Methods Time Management
Moving Target Mechanism
Moving Target Mechanism (Winch Driven)
Military Terminal Manoeuvring Area
Military Traffic Management Command
Multiple Target and Missile Tracker
Make To Order (MRPII)
Market Testing Organisation
Mechanical Transport Officer
Mechanical/Motor Transport Officer
Military Transport Officer
Motor Transport Officer
Maximum Take-Off Gross Weight
Manpower Target Plan
Marked Target Receiver
Military Training Route
Missile Tracking Radar
Mobile Test Rig
Multiple input Tracking Control System
Missile Test and Readiness Equipment
Make To Stock (MRPII)
Marine Trainers and Simulators
Maritime Tactical School
Maritime Training Systems
Marked Target Seeker
Market Testing Service
Message Transfer Service
Message Transfer System
Military Tactical Systems
Modular Tactical Switch
Moving Target Simulator
Moving Target System (Rural)
Mechanical Time and Superquick
Minewarfare Tactical Support System
Major Tactical Trial
Medium Tactical Truck
Moving Turning Target
Multiple Target Tracking
Munitions Tiger Team
260
Acronym
MTTF
MTTF
MTTI
MTTR
MTTR
MTTRS
MTTS
MTTS
MTTS
MTTS
MTU
MTU
MTU
MTV
MTVT
MU
MU
MUA
MUAV
MUD Vessel
MUDAS
MuFAR
MUFS
MUFTI
MUID
MULE
Multi-agent CGF
MULTIFAB
MULTOTS
MULTS
MUMS
MURF
MURS
MUSL
MUTES
MUU
MUX
MUX
MV
MV
MV
MVC
MVEE
Long Title
Mean Time To Failure
Microbuoy Transportable Test Facility
Motor Transport Technical Instructions
Mean Time To Repair
Multi-Target Tracking Radar
Mean Time to Restore Service
Main Transmission Test Stand
Manufacture To Target Sequence
Multiplexed Tactical Telephone System
Multi-Task Training System
Magnetic Tape Unit
Maximum Transfer Unit
Maximum Transmission Unit
Medium Tactical Vehicle
Medium Tactical Vehicle Trailer
Maintenance Unit
Movement Unit
Military User Agent
Maritime Unmanned Air Vehicle
Make Up and Discharge Vessel
Modular Universal Data Acquisition System
Multi-target Field Artillery Radar
Maximum Useable Frequency
Minimum Use of Force Tactical Intervention
Messaging user ID
Modular Universal Laser Equipment
Multi Agent Computer Generated Forces
Type of waterproof suit for working in cold & wet conditions
Multiple Unit Link-11 Test and Operational Training System
Mobile Universal Link 11 Translator System
Modular Underwater Measurement System
Manpower Utilisation & Recording Form
Manpower Utilisation Recording System
Marconi Underwater Systems Limited
Multiple Threat Emitter System
Main User Unit
Multiplex System
Multiplexer
Military Vigilance
Muzzle Velocity
Muzzle Velocity (in metres per second (m/s))
MultiVariable Control
Military Vehicles & Engineering Establishment (now DERA Chertsey)
MVLD
MVLT
MVMD
MVO
MVP
MVP
MVPS
MVR
MVV
MW
MW
MW
Man Worn Laser Detector
Morse / Voice Language Trainer
Muzzel Velocity Measurement Device
Multi Variate Optimisation
Military VME Processor
Motor Vehicle Plant
Multiple Vertical Protective Shelter
Muzzle Velocity Radar
Mission, Vision, Values
Major Warships
Mediterranean Water
Medium Wave
261
Acronym
MW
MW
MWA
MWA
MWAB
MWAN
MWB
MWC
MWC
MWDP
MWDP
MWDS
MWHQ
MWIPT
MWIR
MWLD
MWR
MWR
MWS
MWS
MWS
MWS
MWS
MWT
MWV
MWVESS
MWVP
MWVS
MX
MX
MX
MYPR
MYPR
MYRAnn
MZFW
n
N
N
N/A
N/S
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA TAB
NAA
NAAB
NAADM
NAAFI
NAAG
NAAIHTO
NAAWS
NAB
NABK
NABS
NABSE
Long Title
Microwave
Mine Warfare
Minor Warships & Auxiliaries
Multiple Weapons Adapter
Minor Warships Auxiliaries and Boats
Megastream Wide Area Network
Military War Book
Maritime Warfare Centre
Mine Warfare Coordinator
Master Warning Display Panel
Mutual Weapons Development Program
Man-Worn Detector System
Mobile War Headquarters
Major Warships IPT
Medium Wave Infra Red
Man-Worn Laser Detector
Millimetre-Wave Radar
Mine Warfare Range
Manned Weapon Station
Master Warning System
Missile Warning System
Modular Workstation
Maritime Warfare School
Medium Wheeled Tractor
Minor War Vessel
Minor War Vessels Engineering Support
Minor War Vessels Programme
Mission Weapon Visionics System
GPT military switch
Missile
Missile Experiment or Missile-X (advanced ICBM)
Mid Year Performance Review
Mid-Year Performance Review
Milestone (M) designation
Maximum Zero-Fuel Weight
Nano 10-9
newton(s)
North
Not Applicable
Neutron Source
Naval Advisor/Attaché
Not Applicable
Not Available
Numerical Aperture
Not Available Tabulation
North Atlantic Assembly
Not Available Any Base
North American Air Defence Modernisation
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
NATO Armies Armaments Group
Not Available Action In Hand To Obtain
NATO Anti-Air Warfare System
Nickel Alloy Bronze
NATO Artillery Ballistic Kernel
NATO Air Base Satcom
Norwegian Artillery Battery Survey
262
Acronym
NABUST
NABW
NAC
NAC
NAC
NAC
NAC
NAC
NACCB
NACCIS
NACETT
NACISIA
NACNOC
NACNOC
NACOSA
NAD
NAD
NAD
NAD
NADC
NADEEC
NADEFCOL
NADEP
NADGE
NADGERS
NADL
NADREPs
NADS
NADS
NAE
NAEDS
NAEW
NAEW
NAEW
NAEWF
NAF
NAF
NAFAG
NAG
NAG
NAHEMA
NAHQ
NAIAD
NAIAD
NAIC
NAIR
NAK
NALLADS
NAM
NAM(A)
NAMAS
NAMC
NAMC
NAMFI
NAML
NAML
Long Title
Nuclear Accident Back-Up Support Team
North Atlantic Bottom Water
National Accounts Classification
NATO Alert Committee
Naval Air Command
Naval Avionics Centre
Network Access Controller
North Atlantic Council
National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies
North Atlantic Command & Control Information System
National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets
NATO CIS Agency
No Acceptable / Appropriate Certification - NO Contract
No Appropriate Certification No Contract
NATO Communications Organisation Support Agency
National Armaments Director
NATO Ammunition Depot
Naval Armaments Director
Non Acoustic Detection
NATO Air Defence Committee
NATO Air Defence Electronic Environment Committee
NATO Defence College
Naval Aviation Depot
NATO Air Defence Ground Environment
NATO Air Defence Ground Environment Routine Servicing
Navy Avionics Development Laboratory
National Armament Directors Representatives
National Armaments Directors
Naval Air Data System
Nuclear Accident & Emergency Arrangements
Non-Aqueous Equipment Decontamination System
NATO Air-borne Early Warning
NATO Airborne Early Warning Force
NATO Early Warning
NATO Air-borne Early Warning Force
NATO Architecture Framework
Naval Air Facility
NATO Air Force Armaments Group
Naval Advisory Group
Netherlands Aerospace Group
NATO Helicopter Management Agency
Nuclear Accident Headquarters
Nerve Agent Immobilised Enzyme Alarm and Detection
Nerve Agent Immobilised Enzyme Alarm and Detector
NATO Intelligence Centre
Naval Air Systems Command headquarters
Negative acknowledgement
Norwegian Army Low Level Air Defence System
Nuclear Audit Manager
Nuclear Assurance Manager (Authorisation)
National Association of Measurements and Standards
Navy Address Management Centre
Nuclear Accident Monitoring Course
NATO Missile Firing Installation
Naval Air Maintenance Laboratory
Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory
263
Acronym
NAML
NAMMA
NAMMs
NAMOPS
NAMOs
NAMSA
NAMSO
NAO
NAP
NAP
NAPATMO
NAPB
NAPC
NAPC
NAPNOC
NAPO
NAPR
NAPs
NAPS
NAPS
NAPS
NAQS
NaRCoSiS
NARF
NARIMS
NARO
NARO
NAROTC
NARPICC
NAS
NAS
NAS
NAS
NAS
NAS
NASA
NASA
NASAMS
NASC
NASCOM
NASDA
NASF
NASH
NASIS
NASP
NASP
NASPO
NASR
NASS
NASS
NASSHE
Long Title
Naval Aircraft Materiels Laboratory
NATO MRCA Development and Production Management Agency
Naval Aircraft Maintenance Manuals
Naval Air Maritime Operations (circuit)
Naval Aircraft Maintenance Orders
NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
NATO Maintenance and Supply Organisation
National Audit Office
Naval Application Plan
Non Availability Period
NATO Patriot Management Office
Naval Armament Package Book
Naval Air Projects Co-ordination office
Nuclear Accident Procedures Course
No Acceptable Price - NO Contract
NATO Production
NATO Armaments Planning Review
NBC tablets (Nerve Agent Prophylactic)
Nerve Agent Pretreatment Set
Nerve Agent Pre-Treatment Set
Nerve Agent Pre-treatment Tablets
National Air Quality Strategy
Naval Radar Computer Simulation Suite
Naval Air Reserve Force
Nuclear Accident Response Information Management System
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation
Nuclear Accident Response Organisation
Nuclear Accident Response Organisation Training Committee
Naval Radiation Protection Instrument Calibration Centre
National Aerospace Standards
Naval Air Squadron
Naval Air Station
Naval Armament Stores
Network Application Support
Non Acoustic Sensor
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile System
Naval Air Systems Command
NASA Communications network
National Space Development Agency
Navigation and Attack Systems Flight (Royal Air Force)
Navigation and Attack System for Helicopters
NATO Subject Indicator System
NATO Atomic Supply Point
Navy Air-Ship Program
Naval Air System Program Office
Naval and Air Staff Requirements
Naval Anti-Submarine School
Naval Armament Stores System
Naval Armament Specification for the Stowage and Handling of Explosives
NAST
NASU
NASWDU
NAT
Naval and Air Staff Target
Naval Aerial/Antenna Switching unit
Naval Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit
Name Address Translator
264
Acronym
NATC
NATC
NATESC
NATINADS
NATIP
NATO
NATO
NATO C3
NATO FMB
NATS
NAU
NAURC
NAUTIC
NAUTIS
NAV
NAVAID
NAVAIDS
NAVAIDS
NAVAIRSYSCOM
NAVB
NAVCOMPARS
NAVDAC
NAVEX
NAVFACENGCOM
NAVHARS
NAVHOME
NAVICERT
NAVICP
NAVMACS
NAVMATINST
NAVMIC
NAVMOVE
NAVNORTHWEST
NAVOBSY
NAVOCFORMED
NAVR
NAVS
NAVSEA
NAVSEASYSCOM
NAVSITSUM
NAVSOUTH
NAVSPASUR
NAVSSES
NAVSTAR
NAVSTARCODE
NAVSUPSYSCOM
NAVTAG
NAVTEX
NavWar
NavWASS
NAW
NAWACS
NAWAS
NAWBS
NAWBUS
NAWC
Long Title
Naval Air Training Command
Nevada Automotive Test Centre
Naval Automatic Test Equipment Steering Committee
NATO Integrated Air Defence System
NATO Information and Press office
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Consultation, Command and Control
NATO Frequency Management Branch
National Air Traffic Services
Network Access Unit
Near All Up Round Container
Naval Autonomous Intelligent Console
Naval Autonomous Information System
Navigation
Navigation Aid
Navigation Aids
Navigational Aids
Naval Air Systems Command
Navy Board
Naval Communications Processing And Routing System
Naval Data Automation Command
Navigation Exercise
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Navigation, Heading and Attitude Reference System
Naval Home Command
Navy Certificate
NAVal Inventory Control Point
Naval Modular Automated Communications System
Naval Materiel Command Instruction
Naval Maritime Intelligence Centre
Navigational Movements
NAVal command NORTH WEST
Naval Observatory
Naval On-Call-Force, Mediterranean
NAVigation Radar
NAVigation System
NAVal SEA Systems Command (US)
Naval Sea Systems Command
Naval (own) Situation Summary
NAVal command SOUTH
Naval Space Surveillance System
Naval Ship System Engineering Station
Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging (see GPS)
Naval Staff Target And Requirement Code
Naval Supply Systems Command
Naval Tactical Game
Navigational Telex
Navigation Warfare Programme
Navigation and Weapon Aiming Subsystem
Night/Adverse Weather
NATO AWACS
National Warning System
Naval Armament Weapon Business System
Naval Armaments and Weapons Business System
Naval Air Warfare Center (US)
265
Acronym
NAWC
NAWDAS
NAWDAS
NAWEL
NAWEL
NAWST
NAWX
NB
NB
NBC
NBC
NBC
NBC
NBC
NBC BIS
NBC(D)
NBC(P)
NBCD
NBCD
NBCDI
NBCDQ
NBCF
NBCGO
NBCMSC
NBCPC
NBCPO
NBCRS
NBCSS
NBCSSC
NBDO
NBDS
NBDVS
NBESD
NBFCC
NBHQ
NBMB
NBMP
NBMR
NBQ
NBQD
NBQF
NBQM
NBR
NBRPA
NBRSD
NBS
NBS
NBS
NBS
NBSA
NBSA
NBSA
NBSA/CB/PROC14
Long Title
Naval Air Warfare Centre
Naval Armament Weapon Data Base Analysis System
Naval Armament Weapons Database Analysis System
Naval Above Water Exploitation Laboratory
Naval Above Water Exploration Laboratory
Night Attack Weapon Systems Trainer
Nigh to All Weather
Naval Base
Naval Base/s
Naval Base Commander
Nuclear Biological & Chemical
Nuclear Biological and Chemical
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Battlefield Information System
Naval Base Commander (Devonport)
Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)
Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defence
Nuclear, Biological & Chemical defence & Damage control
NBCD Instructor
Senior Rating in each Department who specialises in NBCD
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Fire
Naval Base Commanders General Orders
Naval Base Commanders Safety Committee
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protective Cover
NBC Protection Officer
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Shelter System
Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Case
Naval Base Duty Officer
Naval Biological Detection System
Narrow Band Digital Voice System
Naval Base Environmental Support Department
Naval Base Facilities & Co-ordination Centre
Naval Base Headquarters
Naval Base Management Board
Naval Base Management Plan
NATO Basic Military Requirement
Naval Base Quality
Naval Base Quality Department
Naval Base Quality Form
Naval Base Quality Manager
Naval Base Review
Naval Base Radiological Protection Advisor
Naval Base Radiation Safety Department
Narrow Beam Sounder
National Bureau of Standards
Naval Base Services
Naval Bases and Supply
Naval Base & Supply Agency
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency
Naval Bases and Supply Agency (part of the DLO)
Commercial Branch Naval Bases & Supply Agency & DEF Log Support
NBSD
NBSD
Naval Base Services Directorate
Normal Burst Safety Distance
266
Acronym
NBSD FORM 33
NBSM
NBSS
NBSV
NBSV
NBV
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC/AC-EC
NC3A
NCA
NCA
NCAGE
NCAGS
NCAP
NCAPC
NCARC
NCB
NCB
NCC
NCC
NCC
NCC
NCC
NCC
NCCIS
NCCIS
NCCOSC
NCD
NCDU
NCE
NCEB
NCEO
NCF
NCF
NCF
NCF
NCI
NCISA
NCISC
NCISC
NCL
NCM
NCN
NCO
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCPR
Long Title
Requisition for Work /Services
Naval Base Services Manager
Narrowband Switching System
Narrow Band Secure Voice system
Narrowband Secure Voice
Net Book Value
Narrow Coverage antenna
NATO Class
Nitro-cellulose (Cellulose Nitrate)
No Charge
No Connection
Node Centre
Nonconformity
Numerical Control
Navy Command
Narrow Coverage / Area Coverage to Earth Coverage
NATO Command, Control and Communication Agency
National Command Authority
National Control Authority
NATO Contractor and/or Government Entity
Naval Coordination and Guidance to Shipping
Night Combat Air Patrol
NATO Conventional Armaments Planning Committee
NATO Conventional Armament Review Committee
National Codification Bureau
NATO Codification Bureau
National Computing Centre
National Contingent Commander
Nature Conservancy Council
Network Control Centre
Northwood Control Centre
Northwood/Naval Command Centre
NATO Command, Control and Information System
NATO Command, Control, and Information System
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Centre
National Capability Demonstrator
Navigational Control and Display Unit
Navigation and Command Equipment
NATO Communications and Electronics Board
Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation
National Contingency Forces
NATO Composite Force
Northern Calibration Facility
Nucleonic Calibration Facility
Navigational Control Indicator
NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency
NATO CIS Committee
Naval Counter-Intelligence Support Centre
Network Control Language
Non-Circular Missile
Non - Compliance Notice
Non-commissioned officer
Network Control Points
Network Control Programme
No Contractors Parts
Notice of Change in Provisioning Requirements
267
Acronym
NCR
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCS
NCSA
NCSC
NCSO
NCT
NCT
NCT
NCTR
NCTS
NCTS
NCU
NCU
NCUE
NCVQ
NCW
NCWA
NCWE
ND
ND
ND
ND
Nd1
NDA
NDA
NDA
NDA
NDAC
NDB
NDBCC
NDC
NDC
NDDN
NDE
NDE
NDESMB
NDEW
NDEWT
NDFD
NDG
NDHD
NDHTC
NDI
NDI
NDI
NDIC
Long Title
Non Compliance Report
NATO Codification System
Naval Calibration Service
Naval Combat System
Naval Communications System
Naval Compass Stabiliser/System
Naval Control of Shipping
Network Computing System
Network Control Station
Network Control Subsystem
Node Centre Switch
Naval Careers Service
National Computer Security Association
New Core Shipping Container
Naval Control of Supply Officer
NATO Comparative Test programme
Network Control Terminal
Non Co-operative Target
Non Cooperative Target Recognition
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station
Non Co-operative Target Recognition
Naval Communications Unit, Washington
Navigation Computer Unit
Non Contact Underwater Explosion
National Council for Vocational Qualifications
Net-Centric Warfare (US)
NATO Wartime Civil Agencies
National Council for Work Experience
Navigation Display
Navy Department
Navy Department of MoD
Non-Detectable
Design Limit Rotor Speed
Naval Discipline Act
Network Design Authority
No Danger Area
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Nuclear Defence Affairs Committee
Non-Directional Beam
NATO Defence Business Coordinating Committee
NATO Defence College
Neutron Detector Container
Norwegian Defence Digital Network
Non Destructive Evaluation
Non-Destructive Examination
Navy Department Explosives Safety Management Board
Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon
Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon Technology programme
NATO Data Fusion Demonstrator
Northern Diving Group
Notices to Directors and Heads of Divisions
Naval Department Hand Tools Committee
Non Destructive Inspection
Non-Development Item
Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion
National Defence Industries Council
268
Acronym
NDIR
NDN
NDN
NDP
NDPB
NDPB
NDPB
NDPO
NDRF
NDS
NDSCI
NDSTC
NDSTIC
NDT
NDT
NDU
NDU
NDV
NE
NE
NE
NEARTIP
NEB
NEC
NEC
NEC
NEC
NEC
NEC 1* SG
NEDD
NEDG
NEDG
NEDI
NEDIST
NEDS
NEF
NEFAMA
NEFC
NEGEXP
NEHFILG
NEMESIS
NEMIS
NEMP
NEMP
NEO
NEO
NEOTAM
NEP
NEP
NEPA
NEPEF
NEQ
NERVA
NES
NES
NES
Long Title
Non Disperse Infra Red
Naval Digital Network
Navy Digital Network
Nuclear Depth Bomb
Non Departmental Public Body
Non-Departmental Public Bodies
Non-Departmental Public Body
National Defence Programme Outline
National Defence Reserve Fleet
Nuclear Detection System
Network Data Service Communications Information
National Defence Science and Technology Commission
National Defence Science Technology and Industry Commission
Non Destructive Testing
Non-Destructive Testing
Navigation Display Unit
Northern Diving Unit
Nuclear Delivery Vehicle
Neighbourhood Engineer
Never Exceed
North East
Near-Term Improvement Programme
Nuclear Exoatmospheric Burst
low frequency prediction code
Net Explosive Content
Network Enabled Capability
Network Enabled Capacity
Northern European Command
Network Enabled Steering Group
NATO and European Defence Directorate
Non Explosive Dangerous Goods
Non-Explosive Dangerous Goods
NSC Electronic Data Interchange
North East District
Non-ruggedized Electronic Display System
Naval Engineering Facility
NATO EFA Management Agency
NATO Electronic Warfare Fusion Cell
Negative Exponential
Naval Equipment Human Factors Integration Liaison Group
Attrition Model
Nimrod Engineering Management Information System
Non-nuclear ElectroMagnetic Pulse
Nuclear Electro-Magnetic Pulse
Non-combatant Evacuation Operation
Non-combatants Evacuation Order
NATO EO TArget Model
Naval Engineering Practice
Noise Equivalent Power
National Environmental Policy Act
Non Economic Pre-emptying factors
Net Explosive Quantity
Nuclear Energy for Rocket Vehicle Applications
Naval Engineering Standard
Naval Engineering/Equipment Standards
Night Effects Simulator
269
Acronym
NESC
NESC
NESP
NESPG
NESS
NESSEC
NEST
NEST
NET
NETC
NETMA
NEW
NEW
NEWAC
NEWS
NEWTS
NEXRAD
Nf
NF
NFA
NFA
NFAP
NFCM
NFCS
NFD
nfd
NFER
NFF
NFFO
NFH
NFIP
NFM
NFO
NFOV
NFPG
NFR
NFR
NFR
NFS
NFS
NFT
NFTS
NFWP
Ng
Ng
NG
NG
NG
NG
NGA
NGAS
NGASR
NGAST
NGB
NGB
Ngc
Long Title
Naval Electronics Systems Command
Naval Equipment & Stores Committee
Navy EHF Satcom Program
Naval Engineering Support Policy Group
Naval Engineering Support System
Naval Electronics Systems Security Engineering office
Naval EHF SATCOM Terminal programme
Naval EHF Satellite Terminal
Normal Environmental Temperature
Naval Education and Training Centre
NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency
Normal Working Envelope
North West Europe
NATO Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee
Non Explosive Workshop
Naval Electronic Warfare Training System
Next-generation Radar
Free Power Turbine Speed
Free Turbine Speed
No Fire Area
Non-Firing Assessment
National Frequency Assignment Panel
National Fire Control Message
Nuclear Forces Communications Satellite
Non Fleet Data
not for discussion
National Foundation for Educational Research
No Fault Found
Non Fossil Fuel Obligation
NATO Frigate Helicopter
National Foreign Intelligence Programme
North Finding Module
Naval Flight Officer
Narrow Field-Of-Vision
National Frequency Planning Group
Narrative Fault Report
National Frequency Register
NATO Frigate Replacement
Naval Fire Support
Network File System
No Fire Threshold (EED)
Naval Fixed Telecommunications System
Nuclear Fuelling Working Party
Engine Gas Generator Speed
Gas turbine speed
Navigational Guidance
Nitro-glycerine (glycerol Trinitrate)
Nouvelle Generatio
Power Turbine Speed
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (US)
Naval Gunfire Air Spotting
Navy, Army and Air Staff Requirements
Navy, Army and Air Staff Target
National Guard Bureau
Nose Gearbox
Corrected Engine Gas Generator Speed
270
Acronym
NGC
NgC
NGfL
NGFO
NGM
NGO
NGO
NGO
NGO
NGO
NGO
NGOC
NGP
NGPS
NGR
NGS
NGS
NGS(F)
NGSFO
NGTE
NGV
NGW
NH
NH
NH-90
NHI
NHMO
NHMU
NHPLO
NHQ
NHR
NHS
NHSG
NI
NI
ni
NI
NI
NI
NIACE
NIAG
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NiCd
NICS
NICS
NICS
NICS
NICS COA
NICSO
NIDES
NIDIR
NIDS
Long Title
Naval Gunfire Control
Ng Calculated (within EECU)
National Grid for Learning
Naval Gunfire Forward Officer/Observer
Naval General Message
Non Government Organisation
Non Governmental Organisation
Non-Government Organisation
Non-Government Organization
Non-Governmental Organisation
Non-Governmental Organisations
Naval Gunfire Operations Centre
Normal Ground Pressure
Navstar Global Positioning System
Night Goggle readable
National Geodetic Survey
Naval Gunfire Support
Shells for NGS practices that have a small bursting charge
Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observer
Naval Gas Turbine Establishment
Nozzle Guide Vane
Nuclear Gravity Weapon
Northumberland House
Not Held
NATO Helicopter for the 1990's
NATO Helicopter Industries
NATO Hawk Management Office
Non-Hospital Medical Units
NATO Hawk Production and Logistics Organisation
Naval Headquarters
Naval High Refresh display system
National Health Service
Naval Health and Safety Group
National Insurance
Naval Infantry
Night
Non-Industrial
Non-Industrial (personnel)
Northern Ireland
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
NATO Industrial Advisory Group
National Insurance Contribution
Naval Intelligence Command
Network Information Centre
Network Interface Card
Not In Catalogue
Nickel Cadmium
National Insurance Contributions
NATO Integrated Communication System
NATO Integrated Communications System
Navy Information and Communications Services
NICS Control Operating Authority
NATO Integrated Communications System Organisation
Next-Generation Intruder Detection System
Nike Digital Instrumentation Radar
National Institute for Defence Studies
271
Acronym
NIEC
NIF
NIHHS
NII
NII
NIID
NIIN
NILE
NILE
NILTA
NILU
NIM
NIMA
NIMCSSC
NIMIC
NIMP
NIMP
NIPD
NIPSSA
NIR
NIRATAM
NIREP
NIREX
NIRS
NIS
NIS
NIS
NIS
NIS
NISDN
NISSC
NISSPO
NIST
NITE-OP
NITF
NITF
NIU
NIU
NJFA
NK
NKZ
NL
NLABS
NLAW
NLCM
NLEC
NLF
NLFA
NLIF
NLIS
NLIS
NLISS
NLISS
NLISSS
NLM
NLO
Long Title
National Imagery Exploitation Centre
National Islamic Front
Notification of Installations Handling Dangerous Substances
Naval Internal Information
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
Netherlands Defence Manufacturers Association
NATO Item Identification Number
NATO Improved Link Eleven
Naval Inflatable Lifesaving Equipment
National Information and Learning Technologies Association
National Intelligence Liaison Unit
Navy Information Management
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (US)
National Military Command Systems Support Centre
NATO Insensitive Munitions Information Centre
NATO Interoperability Management Plan
NATO Inter-operability Management Plan
NATO Interoperability Document
Naval Intelligence Processing Systems Support Activity office
Near Infra-Red
NATO InfraRed Air TArget Model (IR Signature Prediction Code)
Nuclear Industry Road Emergency Response Plan
Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive
National Insurance Recording System
NATO Identification System
NATO International Staff
Net Identification Sign
Network Information Service
Nuclear Implicated Services
Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network
Navy IS Steering Committee
NATO Identification System Special Project Office
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Night Imaging Through Electro-Optics
National Imagery Transmission Format
National Imagery Transmissions Format
Network Interface Unit
Nitrogen Inerting Unit
NATO Joint Frequency Agreement
Not Known
Nuclear Killing Zone
Netherlands
US Army Natick Laboratories, Natick, Massachusetts
New Light Anti-armour Weapon
Non-Lethal Countermeasures
Naval Land Environment Committee
National Loans Fund
Naval Logistics Functional Area
Non-linear Interface Filter
Naval Logistics Information System
Navy Logistics Information System
Naval Logistics Information Systems Strategy
Navy Logistics IS Strategy
Naval Logistics Information Systems Strategy Study
Netware Loadable Modules
Naval Liaison Officer
272
Acronym
NLO
NLOS
NLOS
NLOS-CA
NLQ
NLR
NLR
NLS
NLS
NLS
NLSC
NLT
NLUS
NLW
NM
NM
NMA
NMB
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMCC
NMCCC
NMCRC
NMCRL
NMCS
NMD
NMEC
NMER
NMER
NMI
NMIC
NML
NMMI
NMMIS
NMMITS
NMMS
NMOH
NMP
NMR
NMR
NMR
NMRCC
NMS
NMS
NMS
NMSC
NMSG
NMSt
NMST
NMT
NMT
NMTI
NMTN
Long Title
Netherlands Liaison Officer
Non Line Of Sight
Non Line-Of-Sight
Non-Line-Of-Sight-Combined Arms
Near Letter Quality
Nationaal (sic) Lucht-en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium or Dutch National
Aerospace Laboratory
Nationaal Lucht-en Ruimtevaartlaboatorium
New Launch System (NASA/US Air Force)
Nuclear Licensed Site
Naval Legal Service
National Learning and Skills Council
National Learning Targets
Navy League of the United States
Non Lethal Warfare
Nautical Mile
Non Magnetic
Naval Manning Agency
No Move Before
Naval Materiel Command
Naval Missile Centre
New Module Container
Not Missile-Capable
National Military Command Centre
National Maritime Command and Control Centre
Navy Marine Corps Reserve Centre
NATO Master Cross Reference List
National Military Command System
National Missile Defence
Naval Maritime Environment Committee
Naval Magazine & Explosive Regulations
Naval Magazine & Explosives Regulations
Non Maskable Interrupt
National Military Intelligence Centre
Naval Multiple Launcher
Naval Missile Maintenance Instructions
Naval Manpower Management Information System
Naval Manpower Management Information System
Navy Mast Mounted Sight
Naval Medical Officer of Health
Naval Management Plan
National Military Representative to SHAPE
Near Market Research
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
National Military Rescue Coordination Centre
Network Management Sub-system
Network Management System
New Management Strategy
Naval Magazine Safety Committee
NATO Modelling and Simulation Group
NATO Military Standardisation Team
NATO Military Standards & Terminology
Naval Military Training
No More Than
Naval Missile Technical Instructions
Naval Missile Technical Note
273
Acronym
NMU
NMW
NMWS
NNAG
NNEMP
NNEMP
NNI
NNIG
NNK
NNMSB
NNPP
NNPP
NNTSP
NO
NO
NO
NOA
NOAA
NOAH
NOBS
NOCISSC
NOCR
NOCR
NOCUS
NOD
NODEF
NODLR
NODM
NODS
NOE
NOE
NOE
NOE/APPR
NOEC
NOGS
NOHD
NOI
NOIC
NOIC
NOIO
NOK
NOL
NOLO
NOMAD
NOMIS
NOMIS
NOMIS
NOMISS
NOMISS
NOP
NOPD
NOPD
NOPT
NOR
NORAD
NORAD
Long Title
Navigation Management Unit
National Minimum Wage
Naval Meroka Weapon System
NATO Naval Armaments Group
Non Nuclear ElectroMagnetic Pulse
Non-Nuclear Electro-Magnetic Pulse
Network Node Interface (ATM)
Netherlands Naval Industries Group
Non-Nuclear Kill
Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Panel
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme
Naval Nuclear Technical Safety Panel
Navigating Officer
Normal Operating
Norway
Non-Operational Aircraft
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Norwegian Adapted Hawk
Not On Board Spare
Naval Operational CIS Steering Committee
Non Operational Computer Resources
Non-Operational Computer Resources
North Continental US
Night Observation Device
No Defence Standard Required
Night Observation Device, Long Range
Notification of Design Modification
Night Observation and Detection System
Nap of the Earth
Nap-of-the-Earth
Naval Ordnance Engineering
Nap-of-the-Earth/Approach
Naval Ordnance Engineering Course
Night Observation Gunship System
Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance
Notice of Intention
Naval Officer In Charge
Nursing Officer In Charge
Naval Ordnance Inspecting Officer
Next Of Kin
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
No Live Operator
Naval Operations and Maintenance Aviation Deck (US Navy)
National Online Manpower Information System
Naval Operations Management Information System
Navy Operations Management Information System
Naval Operational MIS Study
Naval Operations Management Information Systems Strategy
No Operation
Notice Of Planned Development
Notice Of Proposed Development
Naval Organisation Project Team
Notice of Revisions
North American Air Defence (NATO)
North American Air Defense Command
274
Acronym
NORDEC
NORLANT
NORM
NOROR
NORS
NORS
NORSE
NORT
NORTHAG
NORTHAG
NORTHAXE
NOS
NOS
NOS
NOS
NOSA
NOSC
NOSC
NOSIC
NOSIP
NOSIP
NOST
NOST
NOTAL
NOTAM
NOTAR
NOTS
NOTU
NOULD
Long Title
Nordic Economic Union
Northern Sub-Area Eastern Atlantic Command
Not Operationally Ready, Maintenance
Not on repair or reconditioning
Not Operationally Ready, Spare parts
Notice of Revision Submission
Nuclear Optical and Radar Signature Estimation
Naval Ordnance Radiographic Technique
Northern Army Group
Northern Army Group (NATO)
Exercise in the NW Approaches to the UK
NATO Office of Security
Network Operating System
Night Observation Surveillance
Normal Operating Standard
NATO Open Systems Security Architecture
NATO Operations Support Cell
Naval Ocean Systems Centre
Naval Ocean Surveillance Information Centre
NATO Open System Interconnection Profile
NATO Open Systems Interconnection Profile
Near-term Optical Sensor Technology
Netherlands OST
Not To All Addressees
Notice to Airmen
No Tail Rotor
NATO Off the Shelf
Naval Ordnance Test Unit
Code word for US/UK magnetic & electric signature reduction trials
NOVRAM
NOWSHIP
Nox
NOX
Np
NP
NP
NPA
NPA
NPACC
NPB
NPB
NPB
NPB
NPBIE
NPC
NPDS
NPE
NPFS
NPG
NPLO
NPM
NPN
NPO
NPP
NPP
Non-volatile Random Access Memory
Message indicating that stores are ready for shipping
Nitrogen Oxides
Oxides of Nitrogen
Engine Power Turbine Speed
Naval Publication
Nuclear Procedure
National Pistol Association
Network Point of Attachment
Nominated Primary Alternate Command Centre
Naval Proportion Book
Neutral Particle Beam
New Purple Body
Nuclear Powered Bomber
Neutral Particle Beam Integration Experiment
NATO Programming Centre
Nuclear Propulsion Development Support
Navy Preliminary Evaluation
Naval Personnel and Family Services
Nuclear Planning Group (NATO)
NATO Production and Logistics Organisation
Naval Provost Marshal
Negative-Positive-Negative (transistor)
Naval Programme Overview
Nobel's Parabellum Powder
Nuclear Power Plant
275
Acronym
NPPG
NPPO
NPR
NPRM
NPS
NPS
NPT
NPV
NPV
NPWSC
NQA
NQAA
NQE
NQW
NR
NR
NR
NR
Nr
NRA
NRA
NRA
NRA
NRAD
NRC
NRC
NRC(Central)
NRD
NRDS
NRE
NREN
NRF
NRFI
NRG
NRG
NRHC
NRL
NRO
NRO
NROSS
NRP
NRP
NRPB
NRR
NRRC
NRSWG
NRT
NRT
NRTA
NRTA
NRTE
NRTS
NRU
NRV
NRV
NRZ
Long Title
National Planning Policy Guidance
Non Project Procurement Organisation
No Power Recovery
Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Network Photo System
Network Processing System
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Net Present Value
Net Present Value (MRPII)
Nuclear Powered Warship Safety Committee
Network Quality Analyser
National Quality Assurance Authority
New Quay (East)
New Quay (West)
Non Recurring
Non-redundant configured equipment
Not Required
Nuclear Reporting
Rotor speed
National Rifle Association
National Rivers Authority
Nuclear Reaction Analysis
Nuclear Reserved Area
US Navy Laboratory
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Reporting Cell
Nato Regional Conflict (Central)
New Receipt Defect
Nuclear Rocket Development Station
Non-Recurring (cost) Element
National Research and Education Network
Naval Reserve Force
Not Ready For Issue
(MOD) News Release Group
Noise Review Group
Naval Radio Hazards Committee
Naval Research Laboratory
National Reconnaissance Office
Naval Regional Officer
Navy Remote Ocean Sensing System/Satellite (US Navy)
Naval Regeneration Plan
Portuguese Naval Ship
National Radiological Protection Board
Naval Raid Reporting
Naval Reserve Readiness Command
NATO Range Safety Working Group
Near Real Time
Net Registered Tons
Naval Recruiting & Training Agency
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency
Naval Reactor Test Establishment
Not Repairable This Station (USAF)
North Reference Unit
Net Realisable Value
Non Return Value
Non-Return to Zero
276
Acronym
NS
NS
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA/CSS
NSAG
NSAP
NSAP
NSAPI
NSC
NSC
NSC
NSC
NSC
NSC
NSCC
NSCM
NSCO
NSD
NSE
NSE
NSE
NSEA
NSFS
NSG
NSG
NSG
NSGCHQ
NSI
NSI
NSI
NSI
NSIA
NSIP
NSL
NSLB
NSM
NSM
NSMA
NSN
NSN
NSN
NSNF
NSO
NSP
NSP
NSPO
NSR
NSR
Long Title
Naval Staff
Naval Stores
National Security Agency
National Standards Association
NATO Standardisation Agency
Network Security Architecture
New Shipborne Aircraft programme
Night Sensor Assembly
Night Subsistence Allowance
Nitrate Sensitive Area
No Standing Arrangement
National Security Agency, Central Security Service
Nuclear Services Authorisation Group
Naval Sector Application Portfolio
Network Service Access Point
Netscape Server Application Programming Interface
NATO Stock Classification
NATO Supply Centre
NATO Supply Code
Naval Staff Command
Naval Support Command
Neutron Source Container
Nuclear Safety Co- ordination Committee
NATO Supply Code for Manufacture
Naval Shipping Control Officer
Normal Safety Distance
National logistics Support Element
National Support Element
Non Standard Enquiry
Naval Sea system command headquarters
Naval Surface Fire Support
NATO Standardisation Group
Naval Security Group
North Seeking Gyrocompass
Naval Security Group Command Headquarters
Nom Stocked Item
Non Standard Item (applies to US items only)
Not Seriously Injured
Nuclear Safety Implicated
National Security Industrial Association
Naval Sector Integration Programme
Northern Scientific Laboratory
NATO Standardisation Liaison Board
Naval Service Modification
Network Services Manager
Nuclear Safety Management Arrangements
National Security Council
NATO Stock Number
Naval Stores Number
Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces
Navigation/Systems Operator
Navy Special Projects office
Network Service Provider
Naval Ship Production Overseer
NATO Staff Requirements
Naval Staff Requirement
277
Acronym
NSRA
NSRM
NSRP
NSRS
NSS
NSS
NSSA
NSSC
NSSK
NSSL
NSSM
NSSMS
NSSOL
NSSS
NST
NST
NST
NST
NSTAP
NSTL
NSTN
NSTN
NSTN
NSTN/MHS
NSTR
NSVN
NSW
NSWC
NSWP
NT
NT
NT DPN 100
NTA
NTA
NTAS
NTAS
NTAT
NTB
NTC
NTC
NTCCS
NTCT
NTD
NTDI
NTDS
NTDS
NTF
NTF
NTF
NTG
NTG
NTI
NTI
NTI
NTI
NTIS
Long Title
National Small--bore Rifle Association
New Submarine Research Model
Nuclear Steam Raising Plant
NATO Submarine Rescue System
NATO Sea Sparrow (PDMS)
Naval Sector Strategy
Naval Sector Strategic/Systems Architecture
Naval Ship Systems Command
North South Station Keeping
National Severe Storms Laboratory
Nuclear Services Support Manager
NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System
North Sea Standing OPTASK Link
Nuclear Services Support Section
NATO Staff Target
Naval Staff Target
Non Standard Transmission
Nuclear and Space Talks
National Strategic Technology Acquisition Plan
National Space Technology Laboratories
Naval Shore Telecommunications Network
Naval Shore Telegraph Network
Naval Shore Teleprinter Network
Naval Shore Telegraph Network/Message Handling System
Nothing Significant to Report
NATO Secure Voice Network
New Support Weapon
Naval Surface Warfare/Weapons Centre
Non-Soviet Warsaw Pact
New Technology
NorTel Ltd
NorTel packet switch
National Training Awards
Not in Target Area
NORAD Tactical Autovon System(USAF)
Norwegian Tracking Adjunct System
Near Term ACME Technology
National Test Bed
National Territorial Command
National Training Centre
Naval Tactical Command and Control System
Naval Tactics and Command Trainer
Naval Tactical Department
NATO Target Data Inventory
Naval Tactical Data Systems
Naval Tactical Display System
National Test Facility
National Training Federation
Noise Test Facility
NATO Training Group
Naval Task Group
National Technology Initiative
Naval Technical Instruction
Naval Technical Instructions
Nuclear Technical Instruction
Navy Thermal Imaging System
278
Acronym
NTK
NTL
NTLM
NTM
NTM
NTM or N to M
NTN
NTO
NTO NC
NTOD
NTP
NTP
NTPPC
NTQSC
NTr
NTR
NTRP
NTRR
NTS
NTS
NTS
NTSA
NTTC
NTU
NTU
NTWM
NTWS
NUA
nuc
NUDET
NUFAS
NUGP
NuPIP
NUPIP
NUS
NUSAFE
NUSCOT
NV
NV
NV
NVAR
NVE
NVG
NVIS
NVIS
NVQ
NVRAM
NVS
NW
NW
NW
NW
NW
NWA
NWAG
NWAPPS
Long Title
Need To Know
Nuclear Transport Ltd 3 (MOD)
NT LanMan
National Technical Means of evaluation
Notice to Move
Admiralty Notice to Mariners
Naval Telephone Network
National Training Organisation
NTO National Council
National Training Organisation Division
National Training Provider
Near Term Plan
Navy Technical Policy Publication Committee
Nuclear Training & Qualification Sub Committee
National Traineeship (now Foundation Modern Apprenticeship)
Nothing To Report
Nuclear Training Requirements Plan
Nuclear Training Requirements Register
Naval Telecommunications System
Navigation Technology Satellite (US Navy)
Night Targeting System
Navy Tactical Support Activity office
National Technology Transfer Centre (NASA)
Navigation Training Unit
New Threat Upgrade
Naval Transition to War Measures
New Threat Warning System
Network User Address
Nuclear
Nuclear Detection (explosions)
NATO UHF Frequency Assignment System
Nominal Unit Ground Pressure
Nuclear Performance Improvement Programme
Nuclear Propulsion Improvement Programme
National Union of Students
Nuclear Safety Instructions
Nuclear Submarine Control & Operator Trainer
Negative Vetting
Night Vision
Normal Vetting
Non-Value Added Retailer/Re-Seller
Night Vision Equipment
Night Vision Goggles
Near Vertical Incidence Skywave
Night Vision Imaging System
National Vocational Qualification
Non-volatile Random Access Memory
Night Vision System
North West
Northwood
Novel Weapons
Nuclear Warfare
Nuclear Weapon
Nuclear Weapon Accident
Naval Weld Acceptance Group
North West Approaches
279
Acronym
NWARC
NWC
NWC
NWD
NWDA
NWDIST
NWDO
NWDS
NWEF
NWES
NWHT
NWPC
NWS
NWSC
NWSSG
NWST
NWTAA
Nx64Kbits/s
NY
NYK
NZDF
NZDSU(SEA)
O&D
O&M
O&M
O&M
O&O
O&O
O/C
O/R
O/S
OA
OA
oa
OA
OA
OA
OAB
OAC
OAC
OADS
OAK
OAL
OAM
OAMP
OAN
OAP
OAPEC
OAR
OAR
OAS
OAS
OAS
OAS
OAS
OASC
Long Title
Navy Weapon Assessment Research Centre
National War College
Naval Weapons Centre
Nuclear Weapon Disposal
North West Development Agency
North West district
Naval Weapons Data Reduction Authority
Navigation and Weapon Delivery System
Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility
Naval Weapons Engineering Support Activity office
Naval Weapon Harbour Trial
Naval Weapon Policy Committee
North Warning System
Nuclear Weapon Safety Committee
Nuclear Weapon System Safety Group
Naval Weapon Sea Trial
Naval Weapon Trials & Assessment Authority
Multiples of 64Kbits/s
Navigators Yeoman
Not Yet Known
New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Support Unit (south East Asia)
Organisation and Deployment
Operation & Maintenance
Operations and Maintenance
Organisation and Methods
Operations and Organisation
Organisational and Operational
On Completion
OutReach [Clinic]
Output Specification
Office Automation
Offset Adviser
on application
Operational Analysis
Operational Availability
Order Administration
Outer Air Battle
Operational Analysis Committee
Operator Assistance Centre
Omnidirectional Air-Data System
Over the Air Keying
Officers Appointment List
Offensive Air Missions
Optical Air-borne Measurement Platform
Office Automation Network
Old Age Pensioner
Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
Office of Aerospace Research (USAF)
Operational Analysis and Research
Obstacle Avoidance Sonar
Offensive Air Support
Offensive Avionics System
On Active Service
Organisation of American States
Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre
280
Acronym
OASD
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
OASM
OASP
OAT
OAT
OATS
OATS
OAU
Ob
OB
OB
OB
OB
OB
OBC
OBC
OBD
OBDH
OBE
OBE
OBE
OBEWS
OBF
OBFM
OBI
OBMs
OBOGS
OBP
OBP
OBP
OBR
OBRP
OBS
OBS
OBS
OBS
OBS
OBS
OBT
OBT
OBU
OBUA
OBVACT
OBVACT
oC
OC
OC
OC
OC
OC
Long Title
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defence
Onboard ADP Support in Ships
Onboard ADP Support in Ships - RN ADP System in ships
On-board ADP Support in Ships & Submarines
On-board Automated Ships Information System. RN stores accounting
package
Operational Applications of Special Intelligence Systems
Omni directional Airspeed Sensor Mechanism
Operational Analysis Supporting Paper
Operational Air Traffic
Outside Air Temperature
Out of Area TreatmentS
Oxford Air Training School
Organisation of African Unity
Observation (Meteorological)
Operating Base
Optical Buffer
Ordnance Board
Outside Broadcast
Proc Ordnance Board Proceeding
Optical Barrel Camera
Outline Business Case
On-Board Documentation
On Board Data Handling
Off-Board Expendable's
Officer of the British Empire
Overtaken By Events
On-Board electronic Warfare Simulator
Optical Beam Forming
Offensive Basic Flight Manoeuvres
Omni-Bearing Indicator
Outboard Motors
On-Board Oxygen Generating System
Offset Bulb Plates
On Board Processor
On-Board Processing
Optical Beam Riding
ON-Board Repair Parts
Observation Balloon System
Omni-Bearing Selector
On-Board Spares
On-Board Subsystem
Operational Baseline Statement
Organisation Breakdown Structure
On Board Trainer
On-Board Trainer
OSIS Baseline Upgrade
Operations in Built Up Area
On-Board Visual Aimer Continuation Trainer
Onboard Visual Aimer Continuation Trainer (for CR guns)
Celsius
Observer Computer
Oceanographic
Officer Commanding
OHD Officer Commanding Occupational Hygiene Department
Operational Capability
281
Acronym
OC
OC HS
OC&S
OCA
OCA
OCA
OCC
OCC
OCCAR
OCCIS
OCCM
OCE
OCEANAV
OCEANLANT
OCF
OCIDAS
OCL
OCM
OCM
OCMU
OCNR
OCNW
OCONUS
OCOV
OCP
OCP
OCR
OCR
OCR
OCRM
OCS
OCS
OCS
OCS
OCS
OCSU
OCTU
OCU
OCU
OCU
OCWP
OD
OD
OD
OD
OD
ODA
ODA
ODA
ODA
ODA
ODA
ODAS
ODBC
ODBC
ODBC
Long Title
Output Costing
OC Handling Squadron
Ordnance Centre and School
Offensive Counter Air
Offensive Counter-Air (operations)
Operational Control Authority
Operational Control Centre
Operator Control Console
Quadrilateral Armaments Agency
Operation Control and Command Information System
Optical Counter Countermeasures
Officer Conducting the Exercise
Oceanographer of the Navy(US Navy)
Ocean Sub-Area, Atlantic
Officiating Chaplain to the Forces
Ocean Intervention & Data Assimilation System
Object Constraint Language
Operational Capability Modelling
Optical Countermeasures
Overseas Civilian Management Unit
Office of the Chief of Naval Research
Officer Commanding Nursing Wing
Outside the Continental United States
Office for Co-ordination of Overseas Visitors
Operational Computer Program
Outstation Communications Processor
Operational Control Room
Optical Character Recognition
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations
Officer Commanding Royal Marines
Obstacle Clearance Surface
Officer Command School
Officer's Command School
Operational Control Segment
Operational Control Segment (GPS)
Officer Commanding Support Unit
Officer Cadet Training Unit
Operation Conversion Unit
Operational Conversion Unit
Operators Control Unit
Operational Control Work Post
Operation Directives
Operational Date
Ordinary Seaman
Ordnance Data
Ordnance Delivery
Office (or Open) Document Architecture
Office Document Architecture
Official Development Assistance
Open Document Architecture
Overseas Development Administration
Overseas Development Office
Omni Directional Airspeed Sensor
A Microsoft integration technology
Open Data Base Connectivity
Open DataBase Connectivity
282
Acronym
ODC
ODE
ODGP
ODIF
ODIN
ODLA
ODM
ODM
ODM
ODMA
ODP
ODP
ODP
ODP
ODP
ODR
ODR
ODR
ODS
ODS
ODT
ODT
ODV
OE
OE
OE
OE
OEC
OECD
OED
OED
OEEC
OEI
OEI
OEIC
OEIU
OEL
OEM
OEP
OEP
OEP
OER
OES
OES
OETC
OEU
OEU
OEW
oF
OFA
OFD
OFE
OFFAS
OFFNet
Long Title
Open DataBase Connectivity
Ordnance Development and Engineering
Ocean Data Gathering programme
Office Document Interchange Format
Operational Data Interface
Fibre Optic Deployable Line Arrays
Operating Data Manual
Operational Data Manual
Optical Driver Modem
Operational Date Material Assessment
Open Distributed Processing
Operating Department Practitioner
Operational Development Phase
Overseas Policy & Defence
Ozone Depleting Potential
Official Duty Rate
Operational Data Recording
Overland Downlook Radar
Optical Disk System
Outstation Display System
Omni-Directional Transmission
Outdoor Trainer
Overspeed and Drain Valve
Operational Effectiveness
Operational Emergency
Opto-Electronic
Output Efficiency
Operational Emergency Clearance
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Operational Evaluation Demonstration
Oxford English Dictionary
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
One Engine Inoperable
One Engine Inoperative
Opto-Electronic Integrated Circuit
Opto-electronic Interface Unit
Occupational Exposure Limit
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Oil, Extreme Pressure
Operational Evaluation Pod
Operational Effectiveness Rate
Occupational Exposure Standard
Ordnance Explosive Dispersal
Opto-Electronic Technology Consortium
Operational Evaluation Unit
Operational Evaluation Unit (Royal Air Force)
Ordnance and Explosive Waste
Fahrenheit
Oracle Financial Manager
Oil Fuel Depot
Operational Flight Envelope
Ocean Fronts Feature Analysis System
Refers to calls that are routed via PSTN not a virtual private network
OFGEM
Office of Gas & Electricity Regulation
283
Acronym
OFM
OFP
OFPP
OFS
OFSA
OFT
OFT
OFT
OFT
OFTS
OFTS
OFTS
OFTS
OFTT
OFVD
OFZ
OG
OGC
OGD
OGD
OGDs
OGE
OHC
OHD
OHP
OHS
OHS
OHU
OHV
OI
OIC
OIC
OIC
OIC
OIC
OIC
Long Title
Otto Fuel Monitor
Operational Flight Programme
Office of Procurement and Policy
Operational Flying School (Royal Navy)
Optical Fire Sensor Assembly
Office of Fair Trading
Operational Field Trial
Operational Flight Trainer
Operational Flying Training
Operational Factors Trade-off Studies
Operational Fixed Telecommunications System
Operational Flight and Tactics Simulator
Overall Functional Test Set
Operational Flight and Tactics Trainer
OTTO Fuel Vapour Detector
Obstacle Free Zone
Observation Group
Office of Government Commerce
Other Government Department
Other Government Departments
Other Government Departments
Out of Ground Effect
Overhead Cam Shaft
Ocular Hazard Distance
Overhead Protection
Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health Service
Optical Head Unit
Overhead Valve
Operating Instruction
(US) Open systems environment Implementors Workshop
Officer In Charge
Operations Information Centre
Operator Interface Unit
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Practice Officer In Charge of the Practice (used for field artillery only)
OICR
OID
OIDT
OIER
OIN
OIP
OIRA
OISG
OISU
OITUF
OJ
OJAR
OJCS
OJEC
OJT
OJT
OL
OLA
OLBR
Operational Intelligence Collection Requirements
Object Identifier
Operator Interactive Display Terminal
Operational Information Exchange Requirement
Office of Information-Navy (US Navy)
Operational Instruction Pamphlet
Official Irish Republican Army
Operational Intelligence Support Group
Optical Intermediate Station Unit
Out-station Information Technology User Forum
Official Journal
Officers Joint Appraisal Report
Office of the Joints Chiefs of Staff
Official Journal of the European Community
On-Job-Training
On-the-Job Training
Ordinary Loan
Operational Level Agreement
Operational Laser-Beam Recorder
284
Acronym
OLC
OLE
OLF
OLFT
OLIVER
OLM
OLO
OLOS
OLTE
OLTP
OLTU
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OMA
OMAC
OMB
OMC
OMD
OMD
OME
OME
OMEG
OMG
OMI
OMI
OMIS
OMIS2
OMMS
OMO
OMP
OMR
OMS
OMS
OMSR
OMSS
OMT
OMV
ONC
OND
ONERA
Long Title
Operating Life Cycle
Object Linking and Embedding
Operational Low Flying
Operational Low Flying Training
On-Line Issues, Validations and Enquiry Routines
Operational Load Measurement
Other Licensed Operator
Out of Line-Of-Sight
Optical Line Terminating Equipment
On-line Transaction Processing
Optical Line Terminating Unit
Oil, Mineral
Operational Missile
Operations Module
Operator/Mechanic (RN sailor)
Order Management
Output Management
Object Management Architecture
On-Line Manufacturing And Control
Office of Management and Budget
One Man Control
Oil, Mineral, Detergent
Operational Management Document
Open Messaging Environment
Operational Mission Environment
Operational Maintenance Engineering Group
Object Management Group
Omni-bearing Magnetic Indicator
Operation & Maintenance Instructions
Operational Management Information System
Operational Manpower Information System (UNIX/Oracle)
Oxygen Mask-Mounted Sight
One Man Operated
Outline Management Plan
Optical Mark Reader
Optronic Mast Sensor
Orbital Manoeuvring System
Organisational & Management Safety Report
Opto-Mechanical Steering System
Other Military Targets
Orbital Manoeuvring Vehicle
Ocean Navigation Certificate
Optical Neural Device
Office Nationale d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiale (France)
ONR
ONR
ONS
ONS
ONSD
ONST
OO
OO
OO
OOA
OOA
(US) Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
Office of National Statistics
Omega Navigation System
Operational Necessity Service Deviation
Outline Naval Staff Target
Object oriented
Oral Order
Orderly Officer
Object Oriented Analysis
Out-Of-Area (NATO)
285
Acronym
OOB
OOB
OOB
OOD
OOD
OOD/W
OODA
OOHC
OOL
OOM
OOP
OOQ
OOTW
OOV
OOW
OP
OP
OP
OPBAT
OPC
OPC
OPCA
OpCIS
OPCOM
OPCON
OPCON
OPCW
OPDEF
OPDEF
OPDEF
OPDEFS
OPDEFSYS
OPDEMS
OPDIR
OPEC
OPEVAL
OPEX
OPFOR
OPI
OPI
OPINTEL
OPLAN
OPLE
OPN
OPNAVINST
OPNOTE
OpO
OPO
OPORD
OPR
OPRAS
OPRC
Long Title
Order Of Battle
Out Of Band
Out Of Bounds
Object Oriented Design
Officer of the Day
Officer Of the Day/Watch
Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action
Out Of Hours Cover
Out Of Life
Order of March
Object Oriented Programming
Officer Of the Quarter
Operations Other Than War
Objects Of Verification
Officer of the Watch
Observation Post
Operator Service
OutPatient
Operation Bahamas And Turks
Oil Pollution Control
Overhead Foxhole Cover
Office of Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Operational CIS
Operational Command
Operational Communications Network - Naval Planning System
Operational Control
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Operational Defect
OPerational DEFects
Operational Deficiency
Operational Deficiencies
Operational Defects System
Operational Demands
Operational Directive
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Operational Evaluation
Operational Exercise
OPposing FORces
Open Pre-press Interface
Operator Interface
Operational Intelligence
Operational Plan
Omega Position-Locating Equipment
Optimised-Profile Navigation
Operational Naval Instruction
Operational Note
Operation Order
Optical Parametric Oscillators
Operations Order
Office of Primary Responsibility
Operational RAS (i.e. not for training)
Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response & Co-operation Convention
OPS
OPS
OPS
Off Platform Sensor
Office of Public Service
Operational Performance Standard
286
Acronym
OPS
ops
OPS(R)1 etc
OPS(S)
OPSDIV
OPSEC
OPSG
OpSim
OPSTAT
OPSTOCK
OPT
OPUS
OPV
OPV
OQPSK
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR(S)
ORAC
ORAC
ORAC-AOR
Long Title
Operational Performance Statement
operations
WO/CPO of the Radar sub-branch
WO/CPO of the ASW Sub-branch
Operations Division, SHAPE
Operations Security
Output Planning Steering Group
Operational Simulator
Operational Status
Operational Stock
Optimised Production Technology
On-line Provisioning Update System
Observation Post Vehicle
Offshore Patrol Vessel
Offset Quadrature Frequency Shift keying
Operating Rule
Operational Requirement
Operational Research
Other Ranks
Operational Requirement (Staff)
On-board RFA Accounting Computer system
Operational Resources Allocation Computer. BAOR control of 3rd line
transport. Also a small computer firm
On-Board RFA Accounting Computer - Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment
ORACLE
ORADS
ORATMS
ORB
ORB
ORB
ORBAT
ORBIT
ORC
ORCC
ORD
ORD
ORD
ORD
Ord
ORF
Org
ORI
ORIL
ORM
ORM
ORP
ORP
ORR
ORS
ORS
ORS
ORT
ORT
ORU
OS
Operational Research and Critical-Link Evaluation
Optical Ranging and Detecting Systems (US Army)
Off-Route Anti-Tank Mine System
Object Request Broker
Omni Radio Beacon
Operations Record Book
Order of Battle
Operational Requirements Basic Information Tool
Optical Relay Column
Operational Requirements Committee
Operational Readiness Date
Operational Requirement Document
Oral Reference Dose
Ordinary Seaman
Ordnance
Output Related Funding
Organisation
On-Receipt Inspection
On Receipt Inspection List
Off-Route Mine(s)
Operations Room Manager (WE)
Operational Ration Pack
Operational Readiness Platform
Operational Readiness Report
Offensive Radar system
Operations Room Supervisor
Outline Requirement Specification
electro-Optic Radar Tracker
Optical Relay Tube
Operator Radio Unit
Observation Squadron
287
Acronym
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OSA
OSAF
OSC
OSC
OSCAD
OSCAM
OSCAR
OSCE
OSD
OSD
OSD
OSDGR
OSDI
OSDS
OSE
OSE
OSE
OSF
OSF
OSF
OSF
OSG
OSI
OSI
OSI
OSINET
OSINT
OSI-RM
OSIS
OSIS
OSIS/OBU
OSISED
OSLAN
OSLU
OSM
OSN
OSNET
OSO
OSP
OSP
OSP
OSP
OSP
OSP
OSPAC
OSPAR
OSPDS
OSPDS
OSPF
Long Title
Offensive Support
Operating System
Option Study
Orderly Sergeant
Ordinary Seaman
Ordnance Survey
Operational Support Aircraft
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Occupational Standards Council
Operational System Control
Office of the Scientific Advisor to SACEUR, SHAPE
Operating and Support Cost Analysis Model
Optical Submarine Communications by Aerospace Relay
Organisation for Security & Co-operation in Europe
Office of the Secretary of Defence
Out of Service Date
Own Ship Data
Open Sea DeGaussing Range
Own Ship's Data Interface
Own Ships Data Simulator
Offsite Support Equipment
Open Systems Environment
Operations Support Equipment
Open Software Foundation
Open System Foundation
Open Systems Foundation
Optronic Sector System
Operational Signature Goals
Open Standard Institute
Open System Interconnection.
Open Systems Interconnection
Open Standards Institute Network
Open Source Intelligence
OSI Reference Model
Ocean Surveillance and Intelligence System
Ocean Surveillance Information System
Ocean Surveillance Information System / OSIS Baseline Upgrade (US
System at Northwood)
Ocean Surveillance IS Evolutionary Development
Open Systems Local Area Network
Open System Linked Unit
Optical Support Measures
Office of the Secretary of the Navy
Open Systems NETwork
Offensive Systems Operator
Ocean Surveillance Product
Ocean Survey Programme
Operational Stand-down Period
Optical Signal Processing
Optical Surveillance Platform
Optimised Support Planning
Open System Packet Access Controller
Oslo-Paris Convention
Ocean Surveillance Product Dissemination Service
Ocean Surveillance Product Dissemination System
Open Shortest Path First (routing protocol)
288
Acronym
OSPR
OSPSS
OSS
OSS
OSSE
OST
OST
OST
OST
OSTG
OSU
OSU
OSV
OSV
OSV
OSW
OSWALD
OT
OT
OT
OT&E
OTA
OTA
OTA
OTAN
OTAR
OTC
OTC
OTC
OTC
OTCIX
OTD
OTDMA
OTDR
OTDR
OTE
OTE
OTEA
OTEC
OTEC
OTG
OTH
OTH-B
OTHDT
OTHR
OTH-SW
OTHT
OTH-T
OTIS
OTK
OTP
OTPI
OTPS
OTR
OTR
OTR
Long Title
Own Station Position Report
Ocean Survey Programme Surveying System
Office of Strategic Services
Operational Support System
Ocean Survey System Equipment
Office of Science and Technology
Operational Sea Training
Outer Space Treaty
Overall System Test for GWS 30
Operational Sea Training Guide (BRd 9275(1))
Omega VLF Sensor Unit
Ordnance Support Unit
Ocean Station Vessel
Ocean Survey Vessel
OPFOR Surrogate Vehicle
Operations Short of War
On-line System for World-wide Access to Logistic Data
Observer to Target
Oil Transfer
Operational Test
Operational Test and Evaluation
Open Target Architecture
Over The Air
Overfly Top Attack
Organisation du Traite de l'Atlantique du Nord (NATO in French)
Over-the Air Rekeying
Officer in Tactical Command
Officer Training Corps
Officer Training Course
Official Test Centre
Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem
Operator Training Device
Optical Time Division Multiple Access
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
Operator Training Equipment
Operator Training Exercise (radio)
Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Operational Test and Evaluation Command (US Army)
Operational Task/Tasking Group
Over The Horizon
Over The Horizon, Backscatter
Over The Horizon Detection and Targeting
Over The Horizon Radar
Over The Horizon, Surface Wave
Over The Horizon Targeting
Over The Horizon Targeting
Observer Thermal Imaging
One-time Key
On Top Position
On Top Position Indicator
Operations Test Program Set
Operational Theatre Range
Operational Turn Around
Operational Turn-Round
289
Acronym
OTR
OTS
OTS
OTS
OTS
OTSWP
OTT
OTT
OTT
OTT
OTU
OTU
OTW
OTWD
OU
OU
OUID
OV
OV
OVT
OWE
OWI
OWL
OWL
OWL
OWL/D
OWP
OWR
OWRM
OWS
OWS
OWS
OWSF
OX
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P&E
P Info
P&B
P&C
P&DR
P&EE
P&GS
P&L
P&L
P&SS
P.P.W.G
P/N
P/TSA
P1
Long Title
Over Target Requirement
Off The Shelf
Off-The-Shelf
One-man Operated Ticketing System
Over the Shoulder
Original To Ship Work Package
Operational Team Training
Operations Team Trainer
Operator Tactics Trainer
Over The Top
Odometer Transducer Unit
Operational Training Unit
Out-The-Window
Out-The-Window Display
Open University
Operators Unit
Operating System User ID
Oceanographic Vessel
Operational View(s)
Oceonics Vehicle Technology
Operating Weight Empty
Office of War Information
Obstacle Warning Laser
Optical-fibre Waveguides and Lasers
Web Ontology Language
Optical Warning, Location and Detection
Ordnance and fuel Working Party
One Way Regulator
Other War Reserve Materiel
Obstacle Warning System
Oily Water Separator
Overhead Weapon Station
Oily Water Separator Filter
Oil type
Code Precision Code
How Pack Howitzer
info Public Information
Peta.1015
Phosphorus
Pico 10-12
Precision
Prohibited area
Performance & Effectiveness
Public Information
Planning and Budgeting
Programme Management & Coordination
Performance and Development Report
Proof and Experimental Establishment (now part of DERA)
Process & General Supervisor
Personnel and Logistics
Pioneer and Labour
Provost and Security Services
Personnel Policy Working Group
Part Number
Pressure/Temperature Swing Adsorption
X.400 protocol that interconnects MTAs
290
Acronym
P2S
P2S
P3I
P7
Long Title
Panoramic Periscope System
The current oxime used for treatment of Nerve Agent poisoning
Pre-planned Product Improvement
X.400 protocol that interconnects user clients and Message Stores
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA Cert
PA L
PAA
PAAC
PAAMS
PAAMS
PAAT
PAB
PABX
PAC
PAC
PAC
PAC
PAC
PAC
PACAF
PACC
PACCS
PACE
PACE
PACE
PACS
PACS
PAD
PAD
PAD
PAD
PAD
PAD
PAD
PAD
PADMR
PADS
PADS
PADS
PAD's
PADT
PAE
PAF
PAF
Personal Assistant
Pilot's Associate
Planned Alteration
Power Amplifier
Procurement Authority
Project Activity
Project Agreement or Phased Array
Provisioning Acceptance
Public Address
Public Address (system)
Publication Authority
Planned Alteration Control/Completion Certificate
Permissive Action Link
Precision Approach Aid
Provisioning Alternative and Amalgamation Code
Principal Anti Air Missile System
Principal Anti-Air Missile System
Passive Acoustics Analysis Trainer
Projected Available Balance(MRPII)
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
Penetration Aid Carrier
Policy Advisory Committee
Pre-Action Calibration
Procurement Authority Code
Programmable Armament Control
Public Accounts Committee
Pacific Air Forces (US 7th Air Force)
Primary Alternative Command Centre
Post Attack Command and Control System
Performance Assessment of Combustion Emission
Property Advisors to the Civil Estate
Performance, Agility, Confidence, Efficiency
Project Authorisation and Control System
Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat
Packet Assembler & Disassembler
Packet Assembler/Dissembler
Planning Analysis Document
Point Air Defence
Post Attack Doctrine (ASW)
Preliminary Analysis Document
Programme/Project Acceptance Date
Projector Area Defence (mine)
Performance and Development Management Review
Passive Advanced Sonobuoy
Position and Azimuth Determining System
Position Attack Defence System
Primary Access Device
Point Air Defence Trainer
Power Added Efficiency
Philippine Air Force
Project Approval File
291
Acronym
PAF
PAFWG
PAG
PAG
PAGA
PAGODA
PAH
PAH
PAHO
PAI
PAIT
PAK
PAL
PAL
PALS
PALS
PALT
PAM
PAM
PAM
PAM
PAM
PAMPAS
PAMS
PANA
PANDORA
PANGS
PAO
PAO
PAO
PAOC
PAOCCS2
PAP
PAP
PAP
PAP
PAPI
PAPS
PAPS
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
PAR
para
PARCOM
PARCS
PARES
Long Title
Provisioning Action Figure
Project Alexander Financial Working Group
Procedure Authorisation Group
Procedures Authorisation Group
PNVS azimuth gimbal assembly
Profile Alignment Group for ODA
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Pan-American Health Organisation
Polaris Applicable Indicator
Project Alexander Implementation Team
Projector Alignment Kit
Phase Alternating Line
Portable Advanced Laser
Portable Airfield Light Set (USAF)
Positioning and Locating System
Production Authority Lead Time
Payload Augmented Munition
Penetration Augmented Munitions
Percentage Availability Minimum
Pre-Assessment Meeting
Pulse Amplitude Modulation
Personnel Administrative Microcomputer Pilot Automatic Data Processing
system
Point Anti-Missile System
Pan-African Press Agency
Pilot and Occurrence Report Analysis
Planning Aid for Naval Gunfire Support
Principal Accounting Officer
Principal Administrative Officer
Public Affairs Officer
Principal Administrative Officers Committee
Portuguese Air Command and Control System 2
Plans Activation Party
Poisson Auto Propulse
Post Acceptance Period
Preparatory Action for Production
Precision Approach Path Indicator
Periodic Armaments Planning System
Phased Armaments Programme Systems
Performance Appraisal Report
Performance Appraisal Review
Phased Array Radar
Power Analyser and Recorder
Precision Approach Radar
Product Assurance Record
Professional All-Rounder
Progressive Aircraft Rework
Project Acceptance Review
Project Approval Record
Project Approval Request
Pulse Acquisition Radar
Parachute
Paris Commission
Perimeter Acquisition Radar Characterisation System
Passive Radar ESM System
292
Acronym
PARLT
PARM
PARM
PARMOD
PARP
PARS
PART
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PAS
PASARS
PASC
PASCO
PASE
PASS
PASS
PASSEP
PASU
PASW
PAT
PAT
PAT
PAT
PAT
PAT
PAT
PATCH
PATCHIT
PATE
PATHS
PATN
PATO
PATRON
PATS
PATS
PAVE-PAWS
PAWS
pax
PAYD
PAYE
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB teams
PB(C)
PBAA
Long Title
Production Authority Repair Lead Time
Persistent Anti-Radiation Missile
Project Accounting and Resource Management
Progressive Aircraft Rework Modification
Planning and Review Process
Primary attitude Reference Systems
PUMA Airworthiness Review Team
Patient Administration System
Performance Appraisal/Advisory System
Personnel Administration System
Primary Alerting System
Programmable Audio Synthesiser
Programme Analysis System
Provision Action State
Publicly Available Specification.
Pulse Analysis System
Podded Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System
Peacetime Activity Sub Committee
Project to replace NSTN/MHS (Pasco - Nelson’s signals officer)
Planning Assumption for Service Entry
Passive Aircraft Surveillance System
Passive and Active Sensor Subsystem
Passed Separately
Pure Air Supply Unit
Passive ASW
Permanent maritime exercise Analysis Team
Pointing, Acquisition and Tracking
Postal Advisory Team
Power Assisted Traverse
Production Acceptance Test
Project Acceptance Test
Project Assurance Team
Precision Approach To Coupled Hover
Personnel & Training Command Headquarters IT System
Pointing And Tracking Experiment
Precursor Above-the-Horizon Sensor
Personnel & Administration Temporary Notice
Principal Ammunition Technical Officer
MoD Secret Voice Network
Precision Automated Tracking Station
Prototype Automatic Target Screener
Phased-Array Radar's
Phased-Array Warning System
Passengers
Pay As You Dine
Pay As You Earn (Tax System)
Particle Beam
Patrol Boat
Plastic Banded
Private Bathroom
Procurement Board
Programme Board
Project Board
Planning and Budgeting teams
Patrol Boat (Coastal)
Polybutadiene Acrylic Acid
293
Acronym
PBAN
PB-AP
PB-APDS
PBATS
PBC
PBD
PBD
PBDI
PBDS
PBF
PBG
PB-HEPI
PBI
P-BISA
PBIT
PBJ
PBL
PBPS
PBR
PBS
PBS
PB-T
PBV
PBW
PBX
PBX
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PCA
PCA
PCA
PCADDS
PCAE
PCAS
PCB
PCB
PCB
PCB
PCBFO
PCBs
PCBW
PCC
PCC
PCC
PCCB
PCD
PCDS
PCF
PCF
PCG
Long Title
Polybutadiene-Acrylonitrile
Plastic Banded, Armour Piercing
Plastic Banded, Armour Piercing, Discarding Sabot
Portable Battlefield Attack System
Practice Bomb Carrier
Price Break Data
Product Baseline Documentation
Position, Bearing and Distance Indicator
Prototype Biological Detection System
Pilot Briefing Facility
Pressure Breathing for G
Plastic Banded, High Explosive, Penetrating Incendiary
Planning, Budgeting and In-year Management
Platform BISA
Power-on Built In Test
Partial-Band Jammer
Portland Bill Light
Post-Boost Propulsion System
Patrol Boat, River
Private Branch Exchange
Product Breakdown Structure
Plastic Banded, Tracer
Post Boost Vehicle
Particle-Beam Weapon
Polymer Bonded Explosive
Private Branch Exchange
Personal Computer
Postal and Courier
Prime Contractor
Printed Circuit
Priority Code
Programme Costing
Programme Counter
Pulse Compression
Physical Configuration Audit
Port Controllers Assistant
Psychological Consolidation Activities
Panoramic Cockpit Display System
Pre-Contract Award Evaluation
Persistent Chemical Agent Stimulant
PolyChlorinated Biphenyl
Printed Circuit Board
Programme Control Board
Project CAPITAL Board
Platform Connection Box (Fibre Optic)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Provisional Combat Bomb Wing (USAF)
Partnership Co-ordination Cell
Polarity Coincidence Correlation receiver
Police Compact Carbine
Product Conformity Certification Bodies
Pitch Circle Diameter
Precision Course Direction System
Patrol Craft (Fast)
Permanently Committed Forces
Primary Care Group
294
Acronym
PCG
PCGN
PCI
PCI IPT
PCIP
PCIU
PCL
PCL
PCM
PCM
PCM
PCM
PCMCIA
PCMO
PCmSR
PCN
PCN
PCO
PCon
PCP
PCP
PCP
PCPD
PCPs
PCR
PCR
PCR
PCRS
PCS
PCS
PCS
PCS
PCSPS
PCSR
PCT
PCT
PCT
PCTA
PCTE
PCTO
PCTOWS
PCTs
PCU
PCU
PCU
PCU
PCU
PCW
PCX
PCX
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
Long Title
Programme Co ordination Group
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Prime Contracting Initiative IPT
Process Change Implementation Pack
Programmable Communications Interface Unit
Pitch Control Lever
Platform Contents List
Prime Contact Manager
Project Contact Manager
Pulse Code Modulation
Pyrotechnic Countermeasures
Standard PC Interface for peripherals
Prime Contractor Management Office
Pre-Commissioning Safety Report
Pavement Classification Number
Personal Communications Network
Pollution Control Officer
Portable Controller (cryptographic device)
Personnel Control Point
Platoon Command Post
Production Cost Plan
Planning Contract Placement Date
Pentachlorophenols
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Process Completion Report
Processing Completion Report
Primary Casualty Receiving Ship
Performance Command System
Portable Control Station
Position Course & Speed
Postal and Courier Services
Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme
Pre-Construction Safety Report
Performance Cost Time
Personal Communications Technology
Portable Cellular Telephone
Plastic Cased Telescoped Ammunition
Portable Common Tools Environment
Programme-Capability Trade-off
Towed array simulation program
Polychlorinated Terphenyls
Parachute Control Unit
Pilot’s Control Unit
Portable Communications Unit
Power Conditioning Unit
Power Control Unit
Pacific Common Water
Picture Exchange Format
Passive Defence
Periscope Depth
Phenyldichloroarsin
Photo Detector
Point Detonating
Potential Difference
295
Acronym
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD
PD(PE)(WY+PD)
PD/ARM SYS
PD/ARTY SYS
PD/CSS
PD/ELWS
PD/PQS
PDA
PDA
PDA
PDAM
PDAS
PDC
PDC
PDC
PDC
PDC/Air
PDC/N
PDC/Ord
PDD
PDES
PDES
PDF
PDF
PDF
PDF
PDG
PDI
PDL
PDL
PDM
PDM
PDME
PDMS
PDNES
PDO
PDP
PDP
PDQ
PDR
PDR
PDR
PDR
PDRJ
PDRM
PDRR
PDS
Long Title
Presence Detect
Principal Directorate
Programme Director
Project Definition
Project Development
Project Director
Public Domain (software)
Public Duties
Pulse Doppler (radar)
Pulsed Doppler
Principal Director MOD(PE) at Weymouth + Portland
Programme Director Armoured Systems
Programme Director Artillery Systems
Programme Director Combat Support Systems
Programme Director Engineer + Light Weapons Systems
Principal Director of Pricing and Quality Services
Personal Digital Assistant (hand-held PC's)
Port Defence Area
Primary Access Device
Provisional Draft Amendment
Principal Director of Accounting Services
Point Defence Coordinator
Port Defence Company
Principal Director of Contracts
Public Dividend Capital
Principal Director of Contracts (Air)
Principal Director of Contracts (Navy)
Principal Directorate of Contracts (Ordnance)
Player Detection Device
Product Data Exchange Using STEP
Pulse Doppler Elevation Scan
Popular Defence Force
Portable Document File
Portable Document Format
Probability Distribution Function
Procurement Development Group (DPA)
partial Disposal Indicator
Page Description Language
Program Description Language
Product Data Management
Pursuit Deterrent Mine
Precision Distance Measuring Equipment
Point Defence Missile System
Pulse Doppler Non-Elevation Scan
Point Defence Officer (RFA)
Passive Driving Periscope
Pre-Development Phase
Pretty Damn Quick
Personal Development Record
Preliminary Design Review
Protected Document Register (MOD Form 102)
Protective Document Register
Pulse-Doppler Radar Jammer
Portable Dose Rate Meter
Project Definition and Risk Reduction
Passive Detection System
296
Acronym
PDS
PDS
PDS
PDS
PDS
PDS
PDSS
PDSSF
PDST
PDST(AS)
PDST(OPS)
PDST(SV)
Long Title
Permanent Duty Station
Post Design Service
Post Design Services
Post-design Services
Project Definition Stage
Project Definition Study
Propulsion-Derived ship Service
Post Development Software Support Facility
Principal Director Supplies and Transport
Principal Director Supplies and Transport (Armament Supplies)
Principal Director Supplies and Transport (Operations)
Principal Director Supplies and Transport (Stores and Victualling)
PDT
PDT
PDT
PDT
PDT
Passive Display Terminal
Practice Delivery Torpedo
Practice Drill Torpedo
Pre-Deployment Training
Stand-alone computer for use in Ops Rooms or on RFAs Bridges
PDTC
PDU
PDW
PDZC
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PE
PEA
PEC
PEC
PEC
PEC
PECA
PECISB
Principal Director of Technical Costs
Pilot's Display Unit
Personal Defence Weapon
Pathfinder Drop-Zone Control
Parliamentary Enquiry (obsolete term use MC)
Peacetime Establishment
Peripheral Equipment
Permanent Echo
Plastic Explosive
Probable Error
Processing Element
Procurement Executive
Project Engineer (IPT member)
Promotion Examination
Protective Entrance
Professional Engineering Authority
Packaging of Explosives for Carriage
Panel Electric Circuits
Pressure Error Correction
Printed Electronic Card
PNVS Electronic Control Amplifier
Procurement Executive Communications and Information Systems Board
PECM
PEE
PEG
PEH
PEH
PEL
PEL
PELSS
PEM
PEMB
PEMFC
PEMT
PENETRATE
PEO
Passive Electronic Countermeasures
Proof and Experimental Establishment (now part of DERA)
Polyethylene Glycol
Probability of Escaping Hit
Probability of Evading Hit
Personnel Exposure limit
Portable Event Logger
Precision Emitter Location Strike System
Processing Electronics Module
Procurement Executive Management Board
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Pollution Equipment Management Team
Sensor augmentation TDP
Principal Establishment Officer
297
Acronym
PEO
PEP
PEP
PEP
PEPS
PER
PER
PERA
PERA
PERAC
PERMIS
PERMREP
PERMREP
PERP
pers
PERT
PERT
PERT
PES
PES
PES
PES
PES
PES
PESC
PEST
PET
PETN
PEU
PEWP
PEXA
PF
PFA
PFC
PFC
PFCS
PFD
PFD
PFD
PFDO
PFDS
PFF
PFF
PFF
PFH
PFI
PFI
PFM
PFMG
PFMP
PFMS
PFO
PfP
PfP
PFPX
PFS
Long Title
Program Executive Officer
Peak Envelope Power
Priming Equipment Pack
Project Execution Plan
Positive-Expulsion Propellant System
Power Equipment Rack
Project Evaluation Review
Procurement Executive Resource Accounting
Production Engineering Research Association
Project Estimating and Risk Analysis Committee
Personnel Management Information System
Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative to NAC
Peak Effective Radiated Power
personnel
Programme Evaluation & Resource / Review Technique
Project Evaluation and Review Technique
Project Evaluation Review Technique
Platform Equipment Stores
Programmable Electronic System
Project Engineering Support
Public Expenditure Scrutiny
Public Expenditure Survey
Public Expenditure System
Public Expenditure Survey Committee
Project Evaluation Sea Trial
Polyethylene terephthalate
Pentaerythritol Tatranitrate
PNVS Electronic Unit
Public Expenditure White Paper
Practice and Exercise Area
Preformed Fragment
Preparation For Acceptance
Parapet Foxhole Cover
Porous Friction Course
Primary Flight Control System
Primary Flight Display
Product Flow Diagram
Proximity Fuze Disconnector
Probationary FDO
Priority Freight Distribution System
Pathfinder Force
Performed Fragment(ation)
Prepare For Flying
Pre-Fragmented High Explosive
Private Finance Initiative
Private Funding Initiative
Pre-Flight Message
Pre Flight Message Generator
Planning and Financial Management Project
Pre Flight Message System
Principal Finance Officer
Partners for Peace
Partnership for Peace
Pre-Fragmented Proximity Fuzed
Personnel Functional Standards
298
Acronym
PFS
PFSS
PFU
PFWA
PFY
PG
PG
PGM
PGM
PGM
PGM
PGMs
PGSE
PH
PH/R
PHARUS
PHAT(E)
PHEMT
PHEWG
PHI
PHIGS
PHOENIX
PHQ
PHQ
PHR
PHS
PHS&T
PHS&T
PHST
PHT
PI
PI
PI
PI
PI
PI
PI
PI
PI(A)
PIA
PIAU
PIC
PICS
PID
PID
PID
PIDs
PIDS
PIE
PIE
PII
PIIP
PILOTEX
PILS
PIM
PIML
Long Title
Pre-Feasibility Study
Pilot Flag Support System
Private Finance Unit
Provisional Fleet Weapon Acceptance
Previous Financial Year
Partnership Goals
Purple Gate
Power Generation Module
Precision Guided Missile
Precision Guided Munitions
Program Manager
Plymouth General Messages (mainly operational)
Peculiar Ground Support Equipment
Prohibited Area
Probability of Hit
Phased Array System
Part Harbour Acceptance Trial (Equipments)
Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor
Petroleum and Handling Equipment Working Group
Position and heading/homing Indicator
Programmer’s Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
Surveillance and Target Acquisition PRV
Peace Headquarters
Port Headquarters
Predicted Horizontal Range
Pilot Helmet Sight
Package, Handling, Storage and Transportation
Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation
Packaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation
Plymouth Hospitals Trust/Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
Performance Indicator
Performance Indicators
Personnel Instruction
Photographic Interpretation
Photographic Interpreter
Preliminary Instruction
Production Investment
Proof Installation
Photographic Interpreter (Assistant)
Privacy Impact Assessment
Primary Indicator & Alarm Unit
Personnel Information Cell
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
Personal Identification Device
Process Identification
Project Initiation Document
Personal Identification Devices
Prime Item Development Specification
Post Irradicated Examination
Pyrotechnically initiated explosive
Pre-Issue Inspection
Project Isabella Impact Plan
Pilotage Exercise (i.e. in restricted waters)
Principles of ILS
Position and Intended Movement
Publications Information Management List
299
Acronym
PIMS
PIMS
PIN
PinC
P-in-C
PINDAR
PINS
PIOS
PIPS
PIPT
PIR
PIRA
PISA
PIT
PITs
PIU
PIU
PIVADS
PIW
PJC
PJF
PJF
P-JFACHQ
PJHQ
PJHQ
PJHQ
PJL
PJOB
PJOCS
PJOCS
P-JOCS
PJT
PK
PK/H
PKC
PKCS
PKI
PKIX
PKO
PL
PL
pl
PLA
PLANET
PLARS
PLB
PLB
PLC
PLCE
PLO
PLODMIS
Long Title
Parts Information Management System
PfP Information Management System
Personal Identification Number
Paymaster-in-Chief
Paymaster-in-Chief
A Control Centre
Pilot NMS System. Part of QAFMIS
Programmable Integrated Ordnance Suite
Parameter Identification Package System
Platform Integrated Project Team
Post Implementation Review
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Ptarmigan Individual Subscriber Access
Process Improvement Team
Potassium Iodate Tablets
Performance and Innovation Unit, Cabinet Office
Pylon Interface Unit
Product Improve Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
Period of Incapacity for Work
Permanent Joint Council
Patch and Jack Field
Patching Jack Field
Pilot-Joint Force Air Component HeadQuarters
Permanent Joint Head Quarters
Permanent Joint Headquarters
Permanent Joint HQ
Passive Jammer Locator
Permeant Joint Operating Bases
Pilot JOCS
Pilot Joint Operational Command System
Pilot - Joint Operational Command System
Pre Joining Training
Probability of Kill
Probability of Kill, given a hit on the target
Public Key Cryptography
Public-Key Crytography Standards
Public Key Infrastructure
IEFT Working Group
Peace keeping Operations
Phase Line
Pipeline
Platoon
Pre-Launch Activity
Personal Location Allocation NETwork
Position Location and Reporting System
Personnel Location Beacon
Publications List Book
Personal Learning Centre
Personal Load Carriage Equipment
Project Liaison Officer
Police Logistics & Operations Data Management Information System
PLPL
PLRS
PLS
PLS
Plan & Logs Planning and Logistics
Position Location Reporting System
Palletised Load System
Polaris Low Stock
300
Acronym
PLSD
PLSS
plt
PLU
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM (FF)
PM (MISC)
PM (OST)
PM (SM)
PM(A)
PM/SP
PM2C
PMA
PMA
PMAC
PMAs
PMB
PMC
PMC
PMCs
PMDR
PME
PMET
PMET
PMFD
PMG
PMG
PMG
PMIS
PML
PMM
PMM
PMO
PMO
PMO
PMOC
PMP
PMP
PMPM
PMR
PMR
PMRAFNC
PMS
PMS
PMS
PMS
PMT
PMT
Long Title
Protection and Life Science Division (C&BD DERA Porton Down)
Portable Life Support System
Pilot
Program Load Unit
Package Manager
Performance Management
Pivotal Manager
Planned Maintenance
Post Meridien
Project Manager
Provost Marshal
Pulse Modulated
Protective Marking
Platform Manager (Frigate)
Project Manager (FOST/SS/RFA/Visitors)
Platform Manager (Officer Sea Training)
Project Manager (Submarines)
Provost Marshall (Army)
Project Management Special Projects
Pivotal Manager (Customer 2)
Personnel Management Authority
Portable Maintenance Aid
Preliminary Maintenance Allocation Chart
Preventative Maintenance Actions
Project Management Board
Polymer Matrix Composites
Project Management Committee
Preventative Maintenance Check and Services
Provisional Monthly Demand Rate
Professional Military Education
Prime Mover Enabling Technology
Propulsion Machinery Enabling Technology
Pilot's Multi-Function colour Display
Paymaster General
Programme Management Group
Property Management Group (term used by DE)
RN guidebook to Practical Management In Ships
Publications Management List
Performance Management Model
Primary Mission Mass
Principal Medical Officer
Program Management Office
Programme Management Office
Personnel Management Operations Centre
Programme Management Plan
Project Management Plan
Permanent Magnet Propulsion Motor
Portland Magnetic Range
Property Managers Register
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
Planned Maintenance Schedule
Platform Management Systems
Preventive Maintenance Schedule
Project Management System
Permanent Team
Project Management Team
301
Acronym
PN
PNO
PNS
PNs
PNSA
PNSRP
PNVS
PNVS
PO
PO
PO
PO
PO(D)QC
POA
poa
POB
POC
POC
POC/L
POCF
POD
POD
POD
POD
POD
POD
POD
POE
POEMS
POEW
POIC
POL
POL
POL
POL
pol
POLAD
POLAD
POLIS
POLREP
POMA
POMEA
POMSTER
Long Title
Proportional Navigation
Principal naval Overseer
Packet Network Sub-System
Pilot’s Notes
PNVS Night Sensor Assembly
Pilot's Neutral Seat Reference Point
Pilot's Night Vision Sensor
Pilots Night Vision System
Petty Officer
Pilkington Optronics
Portugal
Project Officer
Petty Officer (Diver) Qualifying Course
Point of Aim
price on Application
Persons Onboard (in a helicopter)
Pilot Operating Capability
Point of Contact
Point of Contact or Liaison
Portable Oxygen Cleaning Facility
Packet Observation Device
Probability Of Detonation
Proof Of Delivery
Proof Of Design
Protected Observation Down - range
Project Overview Document
Point Of Disembarkation
Point Of Embarkation
Project Oriented Environmental Management System
Petty Officer (Electronic Warfare)
Point Of issue Code
Petrol, Oil & Lubricants
Petrol, Oils & Lubricants
Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants
Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants
Police
Political Adviser
Political Advisor
Petrol Oil and Lubricants Information System
Pollution Report signal
PO Medical Assistant
PO Marine Engineering Artificer
Placing On the Market & Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations
pop
POP
POP
POPs
POPSI
POPSI
POQ
POR
POSA
POSEIDON
POSIX
POSMS
Population
Post Office Protocol
Prediction of Operator Performance
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Personnel Occurrences Posts Systems of Information
Personnel, Occurrences and Posts System of Information
Pure house Order Quantity
Personnel Occurrence Report
Petty Officer Stores Assistant
A civilian surveillance satellite
Portable Operating System Interface
Project Oriented Safety Management System
302
Acronym
POSR
POST
POST
POST
POST
POSTD
POT
pov
POW
POW
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP&M
PPA
PPA
PPAG
PPB
PPB
PPD
PPE
PPE
PPE
PPF
PPG
PPH
PPI
PPI
PPI
PPI
PPL
PPLN
ppm
PPM
PPM
PPM (FF)
PPO
PPOs
PPP
PPP
PPP
PPPA
PPPG
PPPLT
PPPP
PPQ
PPR
PPR
PPRF
PPRS
PPS
PPS
PPS
PPSD
PPSD
Long Title
Pre-Operational Safety Report
Passive Optical Seeker Technology
Portuguese OST
Power On Self Test
Practicable Open System Technology
PO Steward
Period Of Time
point of view
Prisoner of War
Prisoner(s) of War
Patrol vessel
Petroleum Point
Potential Partner
Procurement Planning
Process Plant & Machinery
Pay and Personnel Agency
Principal Publications Authority/Power Performance Index
Pond Procedure Authorisation Group
Positive Pressure Breathing
Procurement Policy Board
Pulse-Pulse Deinterleaver
Personal Protection Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Post Project Evaluation
Population Provisioning Factor
Planning Policy Guidance
Petroleum Pipehead
Plan Position Indicator
Position Plan Indicator (radar screen)
Power Performance Index
Procurement Priority Indicator
Previous Programme Line
Periodically Polled Lithium Niobate
parts per million
Platform Project Manager
Programme & Project Management
Platform Project Manager (Frigates)
Principal Personnel Officer
Principal Personnel Officers
Point to Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
Public & Private Partnership
People, Pay and Pensions Agency
Public Private Partnership Group (DLO Policy Group)
Production & Post-Production Lead Time
Public Private Partnerships Programme
Primary Packaging Quantity
Performance Pay Recommendations
Program Progress Review
Power Pack Repair Facility
Precise Positioning Reference System
Personnel Policy Statement
Point-to-Point Service
Precise Positioning Service
Preparations Period Start Time
Primary Power Systems Display
303
Acronym
PPSG
PPSG
PPSG
PPSL
PPT
PPTO
PPTP
PPTR
PPW
PQ
PQAO
PQE
PQMP
PQO
PQQ
PQS
PQS
PQT
PR
PR
PR
PR
PR&A
PRA
prac practice
PRAMS
PRB
PRC
prev
PRF
PRF
PRGT
Pri
PRI
PRI
PRIDE
PRINCE
PRISM
PRIU
PRL
PRM
PRMD
PRO
PRO
Proc
PRODAS
PRODAT
PROFILE
proj
PROLOG
PROM
PROM
PROM
PROM/CFM
PROMIS
Long Title
Policy & Planning Steering Group
Policy & Programmes Study Group
Policy and Programmes Studies Group
Programme Parts Selection List
Progress Planner Technical
Principal Professional and Technology Officer
Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol
Pulse PhotoThermal Radiometry
Personal Protection Weapon
Parliamentary Question
Project Quality Assurance Officer
Principle Quality Engineer
Project Quality Management Plan
Project Quality Officer
Pre Qualification Questionnaire
Pricing and Quality Services
Priority Quality Services (now SPS)
Production Quality Tests
Photographic Reconnaissance
Plotting and Radar
Predicted Range
Public Relations
Project Review & Assurance
Pre-Refit Assessment/Acceptance
prac practice
Pegasus Repairable Asset Management System
Project Review Board
Personal Radio Communications
Prevention/preventive
Pulse Recurrence Frequency
Pulse Repetition Frequency
Production Reliability Growth Trial
Primary
Projector Reticule Image
Pulse Repetition Interval
Programme to Rationalise and Integrate DIS Estate
PRojects IN Controlled Environments
Planning and Reporting Information System for Management
Processor and Recorder Interface Unit
Probable Remaining Life
Project Risk Management
PRivate Management Domain
Public Record Office (now The National Archives)
Public Relations Officer
Proceeding (Ordnance Board)
PROjection DisplAy System
Product Data Message
PROject FInance Linked to Equipments
projectile
PROgramme LOGiciel
Production Manager
Programmable Read Only Memory
Property Manager
Production Manager to CFM
PROcurement of contract repair Management Information System
304
Acronym
PROPMAN
PROTECTED
Long Title
Property Management
Friendly frequencies that are used for a particular operation, identified and
protected to prevent being jammed by friendly forces while active EW
operations are directed against the enemy.
PROW
PROWESS
PRP
PRP2
PRR
PRR
PRS
PRSS
PRT
PRU
PRW
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSA
PSAG
PSBR
PSBR
PSC
PSC
PSC
PSC
PSC
PSC
PSCE
PSCNs
PSCS
PSD
PSD
PSD
PSDR
PSE
PSE
PSE
psf
PSF
PSG
PSG
PSG
PSG
Public Right Of Way
PROtotype Workshop Engineering Support System
Performance Related Pay
Pay Replacement Project 2
Production Readiness Review
Pulse Repetition Rate
Provisioning Review Statement
Peer Review and Scrutiny Secretariat
Power Range Testing
Purchase Research Unit
Passive Reflection Waveform
Parliamentary Secretary
Personal Secretary or Private Secretary
Procurement Specification
Procurement Strategy
Project Sponsor/Private Secretary
Project Support
Protective Secretary
Plant State A
Polaris Sales Agreement
Potential Serviceable Arising
Pressure Swing Adsorption
Probabilistic Safety Analysis
Probalistic Safety Assessment
Property Services Agency
Public Service Agreement
Projects and Standards Approval Group, QCA
Public Sector Borrowing Rate
Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
Passive Sonar Controller
Plant Safety Case
Principal Subordinate Command (NATO)
Principal Subordinate Commander
Public Sector Comparator
Public Sector Comparitor
Public Sector Comparator Equivalent
Proposed Specification Change Notices
Personnel Services Computer System
Passive Sonar Director
Propulsion Systems Demonstrator
Provision of Service Document
Public Sector Debt Repayment
Packet Switch Exchange
Personal and Social Education
Project Support Environment
pounds per square foot
Provision of Services to the Fleet
Partnering Support Group
Passive Shaft Grounding
Policy Steering Group
Programme Steering Group
305
Acronym
PSG
PSG
psi
PSI
PSI
PSI
psia
psia
psig
psig
PSK
PSL
PSM
PSM
PSMG
PSN
PSO
PSO
PSO
PSO
PSP
PSP
PSP
PSPA
PSR
PSR
PSRCS
PSS
PSS
PSSD
PSSE
PSSK
PSSL
PST
PST
PSTI
PSTN
PSTN
PSTN
PSTO(N)
PSU
Psy
psy
PSYOPS
pt
PTA
Ptarmigan
Long Title
Programme Systems Group
Programme Systems Group (JCSI)
Pounds per Square Inch
Prime Systems Integration
Prime Systems Integrator
Proliferation Security Initiative
Pounds per Square Inch (Absolute)
pounds per square inch absolute
Pounds per Square Inch (Gauge)
pounds per square inch gauge
Phase Shift Keying
Performance Servicing Log
Physical Stock Management
Ploy Selection Model
Platform Support Management Group
Packet Switch Network
Peace Support Operations
Personal Staff Officer
Principal Scientific Officer
Project Support Office
Personal Survival Pack
Primary Supply Point
Principal Support Provider
Peace Support Psychological Activities
Post Strike Reserve
Preliminary Safety Report
Public Safety Radio Communications System
Packet Switch Service
People Skills Scoreboard
Personnel Services System Development
Portable Specialised Support Equipment
Probability of a Single Shot Kill
Personnel Services System Live
Preliminary Safety Training
Preliminary Sea Training
Pre Sea Trial Inspection
Public Service Telephone Network
Public Services Telephone Network
Public Switched Telephone Network
Principal Supply and Transport Officer (Naval)
Power Supply Unit
Ops Psychological Operations
Psychological
Psychological Operations
Point
Permanent Training Range
UK tactical mobile digital switched telephone system with mobile access
PTBL
PTC
PTDP
PTE
Pte
PTFE
PTFE
PTG
Portable
Personnel and Training Command (former RAF TLB)
Personal Training & Development Plan
Pre Tender Estimate
Private
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Precise Time & Frequency measuring Equipment
Port Tank Group
306
Acronym
PTHSP
PTI
PTI
PTIT
PTMU
PTN
PTO
PTO
PTO
PTO
PTO
PTP
PTPs
PTR
PTS
PTS
PTS
PTSA
PTSD
PTT
PTT
PTT
PTW
PTWG
PTY
PU
PU
PU
PUDT
PUE
PUF
PUG
PUG
PUGS
PUM
PUMA
PUMAS
PUS
PUS
PUS
PV
PV
PV
PVC
PVC
PVC
PVCs
PVD
PVO
PVR
PVR
PVS
PVU
PW
PWA
PWAG
Long Title
Pre-Tender Health & Safety Plan
Physical Training Instructor
Production Technical Instruction
Power Turbine Inlet Temperature
Portable Test & Maintenance Unit
Primary Trunk Network
Pilkington Thorn Optronics
Power Take Off
Professional and Technology Officer
Public Telecommunications Operator
Public Telephony Operators
Personal Training Plan
Production Test Procedures
Public Transport Rate
Point Target System
Primary Trunk Switch
Production and Test Schedule
Pressure and Temperature Swing Adsorption
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Part Task Trainers
Part Task Training
Postal, Telegraph and Telephone
Permit to Work
Project Technical Working Group
Priority
Participating Unit (Link)
Polyurethanem
Progressive Upkeep
Portable user Data Terminal
Prestocked Unit Equipment
Port Utilisation Factor
Programme User Group
Programme User Group (JCSI)
Programming Unit Ground Station
Production Universal Modem
Pre Upkeep Material Assessment
Purchase Management and Accounting System
Permanent Under Secretary
Permanent Under Secretary (of State)
Permanent Under Secretary of State
Positive Vetting
Price Variation
Private Venture
Permanent Virtual Circuit
Poly Vinyl Chloride
Polyvinylchloride
Polyvinyl Chlorides
Physical Vapour Deposited
Private Voluntary Organization
Premature Voluntary Release
Premature Voluntary Retirement
Performance Validation Schedule
Primary Vehicle Unit
Private Wire
Project Works Adviser
Primary Weld Acceptance Group
307
Acronym
PWB
PWHQ
PWI
PWO
PWO(A)
PWO(C)
PWO(U)
PWR
PWR
PWRR
PWSM
PWT
PXI
PxO
QA
QA
QAA
QAA
QAFMIS
QAG
QAMS
QAO
QAO
QAR
QAR
QARANC
QARel
QARNNS
QAS
QASG
QASO
QC
QCA
QCA
QCA
QCB
QCIS
QDAO
QDF
QDM
QDR
QDR
QE
QEI
QELR
QF
QFD
QFE
QFL
QFR
QHI
QHM
QIFS
QIP
QIS
QLR
Long Title
Provisioner’s Work Bench
Permanent War HeadQuarters
Preliminary Warning Instruction
Principal Warfare Officer
Principal Warfare Officer (for Above Water warfare)
Principal Warfare Officer (Communication)
Principal Warfare Officer (for Under Water Warfare)
Power to Weight Ratio
Pressurised Water Reactor
Penetrating Weapons Ready Reckoner
Platform Weapon System Manager
Production Warshot Torpedo
Peripheral eXtension for Instrumentation
Preservation by Operation
Quality Accreditation (CFQ)
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Quality Assurance Authority
Q Area Financial and Management Information System
Quality Assurance Group
Quality Assurance Management System
Quality Assurance Officer
Quality Auditing Officer
Quality Assurance Representative
Quality Assurance Review
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
QinetiQ Aircraft Release Statement
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Quality Assurance Services
Quality Assurance Steering Group
Quality Assurance Support Officer
Quality Control
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
Quality Control A
Quick Change Assembly
Quick Change Barrel
QMG Corporate Information System
Quality Documentation & Auditing Officer
Quantity Discount Factor
Magnetic Heading
Quality Deficiency Report
Quick Don Respirator
Quadrant Elevation
Quod Erat Inveniendum
Qualified Educationally for Leading Rate
Quick Fire
Quality Function Dynamics
Ground Pressure setting for aircraft altimeters
Quick Flashing light
Quarterly Financial Return
Qualified Helicopter Instruction
Queen's Harbour Master
Quadrilateral Interoperability Field Systems
Quadrilateral Interoperability Programme
QMG Information Strategy
Queen's Lancashire Regiment
308
Acronym
QM
QM(CBS)
QMAC
QMAC
QMG
QMG
QMGI
QMS
QNH
Long Title
Quartermaster
Quality Manager (Captain Base Safety)
Quadriparite Material and Agreements Committee
Questionnaire on the Method of Allocation of Costs
Quarter Master General
Quartermaster General
Quartermaster General’s Instructions
Quality Management System
Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground
QNH
QO/FMM
QOS
QP
QP
QPD
QPM
QPR
QPR
QQR
QQR
QRA
QRA
QRCs
QRD
QRF
QRF
QRMB
QRRN
QS
Qsig
QSTAG
QSTAGS
Surface Air Pressure setting for aircraft altimeters
Quality Officer/ Functional Machinery Manager
Quality Of Service
Quality Plan
Quality Procedure
Quick Pointing Device
Quarterly Progress Meeting
Quarterly Performance Report
Quarterly Progress Report/Review
Quin Quennial Review
Quinquennial Review
Quantified Risk Assessment
Quick Reaction Alert
Quality Record Cards
Quartermaster's Readiness Date
Quick Reaction Force
Quick Release Fastener
Quick Release Marker Buoy
Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy
Quantity Surveying
CCITT Standard for Private Network Signalling
Quadripartite Standing Agreement
Quadripartite STandardisation AGreementS (US/Canada/ Australia/UK)
QV
QVS
QWG
QX
QXS
R
R
R&A
R&M
R SIGNALS
R Sigs
R&A form
R&D
R&D
R&D
R&L
R&M
R&O
R&O
r/g (min)
r/mor (per min)
R/V
Qualification & Verification (contractual)
Queen Victoria School
Quadripartite Working Group
Radio Navigational Aid
Swept Channel through Minefields
Range
Restricted
Review and Approval Process
Reliability and Maintainability
Royal Signals
Royal Signals
Review and Approval Form
Receipt & Dispatch
Research & Development
Research and Development
Recruitment and Liaison
Reliability and Maintainability
Repair & Overhaul
Repair and Overhaul
Rounds per gun (per minute)
Rounds per mortar (per minute)
Rendezvous
309
Acronym
R0
R3
RA
RA
RA
RA
RAA
RAA
RAAMS
RAAON
RAB
RABS
RAC
RAC
RAD
rad
RAD
RAD
rad A
RAD ALT
Rad/Haz
RADAG
RADARSAT
RADHAZ
RADHAZ
Radhaz
RADIAC
RADIAC GRP
RADIG
RADIRS
Radm
rads
RAE
RAF
RAF
RAF IHMT
RAF IIR
RAFAN
RAFAN
RAFAT
RAFCCIS
RAFCIS
RAFCSS
RAFFTS
RAFIO
RAFIO
RAFLC
RAFLO
RAFP
RAFR
RAFSADPS
RAFSC
RAFSCCS
RAFSCOC
RAFSEE
RAFSO
Long Title
Immediate Readiness
Reports, Returns and Requests
Radiocommunications Agency
Rear Admiral
Reinforced Alert
Royal Artillery
Range Allocating Authority
Rapid Area Assessment
Remote Anti-Armour Mine System
Remain at Anchor Overnight
Resource Accounting and Budgeting
REME Aircraft Branch System
Resource Accounting Code
Returns Acceptance Code
ALT Radar Altimeter
Radiation Absorbed Dose
Rapid Application Development
Recorded Announcement Device
Radioactive
Radar Altimeter
Radiation Hazard
Radar Area Guidance
A civilian surveillance satellite
Hazard from Radio or Radar
Radiation Hazard
Radio Frequency Hazard
RAdiation Detection, Indication And Computation
RADIAC Generic Research Programme
Rapid Application Development Interest Group
Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System
Rear Admiral
Radians
Royal Aerospace Establishment
CCIS RAF Command and Control Information System
Royal Air Force
RAF Institute of Health and Medical Training
Royal Air Force Independent Inspector of Ranges
RAF Airmove Network
Royal Air Force Airmove Network
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
RAF Command and Control System
RAF Command Information System
RAF Command Support System
RAF Fixed Telecommunications System
RAF Infrastructure Organisation
Royal Air Force Infrastructure Organisation
RAF Logistics Command
RAF Liaison Officer
Royal Air Force Police
Royal Air Force Reserve
RAF Supply Automated Data Processing System
Royal Air Force Support Command
RAF Supply Central Computer System
Royal Air Force Support Command Operations Centre
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment
Royal Air Force Staff Officer (on naval staff)
310
Acronym
RAFT
RAH
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAIDS
RAL
RALONGS
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM
RAM-D
RAMP
RAMP
RAMP
RAMS
RAMT
RAN
RAN
RANDI
RANS
RAO
RAP
RAP
RAP
RAP
RAP
RAP
RAPS
RAR
RARDE
RARI
RARS
RAS
RAS
RAS
RAS
RAS(A)
RAS(A)
RAS(F)
RAS(FA)
RAS(L)
RAS(S)
RASH
RASO
RASON
RASP
RAST
RAT
Long Title
Remote Ammunitioning Facility Tamar
Reactor Access House
Random Array of Inexpensive Disks
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
Ruggedised Array of Independent Disks
Rangeless Airborne Instrumented Debriefing System
Rutherton Appleton Laboratory
Royal Artillery Liaison Officer for NGS
Inert ammunition round for testing gun loading mechanism
Radar Absorbent Material
Radiation/Radar Absorbent Material
Radioactive Material
Random Access Memory
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
Repairable Asset Management
Residual Assets Manager
Resource Allocation Module
Rolling Airframe Missile
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Durability
Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts
Repair and Modification Procedures
Revalidation Assisted Maintenance Period
Replenishment and Movements (Operations) Scheduling
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability
Recorded Announcement
Royal Australian Navy
Research Ambient Noise Directionality Model
Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes
Range Authorising Officer
Radar Absorbent Paint
Reactor Assembly Procedures
Recognised Air Picture
Recognized Air Picture
Ring Access Point
Rocket Assisted Projectile
Reduced Aircraft Propulsion Signatures
Real Aperture Radar
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment
Requirement for Airborne Radio Installation
Review of Ammunition Rates and Scales
Radar Absorbent Structure
RAFCSS Access Server
Rectified Airspeed
Replenishment at Sea
RAS(Ammunition)
Replenishment at Sea (Ammunition)
RAS(Fuel)
Astern RAS(Fuel)
Replenishment at Sea (Liquids)
RAS(Stores)
Radar Absorbent Sheet
Rear Airfield Supply Organisation
Remain At Sea OverNight
Recognised Air Sea Picture
Replacement Aerial Subsonic Target
Reliability Assessment Trial
311
Acronym
RATAC
RATS
RATS
RATT
RATT
RATTAM
RAU
RAuxAF
RBCP
RBE
RBI
RBSD
RC
RC
RC
RC
RC
RCA
RCA
RCAAS
RCC
RCC
RCC
RCC
RCDS
RCDU
RCIU
RCK
RCL
Rcl
RCM
RCMDS
RCMIT
RCNC
RCO
RCO
RCO(ATC)
RCS
RCS
RCS
RCSS
RCT
RCT
RCU
RCZ
RD
RD
RD
RD
RD
RD
RD*
RDA
RDA
RDBMS
RDBMS
Long Title
Radar for Field Artillery Fire
Rationalised Allocation of Tools System
Repairable Asset Tracking System
Radio Automatic Teletype
Radio Teletype
Response Against Attack on Munitions
Range Administering Unit
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Rotor Brake Control Panel
Report By Exception
Risk Based Inspection
Reduced Burst Safety Distance
Reactor Compartment
Readiness Category
Regional Command
Regional Commissioner
Running Contract
Request for Contract Action
Return Call and Address (to Ships Company)
Remote-Controlled Anti-Armour System
Radar Consultative Committee
Remote Controlled/Cable Cutter
Rescue Coordination Centre
Resource Cost Centre
Royal College of Defence Studies
Remote Controlled Defence Unit
Remote Control Interface Unit
Rapid Catering Kit
Ramped Craft Lighter
Recoilless
Reliability Centred Maintenance
Remote Control Mine Disposal System
Reliability Centred Maintenance Implementation Team
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
Range Conducting Officer
Reactor Co-ordination Officer
Range Control Officer (Air Traffic Control)
Radar Cross Section
Radio Control System
Reliability Centred Stockholding
Radio Controlled Sub System
Resource Control Targets
Resource Control Total
Remote Control Unit
Rear Combat Zone
Rapid Decompression
Receive Data
Redundantly configured equipment
Reference Document
Rotor Diameter (Helicopter Main Rotor)
Reserve Decoration
Reserve Decoration and Bar
Range Danger Area
Regional Development Agency
Relational Database Management System
Relational Data-Base Management System
312
Acronym
RDC
RDC
RDC
RDD
RDD
RDD
RDD
RDET
RDF
RDF
RDF/LT
RDGT
RDJTF
RDL
RDM
RDMSS
RDP
RDP
RDR
RDS
RDS
RDSS
RDT&E
RDU
RDX
RE
RE
RE
REA
REC
REC
RECCE
recce
RECCEXREP
RECM
RECS
REDACS
REDS
REE
REES
REF
REG
reg
REG
Regt
RELM
REM
REMAPS
REMBASS
REME
REMIDS
REO
REPAC
REPPIR
Long Title
Remote Diagnostic Concentrator
Reproduction and Distribution Centre
Resource Data Catalogue
Rapid Demolition Device
Rear Divisional Dump
Required Delivery Data
Required Delivery Date
Remote Data Entry Terminal
Radio Detection/Direction Finder
Rapid Deployment Force
Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank
Reliability Development/Growth
Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
Remote Digital Loop
Remotely Deliverable Mine
Remotely Deployable Mission Support System
Radar Data Processor
RN Radar Video Recorder
Receipt Defect Report
Rapidly Deployable Systems
Rationalised Design Scenario
Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Reinforced Drafting Unit
Research Department Formula X
Radar Echo (chaff) shell
Requirements Engineering
Royal Engineers
Rapid Environmental Assessment
Radio Electronic Combat
Regional Emergency Committee
Radiation Effects Circumvention Concept Experiment
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance Exploitation Report
Radar Electronic CounterMeasures
Radio Electronic Combat Support
REgenerated DAta Communications System
Ruggedized Electronic Display System
Runway End Elevation
Rural Elements of the Estate Strategy
Reference
Radio Frequency Environment Generator
Regulation
Regulatory Executive Group
Regiment
REgeneration Loop Management
Rapid Eye Movement
Re-Engineered Manpower Allocation and Planning System
Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Remote Mine Detection System
Resident Engineering Officer
Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee
Radiation Emergency Preparedness & Public Information Regulations
REQADEX
Request for Small Area Air Defence Exercise
313
Acronym
REQD
RES
RES
RESA
RESM
RETTER
Long Title
Required
Radio Engineering Services
Regional Economic Strategy
Runway End Safety Area
Radar Electronic Support Measures
Requirement, Evaluation, Technology Trends and Exploitation Routes
REU
REWDB
RF
RF
RF
rf
RF
RF(DEW)
RFA
RFA
RFA
RFA 80
RFA 96
RFA Sup
RFAB
RFAC
RFACCY
RFAF
RFANSU
RFC
RFC
RFCA
RFD
RfD
RFD
RFD
RFD
RFDAP
RFDC
RFED
RFI
RFI
RFI
RFI
RFIC
RFID
RFIMS
RFJ
RFL
RFM
Rfn
RFP
RFP
RFQ
RFR
RfR
RFR
RFRC
RFS
Radio Engineering Unit
Relational EW DataBase
Radio Frequency
Reaction Forces
Response Force (anti-terrorist)
Rimfire
Regional Forces
Radio Frequency (Directed Energy Weapon)
Restrictive Fire Area
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Ship and/or Organisation)
Reserve Forces Act 1980
Reserve Forces Act 1996
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support
Right Forward Avionics Bay
Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee
RFA CPO Communications Yeoman
Radio Frequency Application Form
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Naval Support Unit
Request for Change
Request for Comment
Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations
Company that makes quick release hooks
Railfreight Distribution
Ready For Deployment
Reason For Demand
Request for Deviation
Running Fleet Design Assistance Programme
Regional Flood Defence Committee
Ready Force Element Days
Radio Frequency Interference
Ready For Issue
Request For Information
Requests for Information
Request for Infrastructure Change
Release For issue Date
NATO Request for Intelligence Management System
Radio Frequency Jammer
Restricted Frequency List
Runway Friction Meter
Rifleman
Request for Proposal
Request for Proposals
Request for Quotation
RadioFrequency Radiation
Request for Resources
Royal Fleet Reserve
Regional Fault Reporting Cell
Ready For Service
314
Acronym
RFS
RFSC
RFSD
RFT
RFTD
RFW
RFW
RG
Rg to Tgt
RGBW
RGBW
RGGS
Rgn
RGN
RGPD
RGPI
RGPO
RGPO
Rgr
RGS
RH
RH
RHA
RHAG
RHAG
rhd
RHE
RHG
RHH
RHI
RHOC(s)
RHQ
RHS
RHS
RHWR
RHWR
RI
RIB
RIC
RIC
RICE
RICE
RICL
RID
RIDDOR
Long Title
Reason for Selection
Ready For Sea Check
Ready For Sea Date
Ready For Training
Ready For Training Date
Radio Frequency Weapon
Request for Waiver
Refitting Group Submarines
Range to Target
The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
Rifle Grenade General Service
Region
Registered General Nurse
Rating of Government Property Department
Range Gate Pull In
Range Gate Pull Off
Range Gate Pull-Off
Ranger
Remote Ground Sensor
Relative Humidity
Right Hand
Rolled Homogeneous Armour
Rotary Hydraulic Arrestor Gear
Runway Hydraulic Arrestor Gear
Railhead
Right Hand Edge
Right Handgrip
Royal Hospital Haslar
Range Height Indicator
Return to Harbour On Completion
Regimental Headquarters
Right Hand Seat
Right Hand Side
Radar Homing and Radar Warning Receiver
Radar Homing Warning Receiver
Research Item
Rigid Inflatable Boat
Rating In Charge
Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
Rationalised Internal Communications Equipment
Rationalised Internal Communications System
Repair Instruction Contractors List
Requirement Interpretation Document
Report of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
RIDELS
RIDS
RIF
RIGC
RIGs
RIH
RIM
RIMS
RIP
RIPS
Royal Naval Invoicing and Delivery System
Rangeless Instrumental Debriefing System
Radio Information Field
Related Item Group Code
Roll/Pitch/Yaw rate Integrating Gyros
Replenishment In Harbour
Reaction Injection Moulding
Remote Influence Minesweeping System
Reliability Improvement Programme
Rotor Ice Protection System
315
Acronym
RIS
RISC
RISE
RISTA
RISTA
Long Title
Radio Investigation Service
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Reliability Improved Selected Equipment
Reconnaissance Intelligence Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Acquisition
RIT
RIU
RIU
RIV
RKCC
rkt
RL
RL
RLA
RLC
RLG
RLG
RLG
RLG
RLI
RLi
RLi
RLI RA
RLO
RLO
RLP
RLPG
RLS
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM&T
RMA
RMA
RMA
RMA
RMA
RMAS
RMAS
RMC
RMC
RMC
RMC
RMC
RMCC
RMCS
RMD
RMF
RMG
RMG
RMI
RMIs
RMP
RMP
Ready In Time
Radio Introduction Unit
Remote Interface Unit
Rapid Intervention Vehicle
Replaceable Kilostream Communications Controller
Rocket
Rocket Launcher
Rome Laboratory
Repair Level Analysis
Royal Logistic Corps
Relief Landing Ground
Rifle Launched Grenade
Ring Laser Gyroscope
Ring-Laser Gyro
Restricted LAN Interconnect
Restricted LAN Interconnect
Restricted LAN interconnection
RESTRICTED LAN Interconnect Remote Access
Range Liaison Officer
Regional Liaison Officer
Recognised Land Picture
Regenerative Liquid Propellant Gun
Rocket Launching System
Replaceable Module
Resident Manager
Risk Management/Resources Manager
Royal Marines
Reliability, Maintainability and Testability
Real Maintenance Area
Regional Marketing Agreement
Reliability, Maintainability & Availability
Reliability, Maintainability and Availability
Remote Manipulator Arm
Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Radio Modification Committee
Regional Military Commander
Right Management Consultants
Risk Management Committee
Royal Marine Command
Royal Marine Cadet Corps
Royal Military College of Science
Regional Marketing Directorate
Remote Management Facility
Ranging Machine Gun
Resource Management Group
Radio Magnetic Indicator
RM Instructions
Recognized Maritime Picture
Reprogrammable Micro-Processor
316
Acronym
RMP
RMP
RMPA
RMPR
RMQ
RMR
RMR
RMS
RMS
RMSG
RMSMD
RMT
RMTC
RN
RN
RN EOD
RN FORM D3020
RN RSO
RN(MH)
RNAAIU
RNAD
RNAESS
RNAS
RNAW
RNAY
RNB
RNC
RNCA
RNCP
RNCSS
RNDA
RNEAWC
RNEC
RNEWOS
RNFPMC
RNFSAIC
RNFTS
RNH
RNLMC
RNLO
RNLO
RNMHT
RNNARCS
RNO
RNR
RNSD
RNSETT
RNSFC
RNSH
RNSHC
RNSMS
RNSSS
RNSTS
RNTI
RNTM
RNU
Long Title
Risk Management Plan
Royal Military Police
Replacement Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Reliability Model and Prediction Report
Recommended Maintenance Quantity
Royal Marine Reserve
Royal Marines Reserve
Reconnaissance Management System
Root Mean Square
Resource Management Steering Group
Root-Mean-Square Miss Distance
Requirements Management Team
Radioactive Material Transport Containers
Review Note
Royal Navy
Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Harbour Movement/ Service Request
Royal Naval Range Safety Officer
Registered Nurse Mental Health
Royal Naval Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit
Royal Naval Armament Depot
Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival Equipment School
Royal Naval Air Station
Royal Naval Aircraft Workshop
Royal Naval Aircraft Yard
Royal Naval Barracks
Royal Naval College
Royal Naval Codification Authority
Royal Naval Communications Publication
Royal navy Command Support System
RN Distribution Authority (for classified books, crypto etc)
Royal Naval Element: Air Warfare Centre (Waddington)
Royal Naval Engineering College
Royal Naval Electronic Warfare Online System
Royal Navy Fire Prevention Management Committee
Royal Naval Flight Safety & Accident Investigation Centre
Royal Naval Flying Training School
Royal Naval Hospital
Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
RN Liaison Officer (e.g. to HO ashore)
Royal Naval Liaison Officer
Royal Naval Missile Handling Team
RN Nuclear Accident Response Communications System
Resident Naval Officer
Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Stores Depot
RN School of Educational and Training Technology
RN School of Fighter Control
RN Sub-Launched Harpoon
RN School of Helicopter Control
Royal Naval Submarine School
Royal Naval strategic Systems School
Royal Naval Supply & Transport Service
Royal Navy Tomahawk Integration
Royal Naval Temporary Memorandum
Royal Naval Unit
317
Acronym
RNVD
RO
RO
RO
RO
ROB
ROBAT
ROC
ROC
ROC
ROC
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROE
ROF
ROF
ROG
ROI
ROL
ROLAND
ROM
ROM
ROM
ROM
ROMIS
ROP
ROQ
ROR
RoR
ROR
Ro-Ro
RORSAT
RORV
ROS
ROSS
ROTA
ROV
ROW
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP (Centre)
RP(Navy)
RP1
RPA
RPA
Long Title
Royal Naval Victualling Depot
Reference Object
Replenishment Objective
Research Objective
Royal Ordnance
Remote OSLAN Bridge
Robot Counter-Obstacle Vehicle
Rate Of Climb
Required Operational Capability
Requisition / Order / Contract
Royal Observer Corps
Rate Of Descent
Record of Decision
Record of Decisions
Report Of Discrepancy
Rules Of Engagement
Rate of Fire
Royal Ordnance Factory
Railway Operating Group
Return on Investment
Re-Order Level
Revised On-Line Ammunition Development. Ammunition issues. Replaced by
AMANDA/ASTRID in 89/91
Read Only Memory
Record of Meeting
Review of Maintenance
Rough Order of Magnitude
Recruiting Organisation Management Information System
Re-Order Point
Recommended Overhaul/Repair Quantity
Range Only Radar
Requirements of Response
Rule of the Road (Collision Avoidance)
Roll on - Roll off
Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
Remotely Operated Rescue Vehicle
Reduced Operating Standard
Revised Orbat & Scales System
Release Other Than (NBC) Attack
Remotely Operated Vehicle
Rest of the World
Red Phosphorous
Refit Period
Repair Pool
Replenishment Park
Reporting Post
Reprovisioning
Re-Provisioning
Resource Plan
Resources and Programmes
Rocket Projectile
Resources and Plans (Centre)
Resources and Programmes (Navy)
Repair Period Type 1
Radiation Protection Advisor
Risk Potential Assessment
318
Acronym
RPAG
RPB
RPC
RPC
RPC
RPE
RPE
RPG
RPG
RPH
RPI
RPI
RPL
RPM
rpm
rpm
RPO
RPO
RPO
RPO
RPO
RPOD
RPOE
RPP
RPPPLT
RPR
RPS
RPSJ
RPSR
RPSTL
RPT
RPV
rqn
RQT
RR
RR
RR
RR
RR&A
RRA
RRADAR
RRB
RRD
RRDA
RRDS
RRF
RRF
RRL
RRM
RRR
RRR
RRRA
RRRC
RRRF
RRTM
RRTP
Long Title
Refuelling Procedure Authorisation Group
Regional Planning Body
Regional Prime Contract
Remote Procedure Call
Request the Pleasure of your Company (invitation to meal/party)
Relative Price Effect
Respiratory Protective Equipment
Regional Planning Guidance
Rocket Propelled Grenade
Remotely Piloted Helicopter
Retail Price Index
Routine Periodic Inspection
Ramp Powered Lighter
Revolutions Per Minute
Revolutions Per Minute
Rounds Per Minute
Record Purposes Only
Regimental Pay Office
Regulating Petty Officer
Research Project/Package Officer
Resident Project Officer
Rail Port of Disembarkation
Rail Ports of Embarkation
Reliability Programme Plan
Repair Production & Post-Production Lead Time
Reliability Programme Reviews
Review of Protective Security
Reactor Plant Safety Justification
Radiation Protection Senior Rating
Repair Parts and Special Tools List
Readiness Preparation Time
Remotely Piloted Vehicle
Requisition
Reliability Qualifications Test (Programme)
Radio Relay
Recoilless Rifle
Retro-Reflection
Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce & Associates
Rolls Royce & Associates
Rolls-Royce and Associates Defect Analysis Report
Type of Helicopter Radar Echo Enhancer
Return Routing Document
Rotor Running De Arm (For helicopter)
Racal Radar Defence Systems
Rapid Reaction Force
Riggers Report File
Replenishment Review Level
Radar Resource Management
Repair Recoverability Rate
Required Rate of Return
Rotor Running Re Arm (For helicopter)
Repairable Returns Routing Code
Rotors Running Refuelling (for helicopter)
Rolls Royce Turbomeca
Reduced Range Training Projectile
319
Acronym
RS
RS
RS
RS422
RSA
RSA
RSA
RSAF
RSBP
RSC
RSC
RSCH
RSCN
RSD
RSDC
RSEL
RSG
RSGB
RSI
RSI
RSIP
RSIT
RSIT(A)
RSM
RSME
RSMS
RSO
RSO
RSO(NGS)
RSOI
RSP
RSP
RSPB
RSPSC
RSR
RSRE
RSRWG
RSS
RSS
RSS
RSSC
RST
RSTA
RSU
RSVP
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RTA
RTA
RTADB
RTB
RTB
Long Title
Radio Supervisor (Senior Radio Rating)
Reelable Stub
Requirement Scrutiny
EIA interface standard
Repair and Salvage Authority
Reverse Saturable Absorption
Royal Society of Arts
Royal Small Arms Factory
Range Siting Board Proceedings
Regional Servicing Centre
Reverse Supply Chain
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Registered Sick Children’s Nurse
Reduced Safety Distance
Reconnaissance Support Development Cell
Recommended Support Equipment Lists
Rear Support Group
Radio Society of Great Britain
Radiation Status Indicator
Regimental Signals Instructor
Radar System Improvement Programme
Royal Signals Inspection Team
Range Safety Inspection Team (Army)
Regimental Sergeant major
Royal School of Military Engineering
Royal School of Military Surveying
Range Safety Officer
Regimental Signals Officer
Range Safety Officer (Naval Gunfire Support)
Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration
Ramped Support Pontoon
Render Safe Procedure
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Range Safety Policy Sub--Committee
Reliability Status Report
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
Range Safety Review Working Group
Rosette Scan Seeker
Rosette Scanning Seeker
Royal School of Signals
Refuelling Safety Sub Committee
Regional Servicing Teams
Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Repair and Salvage Unit
Resource Reservation Protocol
Radio Telephone/Telephony
Radio Telephony
Real Time
Recognition Trainer
Reelable Tow
Remote Terminal
Reelable Towed Array
Research and Technology Agency
Range and Training Area Development Board
Research and Technology Board
Return to Base
320
Acronym
RTCA
RTD
RTD
RTE
RTE
RTEM
RTF
RTI
RTITB
RTLP
RTM
RTM
RTO
RTO
RTODAH
RTOF
RTOGS
RTOS
RTP
RTP
RTS
RTS
RTS
RTSA
RTSS
RTTS
RTTS
RTU
RTU
RTW
RU
RU
RUC
RUF
RUFN
RUGS
RUMA
RUMTAC
RUP
RUPS
RUR
RUR
Rushton
RV
RV
RV
RV
RVC
RVCU
RVD
RVQ
RVR
RW
RW
RW(CSW)
RW(IWS)
Long Title
Radio & Technical Committee of America
Ready To Deploy
Required Target Date
Rail Transfer Equipment
Remote Terminal Equipment
RFA Temporary Memorandum
Rich Text Format
Run Time Infrastructure
Road Transport Industry Training Board
Recognised Theatre Logistic Picture
Ready To Move
Resin Transfer Moulding
Railway Traffic
Resident Technical Officer
Rejected Take-Off Distance Available (Helicopter)
Recoverable Tethered Optical Fibre
Regulated Takeoff Graph System
Real-Time Operating System
Recovery & Trials Period
Reinforced Theatre Plan
Ready To Send
Release to Service
Response To Stress
Release to Service Authority
Radio Transmitter Selector Switch
RAF Tactical Telecommunications System
RAF Transportable Telecommunication System
Remote Transmitter Unit
Right to Use
Return-to-Works
Ready Use
Replaceable Unit
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Revolutionary United Front
Retain Until Further Notice
Regenerative Underground Structure
Reinforced Units Marshalling Area
Regional Utilities Management Tariff Analysis Cell
Revalidation & Upkeep Period
Revalidation Update Periods
Refit Upkeep and Revalidation
Refuel, Update & Revalidation
Type of towed AA Target (see MRTT)
Rateable Value
Re-entry Vehicle
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
Remote Virtual Console
Remote Voice Control Unit
Residual Vapour Detector
Related Vocational Qualification
Runway Visual Range
Rotary Wing
Runway
Rotary Wing (Crew Served Weapons)
Rotary Wing (Integrated Weapon Systems)
321
Acronym
RWR
RWS
RWSG
Rx
RX
RYED
S
S
S
S & MO
S of S
S of S
S&C
S&EA
S&FF
S&T
S&TE
S/V
S10
S1000D
S1092
S145
S2022
S232
S2P2
S340
S549
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA-80
SAA
SAAR
SAAvn
SAAWC
SAB
SABRE
SABRE
SaBRE
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAC(T)
SACC
SACC
SACEUR
SACLANT
SACLOS
Long Title
Radar Warning Receiver
Radar Warning System
Rotary Wing Support Group
Generic Peacetime Readiness Level
Receiver
Report Year End Date
Man Supply Management
Secret
South
Salvage and Marine Operations
Secretary of State
Secretary of State (for Defence)
Search and Clear
Sustainability and Environmental Advisory Team
Float, Smoke & Flame No. 2 Mk 3
SWIFTSURE and TRAFALGAR Class
Support & Test Equipment
Survivability/Vulnerability
The current general service respirator
AECMA Specification 1000D
Temporary Loan Log
Stores Demand Voucher
Defect & Shortcomings Report
RN form for reporting a Collision or Grounding
Air Sensors, Systems and Platform Protection IPT
Work Requisition Form ( General Service)
Stores Transfer Voucher
Schedule Authority
Selective Availability
Simple Alert
Siting Authority
Situational Awareness
Small Arm(s)
Small Arms
South Atlantic
Stores Accountant.
Support Authority
Personnel Weapon
Small Arms Ammunition
Ships A&A Register
School of Army Aviation
Shore Anti-Aircraft Weapon Control
Spares Advice Book
Statistical Assessment of Beam Engagement Response
System for Aircraft Branch REME Equipment Section
Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers
Scene of Action Commander
Senior Aircraftman / Aircraftwoman
Special Area of Conservation
Strategic Air Command
Senior Aircraftman or Aircraftwoman Technician
Support Arms Coordinating Centre
Supporting Arms Coordination Centre
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
Semi-Active Command to Line Of Sight
322
Acronym
SACLOS
SACRU
SACS
SAD
SAD
SADA
SADA
SADARM
SADARM
SADE
SAE
SAEO
SAF
SAFARI
SAFFRON
SAG
SAG
SAG
SAG
SAG
SAG
SAGE
SAGOP
SAGW
SAGW
SAGW/M
SAINT
SAINT
SAL
SAL VEX
SALOME
SALT
SALT
SAM
SAM
SAM
SAM
SAM
SAM
SAM
SAMA
SAMHADS
Long Title
Semi--Automatic Command to Line Of Sight
Semi Automatic Cargo Release Unit
Service Air Cargo System
Surface-to-Air Defence
Survey & Docking
Search and Destroy Armour
Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly
Search And Destroy Armour
Seek and Destroy Armour
Solar Array Drive Electronics
Society of Automotive Engineers
Staff Air Engineering Officer
Semi-Automated Forces
Supply for Accounting For Army Rations and Issues
Passive ASW Sonar
Scenarios Assessment Group
Search & Attack Group (ASUW)
Service Award Group
Simulation/Special Advisory Group or Scenario Approval Group
Studies Assumption Group
Surface Action Group
Ship Acoustic Gathering Equipment
Semi-Automatic General Operations Plot
Surface-Air Guided Weapon
Surface-to-Air Guided Weapon
Surface To Air Guided Weapon/Missile
Satellite Interceptor
Sonar Analysis INitial Trainer
Semi-Active Laser
Salvage Exercise
System for the Accounting, Location and On-line Management of
Equipments
Strategic Arms Control Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Scheduled Ancient Monument
School of Aviation Medicine
Sickness Absence Management
Specialist in Aviation Medicine
Surface to Air Missile
Surface-Air Missile
Surface-to-Air Missile
Station Administration Management Aid
Submarine Automated Message Handling And Distribution System
SAMIS
SAMM
SAMS
SAMS
SANDF
SANDS
SANE
SANS
SANS
SAO
SAP
SAP
Stock Accounting Management Information Systems
Security Assistance Management Manual
Satellite Access Management System
Supplier Approval Management System
South African National Defence Force
Sea ANimal Database System
Synthetic Ambient Noise Environment
Sensor, Avionic and Navigation Systems
Sensors Avionics and Navigation Systems
Secure Area of Operations
Safety Air Plot
Semi-Armour Piercing
323
Acronym
SAPC
SAPC
SAPC
SAPHEI
SAPI
SAPPHIRE
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SAR
SARA
SARE
SARO
SARS
SARSAT
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SASC
SASG
SASO
SASO
SASO
SASS
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SATCO
SATCO
SATCOM
SATNAV
SATO
SATRO
SATS
SATS
SAU
SAU
SAU
SAUNA
SAVE
SAW
SAW
SAW
SAWCS
SAWG
SAWS
SAXON
SB
SBA
SBA
Long Title
Stand Alone Prime Contract
Submarine Air Purification Committee
Submarine Atmosphere Purification Committee
Semi Armour Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
Semi-Armour Piercing Incendiary
IR signature prediction code
Safety Assessment Report
Search & Rescue
Search and Rescue
Ship Activity Return
Software Action Reports
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Skynet AOCS Recovery Assistant
Sonar Aural Recording Equipment
Supply Aero-Engine Record Office
Ship Activity Returns System
Search and Rescue Aided Tracking
Single Attached Station
Special Air Service
Stability Augmentation System
Subsidiary Access Switch
Surface to Air Missile in the Surface to Surface M
Statistical Analysis System
Small Arms School Corps
Secure Air Systems Group
Secretary and Assistant Supply Officer
Senior Air Staff Officer
Staff Air Standards Officer
Sonar Array Sounding System
Satisfactory Assessment
Sea Acceptance Trial
Small Arms Trainer
Systems Approach to Training
Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
Senior Air Traffic Controller
Satellite Communications
SATellite NAVigation
Senior Ammunition Technical Officer
Science and Technology Regional Organisation
Small Airfield for Tactical Support
Small Arms Target System
Safety and Arming Unit
Search & Attack Unit (ASW)
Search Attack Unit
Structured and Unstructured Numerical Analysis
Systematic Approach to Vehicle Electronics
Squad Automatic Weapons
Stand-Alone Workstation
Surface Acoustic Wave
Submarine Acoustic Warfare Control System
Safety Assessment Working Group
Submarine Acoustic Warfare Suite
Mechanised Infantry Vehicle
Stretcher Bearer
Sovereign Base Area
Sovereign Base Area Cyprus
324
Acronym
SBAA
SBAC
SBC
SBD
sbd
SBEO
SBIR
SBIRS
SBLTS
SBNO
SBO
SBR
SBRIR
SBRPM
SBS
SBS
SBS
SBSD
SBWP
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC&IS
SC&IS(W)
Long Title
Sovereign Base Areas Administration Cyprus
Society of British Aerospace Companies
Services Booking Centre
Special Boat Detachment
Switchboard
Space Based Electro Optical
Space Based InfraRed
Space Based Infra-Red System
Sort Base Line Tracking System
Senior British Naval Officer
Senior British Officer
Space Based Radar
Space Based Radar and Infra Red
Space based radar performance model
Small Business Service
Special Boat Service.
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
Special Burst Safety Distance
Space BandWidth Product
Schedule Control
Security Checked
Service Certificate (record of ratings career)
Shaped Charge
Sonar Controller
Special Communications
Staff Captain
Staff Check
Standard Clearance
Standard Conditions
Steering Committee
Stores and Clothing
Strategic Commands
Supply Coordination
Service Complaints
Site Communication and Information Services
Service Agency (Site Communications & Information Systems) (West)
SCA
SCA
SCA
SCAD
SCAD
SCADS
SCAHC
SCAID
SCAM
SCAMBL
SCAMP
SCAO
SCAR
SCARF
SCARS
SCAS
SCATCC
SCBFO
SCC
Ship Controlled Approach (type of helicopter recovery)
Specialist Conservation Advisor
Static Code Analysis
Submarine/Sonar Countermeasures Acoustic Device
Subsonic Cruise Armed Decoy
Seaboard Containerised Air Defence System
Space Components Ad Hoc Committee
Submarine Classification Aid
Subsonic Cruise Attack Missile
Simulator Chemical Attack Multi--Barrelled Launcher
Sealless Centrifugal Axial Magnetic Pump
Staff Catering Officer
Sonar Central Archive Recorder
STC Change Action Review Forum
Status Control Alerting & Reporting System
Stability and Control Augmentation System
Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre
Shore Connection Box (Fibre Optic)
Sea Cadet Corps
325
Acronym
SCC
SCC
SCC
SCC
SCC
SCC
SCCAR
SCCB
SCCS
SCCS
SCD
SCDL
SCE
SCEIP
SCF
SCG
SCG
SCGS
SCH
SCHCR
SCI
SCIAD
SCIDA
SCIDA
SCIDA
SCION
SCION
SCIS
SCLM
SCM
SCM
SCME
SCMI
SCMR
SCN
SCO
SCO
SCOCIS
SCOI
SCOIN
SCONTO
SCOR
SCORE
SCORE
SCORM
SCORM
SCORR
SCORR(SM)
SCORR(SS)
SCOSER
SCOT
SCOT
SCOTS(A)
SCP
SCP
SCP
Long Title
Ship Control Centre
Site Clearance Certificate.
Specialist Conservation Consultant
Submarine Control Console
Supply Control Centre
Service Complaints Commissioner
Set up, Control, Coaching, and Analysis Reporting
Software Configuration Control Board
RAF Supply Chain management System
Supply Central Computer System
Source Control Document
Surveillance and Control Data Link
Sonar Controller's Equipment
Standing Committee on Electronic Info Protection
Super Critical Fluid
Self-Changing Gears
Specialist Construction Group
Small Calibre Gun System
Simplified Combined Harness
Sonar Central Hard Copy Recorder
Scaleable Coherent Interface
Scientific Advisor
Site Coordinating Installation Design Authority
Site Co-ordinating Installation Design Authority
Systems Coordination Installation Design Agency
Staff Communications Integrated Office Network
System for Consumable Inventory Optimisation
Supply Chain Information System
Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
Software Configuration Management
Supply Chain Management
Sonar Central Maintenance Equipment
Supply Chain Management Instruction
Surface Combatant Maritime Rotorcraft
Specification Change Notice
Ship's Communications Officer
Staff Communications Officer
Support Command Operational Command Information System
SATCOM Community of Interest
Support Command Office Information Network
Scottish Council of NTOs
Streamlined Certification Of Receipts
SDI Collaborative Research
Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay Equipment
[The] Shareable Content Object Reference Model
Shareable Courseware Object Model
Standing Committee for Refit and Repair
Standing COmmittee for Refit & Repair (submarines)
Standing COmmittee for Refit & Repair (Surface Ships)
Standing Committee On Submarine Escape & Rescue
Satellite Communications Ocean Terminal
Satellite Communications System
Standing Committee On Training Safety (Army)
Slotted Cylinder Projectors
System Control Point
Systems Control Point
326
Acronym
SCP
SCPOMA
SCPS
SCPT
SCPT
SCR
SCR
SCRA
SCRA(T)
SCRIA
SCRIMP
SCS
SCS
SCS
SCS
SCS
SCSAP
SCSI
SCSR
SCT
SCT
SCTS
SCUD
SCUG
SCUM
SCWT
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
SDA
SDA
SDA
SDA/Z
SDAP
SDB
SDC
SDCC
SDD
SDD
SDDE
SDDR
SDDS
SDE
SDE
SDE
SDE
SDE
SDEN
SDEP
SDF
SDF
Long Title
Service Complaints Panel
Staff CPO Medical Assistant
Space Communication Protocol Standard
Supply Chain Processing Time
Supply Chain Pipeline Times
Sonar Control Room
Supportability, Cost and Readiness
Single Channel Radio Access
Single Channel Radio Access (Terminal)
Supply Chain Relationships in Action
Seeman Composite Resin Infusion Moulding Process
Senior Civil Service
Stabilator Control System
Stock Collation System
Stock Control Section
Supply Chain Support
Satellite Communications System Analysis Package
Small Computers Systems Interface
Summary of Component Servicing Requirement
Service Control Team
Strategic Customer Team
Ships Compass Transmission System
Subsonic Cruise Unarmed Decoy
SCOT Capability Up-Grade programme
Submarine Computerised Upkeep Management
Staff Covered Weapon Training
Self Destruct
Sensors/Surveillance Devices
Service Deviation
Spatial Disorientation
Staff Duties
Standard Deviation
Supportability Decisions
Sustainable Development
Senior Defence Auditor
Service Delivery Agreement
System Design Authority
Sea Danger Area/Zone
Sustainable Development Action Plan
Shallow Dive Bombing
Software Development Centre
Safety Design Change Committee
Self Destruct Device
Software Design Development
Surface Demand Diving Equipment
Software Design Development Plan
Ships Data Distribution System
Shared Data Environment
Shared Data Environments
Software Development Environment
Statement of the Defence Estimates
Statement on the Defence Estimates
Software Development Environment Network
Sustainable Development Education Panel
Shore Development Facility
Skills Development Fund
327
Acronym
SDF
SDFC
SDG
SDH
SDI
SDI
SDI
SDI
SDINS
SDIT
SDL
SDL
SDM
SDMS
SDN
SDO
SDOMP
SDOR
SDP
SDP
SDP
SDQ
SDR
SDR
SDR
SDR
SDR
SDR
SDRFs
SDS
SDS
SDS
SDS
SDS
SDS
SDTT
SDWEUFS
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE&G
SEA
SEA
Sea WIFS
SEACL
SEAD
SEAD
SEAD
SEAE
SEAGNAT
SEAL
Long Title
Software Development File
Source of Delivery Forecast Code
Southern Diving Group
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
Serious Defect Instructions
Sonar Data Integration
Strategic Defence Initiative
Strategic Defense Initiative (US)
Strapped-Down INS
Spectral Difference Imaging Technique
Software Development Library
Standard Distribution List
Standard Design Memorandum
Support Defence Missile System
Standard Drawing Number
Station Duty Office
Station and Deployed Forces Operational Management Project
Stores Defective On Receipt
Service Delivery Point
Software Development Plan
Strategic Development Plan
Seadart Quarters
Site Directors Representative
Software Design Review
Sonar Direction Room
Special Dispatch Rider
Strategic Defence Review
System Design Review
Subcontractor Data Review Forms
Safety Data Sheet
Satellite Data System
Senior Dental Surgeon
Ships Diving Supervisor
Signal Dispatch Service
System Design Specification
Software Development Tracking Team
Stores Depot Weapon Equipment Upkeep Facility Statement
Safety Equipment
Simultaneous Engineering
South East
Static Electric
Support Engineering
Support Equipment
Synthetic Environment
Synthetic Environments
South East & Germany
Statistical Energy Analysis
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Sea Viewing Wide Field of View Sensor
Ship Engineering Assessment Consolidated List
Ship Engineering Assessment Document
Suppression of Enemy Air Defence
Suppression of Enemy Air Defences
School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering
Decoy Launching System
Sea Air Land (US Special Forces)
328
Acronym
SEALITE
SEAMEX
SEASAT
SeaSTAR
SEATO
SeaWiFS
sec
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC(O)
SECRET-Capable
Section
SEDG
SEDIST
SEDRIS
Long Title
Code name for a pointing mirror
Seamanship Exercise
Oceanographic Satellite
A satellite
South East Asia Treaty Organisation
Sea Viewing Wide Field Sensor
Second
Secondary Position
Secretary (of Supply Officer Specialisation)
Service Executive Committee
Service-Engineered Changes
Software Engineering Centre
Secretariat (Overseas)
A subset of the System designed to handle data at SECRET protective
markings or below
Often means Damage Control Section
Senior Estate Development Group
SouthEast District
Synthetic Environment Data Representation & Interchange Specification
SEE
SEEDA
SEFX
SEI
SEI SCE
SEIE
SEIG
SEISP
SEL
SEM
Software Engineering Environment
South East England Development Agency
Support Engineering Facility Exeter
Specific Emitter Identification
Software Engineering Institute Software Capability Evaluation
Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment
Systems Engineering and Integration Group
System Electronic Information Security Policy
Ship Equipment List
Saving and Enhancement Measure or Synthetic Environment Models
SEM
SEMA
SEMB
SEMC
SEMC(AE)
SEMP
SEMS
SEMs
SEN
SEO
SEO
SEO
SEP
SEP
SEPA
SEPADS
SEPADS
SEPG
SEPROMT
SER
SER
SERCO
SERD
SERD
SERE
Service Engineered Modification
Station Engineering Management Aid
Synthetic Environments Management Board
Systems Engineering and Management Course
Air Engineering Systems Engineering and Management Course
Systems Engineering Management Plan
Safety & Environmental Management System
Savings and Enhancement Measures
Skills and Enterprise Network
Secure Electronic Office
Senior Executive Officer
Station Education Officer
Spherical Error Probable
Support Element Plan
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Sonar Environment Prediction And Display System
Sonar Prediction & Display System
Spacecraft Environment and Protection Group
Synthetic Environment PRoject Management Team
Site Estate Representative
Support Equipment Report
Marine Services Contractor
Support Equipment Recommendation Data
Service Electoral Registration Day
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Extraction
329
Acronym
SERP
SERP
SERPC
SERPRC
SERPROG
SES
SES
SES
SESAME
Long Title
South East Regional Prime
Submarine Escape & Rescue Project
South East Regional Prime Contract
Submarine Escape & Rescue Policy Review Committee
Serial Programme
Secure Equipment Section
Societe European Satellite or Shelf Edge Studies
Surface Effect Ship
Supply Executive System and Automated Management Environment
SESSU
SETT
SEU
SEV
SEXSSI
SF
SF
SF
SFA
SFA
SFC
SFCS
SFCS
SFD
SFE
SfED
SFEOs
SFF
SFI
SFIA
SFIRR
SFLIR
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFO
SFOR
SFP
SFPA
SFPT
SFQ(L)
SFQE
SFRMO
SFRSM
SFS
SFTM
SG
SG
SG
SG
SGEMP
SGEMP
SGIS
SGLS
SGM
South East Sector Skills Unit
Submarine Escape Training Tank
Sight Electronics Unit
Specially Equipped Version
Ship's Explosive Store Safety Instructions
Security Force
Special Forces
Sustained Fire
Safe Firing Arc
Senior Finance Adviser
Specific Fuel Consumption
Shore Fir Control spotting
Simplified Fire-Control System
Ship Fit Definition
Supercritical Fluid Extraction
Skills for Employment Division, DfEE
Surface Flotilla Engineering Orders
Self Forging Fragment
Special Flying Instruction
Skills Framework for the Information Age
Solid-Fueled Integral Rocket/Ramjet
Steered FLIR
Sensor-Fuzed Munition
Special Facilities Management
Spin Frequency Modulation
Superintendent Fleet Maintenance
Senior Finance Officer
Stabilisation Force
Service Feature Profile
Starting Focal Plane Array
Stage Fuel Payload Tables
Single Flux Quantum (logic)
Service Family Quarters Estates
Surface Flotilla RM Officer
Surface Flotilla Regimental Sergeant Major
Serious Fault Signal
Surface Flotilla Temporary Memorandum
Specific Gravity
Sponsors Group
Steam Generator
Steering/Standards Group
System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
Systems Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
Surgeon General's Information Strategy
Space Ground Link System
Submarine General Memorandum
330
Acronym
SGML
SGML
SGPA
SGS
SGT
Sgt
SH
SH/PRAC
SHA
SHA
SHA
SHA
SHAPE
SHAR
SHC
SHC
SHE
SHED
SHEF
SHELREP
SHEP
SHF
SHF
SHF
SHG
SHHU
SHIM
SHIMS
SHM
SHOC
SHOL
SHOLS
SHOM
SHORAD
SHORAN
SHORDIS
shp
SHP(P)
SHQ
SHRes
SHSec
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI
SI(T)
Long Title
Standard Generalised Markup Language
Standard Generalised Mark-up Language
Sortie Generation Planning Aid
Satellite Ground Station
Satellite Ground Terminal
Sergeant
Support Helicopter
Squash Head Practice
Safe Handling Area
Special Handling Area
Statutory Harbour Authority.
System Hazard Analysis
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Sea Harrier
Staff Harbour Check
StockHolding Code
Safety, Health & Environment
Special Handling and Evaluation Detachment
Safety Health Environment & Fire
Shelling Report
Storage and Handling Equipment Procedure
Super High Frequency
Super High Frequency (3 - 30 GHz)
Super High Frequency (300 MHz – 3 GHz)
Support Helicopter Group
Ships Husbandry
Storage & Handling Instruction for Munitions
Safety and Health Information Management System
Sensor Head Module
Supreme Headquarters Operations Centre
Ship Helicopter Operating Limits
Safe Helicopter Operating Limits
Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine
Short Range Air Defence
Short Range Navigation (radio)
SHOrt Range air Defence Information System
Shaft Horsepower
Senior Health Physicist Policy
Station Headquarters
System High Restricted
System High Secret
Security Intelligence
Sensor Integration
Service Instruction
Servicing Instruction
Single Impulse (fuze)
Social Inclusion
Spark Ignition
Special Intelligence
Standing Instructions
Statutory Instrument
Synthetic Instrumentation
System integration
Systeme International des Unites
Systeme Internationale (International system of units)
Special Instructions (Technical)
331
Acronym
SIA
SIA
SIAM
SIB
SIBCA
SIBCRA
Long Title
Sector Integration Authority
Systems Integration Architecture
Submarine Interactive Attack Model
Submarine Indicator Buoy
Sampling and Identification of Biological and Chemical Agents
Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical or Radiological Agents
SIBET
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SIC
SICA
SICS
SID
SID
SID
SID
SIDFAC
SIDS
SIE
SIF
SIF
SIF
SIFF
SIFT
sig
SIGINT
SIGINT
SIIN
SIJ
SIL
SIL
SIMNET
SIMNET
SIMOP
SIMP
SIMS
SIMS
SIMTEC
SINC
SINCGARS
SINCGARS
SINS
SIO
SIO
SIO
SIO
SIO
SIO
SIP
SIP
SIP
SIP
SIP
Soft Issue Bid Evaluation Tool
Sector Integration Coordinator
Standard Industrial Classification
Statement of Internal Control
Subject Identification Code
Subject Indicator Code
Systems Information Co-ordinating Agency
Ship Installed Chemical System (Chemical Detectors)
Significant Injury or Damage
Stores Inspection Detachment TSBS DSDA
System Integration Department
System Interface Diagram
Shore Integration & Demonstration FACility
Station Infrastructure Data System
Standard Interface Equipment
Selective Identification Feature
Shore Integration Facility
Standard Interchange Format
Successor Identification Friend or Foe
Strategic/Source Intelligence Fusion Testbed
Signal(ler)
Signal Intelligence
Signals Intelligence
Stock Item Identification Number
Stand In Jammer
Safety Integrity Level
Speech Interference Level
Simulation Network
Simulator Networking
SIMultaneous Operation
Sector Integration Management Policy
Source Information Management System
Strategic Interface Management Study
SIMulation Tool for Electronic Combat
Site of Interest for Nature Conservation
Single Channel Ground & Airborne Comms System
Single Channel Ground and Air Radio System
Ships Inertial Navigation System
Sector Integration Office
Senior Instructional Officer
Site Implementation Officer
Software Issuing Organisation
Staff Instructor Officer
Staff Intelligence Officer
Separate Initial Provisioning
Software Intensive Project
Software Intensive Projects
Software Intensive Projects Improvements Programme
Submarine Secondary plant Improvement Programme
332
Acronym
SIPS
SIPS
SIR
SIRL
SIRR
SIRS
SIRSA
SIS
SIS
SISP
SIT
SITREP
SIU
SIWG
SIWG
SIWS
SJP
SK
SKA
SKJ
SKU
SKW
SL
SL
SL
SL
SL-1
SLA
SLA
SLA
SLA
SLAB
SLAB
SLAM
SLAM
SLAM
SLAM-ER
SLANT
SLAP
SLAPI
SLAR
SLARR
SLAT
SLBM
SLBM
SLC
SLCM
SLCM
SLCSAT
sldr
SLED
SLEP
SLGM
SLI
SLi
SLIP
Long Title
Small Integrated Propulsion System
Survey Information Processing System
Ship Installed Radiac System
System Integration Readiness Levels
System Integrator Risk Reduction
Ship Installed RADIAC System (Radiation Detectors)
Specification for an IR Seeker for an Autonomous guided bomb
Sonar Instrument Space
Supplier Information System
System Interconnection Security Policy
science innovation technology
Situation Report
Sensor Interface Unit
Simulation Interoperability Working Group
Structural Integrity Working Group
Sea Ice Work Station
Safety Justification Plan
Soft Kill
Amphibious support Seaking
Sea King Helicopter with Jezebel system
Stock Keeping Unit
Airborne Early Warning Seaking
Sea Level
Shelf Life
Shoulder Launched
Start Line
Proprietary GPT PABX
Sea Land Air
Service Level Agreement
Site Licence Arrangement
Supply Loading Airfield
Submarine Locator Acoustic Beacon
Subsonic Low-Altitude Bomber
Single Living Accommodation Modernisation
Standoff Land Attack Missile
Submarine Launched Attack Missile
Standoff Land Attack - Expanded Response
South Atlantic
Saboted Light Armour Penetrator
Software Licensing Application Programming Interface
Sideways Looking Airborne Radar
Sideways Looking Airborne Reconnaissance Radar
Supersonic Low Altitude Target
Sea Launched Ballistic Missile
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
SideLobe Canceller
Sea Launched Cruise Missile
Sea/Submarine Launched Cruise Missile
Submarine Laser Communication Satellite
Solider
Shelf Life Expiry Date
Service Life Extension Programme
Submarine Launched Guided Missile
SECRET LAN Interconnect Service
Secret LAN Interconnect
Serial Line Internet Protocol
333
Acronym
SLIR
SLM
SLO
SLOC
SLOC
SLOCS
SLP
SLPD
SLR
SLR
SLT
SLt
SLTE
SLU
SLUFAE
SLX
SM
SM
SM
SM
SM
SM
SM
SM (QA)
SM(LS)
SM(Wpns)15
SM2
SMA
SMA
SMA
SMAC
SMAC
SMAG
SMART
SMART
SMARTI
SMARTIS
SMB
SMB
SMC
SMC
SMC
SMC
SMCDO
SMCLOS
SMCO
SMCS
SMCS
SMD
SMD
SMD
SMDS
SME
SME
SME
SME
Long Title
Sideways Looking Infra Red
Spatial Light Modulator
Ships Liaison Officer
Sea Lines Of Communication
Sea Lines of Communications
Sea Lines Of Communication
Ship Life Plan
Safe Landing Period Designator
Self Loading Rifle
Super Low Recoil
Stores Lead Time
Sub Lieutenant
Special Laboratory Test Equipment
Shortest Lifed Unit
Surface Launched Unit FAE
Proprietary GPT PABX
Safety Mechanism
Scatterable Mine(s)
Service Management
Stock Management
Submarine
Submarines
Support Manager
Support Manager (Quality Assurance)
Site Manager (Licensed Site)
Support Management(Weapons)15
Second Submarine Squadron
Safety Management Arrangements
Signal Message Address
Stealthy Missile Airframe
Scene Matching by Area Correlation
Short Miscellaneous Air Course
Spectrum Management Advisory Group
Specific Measurable Agreed Realistic Timely
Symbolic Method Aiding Representation of Tactics
Simulation and Modelling of ARray Thermal Imagers
Stock Management And Repair Transaction Information Service
Supply Management Branch
System Management Block
Staff Message Control
Structural Materials Centre
Structures and Materials Centre
Sub machine Carbine
Staff Mine Countermeasures & Clearance Diving Officer
Semi Manual Command to LOS
Standard Manufacturing Company
SubMarine Command System
Submarine Command SystemS
Ship Maintenance Data Centre
Stealthy Missile Demonstrator
Supply Management Data
Switched Multi-megabit Data Service
Small / Medium [sized] Enterprise
Small or Medium-sized Enterprise
Sonar Maintainer's Equipment
Subject Matter Expert
334
Acronym
SME
SMEO
SMEO
SMEO
SMET
SMET
SMG
SMG
SMG
SMG
SMG
SMH
SMIS
SMIST
smk
SML
SMMAS
SMN
SMO
SMO
Smoke BE
Smoke-WP
SMO-MSU(S)
SMOPS
SMP
SMP
SMP
SMP
SMPSS
SMPT
SMPT
SMQA
SMR
SMR
SMR
SMR
SMRA
SMRC
SMRE
SMRI
SMS
SMS
SMS
SMS
SMS IPT
SMSZ
SMT
SMT
SMT
SMT
SMTN
SMTP
SMTP
SMUW
SMWSL
SN
Long Title
Subject Matter Experts
Squadron MEO
Staff MEO
Staff/Squadron Marine Engineering Officer
Stock Management Enabling Team
Stock Management & Evaluation Team
Safety Management Group
Study management Group
Sub Machine Gun
Sub-Machine Gun
Supported management Grouping
Sonar Modelling Handbook
Support Management Information System
Submarine Inspection Team
smoke
Surveying Motor Launch
Sub Marine Mine Avoidance Sonar
Safety and Maintenance Notes
Senior Medical Officer
Staff Medical Officer
Smoke Base Ejection
Smoke White Phosphorus
Salvage & Marine Organisation- Marine Salvage Unit (South)
School of Maritime Operations
Safety Management Plan
Secondary Medical Position
Self Maintenance Period
Special Maintenance Party
Strategic Manpower Planning Support System
Simple Mail Transfer protocol
Simple Message Transfer Protocol
Section Manager Quality Assurance
Senior Maintenance Rating for Helicopter
Sites and Monuments Records
Source Maintenance-Recoverability
Standard Mileage Rate
Submarine Maintenance & Refit Authority
Submarine Reactor Control Officer
Secure Management Radio Equipment
System Master Record Index
Safety Management System
Ships Missile Systems
Stores Management System
Stress Management System
Ship Missile System Integrated Project Team
System Modification State Zero
Small Model Test
Standard Maintenance Tasks
Surface Mount Technology
System Management Toolkit
Supply Management Terminal Network
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Stealthy Missile Unitary Weapon
Submarine Weapon Stowage and Launch
Self Noise
335
Acronym
SN
SNA
SNAC
SNAC
SNAM
SNAP
SNAPS
SNARK
SNAS
SNBC
SNBCDO
SNCO
SNEO
SNFL
SNI
SNIP
SNISP
SNISP
SNITTs
SNM
SNMP
SNMTI
SNMTO
SNO
SNO
SNO
SNR
SNR(A)
SNS
SNY
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO (A)
SO (FS)
SO (S)
SO(N)
SO(S)
SO1
SO1C
SO2
SO2C
SO3
SO3C
SOA
SOA
SOA
SOA
SOAP
SOAR
SOB
Long Title
Serial Number
Systems Network Architecture
Secure Net Alongside Communication
Secure Network Alongside Communications
Senior Nuclear Assurance Manager
Ships Navigation And Processing System
Ship Navigation & Plotting System - Automated Plotting Table
Semi-strapdowN Autonomous Reliable Killer
Secure Network Access Service (CSV6)
Sub Navy Board Committee
Staff NBCD Officer
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
Senior Nuclear Engineering Officer
Standing Naval Force Atlantic
Scotland and Northern Ireland (Naval Command)
Signal Net Information and Position Reporting
Strategy for Naval Information Systems for Personnel
Strategy for Naval Information Systems in Personnel
Special Notices and Instructions To Tenderers
Special Nuclear Material
Simple Network Management Protocol
Staff Naval Military Training Instructor
Staff Naval Military Training Officer
Senior Naval Officer
Senior Nursing Officer
Staff Navigation Officer
Signal to Noise Ratio
Senior National Representatives (Army)
Standard Numbering System
Staff Navigators Yeoman
Scientific Officer
Staff Officer
Standardisation Objective
Standards Officer
Standing Objective
Standing Order
Supply Officer
Senior Officer
Supply Officer (Administrative)
Supply Officer (Fleet Support)
Supply Officer (Stores)
Staff Officer (Nuclear)
Supply Officer (Stores)
Staff Officer Level 1 Military (Cdr or equivalent)
Staff Officer Level 1 Civilian (Band C1 or equivalent)
Staff Officer Level 2 Military (Lt Cdr or equivalent)
Staff Officer Level 2 Civilian (Band C2 or equivalent)
Staff Officer Level 3 Military (Lt or equivalent)
Staff Officer Level 3 Civilian (Band D or equivalent)
Scene of Action
Service Orientated Architecture
Speed of Advance
Staff Officer Administration
Spectrometric Oil Analysis Programme
Process model of human cognition
Service Operations Branch
336
Acronym
SOBS
SOBS
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOCC
SOCD
SoCS
SOCS
SOE
SOF
SOF
SOF
SOF
SOFA
SOFAR
SofS
SofS
Soft FM
Long Title
Senior Observer (of an Air Squadron)
Standard Occasions for Breaking Radio Silence
Scheme of Complement
Sector Operations Centre
Service Order Confirmation
Standard Occupational Classification
Span Of Command and Control
Source Control Drawings
Sonar Classification System
Standardised Operator Checks
Safety Operating Envelope
Safety-of-Flight
Satellite Operation Facility
Special Operations Forces
Squadron Operations Facility
Status of Forces Agreement
Sound Fixing And Ranging
Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Defence
Soft Facilities Management (porterage, cleaning and some catering)
SOG
SOGE
SOHO
SOI
SOI
SOI
SOinC(A)
SOIU
SOJ
SOLAS
SOM
SOM
SOMA
SONAR
SONET
SOO
SOO
SOOR
SOOTAX
SOP
SOP
SOP
SOP
SOP
SOP
SOPEPs
SOPs
SOR
SOR
SOR
SOR
SOR
SORE
SORF
SOS
Speed Over Ground
Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate
Small Office, Home Office
Signal Operation Instructions
Silicon On Insulator
Standard Operating Instruction
Signal Officer in Chief (Army)
Statement of Operating Intent and Usage
Stand Off Jammed
Safety Of Life At Sea
Stand-Off Missile
Support Options Matrix
Station Operational Management Aid
SOund NAvigation and Ranging
Synchronous Optical Network
Special Order Only
Staff Operations Officer
Statement Of Operability Requirement
Helicopter for personnel movements
Security Operating Procedure
Standard of Preparation
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedures
Standing Operating Procedure
Submarine Operating Programme
Ships Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
Standard Operating Procedures
Schedule of Requirements
Service Order Request
Stand-Off Radar
Statement Of Requirement
Statement/Schedule Of Requirement
Synthesis of Reverberation Environment
Service Order Request Form
Secure Open System or Silicon On Sapphire
337
Acronym
SOS
SOs
SoS
SOSF
SOSG
SOSP
SoSR
SOSS
SOSUS
SOTAS
SOTEM
SOTR
SOUTHAXE
SOW
SOW
SOx
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP HVM
SP Pol
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPAAG
SPAAM
SPAD
SPADDET
Long Title
Staff Officer Seamanship
Standing Orders
System of Systems
Senior Officer Search Force
Sigint Operational Support Group
Spend On Stock Purchase
Statement of Security Requirements
Strategic Ocean Surveillance System
Sound Surveillance System
Stand-Off Target Acquisition System
Supply Officers Temporary Memorandum
Statement Of Technical Requirement
Exercise in the Bay of Biscay
Stand Off Weapon
Statement of Work
Sulphur Oxides
Self-Propelled
Service Provider
Signal Processing
Spain
Start Point
Systems Processor
Self Propelled High Velocity Missile
Service Personnel Policy
Service Provision Agreement
Service Provision Agreements
Single Point of Accountability
Special Protection Area
Strategic Psychological Activities
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Missile
Shear Pin Actuated Decoupler
Self Propelled high velocity Air Defence Detachment Engagement Trainer
SPADE
SPADE
Searchwater Processor and Display Enhancer
Southampton (University) Program Analysis Development Environment. See
SPARK
Self-Propelled Assault Gun
Special Project ALTeration
Specialist Aeromedical Equipment
Scalar Processor Architecture
Solid Propellant Advanced Ramjet Kinetic energy missile
SPADE Ada Reduced Kernel
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun
Special Purpose Automatic Test Systems
Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon
SPAce WARfare
Service Personnel Board
Semi Permanent Circuit
Spares Price Challenge
Standard Priority Code
Statistical Process Control
Stored Program Control
Surface Plot Compiler
Specification Control Drawings
Security Policy Documentation
SPAG
SPALT
SPAME
SPARC
SPARK
SPARK
SPATG
SPATS
SPAW
SPAWAR
SPB
SPC
SPC
SPC
SPC
SPC
SPC
SPCD
SPD
338
Acronym
SPDC
SPDL
SPDT
SPEC
SPEC
SPEC
SPEG
SPEWG
SPF
SPF
SPF/DB
SPFS
SPGR
SPH
SPH
SPH
SPHR
SPHVM
SPI
SPI
SPI
SPI
SPICE
SPICE
SPINS
SPIRIT
SPIRS
SPIT
SPL
SPL
SPM
SPM
SPM
SPM
SPM
SPO
SPO
SPOC
SPOD
SPOE
SPOT
Spr
SpR
SPR
SPR
SPRN
SPRO
SPROGO
SPS
SPS
SPS
SPS
SPS
SPS
SPS
SPS
Long Title
Spare Parts Distributing Centre
Standard Page Description Language
Supplementary Provisioning Technical Documentation
Specification
Student Performance Evaluation by Computer
Systems Performance Evaluation Cooperative
Service Personnel Executive Group
Submarine Platform Equipment Working Group
Special Purpose Force
Super Plastic Formed
Super Plastically Formed/Diffusion Bonded
Station Publications and Forms Store
Specialist Personal Gps Receiver
Self-Propelled Howitzer
Smooth Particle Hydrocode
Special Handling
Standard Predicted Horizontal Range
Self Propelled High Velocity Missile
Service Provider Interface
Smart Procurement Initiative
Standard Procedure Instructions
Still Photographic Image
Simulation Programme with Integrated Circuit Emphasis
Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination
Special Instructions
SPectral IR Imaging sysTem
Supply Progression Information Retrieval System
Smart Procurement Implementation Team
Self-Propelled Launcher
Signature Performance Level
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Secondary Propulsion Motor
Self Protective Measures (against mines)
Self-Propelled Mortar
Site Project Manager
Senior Police Officer
Ship Protection Organisation (anti-terrorist)
Single Point of Contact
Sea Port of Disembarkation
Sea Ports of Embarkation
Satellite Pour L'Observation de la Terre
Sapper
Specialist Registrar
Surface Plot Reporter
System Platform Review
Special Projects Royal Navy (Washington USA)
Staff Public Relations Officer
Staff Programming Officer
Sharepoint Team Server (Microsoft product)
Siemens Plessey Systems
Specialist Procurement Services
Staff and Personnel Support
Standard Positioning Service
Standard Priority System
Support Policy Statement
Surface Plot Supervisor
339
Acronym
SPS/CF
SPSC
SPSD
SPSO
SPSO
SPTD
SPTME
SPUR
SPV
SPVA
SQ
SQA
SQA
SQAP
SQAPP
SQE
SQEP
SQL
SQL
SQL
SQM
Sqn Ldr
SQP
SQUID
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR(A)
SR(D)
SR(L)
SR(S)
SR(SLA)
SRA
SRA
SRA
SRAAM
SRAAM
SRAC
SRAD
SRAHW
SRAM
SRAM
SRAM
SRAP
SRB
SRBOC
SRC
SRC
SRCO
SRD
SRD
Long Title
Specialist Procurement Services/Cost Forecasting
Safety Principles & Safety Criteria
Secondary Power Systems Display
Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Senior Principal Scientific Officer
Supplementary Provisioning Technical Documentation
Special Purpose Test & Measurement Equipment
Synthetic Pulse Reception
Special Purpose Vehicle (PFI Commercial Consortium)
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
Sea Question
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Software Quality Assurance
Software Quality Assurance Plan
Software Quality Assurance Programme Plan
Senior Quality Engineer
Suitably Qualified & Experienced Persons
Standard Query Language
Structured Query Language
Structured Query Language Database
Safety & Quality Manager (DM)
Squadron Leader
Supplier Quality Plan
Superconducting QUantum Interference Device
Short Range
Specific Range
Staff Requirement
Station Radio
Surveillance Radar
System Requirement
Senior Rate
Sponsored Reserves/Reservists
Staff Requirement (Air)
Staff Requirement (Defence)
Staff Requirement (Land)
Staff Requirement (Sea)
Staff Requirement (Sea/Land/Air)
Special Repair Activity
Sub Responsibility Area
Surveillance Radar Approach
Short Range Air-Air Missile
Short Range Air-to-Air missile
Strategic Resources Allocation Committee
Susceptibility RADHAZ Designator
Short Range Anti-Helicopter Weapon
Short Range Attack Missile
Static Random Access Memory
Structural Radar Absorbent Material
Surface and Recognised Air Picture
Solid Rocket Booster
Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff
Space Research Cooperation
Submarine Refit Complex (Devonport)
Senior Range Conducting Officer
Safety & Reliability Directorate
System Requirements Document
340
Acronym
SRD
SRD/URD
SRDH
SRE
SRF
SRFAO
SRFAO(C)
SRFAO(N)
SRFAO(S)
SRG
srg
SRHA
SRI
SRIM
SRINF
SRIs
SRLE
SRLT
SRM
SRM
SRMH
SRN
SRO
SRO
SRO
SRO
SRO
SRP
SRP
SRPH
SRR
SRR
SRR
SRs
SRS
SRS
SRSOM
SRT
SRU
SRU
SRU
SRV
SRV
SRV
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
sS
SS
SS(A)
Long Title
Systems Requirements Document for DII
Service Requirements Document/User Requirement Document
Senior Rating's Dining Hall
Safety Related Equipment
Challenger 2 Sight Repair Facility
Staff RFA Officer
Staff RFA Officer (Communications)
Staff RFA Officer (Navigation)
Staff RFA Officer (Supply)
Shell Replacement Gear
Sound Ranging
Software Requirements Hazard Analysis
Sound Reduction Index
Service Radio Installation Modification
Shorter Range Intermediate Nuclear Force
Shop Replaceable Items
Sting Ray Life Extension
Stores Repair Lead Time
Scan Rate Modulation
Shop Replaceable Module
Single Role Mine Hunter
Store Reference Number
Sea Riding Officer
Senior Responsible Officer
Senior Responsible Owner
Sport & Recreation Officer
Station Routine Order
Strategic Research Programme (now CRP)
Survey & Repair Period
Sonar Range Prediction Handbook
Search and Rescue Region
Standard Readiness Requirement
System Requirements Review
Senior Ratings (Petty Officers & above)
Submarine Rescue System
Surplus Review Statement
Short Range Stand Off Missile
Slow Run Through
Shop Replaceable Unit
Slip Ring Unit
Specialist Repair Unit
Source of Relative Velocity
Submersible Rescue Vehicle
Surrogate Research Vehicle
Diesel Powered Submarine
Safety Stock
Sea Systems sector
Ships Staff
Ship's Staff
Squadron Switch
Strategic Systems
Submarine(s)
Subsidiary Switch
single Service
Sea Scouts
SACEUR's Strategic Reserve (Air)
341
Acronym
SS(D)
SS3
SSA
SSA
SSA
SSADM
SSADM
SSAFA
SSB
SSB
SSB
SSB
SSBM
SSBN
SSBN
SSBN
SSBN
SSBN
SSC
SSC
SSC
SSC
SSC
SSCA
SSCP
SSCS
SSD
SSD
SSD
SSD
SSD
SSDC
SSDE
SSDS
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSEI
SSEP
SSEPO
SSES
SSF
SSFAP
SSG
SSG
SSG
SSG(ASI)
SSGN
SSGW
SSGW
SSI
SSI
SSI
SSID
SSIEMT
Long Title
Superintendent Ships (Devonport)
Stores System 3 - RLC supply management system
Senior Safety Advisor
Ship Support Agency
Software Support Analysis
Structured System Analysis and Design Methodology
Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Families Association
Ship Safety Board
Single Side Band
Single Side Band (radio)
Single Sideband (radio)
Ship Submarine Ballistic Missile
Ballistic Missile Carrying Nuclear Powered Submarine
Ballistic Missile Submarine - Nuclear
Ship Submarine Ballistic Nuclear
Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (TRIDENT)
Submarine (ballistic, nuclear)
Sea Systems Controllerate
Shared Service Centre
Single Shaped Charge
Site Safety Committee
Staff Sea Check
System Specific Communications Architecture
Sea Systems Controllerate Publications
Surface Ship Command System
Special Safety Distance
Special Sea Dutymen
Static Sensitive Device
Stores Sub-Depot
Structural Signal Device
Serviceable Stock Distribution Code
Surface Supplied Diving Equipment
Ship Self Defence System
Spring Supplementary Estimate
Submerged Signal Ejector
Support Solutions Envelope
Surface Support Equipment
Software Systems Engineering Initiative
Standing Sea Emergency Party
Senior Safety & Environmental Protection Officer
Surface Ship Engineering Standards
Shore Support Facility
Standing Sea First Aid Party
Sea Systems Group
Security Services Group
Strategy Steering Group
Specialist Support Group (Aircraft Structural Integrity)
Nuclear Powered Submarine carrying Cruise Missiles
Surface to Surface Guided Weapon
Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon
Ship Standard Increment
Special Signals Intercept
Standing Signal Instruction
Sonar System Integrated Demonstrator
Ship/Shore Interface Environmental Management Team
342
Acronym
SSIFC
SSIN
SSIP
SSIXS
SSJ
SSJ
SSJO
SSK
SSK
SSK
SSKP
SSL
SSLC
SSLP
SSM
SSM
SSM
SSM
SSM
SSM
SSMO
SSMOB
SSMP
SSMS
SSN
SSN
SSN
SSN
SSN
SSN
SSN
SSNS
SSO
SSO
SSO
SSO
SSO
SSOs
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSP
SSPA
SSPP
SSQ
SSR
SSR
SSR
SSR
SSRF
SSRM
SSS
Long Title
Statement on the System of Internal Financial Control
Secure Survivable Integrated Network
Sonar & Signature Improvement Programme
Submarine/Satellite Information Exchange System
Site Safety Justification
Slow Stretching Jet
Senior Site Justification Officer
Conventional Diesel Powered Submarine
Conventional Submarine
Diesel-powered Attack Submarine
Single Shot Kill Probability
Secure Socket Layer
Strategic Systems Logistic Co-ordinator
Ship Staff Life Plan
Single Source Maintenance
Standard Stores Memorandum
Submarine Stores Manager.
Sub-System manager (BCMS)
Surface to Surface Missile
Surface-to-Surface Missile
Ship Safety Management Office
Ships Staff Move On-Board
Specialised Signal Message Preparation
Ship Safety Management System
Attack Submarine - Nuclear
Nuclear Powered Hinter Killer Submarine
Nuclear Propelled Attack Submarine
Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine
Ship Submarine Nuclear
Ship Submersible Nuclear
Submarine (attack, nuclear)
Nat Designator for Nuclear Powered Attack Submarines
Senior Scientific Officer
Senior Supply Officer (Navy)
Ship Standard Outfit
Station Staff Officer
System Security Officer
Ship's Standing Orders
Sea Systems Publication/Programme
Secondary Steering Position
Single Shot Probability
Sound Speed Profile
Strategic Systems Programme
Supply Support Plan
Supply Support Procedures
System Security Policy
Solid State Power Amplifier
System Safety Program Plan
Safety and Support Questionnaire
Secondary Surveillance Radar (i.e. IFF etc)
Software Specification Review
Supply Senior Rate.
Surface Surveillance Radar
Safety Stock Restriction Factor
Swept Scan Rate Modulation
Safety and Suitability for Service
343
Acronym
SSS
SSS
SSS
SSS
SSS
SSSA
SSSB
SSSB
SSSC
SSSI
SSSI
SSST
SST
SST
SSTD
SSTLO
SSTR
SSU
SSU
SSVC
SSVS
SSyO
ST
ST
ST
st
ST
ST
ST(SLA)
STA
STA
STA
STA&SP SS
Long Title
Secure Speech Service
Selected Ships Systems
Strategic Source Simulator
System/Segment Specification
Solid Support Ship
Substitute Single Service Accommodation
Ship Shore Ship Buffer
Ship-Shore-Ship Buffer (for data link)
Systems and Software Support Cell
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Software Support Significant Item
Service Software Support Team
Sea Surface Temperature
Standard Serviceability Test
Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Staff Syllabus Training Liaison Officer
Safety Stock Truncation
Sight Survey Unit
Submarine Support Unit
Services Sound & Vision Corporation
Services Sound and Vision Corporation
Staff Security Officer
Self Test
Single Transaction
Staff Target
Static Thrust
Strategic Transport
Standby Time
Staff Target (Sea/Land/Air)
Shell Transfer Arm
Supersonic Tunnel Association
Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Special Projects System Support
STA&SPSS
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Special Project Support Systems
STACCS
STAF
STAFF
STAG
STAGE
STAGE
Stage 1/2/3
STAIR
STAIRS
STAMA
STANAG
STANAVFORLANT
STANOC
Standard Theatre Army Command and Control System
System/Sea Trial Analysis Facility
Smart Target Activated Fire and Forget
Site Test Authorisation Group
Special to Type AGE
Special to Type Aircraft Ground Equipment
Stage of NBCD Training
Simulation, Training and Artificial Intelligence Research (Group)
Sensor Technology for Affordable Infra Red Systems
Station Transport Management Aid
NATO STANdardisation Agreement
Standing Naval Force Atlantic
Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Night Observation and Counter Measures
STAP
STAP
STAR
STAR
STAR
STAR
Space Time Adaptive Processing
Surveillance and target Acquisition Plan
Stores Enquiry, Archiving and Retrieval
Surveillance and Targeting or Synthetic Target
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
System Threat Assessment Report
344
Acronym
START
START
STARTLE
Long Title
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks/Treaty
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement
STARTS
STASS
STASS
State 1/2/3
STAWA
STAWS
STC
STC
STC
STC
STCICS
STCICS
STD
STD
STD
STDR
STE
STE
STE
STE
STE
STE/IC
STEL
STEP
STEP
STEP
STF
STF
STF
STI
STI
STI
STL
STM
stn
STO
STO(N)
STOBAR
STOIC
STOL
STOL
STOMIS
STOREDEM
STORM
STOROB
STOVL
STOVL
STOVL
STOW
STP
STP
STP
Software Tools for Application to (large) Real-Time Systems
Short Term Air Supply
Short Term Air Supply System
NBCD States that correspond with Degrees of Readiness
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Weapon Aiming
Submarine Tactical Anti-Ship Weapon System
CD SHAPE Technical Centre CAOC Demonstrator
SHAPE Technical Centre or RAF Strike Command
Special to Contents
Strike Command
Strike Command Communications & Information Control System
Strike Command Integrated Comms System
Signal Test Definition
Software Test Description
Subscriber Trunk Dialling (telephone system)
System Trial Data Recorder
Software Test Environment
Staff Technical Equipment
Support & Test Equipment
Synthetic Training Equipment
System Test Equipment
Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine
Short Term Exposure Limit
STandard for the Exchange of Product
STandard for the Exchange of Product data (ISO 10303)
STandard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
Shore Test Facility
Special Trials Fit
System Trial Facility
Service Technical Instruction
Servicing Technical Instruction
Special Technical Instruction
Signature Target Level
Sea Dart Test Missile
Station
Survival to Operate
Stores & Transport Officer (Naval) - civilian stores support
Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery
Survive to Operate Information Control
Short Take Off & Landing
Short Take-Off And Landing
Supply & Transport Officer Management Information System
Message Demanding Stores
STation Operational Resource Management
STOres ROBbery
Short Take Off Vertical Landing
Short Take-Off And Vertical Landing
Short Take-Off Vertical Landing
Synthetic Theatre Of War
Sea Trials Period
Sewage Treatment Plant
Short Term Plan
345
Acronym
STP
STP
STP
STPS
STR
STR
STR
str
STRADIS
Long Title
Short Term Plan(ning)
Software Test Plan
Space Test Programme
Static Target Projection System
Software Test Report
Statement of Technical Requirement
Statement of Technical Requirements
Strength
STRuctured Analysis Design and Implementation of Software-based systems
STRAPSO
strat
STRE
STRICOM
STRIFAX
STRIKE
STRIKFLTLANT
STRS
STRS IPT
STRV
STS
STS
STS
STS
STS/SPS
STSA
STT
STTE
STTE/STTTE
STTT
STTTE
STU
STUFT
STUFT
STUP
STV
StV
STW
STWG
STWS
STWS
STWS
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU
SU(P)
Sub
SUBVUL
SUDS
SUDT
SUN
SUN
SUO
SUPINTREP
Strap Security Officer
Strategic
Specialist Team Royal Engineers
US Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command
STRIke command FAX network
RAF Front Line Command (now AIR)
Striking Fleet Atlantic
Strategic Terrestrial Radio System
Strategic and Tactical Radio Systems IPT
Space Technology Research Vehicle
Sharepoint Team Services
Space Transportation System (US Shuttle)
Specialist Technical Support
Synthetic Training Service
Sharepoint Team Services/Sharepoint Portal Server
Short Term Strategic Airlift
Standard Tactical Trial
Special to Type Test Equipment
Special to Type Test Equipment
Special to Type Tools
Special to Type Test Equipment
Stabilised Turning Unit
Ship Taken Up From Trade
Ships Taken Up From Trade
Spinning Tubular Projectile
Special to Type Vehicle
Strategic View(s)
Setting to Work
Submarine Tactics & Weapons Group
Ship Torpedo Launching Weapon System
Shipborne Torpedo Weapon System
Ships’ Torpedo Weapon System
Signals Unit
Signals Unit (RAF)
Step-Up
Submersible Unit
Support Unit
Inert shells for surface gunnery practices
Submarine Support
Submarine Vulnerability assessment code
Submarine Upkeep Data System
Staff User Data Terminal
Statement of User Need
Statement of User Needs
Specialist User Officer (of explosives)
Supplementary Intelligence Report
346
Acronym
Supt (AS)
Supt (NS)
Supt Wks
Supvr IS
SUR
SURFEX
SURTASS
SUS
SUS
SUSTAT
SUWG
SUY
SV
SV(H)
SV(O)
SVC
SVGA
SVID
SVO
SVOC
SVP
SVQ
SVS
SW
SW
SWAARM
SWAG
SWAP
SWAPPS
SWARF
SWARM
SWAT
SWATH
SWDP
SWEO
SWEO
SWEO
SWEO
SWFLANT
SWG
SWHQ
SWIFT
Long Title
Superintendent (Armament Specialization)
Superintendent (Naval Stores)
Superintendent of Works
Supervisor Information Systems
Statement of User Requirements
Surface Warfare Exercise
Surface Ship Towed Away Surveillance System
Signal Underwater Sound
Signal, underwater Sound, Mk 84 Mod 1
Sustainability Statement
System/Support Upkeep Working Group
Senior Upper Yardman
System View(s)
Survey Vessel (Hydrographic)
Survey Vessel (Oceanographic)
Switched Virtual Circuit
Super Video Graphic Array
System V Interface Definition
Small Value Order
Small Value Order Cell
Sound Velocity Profile
Scottish Vocational Qualification
Synthetic Vision System
South West
Special Weapons
Smart Weapon Anti-ARmour Missile
Secondary Weld Acceptance Group
Squadron Weapon Analysis Programme
South West Approaches to the UK
SoftWare And Reliability Focus
Wake Model
Split Window adaptive Threshold
Small-Waterplane-Area Twin Hull
Sector Workforce Development Plan
Squadron Weapons Engineering Officer
Squadron WEO
Staff Weapons Engineer Officer
Staff WEO
Strategic Weapon Facility, Atlantic
Submarine Weapons Group
Static War Headquarters
Static Workshop Information Fast Track. Was to have replaced ARROW
SWIR
SWISS
SWISS
SWL
SWMLU
SWMLU
SWO
SWO
SWO(AIO)
SWO(AV)
SWO(AWW)
SWO(C)
SWO(EW)
Short Wave Infra Red
Submarine Weapons Interconnector SubSystem
Seawolf In Service Support
Safe Working Load
Sea Wolf Mid Life Upgrade
Sea Wolf Mid-Life Update
Staff Warfare Officer
Station Warrant Officer
Staff Warfare Officer (Above Information Organisation)
Staff Warfare Officer (Aviation)
Staff Warfare Officer (Above Water Warfare)
Staff Warfare Officer (Communications)
Staff Warfare Officer (Electronic Warfare)
347
Acronym
SWO(FC)
SWO(HM)
SWO(N)
SWO(RFA)
SWO(UW)
SWORDSMAN
Long Title
Staff Warfare Officer (Fighter Control)
Staff Meteorological and Oceanographic Officer
Staff Warfare Officer (Navigation)
Staff Warfare Officer (RFA)
Staff Warfare Officer (Underwater Warfare)
Static Workshop Organisation Repair Data System MANagement
SWOT
SWP(CEW)
SWQO
SWRDA
SWS
SWS
SWS
SWS
SWSA
SWUPI
SX
SX2000
SXO
Sy
SYNADEX
SyOP
SyOPs
SysML
SZ
T&D
T&E
T&E
T&G
T&P
T&RF
T&S
T.S.S.S
T/B
T/C
T/P
T/R
T/R
T/W
T22
T23
T23(U)
T3
T42
T4MS
TA
TA
TA
TA
TA
TAA
TAAM
TAAS
TAAS
TAAU
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Staff Warfare Officer (Communications & Electronic Warfare)
Statutory Water Quality Objective
South West Regional Development Agency
Satellite Warning System
ShipWright Store
Signals Works Services
Strategic Weapon System
Ship Weapon System Authority
Ship Weapon Upkeep Planning Information
Mitel range of PBX’s
Mitel PABX
Staff Executive Officer
Security
Synthetic Air Defence Exercise
Security Operating Procedure
Security Operating Procedures
Systems Engineering Modelling Language
Surf Zone
Training and Development
Training and Evaluation
Trials & Evaluation Section
Temporary and Geographical
Temporary & Permanent (chart corrections)
Test & Reference Facilities
Travel & Subsistence
Top Secret S Study
Test Bed (Radar)
Thermocouple
Teleprinter
Transmit Receive Switch
Transmit/Receive
Thrust-to-Weight ratio
Type 22 Frigate
Type 23 Frigate
Type 23 Upgrade
Customer Base Work Requisition Form
Type 42 Destroyer
Tornado GR4 Mission Simulator
Technical Area
Territorial Army
Towed Array
Towed Array sonar
Training Area
Type Airworthiness Authority
Temperature Airfield Attack Munition
Tactical Airfield Attack Munition
Traffic Accident Analysis System
Towed Array Analysis Unit
348
Acronym
TABIDU
TABOO
TAC
TAC
TAC
tac air recce
TAC T(MR/SR)
tac/log
TACAN
TACC
TACC
TACDEM
TACDI
TACEVAL
TACFIRE
TACFIRE
TACOM
TACOM
TACOMMS
TACON
TACP
TACS
TACSY
Long Title
Towed Array BroadBand Interim Display
Friendly frequencies that must never be jammed or interfered by friendly
forces
Tactical Air Command (US Air Force)
Technical Assurance Coordinator
Total Acquisition Cost
Tactical Air Reconnaissance
Tactical Transport (Aircraft)(Medium/Short
Tactical-Logistic
Tactical Air Navigation
Tactical Air Control Cell
Tactical Air Control Centre
TACtical DEMonstrator
Tactical Direction
Tactical Evaluation
Tactical Fire Direction System
Tactical Fire Network
Tactical Command
Tank Automotive Command
TActical COMMunicationS
TActical CONtrol
Tactical Air Control Party
Tactical Air Control System
Tasking And Control SYstem (SE District Transport and Movement)
TACWAN
TAD
TAD
TAD
TAD
TAD
TAD
TAD/PNVS
TACtical WAN
Tactical Air Direction
Target Audience Description
Target Audience Descriptions
Towed Acoustic Decoy
Towed Active Decoy
Trailing Arm Device
Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilots Night Vision Sensor
TADC
TADDS
TADMICM
Tactical Air Direction Common
Target Alert Display Data Set
Towed Acoustic Decoy & Magnetic Influence mine Counter-Measure
TADMICM
TADS
TADS
TAF
TAFADS
TAFFS
TAFIM
TAG
TAG
TAG
TAG
TAGs
TAHS
TAI
TALM
TALO
TAM
TAM
Towed Acoustic Decoy Mine Influence Counter-Measure
Tactical Laser and Designation System
Target Acquisition Designation Sight
Task Authorisation Form
Tactical Aid for Active Dipping Sonar
Towed Array Free Flood Space
Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management
TAG Small Arm School Corps
Task Acceptance Group
Technical Advisory Group
Towed Acoustic Generator
Technology Advisory Groups
Towed Array Handling System/Space
Trident Applicable Indicator
Tomahawk and Land Attack Missile
Tactical Air Landing Operations
Tactical Air Management
Towed Acoustic Monitor
349
Acronym
TAM
TAMPA
TAMS
tan
TANDEM
TANS
TANS
TAOBT
TAOBT
TAOR
TAP
TAP
TAP
TAP
TAP
TAP
TAR
TARE
TAREQ
TARIF
TAS
TAS
TAS
TAS
TAS
TAS(RE)
TASG
TASM
TASM
TASMO
TASMOD
TAST
TAT
TATC
TATU
TAV
TAV x
TAVR
TAVRA
TAWP
TB
TB
TBA
TBC
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBJ
TBLS
TBMCS
TBMD
TBN
TBO
Tbrb
TBS
TBSR
Long Title
Type Airworthiness Meeting
Tornado Advanced Mission Planning Aid
Test & Monitoring System
tangent (trigonometric)
Tactical ATM Network DEMonstrator
Tactical Air Navigation System
Tactical Air Navigation System In helicopter
Towed Array On Board Trainer
Towed Array On-Board Trainer
Tactical Area of Operational Responsibility
Technical Activities Plan
Telephone Access Point (UNITER)
Tender Assessment Panel
Terminal Access Point
Terminal Approach Procedure
Towed Array Plotter
Tactical Air Reconnaissance
Telegraph Automatic Routing Equipment
Towed Array REQuirement
Telegraph Automatic Routing in the Field
Technology Assessment Stage
Towed Array Streaming Authority
Tracking Adjunct System
True Air Speed
Typed Air Station
Technical Advisory Section (Royal Engineers)
Technical Advice & Support Group
Tactical Air to Surface Missile
Tactical Anti-Ship Missile
Tactical Air Support of Maritime Operations
Typed Air Station Modification
Tornado Avionics System Trainer
Turnaround Time
Tactical Air Traffic Control
Towed Array Terminal Unit
Total Asset Visibility
BICES Target Architecture Version x
Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve
Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association
Towed Array Working Party
Technical Bulletin
Towed Body
To be Advised
To be confirmed
To be decided
To be Detailed
To Be Determined
Target Borne Jammer
Towed Body Locating System
Theatre Battlefield Management Command System
Tactical Ballistic Missile Defence
To Be Notified
Time Between Overhauls
To Be Replaced By
To be Specified
Team Battle Shooting Range
350
Acronym
TBT
TC
TC
TC
TC(R)
TC/IP
TCA
TCAS
TCAS
TCB
TCC
TCC
TCCC
TCG
TCM
TCM
TCMA
TCMD
TCN
TCO
TCO
TCP
TCP
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
TCQ
TCR
TCR
TCR
TCS
TCSC
TCU
TCV
TCV
TCW
TCW
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD/RR
TDA
T-DAB
TDCL
TDCS
TDES
TDFM
TDHS
TDI
TDL
TDLB
TDM
TDM
TDO
TDO
Long Title
TriButylTin
Radar Tactical Control Radar
TeleCommand
Type Commander
TRAFALGAR Class replacement
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Track Crossing Angle
Traffic Collision Avoidance System
Training Course Admin System
Telephone Connection Box
Tactics Control Centre
Technical Control Centre
Two-Compartment Compression Chamber
Turkish Ship
Technical Coordination Meeting
Torpedo Counter Measures
Time Critical Multicast Architecture
Transport Control and Movement Document
Transport Control Number
Tempest Control Officer
Trial Conducting Officer
Transmission Control Protocol
Transport Communication Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Transport Communication Protocol/Internet Protocol
Time, Cost and Quality
Test Clarification Report
Towable Cable Reeler
Tube Clearance Round
Tactical Command System
Treasury & Civil Service Committee
Tactical Control Unit
Tank Cleaning Vessel
Troop Carrying Vehicle
Tactical Comms Wing
Thermal Camouflage Woodland
Tactical Doctrine/Display
Tank Destroyer
Technical Documentation
Technology Demonstrator
Transmit Data
Technical Definition/Risk Reduction
Training Development Advisor
Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcast
Torpedo Detection Classification and Localisation
Tank Driver Command System
Tactical Data Encryption System
Training Device Fidelity Matrix
Tactical Data Handling System
Time Delay and Integrate
Tactical Data Link
Training and Development Lead Body
Time Division Multiplexing
Transportable Data Module
Training Development Officer
Type Design Organisation
351
Acronym
TDP
TDP
TDP
TDP
TDP
TDR
TDR
TDR
TDR
TDRS
TDS
TDS
TDS
TDS
TDSU
TDT
TDU
TDU
TE
TE
TE
TE
TE&A
TEA
TEA
TEACASE
TEAL
TEBU
TEC
TEC NC
TECA
TECO
TECO(NS)
TEE
TEE
TEE
TEE
TEEP
TEF
TEI
TEI
TEJ
TEK
TEL
TEM
TEM
TEMPEST
TEMPEST
TenDRA
TEP
TEPO
TER
TER
TERCOM
TERPROM
Long Title
Technical Data Package
Technical Demonstration Programme
Technical Demonstrator Programme
Technology Demonstration Programme
Technology Demonstrator Programme
Technical Design Review
Test Discount Rate
Time Domain Reflectometer
Treasury Discount Rate
Tracking and Data Relay State
Tactical Data Systems
Tactical Display System
Training Device Suite
Thermal Day Sight
Training Development and Support Unit
Training Development Team
Theatre Drawdown Unit
Trusted Disk Unit
Tangent Elevation
Task Element
Test Equipment
Training Equipment
Trials, Evaluation & Acceptance
Towed Enhanced Array
Training and Employment Agency, Northern Ireland
Thermal Effects on Airborne Conventional Armament Stores and Equipment
committee
Tactics, Equipment And Logistic
Training Estates Business Unit
Training and Enterprise Council
TEC National Council
TADS Electronic Control Amplifier
Test Equipment Calibration Organisation
Test Equipment Calibration Organisation (Non Strategic)
Task Essential Equipment
Task Essential Equipments
Training Effectiveness Evaluation
Theatre Essential Equipment
Training and Education Enhancement Programme
Test & Evaluation Facilities
Telecommunications Equipment Inventory
Text Element Identifier
Temporary Enclosure Jacket
Traffic Encryption Key
Transporter-Erector, Launched and Radar
Threat Evaluation Model
Targeted Employment Module
Radiation Security
System for monitoring transmission security
Trademark for the development of a portability technology
Training Equipment Proposal
Test Equipment Procurement Organisation
Temporary Exercise Range
Test & Evaluation Ranges
Terrain Contour Matching
TERrain PROfile Matching
352
Acronym
TERPROM
TES
TES
TES
TES
TESTAT
TET
TET
TETA
TETRA
TEU
TEV
TEWA
TEWA
TEWMIS
TEWT
TEZ
TF
TF
TF/TG
TFD
TFEC
TFL
TFR
TFR
TFS
TFS
TfT
TFTA
Tg
TG
TG
TG
TGC
TGD
TGDA
TGDA
TGM
TGMB
TGNTS
TGP
TGPL
TGR
TGRF
TGS
TGS
TGSM
TGSM
TGT
TGTS
TGW
THAAD
THAAD
THEL
THQ
THSG
Long Title
Terrain Profile-Matching
Tactical Engagement Simulation
Target Echo Strength
Target Engagement System
Technical Enabling Services
Tactical Engagement Simulation Training Advisory Team
Tender Evaluation Team (CFQ)
Turbine Entry Temperature
Threat Evaluation & Tactical Advice
Terrestrial Enhanced Trunked Radio System
TADS Electronic Unit
Test, Evaluation and Verification
Threat Evaluation and Weapon Allocation
Threat Evaluation Weapon Assignment
Test Equipment Wing Management Information System
Tactical Exercise Without Troops
Total Energy Zone
Task Force
Technical Factors
Task Force/Task Group
Time For Distribution
Technical Framework foe Electronic Commerce
Tube Fixed Launcher
Terrain Following Radar
Terrain-Following Radar
Technical Flight Servicing
Tornado Flight Simulator
Technologies for Training
Terrain Following Terrain Avoidance
GPS Satellite Time
Task Group
Technology Group (of the Corporate Research Programme)
Turbo Generator
Task Group Commander
Thickened Soman
RAF Training Group Defence Agency
Training Group Defence Agency
Technology Group Manager
Terminally Guided Mortar Bomb
Tank Gunnery Missile Tracking System
Technology Group Proposal/Programme
Test Gear Provision List
Technology Group Requirements
Tornado GR1 Force
Tank Gun Sight
Tri Glycerine Sulphate
Terminally Guided Mortar Bomb
Terminally Guided SubMunition
Turbine Gas Temperature
Tank Gunnery Training Simulator
Terminally Guided Weapon
(US) Theatre High Altitude Air Defence
Theatre High Altitude Area Defence
Tactical High Energy Laser
Theatre Headquarters
TTTE/Harrier Steering Group
353
Acronym
TI
TI
TI
TI
TI
TI
TI
TI
TI
TIAD
TIALD
TIALD
TIALD
TIARA
TIB
TIBS
TIC
TIC
TICM
TICM
TIDE
TIF
TIFF
TIG
TIGRE
TIH
TIM
TIMS
TINS
TIP
TIP
TIPSS
TIR
TIRE
TIRRS
TIS
TIS
TIS
TISH
TISM,s
TISMS
TISS
TIT
TITAN
TIW
TIWG
TJF
TJF
TKA
TKSS
TL
TL/SA
TLA
TLA
TLA
TLAM
Long Title
Tactical Internet
Target Indication
Target Indication or Thermal Image
Target Indicator
Technical Information
Telecommunications and Instruments
Thermal Imager
Thermal Imaging
Trial Installation
Technical Instructions for Armament Depots
Thermal Imager Airborne Laser Designator
Thermal Imaging And Laser Designation
Thermal Imaging And Laser Designator
Tornado Integrated Avionics Research Aircraft
Telecommunications Interface Box
Tactical Information broadcast System
Technical Information Centre
Toxic Industrial Chemicals
Thermal Imaging Common Module
Thermal Imaging Common Modules
Tactical Information Data xchange
Task Interval or Frequency
Tagged Image File Forma
Type of welding
Thermal Image Generation Research Environment
Time In Hand
Technical Interface Meeting
Tucano Information Management System
Technical Instructions for Nuclear Submarines
Technology Insertion Programme
Turn-In Point
Tornado Initial Provisioning Support System
Target Illuminating Radar
Tank Infra-Red Elbow
Tornado Infra Red Reconnaissance System
Target Indication System
Thermal Imaging System
Thermal Imaging Systems
Thermal Imaging Sensor Head
Technical Instructions for Submarines
Technical Instructions for Submarines
Thermal Imaging Sighting System
Turbine Inlet Temperature
Name of a data fusion project
Tactical Imagery Intelligence Wing
Threat Information Working Group
Test Jack Frame
Transportable JAPNMS Facility
Temporary Keep Alive
Tank Systems Support
Transmission Loss
Team Leader Smart Acquisition
Thin Line Array
Three Letter Acronym
Three-letter Acronym
Tactical Land Attack Missile (Tomahawk)
354
Acronym
TLAM
TLAM
TLB
TLB
TLBH
TLBs
TLC
TLC
TLC
TLCM
TLCM
TLCR
TLE
TLESP
TLF
TLIA
TLO
TLO
TLOF
TLR
TLS
TLS
TLS
TLS
TLS
TLS
TLT
TLV
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
TMA
TMA
TMAS
TMC
TMCC
TMD
TMDE
TME
TME
TME
TME
TMF
TMG
TMJ
TMN
TMPS
TMS
TMS
TMSL
TMSS
TMT
Long Title
Theatre Land Attack Missile
Tomahawk Land Attack Missile
Top Level Budget
Top Level Budget Holder
Top Level Budget Holder
Top Level Budget Holders
Through Life Costs
Through-Life Cost
Training Liaison Co-ordinator
Through Life Capability Management
Through Life Cost Model
Through Life Coherence Review
Through Life Engineering
Through Life Equipment Support Plan
Total Electrical Failure
Through Life Information Architecture
Training Liaison Officer
Transport Liaison Officer
Touchdown And Lift-off Area
Tank Laser Rangefinder
Tank Laser Sight
Through Life Support
Torpedo Launch System
Transit Levels (Air Lanes)
Transmitter Location System or Towed Laser Slopemeter
Trident Low Stock
Total Lead Time
Toxicity LeVel
Target Marking
Task Manager
Technical Maintenance
Technical Manual
Telemetry
Trade Mark
Training Manual
Target Motion Analysis
Time Motion Analysis
Transport Management Accounting System
Temporary Mobilisation Centre
Transportable Manned Compression Chamber
Theatre Missile Defence
Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment
Test & Measuring Equipment
Test and Measurement Equipment
Total Managed Expenditure
Totally Managed Expenditure
Tactical Management Functions
Test & Measurement Group
Technical and Military Judgement
Telecommunication Management Network
Tornado Mission Planning System
Temporary Modernisation System
Transport Management Systems
Thomson Marconi Sonar Ltd
Total Mine Simulation System
Trade Management Training
355
Acronym
TMTF
TMUAS
TN
TNA
TNA
TNC
TNC
TNO
TNP
TNS
TNT
TNTLS
TO
TO
TO
TO&E
TOA
TOA
TOA
TOAT
TOBA
TOC
TOC
TOC
TOCMOD
TOD
TOD
TODA
TODAH
TOE
TOF
TOF
TOGS
TOI
TOIL
TOM
TOPEX
TOPL
TOPMIS
TOR
TOR
TORA
TORs
TOS
TOSL
TOST
TOT
TOT
TOTE
TOW
TOW
TOW
TOW
TOWR/P
TOWS-3D
TOXREP
Long Title
Trident Maintainer Trainer Facility
Turret Mortar Under Armour System
Tasking Notice
The National Archives (formerly the Public Records Office)
Training Needs Analysis
TEC National Council
Tetranitrocarbazole
Belgian textile and clothing research
Telematics Network Protocol
Tactical name Service
Tri Nitro Toluene
Tactical Navigation TL System
Technical Officer
Thales Optronics
Training Objective
Table of Organisation & Equipment
Time Of Arrival
Transfer of Authority
Treasury Officer of Accounts
formerly Hawk Aircraft Low Observable
Terms Of Business Agreement
Treat Official Correspondence
Threshold Of Concern
Total Operating Costs
The Other Countries? MODs
Take-Off Distance
Time Of Dispatch
Take-Off Distance Available
Take-Off Distance Available (Helicopter)
Table of Organisation and Equipment
Tag Out Form
Time Of Flight
Thermal Observation and Gunnery Sight
Time of Interest
Time Off In Lieu
Telemetered Operational Missile
Space based surveillance system
Training On Private Land
TOP Management Information System. Replaces NIMIS
Terms Of Reference
Time Of Receipt
Take-Off Run Available
Terms of Reference
Tactical Operations Systems
Tactical Oceanographic Simulation Laboratory
Turkish OST
Time On Target
Time Over Target
Tracker, Optical, Thermally-Enhanced
Technical Office Writer
Tube launched Optical tracked Wire guided
Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (missile)
Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided bomb
Type Of Work Required/Permitted
Towed array simulation program
Toxic Incident Report
356
Acronym
TP
TP
TP
TP
TP
TP&N
TP/T
TPA
TPAGs
TPB
TPC
TPE
TPE
TPFSDS-T
TPG
TPI
TPM
TPMH
TPMS
TPO
Tpr
TPS
TPS
TPS
TPS
TPS
TPSM
TPT
Tpt & Mov
TQ
TQ
TQ
TQM
TQMS
TQP
TQS
TR
TR
TRA
TRAC
TRACER
Long Title
Target Practice
Teaching Point
Technical Plan
Test Procedures
Transition Plan
Triple Phase & Neutral
Training Projectile /Traced
Two-Photon Absorbers
Training Policy Advisory Groups
Transportable Prefabricated Building
Thermocouple Probe Container
Target Parameter Estimation
Thermoplastic Elastomer
Target Practice Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot Tracer
Tactical Procedures Group
Technical Publication Index
Terrain Profile Mode
The Princess Mary's Hospital
Transaction Processing Management System
Tree Preservation Order
Trooper
Tactical Picture Supervisor
TADS Power Supply
Test Program Sets
Training Performance Standard
Training Performance Statement
Technical Platform Systems Management
Third Party Targeting
Transport and Movement
Tactical Questioning
Torque
Total Quality
Total Quality Management
Triple Quadruple Mass Spectrometer
Total Quality Programme/Process
Total Quality System
Technical Report
Technical Review
Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical
Tradoc Analysis Command
Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement
TRACER
TRACSTAR
TRAD
TRADOC
TRADOC
TRAMP
TRANMIS
TRANSEC
TRANSOP
TRAS
TRAWLERMAN
TRB
TRD
TRD
Tactical Reconnaissance for Armoured Combat Equipment
Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar
Transmitter RADHAZ Designator
Training and Doctrine Command
US Army TRAining and DOctrine Command
Torpedo Recognition Active Multibeam Processor
High Level fleet management system
Transmission Security
Transport Operation Order Processing System
Training Requirements Analysis Section
Current UK strategic Defence Intelligence Information System
Tail Rotor Blade
Test Requirement Documentation
Towed Radar Decoy
357
Acronym
TRDP
TREE
TREE
TREF
TREF
TRF
TRF
TRF
TRfN
TRICAT
TRIGAT
TRIL
TRIM
TRIPER
TRL
TRL
TRLI
TRLT
TRLV
TRM
TRM
TRN
Trng
TRP
TRR
TRRAP
TRS
TRS
TRSV
TRT
TRV
TS
TS
TS
TS
TSA
TSA
TSA
TSAR
TSAT
TSC
TSC
TSC
TSC
TSC(L)
TSCIDA
TSD
TSDF
TSEC
TSF
TSG
TSGCE
TSGCE
TSM
TSM
TSM
Long Title
Technology Research & Development Programme
Transient Radiation Effect on Electronics
Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics
Tornado Reconnaissance Exploitation Facility
Transportable Reconnaissance Exploitation Facility
Time to Rectify Faults
Trident Refit Facility
Trouble & Failure Report
Terrain Relief Navigation
Tri-Service catering system
Third Generation Anti-Tank missile
Tailored Repairable Item List
Temporary Radio Installation Modifications
TRident Planned Equipment Replacement programme
Technology Readiness Level
Terrestrial Rear Link
Terrestrial Rear Link Instruction
Total Repair Lead Time
Tracked Repair Launch Vehicle
Technical Reference Model
Transmit Receive Module
Terrain Referenced Navigation
Training
Technical Packaging Requirement
Test Readiness Review
Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme
Technical Requirements Specification
Tornado Reconnaissance System
Tracked Rapier Support Vehicle
Turn-Round Time
Torpedo Recovery Vessel
Technical Support
Test Specification
Threshold Shift
Transport Support
Temperature Swing Adsorption
Total Ship Arsenal
Training Standards Authority
Turret System Assembly Repair
Technical Specification and Assessment Technique
Neutron Test Source Container
Tornado Steering Committee (?)
Training Standards Council
Transport Simplified Fire Control
Training Support Command (Land)
Technical Supervisory Coordinating Design Authority
Tactical Situation Display
Trident Shore Development Facility
Transmission Security
Total Steam Failure
Theatre Support Group
NATO Tri Service Group for Communications and Electronics
TriService Group on Communications and Electronics
Technical Security Measures
Total System Model
Training Support Manager
358
Acronym
TSMS
TSMS
TSNAPS
TSO
Tsol
TSP
TSPM
TSQ
TSR
TSS
TSS
TSS
TSS
TSSBN
TSSD
TSSDB
TSSF
TSSF
TST
TSTS
TSTT
TSU
TSW
TT
TT&C
TT&C
TTB
TTBT
TTC
TTC
TTCP
TTCP
TTCP
TTCP UAG 15
TTCP UTP-9
TTCTS
TTE
TTF
TTIL
TTJL
TTME
TTOE
TTP
TTPs
TTR
TTR
TTS
TTS
TTSAR
TTTE
TTU
TTW
TTWMAPS
TU
TU
TU
Long Title
Tornado Supply Management System
Tornado Support Management System
Trident Ship Navigation And Processing System
Technical Staff Officer
Treasury Solicitors Office
Training Support Plan
Tank Self-Protection Missile
Time and Superquick
Tripartite Staff Requirement
Technical Support Survey
Thermal Sighting System
Trainer System Software
Trident Sonar Suite
Trident Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear
Technical Stores Sub-Depot
Trident Sonar Suite Data Bus
Trident Shore Support Facility
Trident Software Support Facility
Test
Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service
TADS selected task trainer
Transport Support Unit
Tactical Supply Wing
Technical Transfer
Telecommand, Telemetry and Control
Tracking, Telemetry and Control
Tank Test Bed
Threshold Test Ban Treaty
Tactical Transport Command
Tracking Telemetry and Command
The Tactical Cooperation Programme
The Technical Co-operation Programme
Tripartite Technology Cooperation Panel
A NATO Committee
Technical panel on HFI for naval systems
TADS Turret Continuity Test Set
Target Track Evaluation
Tanker Truck Fuel
Training Task Inventory List
Through-the-job learning
Thomson Thorn Missile Electronics
Tactical Time Of Event
Tactics, Techniques & Procedures
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
Time to Respond
Transportable Tracking Range
Tank Thermal Sight
Technician Training Standard
Technology Transfer Security Assistance Review
Tornado Tri-national Training Establishment
Tape Transfer Unit
Transition to War
Transition to War Manpower Allocation Planning System
Task Unit
Trade Union
Turkey
359
Acronym
TUA
TUA
TUC
TUIN
TUK
TUL/TUM
TUMS
TUP
TUPE
TUTT
TV
TV
TV
TVC
TVE
TVM
TVRC
TVT
TVT
TVT
TVX
TWA
TWACN
TWACN
TWAIN
TWAS
TWC
TWG
TWMP
TWOPS
TWP
TWRS
TWS
TWS
TWSEL
TWSH
TWT
TWTA
TWU
Tx
TX
TXT
U or UC
U/D or UD
U/S
UA
UA
UAC
UAJ
UAMS
UARS
UAS
UASST
UAT
UAV
UAV
Long Title
Target Uncertainty Area
TOW Under Armour
Trade Union Congress
Total Unit Information Needs
Thales UK
Truck Utility Light/Truck Utility Medium
Towed UnManned Submersible
Transfer Under Pressure
Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment
Twin Unit Tractor Tug
Technical View(s)
Television
Thrust Vectoring
Thrust Vector Control
Tube Vent Electric
Track Via Missile
Thrust Vector/Reaction Control
Training Variant Torpedo
Training Variant Torpedo. MRI 4002.
UK type of practice ASW torpedo
Torpedo Vehicle Experimental
Time Weighted Average
Theatre Wide Area Communication Network
Theatre-Wide Area Communications Network
Technical Wizardry in a Nutshell
Tornado Weapons Analysis System
Trident Watch Committee
Transition Working Group
Track Width Mine Plough
Tactical Weapon Operating Procedures in Submarines
Technical Working Party
Torpedo Weapon Response Simulator
Tactical Weapon System
Track While Scan
Tactical Weapon System Equipment List
Tactical Weapon System Highway
Travelling Wave Tube
Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier
Tactical Weapons Unit
Transmit
Transmitter
Text
Unclassified
Upper Deck
Unserviceable
User Actions
User Agent
User Assurance Coordinator
Unattended Jammer
Unit Ammunition Management System
Underwater Acoustic Recognition System
University Air Squadron
Unit Air and Surface Staff Tables
User Acceptance Test
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
360
Acronym
UAV
UAVASMG
UAVS
UBEP
UBRE
UBS
UC
UCAS
UCD
UCI
UCM
UCMP
UCMP
UCN
UCP
UCP
UCP
UCPD
UCT
UCTP
UDC
UDL
UDM
UDR
UDT
UDT
UDT
UE
UE
UE98-1
UEO
UEP
UEP
UER
UET
UF
UfI
UFO
UFPM
UFR
UGL
UGS
UGS
UGV
UHB
UHC
UHF
UHF
UHF-AM
UHY
UIA
UID
UIN
UIN
UK
UK COE
Long Title
Unmanned Air Vehicle
UAV Airworthiness and Safety Management Group
Unmanned Air Vehicle System
UK Bomb Enhancement Programme
Unit Bulk Refuelling Equipment
Unclassified But Sensitive
Under Construction
Universities and Colleges Admission Service for the UK
User Control Device (VIDS component)
User Computer Interface
Urban Camouflage Material
UKADGE Capability Maintenance Programme
UKADGE ICCS Capability Maintenance Program
Unit Command Net
Unit Calibration Procedure
Upkeep Change Proposal
User Datagram protocol
Upkeep Contract Placement Date
User Conversion Training
Used Core Transport Package
Universal Display Consoles
Uniformly Distributed Load
User Data Module
Ulster Defence Regiment
Underwater Defence Technology
Upkeep Delivery Team
User Data Terminal
Unified Endeavour
Unintentional Emissions
Unified Endeavour
Unexploded Explosive Ordnance
Underwater Electric Potential or Unified Electrode Potential
Underwater Electrical Potential
Urgent Equipment Requirement
Universal Engineer Tractor
Urea Formaldehyde
University for Industry
UHF Follow On satellites
Used Fuel Progress Meeting
Unsatisfactory Feature Report
Under-slung Grenade Launcher
Unattended Ground Sensors
Underground Structure
Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Ultra High Bi-pass ratio
Unburnt Hydrocarbons
Ultra High Frequency
Ultra High Frequency (300 - 3000 MHz)
Ultra High Frequency Amplitude Modulated
Ultra Heat Treated (milk)
Urgent Interim Amendment
Useful to the Ill-Disposed
Unit Identification Number
Unit Identity Number
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Common Operating Environment
361
Acronym
UK DAUG
UK DIE
UK NCB
UK TG
UK/NL
UK/NL LF
UKACCS
UKADGE
UKADGE
UKADR
UKAIR
UKAIS
UKAS
UKAS
UKBC
UKBC
UKBEP
UKCCM
UKCeB
UKCEC
UKCICC
UKCOE
UKDEL
UKDIE
UKDPO
UKFSGC
UKGAAP
UKINCA
UKLF
UKMACCS
UKMACCS
UKMARBATSTAFF
UKMCCIS
UKMF
UKMF
UKMFTS
UKMIST
UKMSCS
UKMSCS
UKMSCS
UKNAVCAMS
UKNAVCAMS
UKOPMOD
UKOPSDOC
UKPFAT
UKREP
UKRSS
UKSAG
UKSIWG
UKSP
UKSSC
UKWFAT
UKWMO
ULAV
ULC
ULC
Long Title
United Kingdom Danger Area User Group
UK Defence Interoperability Environment
United Kingdom National Codification Agency
United Kingdom Task Group
United Kingdom/Netherlands
United Kingdom/Netherlands Landing Force
UK Air Command & Control System
UK Air Defence Ground Environment
United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment
UK Air Defence Region
CCIS UKAIR Command and Control Information System
UK Academy for Information Systems
UK Accreditation Service
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UK Based Civilians
United Kingdom Base Civilians
UK bomb enhancement programme
UK Common CIS Methods
United Kingdom Council for e-Business
UK Co-operative Engagement Capability
UK Commanders-in-Chiefs' Committee
UK Common Operating Environment
United Kingdom Delegation
United Kingdom Defence Interoperability Environment
United Kingdom Defence Procurement Office
UK Foreign Source Garbage Co-ordinator
UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
UK Intelligence CIS Architecture
United Kingdom Land Forces
UK Maritime Coastal Comms System
United Kingdom Coastal Communications System
United Kingdom Maritime Battle Staff
UK Maritime Command & Control Info System
UK Mobile Force
United Kingdom Mobile Force
UK Military Flying Training System
United Kingdom Military Intelligence Support Terminal
UK Military Satellite Comms System
UK Military Satellite Communications System
United Kingdom Military Satellite Communications System
UK Naval Communication Area Master Station
UK Naval Communications Area Master Station
UK OPerational MODel
UK Operational Doctrine
UK Peacetime Frequency Allocation Tables
United Kingdom Representative
UK RATT Ship Shore System
UK Simulation Advisory Group
UK Simulation Interoperability Working Group
UK IT Evaluation & Certification Scheme Publication
UK Spectrum Strategy Committee
UK Wartime Frequency Allocation Tables
United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
Ultra Light Armoured Vehicle
Unit Load Carrier
Unit Load Container
362
Acronym
ULD
ULD
ULEEF
ULF
ULS
ULS
UM
UM
UMA
UMA
UMAV
UMC
UML
UMMIPS
UMMS
UMP
UMR
UMS
UMTS
UN
UNCED
UNCLAS
UNCLOS
UNDEX
UN-EDIFACT
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFICYP
UNFICYP
UNI
UNICOM
UNICOM
UNIKOM
UNIRAS
UNIRAS
UNITER
UNIX
UNIX
UNOMIG
UNPROFOR
UNSAT
UNSC
UNSCOM
UNSCR
UOB
UOC
UOR
UOR
UOS
UoSAT
UP
UPC
UPC
UPCE
Long Title
Unit Level Device (for filling radios)
Unit Load Device
Unit Level EFR Entry Facility
Ultra Low Frequency
Ultra Low Side-lobe
Unit Load Specification
Universal Modem
Upkeep Manager
Unmanned Aircraft
Unmanned Military Aircraft
UnManned AirVehicle
Under Ministry Control
Universal Modelling Language
Uniform Material Movement & Issue Priority System
Unit Maintenance Management System
Underwater micro-Processor
Urgent Maintenance Requirement
Unattended Machinery Space
Universal Mobile Telecommunication Terminal
United Nations
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea
United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea
UNDerwater EXplosion
United Nations - Electronic Data Interchange Standard for Administration,
Commerce and Transport
United Nations Environment Programme
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
United Nations Force In CYPrus
United Nations Forces in Cyprus
User Network Interface
UNIt COMputer
UNIt COMputer Project
United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observer Mission
UNified Incident Reporting and Alert System
Unified Incident Reporting and Alerting Scheme
RAF secure survivable communications system
A Computer operating system developed by AT&T through universities,
particularly Berkeley
UNIversity system
United Nations Observer Mission In Georgia
United Nations PROtection FORce
Unsatisfactory Assessment
United Nations Security Council
United Nations Special Commission
United Nations Security Council Resolution
Unit Of Behaviour
Usable on Code
Urgent Operational Requirement
Urgent Operational Requirements
Urgent Operational Status
University of Surrey Satellite
Upkeep Period
Unit Production Cost
Unit Purchase Price
Unit Production Cost per Equipment
363
Acronym
UPKEEP
UPKEEP
UPO
UPS
UPS
UPSD
UPSN
UPSU
Upt
UPTH
UQS
UR
UR
UR
URA
URCMR
URD
URD
URD
URDs
URG
URL
URO
URS
URSO
US
US ACTD
US joint CAT system
US of S
US of S (AF)
US of S (DP)
USA
USAF
USAS
USAS
USB
User
USG
USG
USGW
USI
USI
USL
USL
USMC
USMC
USN
USO
USofS
USP
USR
USS
UST
USWP
UT
Long Title
IT System to support upkeep and stores supply for Navy
Naval logistics core system
Unit Personnel Office (personnel admin)
Uninterrupted Power Supply
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Upkeep Period Start Date
UNITER Packet Switched Network
Uninterruptable Power Supply Unit
Upkeep port
Upkeep Period Time in Hand
Ultra Quiet State
Unscheduled Replacement
Usage Rate
User Requirement
Ultra Reliable Aircraft
Uniformed Regular Core Manpower Requirement
User Requirement Document
User Requirement Document for DII
User Requirements Document
User Requirement Documents
Underway Replenishment Group
Uniform Resource Locator
Unit Routine Order
User Requirement Specification
Unit Ranges Specialist Officer
United States
United States Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstrator
US joint Combined Arms Training
Under Secretary of State
Under Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
United States of America
United States Air Force
Unit Supply ADP System
Unit Supply and Accounting System
Universal Serial Bus
members of the Authority's staff or agents that are required to used any
service or system
Underwater Studies Group
Upkeep Support Group
Under Sea Guided Weapon
Unique Service Identifier
Upkeep System Integrator
Under Slung Load
Under Slung Loads
United States Marine Corps
US Marine Corps
United States Navy
Unit Security Officer
Under Secretary of State
Upkeep and Support Plan
Unit Security Representative
United States Ship
Upholder Sales Team
Upkeep & Support Working Party
Upkeep Time
364
Acronym
UTA
UTC
UTC
UTI
UTIH
UTM
UTM
UTP
UTS
UTT
UTT
UUB
UUP
UUT
UUV
UV
UVA
UW
UWB
UWE
UWG
UWO
UWS
UWSS
UWT
UWW
UXB
UxE
UXO
UXO
UxR
v
V
V of D
V&A
V&V
V.24
V/STOL
V3
Long Title
Unmanned Tactical Aircraft
Universal Co-ordinated Time
Universal Time Coordinated
Urgent Technical Instruction
Upkeep Time In Hand
Underwater Threat Manual
Universal Transverse Mercator
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Universal Turret System
Unit Tactical Trainer
Unplanned Tactical trial
Upkeep User Board
Use of Upkeep plan
Unit Under Test
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Ultra Violet
Ultraviolet Absorption
Under Water
Ultra WideBand
UnderWater Engineering
User Working Group
Underwater Warfare Officer
Underwater Warfare Systems
Underwater Sound Signals
Underwater Telephone
Under Water Warfare
Unexploded Bomb
Upkeep by Exchange
Unexploded Bomb
Unexploded Ordnance
Upkeep by Repair
volt(s)
Volts
Velocity of Detonation
Valuable & Attractive (stores)
Verification and Validation
ITU interface standard
Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing
Vizegrad 3 - new NATO entrants: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
VAAC
VAAC
VAB
Vadm
VALUE
VAMP
VAN
VAPS
VARRV
VAS
VAS
VAT
VAUTOmax
VBIED
VBR
VCAD
Vectored thrust Aircraft Advanced flight Control
Vectored-thrust Aircraft Advanced Control
Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer
Vice Admiral
Value-Added Acquisition and Logistics for Ultimate Efficiency
VC-10 Aid to Management Planning
Value Added Network
Virtual Application Prototyping System
Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
Visible Infra-Red Spin-Scan Radiometer Atmospheric Sounder
Voice Alarm System
Value Added Tax
Maximum speed for autorotation flight
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device
Velocity for best range
Vehicle Chemical Agent Detector
365
Acronym
VCC
VCC
VCD
VCDS
VCDS
VCMG
VCP
VCR
VCRUISE
VCTWG
VD94
VDCC
VDD
VDL
VDPR
VDS
VDSL
VDSL
VDU
VDU
VE
VECTACs
VEDES
VEDS
VEMASID
VEMS
VERA
VERTREP
VESPER
VET
VFM
VFR
VFR
VG
VG
VGA
VGA
VGE
VGPI
VGPO
Vh
VHDL
Long Title
VIDS Communications Controller
Volunteer Cadet Corps
Vertical Coverage Diagram (radar)
Vice Chief of Defence Staff
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
Vanguard Combat system Management Group
Vehicle Check Point
Videocassette Recorder
Maximum Level Forward Flight Velocity using the lower of MPC or
transmission limit
Versatile Console System
Visually Coupled System
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers
Vanguard class submarine Combat System configuration Management
Committee
Vanguard Class Trials Working Group
Vienna Document 94
Vanguard Degaussing Configuration Control
Version Description Document
Design Limit Velocity
Vertical Direct Passive Ranging
Variable Depth Sonar
Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line
Vickers Defence Systems Ltd
Video Display Unit
Visual Display Unit
Value Engineering
Vectored (ASW) Attacks (using a helicopter)
Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejection System
Vehicle External Distribution System
Vehicle Magnetic Signature Duplicator
Versatile Exercise Mine System
Versatile Experimental Receive Array
Vertical Replenishment
Vehicle Equipment and Spares, Provision Economics
Vocational Education and Training
Value for Money
Visual Flight Rules
Visual Flying Rules
Very Good Assessment
Vortex Generator
Video Graphics Adapter
Video Graphics Array
Venous gas emboli
Velocity Gate Pull In
Velocity Gate Pull Off
Maximum horizontal velocity at intermediate rated power (IRP)
Very High Speed Integrated Circuit(VHSIC) Hardware Description Language
VHDL
VHF
VHF
VHF
VHF-AM
VHF-FM
VHI
VHSIC Hardware Description Language
Very High Frequency
Very High Frequency (30 - 300 MHz)
Very High Frequency (radio)
Very High Frequency Amplitude Modulated
Very High Frequency Frequency Modulated
Visual Hit Indicator
VCS
VCS
VCSELs
VCSMC
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Acronym
VHIS
VHSIC
VIA
Long Title
Visual Hit Indicator System
Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
Virtual Integration Authority
VIGV
VIM
VIM
VIP
VIP
VIRSS
VISA
VISA
VITAL
VITS
VL
VLA
VLF
VLF
VLH
Vlimit
VLLAD
VLS
VLSMS
VLSW
VM
VMAP
VMAT
Vmax R/C
Vmax R/D
VMBT
VMC
VME
VME
VMF
VMFI
VMI
Vmin R/D
VMMG
VMP
Vne
VNE
VNIR
Vno
VO
VOC
VOIDS
VOIP
VOP
VOR
VOR
VOR RX
VP
VP
VP(Projects)
VPN
VPO
Variable Inlet Guide Vane
Vibration Isolation Module
Vibration Isolation Modules
Very Important Person
Video Image Processing
Visual and Infra-Red Smoke Screening System
VME Inoperable Support Application
VME Inoperable System Access
Visibility In Transit Asset Logging
Video Image Tracking System
Vertical Launch or Vectored Lift
Very Large Array
Very Low Frequency
Very Low Frequency (3 – 30 kHz)
Vote Ledger Heading
Maximum forward flight velocity
Very Low Level Air Defence
Vertically Launched missile System
Vehicle Launched Scatterable Mine System
Vertical Launch Sea Wolf
Value Management
Digital map standard (vector data)
Versatile Multi Aimer Trainer (for all types of PDMS)
Airspeed for maximum rate of climb
Airspeed for maximum rate of descent
Vickers Main Battle Tank
Visual Meteorological Conditions
Versa Module Eurocard
Virtual Machine Environment
Variable Message Format
Visual Mine Firing Indicator
Vendor Managed Inventory
Airspeed for minimum rate of descent
Vehicle Mounted Machine Gun
Vehicle on Mobilisation Plan
Never exceed speed
Velocity Never Exceed
Very Nearly Infra-Red
Normal operating speed
Variation Order
Volatile Organic Compound
Video Output Interface Description Specification
Voice over IP
Variation of Price
VHF Omnidirectional Range
VHF Omni-Directional Range
VHF Omni Range Receiver
Virtual Prototyping
Vulnerable Point
Vice President (Projects)
Virtual Private Network
Vanguard Project Office
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Acronym
VPOB
VPS
VQ
VR
VR
VRC
VRF
VRML
VRML
VRN
VROC
VRS
VSA
VSA
VSA
VSAR
VSAT
VSAT
VSBL
VSC
VSEL
VSEL
VSHORAD
VSHORADS
VSI
VSI
VSI
VSI
VSRAAM
VSS
VSTOL
VSW
VSWR
VT
VT
VT
VTC
VTOL
VTOL
VTOM
VTT
VTT
VUDT
VULCAN NRTE
VUR
VV & A
VV&T
VVIP
VVR
VVSS
VXI
W
W
w/days
w/o
W/R
Long Title
Vice President of the Ordnance Board
Vacuum Pumping System for sewage
Vocational Qualification
Virtual Reality
Voluntary Release
Vehicle Radio Communications
Volunteer Reserve Force
Virtual Reality Mark-up Language
Virtual Reality Modelling Language
Vehicle Registration Number
Vertical Rate of Climb
Voice Response System
Valued Stock Accounting
Vertical Sextant Angles
Value Stream Analysis
Versatile Synthetic Aperture Radar
Very Satisfactory Assessment
Very Small Aperture Terminal
Very Short Base-Line
Vanguard Support Cell
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
Vickers Shipbuilding Engineering Limited
Very Short Range Air Defence
Very Short Range Air Defence System
Vehicle Systems Integration
Vertical Speed Indicator
Virtual Super Instrument
Vote Sub Item
Very Short Range Air-to-Air Missile
Voluntary Sports Subscription (RN)
Vertical or Short Take-Off and Landing
Very Shallow Water
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
Variable Time
Variable Time (fuze)
Vosper Thornycroft
Video Tele Conferencing
Vertical Take Off and Landing
Vertical Take-Off And Landing
Vulcan Trials, Operations & Maintenance
Video Target Trainer
Video Tele-Training
Vehicular UDT for use on the move
VULCAN Naval Reactor Test Establishment
Vehicle Usage Report
Verification, Validation & Accreditation
Verification, Validation & Test
Very Very Important Person
Video Voice Recorder
Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
Versa eXtension for Instrumentation
Watts
West
working days
Without
Wardroom
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Acronym
W2K
W3C
WAC
WAD
WADS
WAGE
WAH
WAIS
WAIT
WAM
WAN
WAR
WARCON
WARM
WART
WARTO
WAS
WAS
WASP
WASP(A)
WASS
Watch On Deck
WAVELL
WAXTER
WBGT
WbLA
WBP
WBRA
WBS
WBSC
WBSS
WCA
WCA
WCET
WCFS
WCP
WCS
WCS
WCU
WD
WDA
WDA
WDA/Z
WDAAPS
WDD
WDDC
WDIST
WDO
WDO
WDP
WE
WE
WE
WE(OST)
WE/L
WEAG
Long Title
Windows 2000 Operating System
World Wide Web Consortium
Weapon Acceptance Committee
Work Authorisation Document.
Wholesale Automated Distribution System
Wide Area GPS Precise Positioning Service Enhancement
Westland Attack Helicopter
Wide Area Information Service
Weapon Aiming In the Turn
Work Allocation Model
Wide Area Network
The Multi-Threat War Exercise held every Thursday
War Consumables (IT System)
War And Reserve Mode
Weapon Action Repair Team (RFA)
Weapon Action Repair Team Officer (RFA)
Weapons Action Switch
Wide Area System
Weapons Application Signal Processor
WR Assumptions Planning Tool (Army)
Wide Angle Star Sensor
Duty personnel available for general evolutions
Army Battlefield MIS
A UK/US collaborative programme
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
Work-based Learning for Adults
Water and Boil Proof grade plywood
Whole Base Risk Assessment
Work Breakdown Structure
Whole Base Safety Case
Wide Band Secure Speech
Warnings, Cautions and Advisory
Waste Collection Authority
Worst Case Execution Time
Water Compensated Fuel System
Warfare Capability Package
Whitehall Communications System
Wire-Free Communication Systems
Winch Control Unit
Weapon Direction (section of WE Department)
Waste Disposal Authority
Weapon Danger Area
Weapon Danger Area/Zone
Weapon Danger Area Assessment and Prediction System
Warship Design Definition
Weapons Design and Development Committee
Western District
Warfare Development Organisation
Weapon Direction & Ordnance
Workforce Development Plan
War Establishment
Weapon Engineer(ing)
Weapons Engineering
Weapon Engineer (Officer Sea Training)
Weapons Engineering/Electrical
Western European Armaments Group
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Acronym
WEAO
WEC
WECDIS
WEDP
WEEA
WEF
WEG
WEL
WELG
WEMIT
WEO
WEO
WEORM
WES
WES
WES
WESOs
WESSCOM
WESTAXE
WETEM
WEU
WEZ
WF
WF
WFI
WFM
WFOV
WFSV
WFT
WFU
WG
WG
WGS
WGT
WHA
WHDE
WHIDDS
WHIS
WHL
WHL
WHMS
WHO
WHPS
WHT
WHT
WIA91
WID
WIE
WIF
WILs
WIMP
WIMPS
WIN
WIN
WINS
WIP
Long Title
Western European Armament Organisation
World Energy Council
Warship Electronic Chart Display Information
Weapon Equipment Delivery Programme
World Energy Efficiency Organisation
With Effect From
Weapon Engineering Guide
GKN Westland Engineering Limited
Western European Logistics Group
Weapon Equipment Mutual Interference Trial
Weapon Engineer Officer
Weapons Engineering Officer
WE Operations Room Manager
Weapon Engineering Stores
Weapon Equipment Stores
Weapons Effect Simulator
WE Standing Orders
Weapons Electronic Emission Security Steering Group
Exercise in the SW Approaches to the UK
WE Temporary Memoranda
Western European Union
Weapon Engagement Zone
Warfighting
Waterfront
Westland Free Issue
Whole Fleet Management
Wide Field Of View
Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle
Withdrawal From Training
Weapons Function Unit
Water Gauge
Working Group
World Global System
Wet Globe Temperature
Weapons Holding Area
Weapon Handling & Discharge Equipment
War Headquarters Information Dissemination & Display System
Whole Hospital Information System
GKN Westland Helicopters Limited
Westland Helicopters Limited
Westland Helicopters Materials Specification
World Health Organisation
Westland Helicopters Process Specifications
Weapon Handling Test
Weapon Harbour Trial
Water Industry Act 1991
Waste Information Document
Weapon Interface Equipment
Wet Inlet Facility
Weapons Inhibits and Limits
Windows Icon Mouse Pointer
Windows Icons & Mouse Pulldown menu System
Weather Information Network
Wider IIP Network
Windows Internet Name Server
Work in Progress
370
Acronym
WIS
WITS
WIU
WIW
WLC
WLC
WLC
WLCM
WLCSG
WLHR
WLR
WM
WM
WMC
WMD
WMD
WMF
WMI
WMO
WMP
WMR
WMRV
WMS
WMS
Wng
WO
WO(L)
WO(M)
WO(U)
WOC
WOC
WOCA
WOCY
WOCY
WORM
WORS
WOSA
WOSA
WOTSAC
WOW
WOWE(RFA)
WOWTR
WP
WP
WP
WP
WP
WPAFB
WPD
WPD
WPI
WPM
WPM
WPM
WPP
WPP
Long Title
Weather Information System
Warehouse Information Technology system
Winch Interface Unit
Work In Way
Whole Life Cost
Whole Life Costing
Whole Life Costs
Whole Life Cost Model
Whole Life Cost Steering Group
Weapon Launch & Handling Rig
Weapon Locating Radar
Weapons Management
Workstream Manager
Weapon Maintenance Condition
Weapon of Mass Destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Windows Meta File
Wider Markets Initiative
Weapon Maintenance Officer (RFA)
With Much Pleasure (affirmative reply to an RPC)
War Maintenance Reserve
Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle
Warehouse Management System
Weapons Multi block Euler Code
Cdr Wing Commander
Warrant Officer
WO(Electrical)
WO(Mechanical)
Warrant Officer (Upkeep)
Weather & Oceanographic Centre
Work Order Control
WO Catering Accountant
Warrant Officer Communications Yeoman
WO Chief Yeoman
Write Once Read Many
WO Radio Supervisor
Windows Open Systems Architecture
WO Stores Accountant
When Old Type Spares are Consumed
Weight On Wheels
WO Weapons Engineering (RFA)
WO Writer
Warsaw Pact
Water Point
Weapons Processor
White Phosphorous
Work Proposal
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Warship Planning Document
Warship Policy Document
Wavell Processor Installation
Warship Project Manager
Words Per Minute
Work Package Management
Weekly Practice Programme
Works Project Programme
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Acronym
WPT
WPWSR
WR
WR HALL PORT
WR OPV
WRA91
WRAM
WRAM
WRAM
WRAP
WRC
WRNS
WRPC
wrt
WS
WS
WS3
WSA
WSB
WSC
WSC
WSC
Long Title
Weapons Procedure Trainer
Working Party on War Stocks & Reserves
War Reserve
Wardroom Hall Porter
Warrior Observation Post Vehicle
Water Resources Act 1991
Asset management information for helicopter engines
Work Recording and Asset Management
Work Recording and Asset Management system
Waste Resources Action Programme
World Radio communications Conference
Women's Royal Naval Service
Weapon Repair Policy Code
with regard to
Weapon System
Weapons Systems
Weapons Secure Survivable Storage
Warship Support Agency
Weapon Section Base
Weapon Safety Committee
Weapon Stowage Compartment
Weapon System Coordination or Wargaming and Simulation Centre
WSC
WSCTDS
WSDEM
WSEAF
WSER
WSL
WSM
WSM
WSM
WSM
WSM
WSM
WSMR
WSO
WSO
WSO
WSP
WSP
WSP
WSPS
WSS
WSS
WSS
WSS
WSS
WSSS
WSTG
WSU
WSWSB
WT
WTMS
WTMS
WTO
Whole Ship Coordinator (MM in RN)
Weapon System Coordination Technology Demonstrator
Weapon System Design Effectiveness Model
Weapons Systems Effectiveness Analysis Facility
Weapon System Effectiveness Report
Whole Ship Life
Water Space Management
Weapon System Manager
Weapon System Model
Work Service Manager
Work Services Manager
Works Service Manager
White Sands Missile Range
Washington Standardisation Officer
Weapon Section Officer
Weapons System Operator
Warship Support Plan
Whole Ship Procurement
Works Scrutiny Panel
Wire Strike Protection System
Weapons System Specification
Weapons Systems Sector
Windmill Signal Station
Windows Sharepoint Services
Workshop Support Services
Wideband Secure Speech System
Weapon Systems Tuning Group
Weapon System Upgrade
Whole Ship Watch & Station Bill
Wireless Telegraphy
Warehouse and Transport Management System
Warehouse and Transportation Management System
World Trade Organisation
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Acronym
WTSV
WUDD
WUP
WWCCS
WWFN
WWG
WWMCCS
WWW
WYSIWYG
X.121
X.21
X.25
X.29
Long Title
Watertight Slide Valve
Weapon Upkeep Disclosure Document
Weapon Upkeep Plan
World Wide Control and Communication System
World Wide Fund for Nature
Weapon Working Group
World Wide Military Command and Control System
World Wide Web
What You See Is What You Get
The numbering scheme for Packet Switched Service
ITU protocol standard
ITU interface standard for terminals operating in the packet mode
ITU standard of procedures for the exchange of Control and Data information
X.3
X.400
X.500
X1
X2/BDX
XB
XBS
XBT
XBT
XD
XMI
XML
XML
XO
XOT
XP
XSV
XTM or XOTM
X-Windows
Y of S
Y2K
YARD
yd
yd(s)
YO
YOFB
YPG
Yr
YSM
Z
ZEUS
ZMC
ZZ
ITU standard for Packet Assembly/disassembly (PAD) facility
International Standard for message handling systems
International Standard for Directory Services
WOMAA who works for SXO
NBCDX2/Battle Damage Exercise
Executive Board (as in DPA)
eXternal Breathing System
eXpendable Bathy Thermography
eXpendable BathyThermograph
Executive Director (as in DPA)
XML Metadata Interchange
Extensible Markup Language
Extensible Mark-up Language
Executive Officer
eXpendable Optical Temperature/Depth
eXchange Point
eXpendable Sound Velocimeter
XO's Temporary Memorandum
A Graphical User Interface standard
Yeoman of Signals
Year 2000 (Millennium Bug)
Yarrows Admiralty Research & Development.
Yard (UK unit of measurement)
yard(s)
Young Officer (under training)
Young Officers Fleet Board
Yuma Proving Ground
Year
Yard Services Manager
Zone
Harrier GR5/7 Mission Planning Aid?
Zone Military Commander
Zig-Zag
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