technology glossary volume 1 acronyms
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Acronyms
General Acronyms
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A
AA Application Activity
ABL Allocated Baseline
ACD Allocated Configuration Documentation
A/E/C Architecture, Engineering, Construction
AECMA Association Europeenne des Construceurs de Materiel Aerospace
AIS Automated Information System
ALT Alteration Instruction
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for the Testing of Materials
B
BOM Bill of Materials
C
CALS Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support
CCB
1. Configuration Control Board
2. Configuration Change Board
CDCA Current Document Change Authority
CDR Critical Design Review
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CI Configuration Item
CIP
1. Critical Infrastructure Protection
2. Critical Infrastructure Program
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CM Configuration Management
CMP Configuration Management Plan
CSCI Computer Software Configuration Item
D
DED Data Element Definition
DID Data Item Description
DIN Deutsches Institute fur Normung
E
ECN Engineering Change Notice
ECO Engineering Change Order
ECP Engineering Change Proposal
ECS Embedded Computer Software
EDM Enterprise Data Model
EIA Electronic Industries Association
F
FBL Functional Baseline
FCA Functional Configuration Audit
FCD Functional Configuration Documentation
FMC Flood Machinery Corporation
FUBAR 'Fouled' Up Beyond All Recognition
G
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H
HWCI Hardware Configuration Item
I
ICD
1. Interface Control Drawing
2. Interface Control Documentation
ICWG Interface Control Working Group
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
IOC Initial Operational Capability
IPT Integrated Product Team
ISO International Standardization Organization
J
JMET Joint Mission Essential Task
K
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L
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M
MIP Modification Improvement Program
MRB Material Review Board
MS Microsoft Corporation
MSN
1. Manufacturer's Serial Number
2. Microsoft Network
MWO Modification Work Order
N
NAUTICAL MILE Measurement of distance (1.151 miles)
NOR Notice of Revision
NM Nautical Mile
O
OPSEC Operational Security
P
PBL Product Baseline
PCA Physical Configuration Audit
PCD Product Configuration Documentation
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PHST Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation
PIN Part or Identification Number
POA Power Of Attorney
POC Point Of Contact
Q
(None available)
R
RAC
1. Rapid Action Change [order]
2. Oracle Real Application Cluster
R&D Research & Development
RFD Request For Deviation
S
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SCN Specification Change Notice
SDR System Design Review
SEP Systems Enhancement Package
SFR System Functional Review
SOW Statement of Work
SRR System Requirements Review
SSR Software Specification Review
T
TA Tasking Activity
TCTO Time-compliance Technical Order
TD Technical Directive
TDP Technical Data Package
TM
1. Technical Manual
2. Trademark
TPS Test Program Set
U
(None available)
V
VDD [Software] Version Description Document
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
W
WINTEL Windows / Intel
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Y
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Z
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Government Acronyms
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A
ACO Administrative Contracting Officer
B
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C
CAGE Commercial and Government Entity
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CITIS Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
CNWDI Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information
CPIN Computer Program Identification Number
CRYPTO Cryptographic information
CSA Configuration Status Accounting
D
DOE [U.S.] Department of Energy
DOT [U.S.] Department of Transportation
E
ELIN Exhibit Line Item Number
F
FSC [U.S.] Federal Supply Class
FSCM [U.S.] Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers
G
GFD Government-Furnished Documents
GFE Government-Furnished Equipment
GFP Government-Furnished Property
GLAA Government Lead Application Activity
GPLR Government Purpose License Rights
GPO Government Printing Office
GSN Government Serial Number
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(None available)
I
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J
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K
(None available)
L
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M
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N
NAS [U.S.] National Aerospace Standard
NASA [U.S.] National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NIIN [U.S.] National Item Identification Number
NIST [U.S.] National Institute of Standards and Technology
NSCM NATO Supply Code for Manufacturers
NSN National Stock Number
O
OSHA [U.S.] Occupational Safety & Health Agency
P
PAN Procuring Activity Number
PCO Procurement Contracting Officer
Q
(None available)
R
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S
SBIR
1. Small Business Innovative Research
2. Space Based Infrared
SIE Special Inspection Equipment
SSAN Social Security Account Number
STANAG Standard NATO Agreement
T
(None available)
U
U.S. United States [of America]
V
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W
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X
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Y
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Z
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Military Acronyms
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5D Demand Driven Direct Digital Dissemination
A
AA Air-to-Air
AAA Anti Aircraft Artillery
AAC Army Air Corps (UK)
AAFES Army Air Force Exchange Service
AAM Air-to-Air Missile
AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
AAV Amphibious Assault Vehicle
ABI
1. Airborne Broadcast Intelligence
2. AWACS Broadcast Intelligence
ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile
ACC Air Combat Command (USAF)
ACC GOC ACC Global Operations Center
ACCES Advance Cryptologic Carry-on Exploitation System
ACDBU Automated Counterdrug Database Update
ACIPS Acoustic Intelligence Processing System
ACM Air Combat Maneuvering
ACMI Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation
ACMR Air Combat Maneuvering Range
ACS Aerial Common Sensor
ADARS
1. Airborne Digital Audio Recording System
2. ASAS Data Recording and Summary System
ADATS Air Defense Anti-Tank System
ADF Australian Defense Force
ADNET Anti-Drug Network
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADS Advance Deployable System
AEOS Advanced Electro-Optical System
AEPDS Advanced Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
AEW Airborne Early Warning
AEW&C Airborne Early Warning and Control
AEV Armored Engineer Vehicle
AF Air Force
AFB [U.S.] Air Force Base
AFC Air Force Career
AFINTNET Air Force Intelligence Network
AFM [U.S.] Air Force Manual
AFMC Air Force Material Command (USAF)
AFMSS Air Force Mission Support System
AFR [U.S.] Air Force Regulation
AFRL
1. Air Force Research Lab
2. Air Force Rome Labs
AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment
AHFEWS Army HF Electronic Warfare System AN/TLQ-33
AIA Aeronautical Industry Association
AIRTAPS Aerial Imagery Reconnaissance Tracking and Plotting System
AIFV Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle
AIS ACCINTNET Implementation Support
AIRES Advanced Imagery Reqs & Exploitation System
AKO Army Knowledge Online
ALBM Air Launched Ballistic Missile
ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile
ALE RMS Aires Life Extension
AMC Air Mobility Command (USAF)
AMHS DODIIS Automated Message Handling System
AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station
AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (Raytheon AIM-120)
AMSDL Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List
AMSS Automatic Meteorological Sensor System
AMX Atelier De Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
AN/ALQ-151 Quickfix / Advanced Quickfix [AQF]
AN/BQH-5 Submarine Support Equipment
AN/FLR-9 High Frequency Direction Finding System
AN/FSQ-111 WHITE CLOUD
AN/FSQ-144 TROJAN CLASSIC
AN/FYK-16 WHITE CLOUD
AN/GSQ-187 Remote Battlefield Sensor System (REMBASS)
AN/GYQ-21 Intelligence Data Handling System
AN/GYQ-50 Intelligence Host Processing System
AN/MYQ-7 IAS - Intelligence Analysis System
AN/MYQ-8 TCAC PIP - Technical Control and Analysis Center Product Improvement Plan
AN/SRS-1 Combat DF [Combat Direction Finding ]
AN/SSQ-108 CLASSIC OUTBOARD direction finding system
AN/TLQ-17 TRAFFICJAM / SANDCRAB
AN/TLQ-33 Army HF Electronic Warfare System AHFEWS
AN/TRQ-32 Teammate
AN/TRQ-37 TACFIX
AN/TSQ-105 Surveillance Information Processing Facility
AN/TSQ-108 Radar Sonar Surveillance Center (RSSC)
AN/TSQ-114 TRAILBLAZER
AN/TSQ-130 Tactical Control and Analysis Center
AN/TSQ-132 JSTARS Ground Station Module
AN/TSQ-134 Advanced Electronic Processing and Dissemination System
AN/TSQ-134 Enhanced Tactical Users Terminal (ETUT)
AN/TSQ-138 TRAILBLAZER
AN/TSQ-152 TRACKWOLF
AN/TSQ-156 Top Gallant
AN/TSQ-161 CLASSIC OWL
AN/TSQ-163 Top Gable / Top Graphic
AN/TSQ-176 Surveillance Integrated Processing Facility
AN/TSQ-178 JSTARS Light Ground Station Module
AN/TSQ-179 JSTARS Common Ground Station
AN/TSQ-181 CLASSIC OWL
AN/TSQ-190 TROJAN/TROJAN SPIRIT II
AN/TSQ-191 TROJAN Air Transportable Electronic Reconnaissance System [TATERS]
AN/TSQ-199 Enhanced TRACKWOLF
AN/TSQ-219 Tactical Exploitation System
AN/TSQ-2000 Mobile Integrated Tactical Terminal
AN/TYQ-40 ASAS Communications Control Set (CCS) (sheltered)
AN/TYQ-63 ASAS Communications Control Set (CCS) (unsheltered)
AN/ULR-21 Classic Troll ESM for NSSN Submarine
AN/USC-55 Joint Tactical Terminal-Hybrid
AN/ULQ-20 Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System [BGPHES]
AN/USQ-123 Common High Bandwidth Data Link - Surface Terminal [CHBDL-ST]
AN/USQ-124 TACINTEL II - Tactical Intelligence Information Exchange Subsystem-Phase II
AN/USR-6 Joint Tactical Terminal-Hybrid receive only
AN/WLR-8 Electronic Warfare Support Measure (ESM) Receiver
ANG Air National Guard (US)
ANG GES Air National Guard Ground Exploitation System
ANNULET cryptologic maintenance system
ANVIL Automated Target Recognition on Multi-Spectral Imagery
AP Armor Piercing
APC Armored Personnel Carrier
APFSDS Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot
APHE Armor Piercing High Explosive
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
AP-T Armor Piercing - Tracer
AQUATONE U-2
AQUILINE 1960s UAV development project
AQM-34L FIREBEE II COMPASS BIN Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV]
AQM-34N Firebee Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV]
AQUILA UAV Aquila Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV]
AR [U.S.] Army Regulation
ARDEC [U.S. Army] Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
AREAS Airborne Reconnaissance Evaluation and Analysis System
ARGUS Army intelligence database
ARL
1. Army Research Lab
2. Airborne Reconnaissance - Low
ARM Anti-Radiation Missile
ARMISS Agency Resources Management Information
ARRV Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle
ARV Armored Recovery Vehicle
ASARS-I Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar Sytem
ASARS-II Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System
ASAS All Source Analysis System
ASCOD Austrian-Spanish Co-Operative Development
ASLAV Australian Light Armored Vehicle
ASM Air-to-Surface Missile
ASPJ Airborne Self-Protection Jammer
ASRAAM Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile
ASSET All Source Satellite Evaluation Tool
AST Air Staff Target
ASTECS Advanced Submarine Tactical ESM Combat System
ASTOVL Advanced Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
ASV Anti-Surface Vessel
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASUW Anti-Surface Warfare
AT
1. Anti-Tank
2. Anti-Terrorism
ATARS Advanced Tactical Reconnaissance Airborne System
ATBM Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile
ATGW Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
ATR Automatic/Aided Target Recognition
ATS Automated Tasking System
ATV Advanced Tethered Vehicle
AUSS Advanced Unmanned Search System
AUW All Up Weight
AVLB Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge
AVRE Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers (UK)
AVS Airborne Video Surveillance
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System (Boeing E-3 Sentry)
B
B Bomber designation (as in B-52 Stratofortress)
BAE British Aerospace, now BAE Systems
BAS Basic Allowance for Substance
BAH Basic Allowance for Housing
BARNACLE Special Naval Collection Program (SNCP)
BGPHES Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System AN/ULQ-20
BEARTRAP Acoustic data collection and processing
BINOCULAR NSA signals intelligence product
BIRDSNEST NSA high-performance workstation, UNIX-based desktop computer
BLACKER NSA end-to-end encryption system
BVR Beyond Visual Range
BX Base Exchange
C
C2 Command and Control
C3 Command, Control and Communications
C3I Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
C4 Command, Control, Communications and Computers
C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
C4ISR CAPSTONE C4ISR Architecture
CAF Canadian Armed Forces, now Canadian Forces
CAMS
1. Critical Asset Management System
2. COMIREX Automated Mangement System
CAP Combat Air Patrol
CAS Close-Air Support
CARS Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System
CARS/DGS CARS Deployable Ground System
CATIS/IESS Computer Aided Tactical Information System/Imagery Exploitation Support System
CAWS
1. Close Assault Weapon System
2. Commercial Analyst Workstation
CCDB Common Cryptologic Database
CCOP Cryptologic Carry-On Program
CDC Child Development Center
CDIS Counter Drug Intelligence System
CENTERBOARD HF/DF central processor computers
CES
1. Collection Evaluation System
2. Civil Engineering Squadron
CEV Combat Engineer Vehicle
CF Canadian Forces
CFE Conventional Forces Europe
CGS JSTARS Common Ground Station
CHAINWORK crytptologic support system
CHARIOT S-Band satellite terminal
CHAALS Communications High Accuracy Airborne Location System
CHASIS CI/HUMINT All Source Integration System
CHATS AN/PYQ-3(V1) (CI/HUMINT) Automated Tool Set
CHBDL-ST Common High Bandwidth Data Link - Surface Terminal AN/USQ-123
CHIMS CI/HUMINT Information Management Systems
CIAP Command Intelligence Architecture Planning Program
CIB Controlled Image Base
CIBS-M Common Integrated Broadcast Service Modules
CIGSS Common Imagery Ground/Surface System
CI/HUMINT Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence
CIP
1. Critical Infrastructure Protection
2. Critical Infrastructure Program
CIRAS Corporate Information Retrieval and Storage
CIRC Central Information Reference and Control System
CIS Combat Intelligence System
CIWES Common Information Warfare Exploit Sensor [Navy]
CIWS Close-In Weapon System (US)
CLASSIC AERIE Naval Security Group Command program
CLASSIC CENTERBOARD see CENTERBOARD
CLASSIC OUTBOARD AN/SSQ-108(V) direction finding system
CLASSIC OWL AN/TSQ-161(V) and AN/TSQ-181(V)
CLASSIC TROLL AN/ULR-21 ESM for NSSN Submarine
CLASSIC TRUMP Navy counternarcotics cryptologic system
CMF Career Management Fields
CMSRR Classified Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository
CMST Collection Management Support Tools
CO Commanding Officer
COBLU AN/SSQ-108(V) Cooperative OUTBOARD Logistics Update
COBRA BALL tracking aircraft
COBRA BRASS space-based multispectral data
COBRA DANE national technical intelligence sensor
COBRA EYE RC-135X TELINT aircraft
COBRA GEMINI sea- and land-based radar system
COBRA JUDY ship-based radar program
COIN Counter Insurgency
COINS Community On-line Intelligence System [NSA]
COL Colonel
COLA Cost Of Living Allowance
COLISEUM Community On-Line Intelligence for End-Users and Managers
COMBAT CATIS Combat Computer-Aided Tactical Information System
COMBAT DF Combat Direction Finding AN/SRS-1(
COMBAT SENT RC-135U
COMFY LEVY radio signal monitoring sensor package
COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL TROJAN/TROJAN SPIRIT II
COMPASS ARROW Unmanned Air Vehicle
COMPASS BIN AQM-34L FIREBEE II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV]
COMPASS COPE Unmanned Air Vehicle
COMPASS DAWN Unmanned Air Vehicle
COMPASS JADE NATO SIGINT real-time air situation display
CONDOR Unmanned Air Vehicle
CONFERM Conventional Forces Europe in Reduction Monitoring System
CONSTANT SOURCE WC-135W aircraft
CONSTANT PHOENIX WC-135W aircraft
CONSTANT WATCH Korean Air Intelligence System [IOC 1981]
CORNERSTONE CORNERSTONE (Infrastructure Product)
COTAC Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (France)
CPL Corporal
CPT Captain
CRARRV Challenger Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle
CROSSHAIR All-service DF requirements
CR-TUAV Close Range - Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CR-UAV Close Range - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CSB Close-Support Bridge
CSE-SS Client Server Environment-System Services
CSIL Commercial Satellite Imagery Library
CSP Communications Support Processor
CSP-HOL Communication Support Processor - Higher Order Language
CSP Communication System Processor [TENCAP]
CSS Command Specific Server
CTT Commander's Tactical Terminal
CUB Cryptologic Unified Build
CUBIC Common User Baseline for the Intel Community
CURV Cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle
CV
1. Conventionally Powered aircraft carrier (USN)
2. Combat Vehicle
CVN Attack aircraft carrier, nuclear powered (US)
CVRT Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked
D
DATM DISA ATM network
DAIRS DIA Advanced Imagery Reproduction System
DARTS Design and Analysis of Reference Threat Signature
DAWN Defense Attaché Worldwide Network
DAWS Defense Automated Warning System
DCGS Distributed Common Ground System
DCIIS Defense Counterintelligence Information System
DCIP Defense Critical Infrastructure Program
DCMC [U.S.] Defense Contract Management Command
DCPDB Distributed Characteristics and Performance Database
DCS Defense Communications System
DDN Defense Data Network
DDRS [U.S.] Department of Defense Data Repository System
DDS Defense Dissemination System
DE DDS Dissemination Element (DE)
DEW Distant Early Warning (US)
DEWDROP digital geocoordinate point mensuration system
DECA Defense Commissary Agency
DEERS Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
DFARS [U.S.] Defense Department Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross: air force decoration
DGS Deployable Ground System
DIB
1. Defense Industrial Base
2. Defense Integrated Backbone
DIEPS Digital Imagery Exploitation and Production System
DII Defense Information Infrastructure
DII COE Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment
DISN Defense Information Systems Network
DIWS Digital Imagery Workstation Suite
DITDS Defense Intelligence Threat Data System
DLA [U.S.] Defense Logistics Agency
DMFE Defense Automated Warning System Message Front End
DMS Defense Message System
DOD [U.S.] Department of Defense
DODIIMS DoD Intelligence Management System
DODIIS DOD Intelligence Information System
DODIIS/DISSEM DODIIS Dissemination
DODIMS/COLISEUM DoD Intelligence MS/Community On-Line Intelligence for End-Users and
Managers
DODISS [U.S.] Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards
DPPDB Digital Point Positioning Data Base
DRRS Defense Readiness Reporting System
DSP Defense Support Program
DSNET Defense Secure Network
DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DTES Division Tactical Exploitation System
DTIC [U.S.] Defense Technical Information Center
DTSS Digital Topographic Support System
DTSS-B Digital Topographic Support System - Base
DTSS-D Digital Topographic Support System-Deployable
DTSS-MSIP Digital Topographic Support System - Multispectral Imagery Processor
DTSS-QRMP Digital Topographic Support System / Quick Response Multicolor Printer
DTSS Document Exploitation (DOCEX) Transportable Support System
DZ Drop Zone
E
E Enlisted
E-TRACKWOLF Enhanced Trackwolf
EA-6B Prowler
EAAK Enhanced Applique Armor Kit (France)
EAGLE VISION COTS-based deployable ground station
ECCM Electronic Counter Counter-Measures
ECHELON global computer network
ECM Electronic Counter-Measures
ECR Electronic Combat Reconnaissance, SEAD Panavia Tornado variant
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EFMP Exceptional Family Member Program
EKMS Electronic Key Management System (NSA COMSEC)
ELINT ELectronic INTelligence
EIS Enhanced Imagery System
ENDURANCE Length of time an aircraft's fuel load will permit it to stay airborne.
ENLARGER Variable Configuration Antenna Test System
EOBS Electronic Order of Battle Service
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EPDS Electronic Processing & Dissemination System
EPG Engin Principal du Genie (France)
ERA Explosive Reactive Armor
ESC/EWC Enlisted Spouses/Wives Club
ESM Electronic Support Measures
ESS Exploitation Support System
ETRAC Enhanced Tactical Radar Correlator
ETUT Enhanced Tactical User's Terminal
EW
1. Electronic Warfare
2. Electronic Warning
EWFAES Electronic Warfare Flagging Analysis Expert System
EWIRDB Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database
F
F Fighter designation (as in F-15 Eagle)
FA Frontal Aviation
FAA Fleet Air Arm (UK, Australia, Argentina)
FAC Forward Air Control / Forward Air Controller
FAC Family Assistance Center
FAE Fuel Air Explosives
FAISS FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System
FAR
1. Federal Acquisition Regulation
2. Force d'Action Rapide (France)
FAST Forward Area Support Terminal
FAST-I Forward Area SID and TRAP - Improved
FASTLANE NSA ATM Cryptosystem
FAB Forca Aerea Brasileira , Brazilian Air Force
FBW Fly-by-Wire
FCA Future Communications Architecture
FCP Family Care Plan
FCS Future Combat System
FFT First Flight Test
FIA Future Imagery Architecture
FIFV Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle
FIRE AND FORGET MISSILE AAM or ASM with electric signaling abilities
FISTA Flying Infrared Signature Technology Aircraft
FLO Family Liaison Officer
FLY-BY-WIRE Flight control systems with electric signaling
FMS Foreign Military Sale (US)
FN Fabrique National (Belgium)
FORMMS Foreign Materiel Management System
FORTEZZA NSA Crypto component of MISSI [formerly Tessera]
FRO Family Readiness Officer
FSA Family Separation Allowance
FSC Family Support Center
FSG Family Support Group
FV Fighting Vehicle
G
GALE Generic Area Limitation Environment
GAM GPS-Aided Munition
GBCS Heavy and Light Ground-Based Common Sensor
GBS Global Broadcast Service
GCCS Global Command and Control System
GCCS-I3 GCCS Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (I3),
GCCS GRIS Global Reconnaissance Information System
GCI Ground-Controlled Intercept
GCT Grande Cadence de Tir (France)
GEODSS Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance
GIAT Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres (France)
GIG Global Information Grid
GISTER Evidential Reasoning System
GNAT-750 CIA Unmanned Air Vehicle
GPMG General Purpose Machine Gun
GPS Global Positioning System
GRANDSLAM NSA NRT Intelligence initiative
GRCS Guardrail Common Sensor
GSD Graphical Situation Display
GSM JSTARS Ground Station Module
GSR Ground Surveillance Radars
GTK Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahzeug (Germany)
GUARDRAIL Guardrail Common Sensor
GUIDEPOST Tools for Missile Analysis (Infrastructure Product)
H
HAARP ELF/VLF Radio Detection of Underground Structures
HAE UAV GLOBAL HAWK Global Hawk (Tier II+ High-Altitude, Long-Endurance UAV
HAE UAV DARK STAR DarkStar Tier III Minus
HAVE STAR NAIC Missile Defense Threat Assessment
HAVE STARE tracking radar
HE High Explosive
HEARTLEAF Airborne Reconnaissance Ground SIGINT Systems (ARGSS)
HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank
HEAT –FS High Explosive Anti-Tank - Fin Stabilized
HE-FRAG High Explosive - Fragmentation
HEI High Explosive Incendiary
HEMAT Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer
HESH High Explosive Squash Head
HE-T High Explosive - Tracer
HOTAS Hands On Throttle and Stick
HIGHTOP NSA/Army INSCOM ELINT program
HIMS Human Information Management System
HOCNET HUMINT Operational Communications Network
HOLYSTONE Special Naval Collection Program (SNCP)
HOST HF/DF computer connectivity upgrade
HOTCC Hands on Throttle, Collective and Cyclic
HMS Her Majesty's Service (UK)
HQ Headquarter(s)
HUD Head Up Display
HUDWAC Head Up Display Weapon Aiming Computer
HUDWASS Head Up Display Weapon Aiming SubSystem
HVM High Velocity Missile
I
IADS Integrated Air Defense System
IAS
1. Indicated Airspeed Shown
2. Intelligence Analysis System
IBS Integrated Broadcast Service
IC4I Integration for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
ICARIS Intelligence Communications and Requirements Information System
ICBM InterContinental Ballistic Missile
ICM Intelligence Correlation Module
ICR Intelligence Collection Requirements File
IDB Integrated Database
IDEAS Intel Data Element and Authorization
IDEX II Image Data Exploitation System II
IDHS Intelligence Data Handling System
IDPS imagery exploitation system
IDSF Intelligence Defector Source File
IES Imagery Exploitation System
IESS Imagery Exploitation Support System
IEWCS Intelligence Electronic Warfare Common Sensor
IFF Identification Friend or Foe
IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IGE In Ground Effect
IHPS Intelligence Host Processing System - AN/GYQ-50
IMACTS Imagery Management and Communications Testbed System
IMETS Integrated Meteorological System
IMOM Improved Many on Many
IMP
1. Imagery Modernization Program (DIA)
2. Imperial (UK)
IMPACTS Information Warfare Mission Planning, Analysis and C2 Targeting System
INNET Initial Network
IOSA Integrated Overhead SIGINT Architecture
IPA Image Product Archive
IPDS Imagery Processing & Dissemination System
IPF GUARDRAIL Integrated Processing Facility
IPL Imagery Product Library
IRAN Inspect and Repair as Necessary
IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRCM InfraRed CounterMeasure
IREMBASS Improved Remotely-Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
IRIS Intelligence Resources Information System
IRON CLAD EP-3B Special Projects aircraft
IRPOD Individual Repair Part Ordering Data
ISMC Intel Link Systems Management Center [NSA]
ISMS Integrated Security Management System
ISP Integrated Survey Program
ISSE GUARD Imagery Support Server Environment
ISSES Imager Scientist Softcopy Exploitation System
IRS Inertial Reference System
IRST InfraRed Search and Track
ITT
1. Information, Tours, and Travel
2. Interactive Training Tool
IUBA Image Understanding for Battlefield Awareness
IUSS Integrated Undersea Surveillance System
IWDST Integrated and Web Development Services Team
J
JAMA Joint Airborne MASINT Architecture
JASA Joint Airborne SIGINT Architecture
JASDF Japan Air Self Defense Force
JAST Joint Advanced Strike Technology
JBI Joint Battlespace Infosphere
JBS
1. Joint Broadcast Service
2. Joint Battlespace
JBSI Joint Battlespace Infosphere
JCMT Joint Collection Management Tools
JDAM Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDISS Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System
JGSDF Japan Ground Self Defense Force
JIRONET Joint Intelligence Research Office Network
JITF Joint Integration Test Facility
JIVA Joint Intelligene Virtual Architecture
JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information System
JMCIS-TM Joint Maritime Command Information System Tactical-Mobile
JMCIS Joint Mobile Integrated Communication System
JMIE Joint Maritime Information Element
JMIE/JEM Joint Maritime Information Element (JMIE) Support System Enhancement and
Modernization
JMIOS Joint Maritime Information Operations Strategy
JMSDF Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
JMTK Joint Mapping Tool Kit
JOINT-STAR See JSTARS
JRICP Joint Reserve Intelligence Connectivity Program
JSF Joint Strike Fighter
JSIPS-A Joint Service Imagery Processing System - Augmentation
JSIPS-N Joint Service Imagery Processing System
JSOW Joint Stand-Off Weapon
JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JSTARS-CGS JSTARS Common Ground Station
JSTARS-GSM JSTARS Ground Station Module
JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
JTT Joint Tactical Terminal
JTTH3 Joint Tactical Terminal-Hybrid
JV2010 Joint Vision 2010
JV2020 Joint Vision 2020
JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
K
KCAS Calibrated AirSpeed (in Knots)
KEYHOLE KH-12 Improved Crystal
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
KILTING ELINT database
KTAS True AirSpeed in Knots
L
LABS Low Altitude Bombing System
LAMPS Light Airborne MultiPurpose System
LANTIRN Low Altitude Targeting InfraRed for Night
LAPES Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System
LAV Light Assault Vehicle
LES Leave and Earnings Statement
LGB Laser-Guided Bomb
LMRDFS Light Man-portable Radio DFSystem
LO Low Observables
LOCE Linked Operations/Intelligence Centers Europe
LOFTY VIEW GNAT-750 CIA Unmanned Air Vehicle
LONGROOT Enhanced Automatic DF (EADF) HF/DF processor upgrade
LOOKING GLASS SIGINT Analysis and Reporting software
LPT Low Profile Turret
LRMP Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft
LT Lieutenant
LVTP Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel
LZ Landing Zone
M
M-22 Mission-22
MAC Military Airlift Command; Now AMC (USAF)
MACHALT Machinery Alteration
MACHALTINST Machinery Alteration Instruction
MAE UAV Predator Medium Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MAGIS Marine Air-Ground Intelligence System
MAGTF SIDS MAGTF Secondary Imagery Dissemination System
MAJ Major
MAP Military Assistance Program
MATRIX Multi-Source Automatic Target Recognition Exploitation
MATT Multi-mission Advanced Tactical Terminal
MAW Marine Air Wing (USMC)
MAXI Modular Architecture for eXchange of Intelligence
MBT Main Battle Tank
MCGPS Mapping, Chart, and Graphics Production System
MCM Mine Countermeasures
MDITDS Migration Defense Intelligence Threat Data System
MDS DDS Modular Dissemination System
MEPED Military Equipment and Parametrics Engineering Database
MERIT Military Exploitation of Reconnaissance and Intelligence Technology
MET Multi-image Exploitation Tool
MEWSS USMC Mobile Electronic Wafare Support System
MG Machine Gun
MICOM [U.S. Army] Missile Command
MIDB Modernized Integrated Data Base
MIES Modernized Imagery Exploitation System
MIGS Multi-source Intelligence Ground System
MIIDS Military Intelligence Integrated Data System
MILAN Missile d'Infanterie Leger Anti-Char
MIL-STD Military Standard
MINS Multisource Integrated Notification System
MINT Multi-Source Intelligence Tools
MIPE Mobile Imagery Processing Element
MISSI Multi-Level Information System Security Initiative
MIST Modernized Interoperable Surface Terminal
MITT Mobile Integrated Tactical Terminal
MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System
MLU Mid-Life Update
MOD Ministry of Defense
MODEL 324 UAV
MONTICELLO FTSC Analyst Tools/Management System
MOS Military Occupational Specialty
MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPAS Measurement and Signature Intelligence Analysis
MPC Multi-Purpose Carrier
MPF Military Personnel Flight
MPS MC&G Production System
MR Maritime Reconnaissance
MRAV Multi-Role Armored Vehicle
MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile
MRDBS MASINT Requirements Data base
MRE Multi Role Endurance UAV
MR UAV Medium Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MS Military Standard
MSIIRS Multispectral Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale
MSIP Multi-Stage Improvement Program
MSTS Multi-Source Tactical System
MTN Mission-22 (M-22) Tactical Network
MTOW Maximum Take-Off Weight
MUSIC Multi-User Special Intelligence Communications System [NAVSECGRU]
MVS Mission Verification System
MWR Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
N
NACDF National Area Coverage Data Files
NAS Naval Air Station
NATIONAL EAGLE Radarsat/Landsat/SPOT imagery downlink
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAIR [U.S.] Naval Air Systems Command
NAVMATINST [U.S.] Naval Materiel Systems Command Instruction
NAVSEA [U.S.] Naval Sea Systems Command
NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
NDS NIMA Delivery Segment (NDS)
NES NIMA/National Exploitation System
NEWSDEALER NewsDealer
NEWSTAND Newstand
NEX Navy Exchange
NIEWS Naval Imagery Exploition Work Station
NIEWS NTCS-A Imagery Exploitation Workstation
NIIRS National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale
NIMA LIBRARIES NGA archive of imagery, imagery products, and geospatial information
NIMA SOFTCOPY softcopy exploitation
NIPRNET Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network
NIS National Input Segment
NITFS National Imagery Transmission Format
NOE Nap of the Earth
NOVA Newstand GENSER derivative
NRIIS National Radar Imagery Interpretation Standard
NSA [U.S.] National Security Agency
NSAS Noncommunications Signals Exploitation System
NSD National Signal Databases
NSES Non-Communications Signals Exploitation System
NSOC National SIGINT Operations Center [NSA]
NTBS National Target Base Services
NTCS-A Naval Tactical Command System Afloat
N-TIS Navy Tactical Input Segment
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NTSDS National Target/Threat Signature Data System
NUCALTINST Nuclear Alteration Instruction
NWS [U.S.] Naval Weapons Station
O
O Officer
OASIS Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Airborne Sensor Information System (OASIS)
OBU OSIS Baseline Upgrade
OCU Operational Conversion Unit
OED OSIS Baseline Upgrade (OBU) Evolutionary Development
OGE Out of Ground Effect
OILSTOCK NSA Geographic Information System
OIW Ops/Intel Workstation
ONI TOOL BOX Office of Naval Intelligence Tool Box
OPINTEL Navy System [see NEWSDEALER]
OPSEC Operations Security
ORDALTINST Ordnance Alteration Instruction
OSC/OWC Officers' Spouses/Wives Club
OSD [U.S.] Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSAS Operation Space Applications System
OSIS Ocean Surveillance Information System
OTH-B Over-The-Horizon Backscatter radar
OTHR Over-The-Horizon Radar
OTHT Over-The-Horizon Targeting
OV-1 Mohawk
P
PACAF Pacific Air Force (USAF)
PACER COIN ANG C-130 IMINT
PACOM Pacific Command
PARSEC SIGINT Analysis and Reporting software
PATHFINDER National Ground Intelligence Center analyst tool
PAVE MOVER forerunner to JOINT STARS
PC-I3 Personal Computer Integrated Imagery and Intelligence
PCS Permanent Change of Station
PCTSS Provisioning & Cataloging Technical Support System
PDM Product Data Management [System]
PERIGEE Perspective Image Generation and Exploitation System
PFC Private First Class
PGM Precision-Guided Munition
PHOTOLS Photo-online-System
PID Passive IDentification
PINES Pacific Air Forces Interim National Exploitation System
PLATFORM NSA CERCIS Program
PLATYPUS National Migration System Secure Server Proof of Concept
PNGDF Papua New Guinea Defense Force
POINTERUnmanned Air Vehicle
POTS Production Oversight Tracking System
PRAIRIE SCHOONER Navy SIGINT program
PRAIRIE WAGON Navy SIGINT program
PRCR MONITOR Problem Report / Change Request Monitor
PRIVATEER Naval program
PRS Podded Reconnaissance System
PSTS Precision SIGINT Targeting System
PTG Poseur de Travures du Genie (France)
PVT Private
PX Post Exchange
Q
QUICKFIX Advanced Quickfix [AQF]
R
RAF Royal Air Force (UK)
RAAF Royal Australian Air Force
RAAP Rapid Application of Air Power
RAAWS Radar Altimeter and Altitude Warning System
RADIANT BERYLLIUM Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT BREEZE Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT CIRRUS Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT CLEAR Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT COAL Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT COPPER Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT CRIMSON Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT CRYSTAL Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT ELM Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT FROST Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT GOLD Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT HAIL Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT IVORY National Systems Tactical Detection and Reporting (TACDAR)
RADIANT JADE Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT MERCURY Radiant Mercury (Guard Technology)
RADIANT MIST Navy sensor test program
RADIANT OAK Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT OUTLAW Navy sensor test program
RADIANT PINE Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT THUNDER Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT TIN Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT TOPAZ Navy TENCAP program
RADIANT WHITE Navy TENCAP program
RADIUS Research and Development for Image Understanding Systems
RAINDROP digital geocoordinate point mensuration system
RAM Radar Absorbing Material
RAMROD NSA/INSCOM/AIA ELINT program [see RANGER]
RAN Royal Australian Navy
RANGER NSA/INSCOM/AIA SIGINT program [see RAMROD]
RAPID FOCUS ETRAC Aided Target Recognition
RAPIDS Resource and Program Information Development System (formerly RMIS)
RAST Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse system
RATO Rocket-Assisted Take-Off
RCEP Reserve Connectivity Execution Plan
RCS Radar Cross-Section
RCSS RC-135 Support Server
RE DDS Receive Element
RECCE Reconnaissance
REEF POINT EP-3B Special Projects aircraft
REMBASS Remote Battlefield Sensor System (AN/GSQ-187)
RETROFIRE NAVSECGRU SPECCOM [see NEWSDEALER ]
RF-4B/C unarmed photographic recconnaissance aircraft
RISE Reliability Improved Selected Equipment
RIVET AMBER RC-135E ELINT aircraft
RIVET BALL RC-135S ELINT aircraft
RIVET BRASS RC-135 TELINT aircraft
RIVET CARD RC-135M SIGINT aircraft
RIVET FIRE EC-130H Compass Call aircraft
RIVET JOINT RC-135V/W aircraft
RIVET RIDER EC-130E Commando Solo aircraft
RIVET QUICK RC-135M SIGINT aircraft
RL DDS Receive Location
RMAF Royal Malaysian Air Force
RMO Round Metallic Object aka unit coin
RMS Requirements Management System
RN Royal Navy (UK)
RNAS Royal Navy Air Service
RNEAF Royal Netherlands Air Force
RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROCKETEER crytptologic support system
ROE Rules of Engagement
ROK Republic of Korea
ROKAF Republic of Korea Air Force (South Korea)
ROSTER NSA/Army INSCOM SIGINT program
RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPM Revolutions Per Minute (or Rounds Per Minute if dealing with small arms)
RR Rolls Royce
RSAF Republic of Singapore Air Force
RSAF Royal Saudi Air Force
RSSC AN/TSQ-108 Radar Sonar Surveillance Center
RTIC Real Time Information In the Cockpit
RTIP Real Time Interactive Processor
RULER NPIC software application
RUWS Remote Unmanned Work System
RWR Radar Warning Receiver
S
SA
1. Surface-to-Air
2. Selective Availability (GPS)
SAAF South African Air Force
SAC Strategic Air Command (USAF - merged into ACC)
SAF Source Acquisition File
SAIP Semi-Automatic IMINT Processing Systems
SAM Surface-to-Air Missile
SANDCRAB AN/TLQ-17 TRAFFICJAM
SANDKEY NSA Analysis and Reporting software
SAR Search And Rescue
SARP 32 Storage and Retrieval Processor System
SAS Special Air Service
SASS Systems Acquisition Support Services
SATRAN Satellite Reconnaissance Advanced Notice
SB-WASS Space Based Wide Area Surveillance
SDNS Secure Data Network System [NSA]
SDS Surveillance Direction System
SDS SIGINT Data Server [ex SOMMS - SIGINT On-line Mission Management System]
SEABASS Sea-Based Assets Security System
SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
SEAL SEA, Air and Land (USN)
SEAWATCH SEAWATCH (Maritime Movement)
SEE Softcopy Exploitation Environment
SEIGEL HF/DF Printer mission control subsystem
SENIOR BLADE IMINT ground and afloat station
SENIOR BOWL D-21 ramjet-powered reconnaissance drone
SENIOR CROWN SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft
SENIOR GLASS U-2 SIGINT sensor package
SENIOR GUARDIAN Egrett Airborne Stand-off Primary Reconnaissance System
SENIOR HUNTER SENIOR SCOUT aircraft
SENIOR MACE SIGINT exploitation system
SENIOR RUBY U-2 ELINT radar emission monitoring sensor package
SENIOR SCOUT radio signal monitoring sensor package
SENIOR SPAN large radome on U-2R
SENIOR SPEAR U-2R COMINT system
SENIOR SPUR large radome on U-2R
SENIOR STRETCH SENIOR SPAN U-2R system
SENIOR WARRIOR radio signal monitoring sensor package
SENIOR YEAR U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
SENSO SENSor Operator
SENTINEL II Computer Based Training (CBT) system
SENTINEL BYTE Sentinel Byte
SGLI Servicemember's Group Life Insurance
SGT Sergeant
SHADE SHAred Data Environment
SHARP SHAred Reconnaissance Pod
SHIPALT Ship Alteration
SHIPALTINST Ship Alteration Instruction
SHORTROOT automatic digital direction finding
SIDEARM Secondary Imagery Dissemination Environment And Resource Manager
SIDR Secure Intelligence Data Repository
SIDS Secondary Imagery Dissemination Systems
SIGINT SIGnals INTelligence
SIP SIGINT and IMINT Processor
S&IPA SIGINT & IMINT Pre-processing Architecture
SIPF GUARDRAIL Surveillance Information Processing Facility
SIPRNET Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SI SSIXS Special Intelligence Submarine Satellite Information Exchange Subsystem
SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar
SLEP Service Life Extension Program
SMG SubMachine Gun
SMPAS Space Mission Payload Assessment System
SNAFU Situation Normal, All 'Fouled' Up
SOCOM Special Operations COMmand
SOCRATES Special Operations Command, Research, Analysis, and Threat Evaluation System
SOSUS Sound Surveillance System
SOF-IV Special Operations Forces - Intelligence Vehicle
SOMMS SIGINT On-line Mission Management System [now SDS]
SP
1. Specialist (when referred in a soldiers rank)
2. Self-Propelled
SPAAG Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
SPECTRA Navy Low frequency collection system
SPECTRA Standardized Production Environment
SPG Self-Propelled Gun
SPIRIT System Parametric Information Relational Intelligence Tool
SRAM Short Range Attack Missile
SR-UAV PIONEER Pioneer Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SR-UAV HUNTER Hunter Short Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SSEE Ship's Signals Exploitation Equipment
SSEP Submarine Surveillance Equipment Program
SSIMFAC Scaled Model Signature Intelligence Measurement Facility
SSM Surface-to-Surface Missile
SSP-S Single Source Processor - SIGINT
SSP-S(PI) Single Source Processor - SIGINT (Product Improvement)
STARFIRE Lockheed F-94
STEP Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
STICS Scalable Transportable Intelligence Communications System [NSA]
STO Short Take-Off
STOL Short Take-Off and Landing
STOVL Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
STREAMLINER Special Intelligence Message Traffic
STRED Standard Tactical Receive Equipment Display
SUCCESS Synthesized UHF Computer Controlled Equipment Subsystem
SUP Segment Upgrade Program
SURTASS Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor System
SYSTEM III/NIS National Input Segment
T
TAC Tactical Air Command (USAF, now merged into ACC)
TACAMO TAke Charge And Move Out
TACAN TACtical Aid to Navigation
TACCO TACtical Coordinator
TACLANE Tactical FASTLANE
TACDAR Radiant Ivory - National Systems Tactical Detection and Reporting
TACFIX AN/TRQ-37
TADIXS Tactical Data Information Exchange Subsystem
TACINTEL II+ AN/USQ-124 Tactical Intelligence Information Exchange Subsystem-Phase II
TACSIM Tactical Simulation System
TADIL Tactical Digital Information Links
TADIXS Tactical Data Information Exchange Subsystem
TAGBOARD D-21 ramjet-powered reconnaissance drone
TALON COMMAND Air Force TENCAP
TALON KNIGHT Air Force TENCAP
TALON LANCE Air Force TENCAP
TALON OUTLOOK Air Force TENCAP
TALON READY Air Force TENCAP
TALON SHIELD Air Force TENCAP
TALON SHOOTER Air Force TENCAP
TALON TRANSITION Air Force TENCAP
TALON VISION Air Force TENCAP
TALON WARRIOR Air Force TENCAP Direct Space Integration (DSI)
TANS Tactical Air Navigation System
TAP TPED Analysis Process
T-ARC Cable Repair Ship
TARS Tactical / Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System
TARPS Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System
TAS Timeline Analysis System
TASE Threat Assessment Support Environment
TATERS TROJAN Air Transportable Electronic Reconnaissance System
TBO Time Between Overhauls
TBT Tank Bridge Transporter
TCAC AN/TSQ-130 Tactical Control and Analysis Center
TCAC PIP Technical Control and Analysis Center Product Improvement Plan
TCDL Tactical Common Data Link
TCS Tactical Control System
TC XXI Trojan Classic XXI
TDDS Tactical Related Applications (TRAP) Data Dissemination System
TDY Temporary Duty
TEAMMATE AN/TRQ-32V2
TEG Tactical Exploitation Group
TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities
TENCAP CSP TENCAP Communication System Processor
TENCAP GUARD Imagery Support Server Environment
TERPES Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing and Evaluation System
TES Tactical Exploitation System
TES LIGHT Tactical Exploitation System - Light
TESSERA NSA Crypto component of MISSI (see Fortezza)
TFR Terrain Following Radar
TIBS Tactical Information Broadcast System
TIDYTIPS-III collection system
TGIF Tactical Ground Intercept Facility
THMT Tactical High Mobility Terminal
TIALD Target Identification Airborne Laser Designation
TIIP Topographic Imagery Integration Prototype
TIPSTER Text Program
TIS Navy Tactical Input Segment
TLA Temporary Living Allowance
TLCF TACINTEL Link Control Facility
TLF Temporary Living Facility
TMWS Target Material Work Station
TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara, Indonesian Air Force
TOP GABLE AN/TSQ-163 SSP-S
TOP GALLANT AN/TSQ-156 SSP-S
TOP GRAPHIC AN/TSQ-163 SSP-S
TOPS Technical Order Page Supplement
TOPSCENE Tactical Operational Scene
TOUCHBACK cryptologic system for E-Mail and databases
TOW Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-Guided
TPCS Team Portable Comint Systems
TPED Tasking, Processing, Exploitation & Dissemination
TRACKWOLF TRACKWOLF AN/TSQ-152
TRAFFICJAM AN/TLQ-17 SANDCRAB
TRAILBLAZER AN/TSQ-138
TRAP Tactical Related Applications
TRE Tactical Receive Equipment
TRIGS Tactical Reconnaissance Intelligence Ground Station (for TR-1)
TRIXS Tactical Reconnaissance Exchange Relay
TROJAN BARE TROJAN Basic Architecture Receive Element
TROJAN LITE TROJAN SPIRIT Lightweight Integrated Telecommunications Equipment (LITE)
TROJAN SPIRIT II TROJAN/TROJAN SPIRIT II
TROJAN TATERS TROJAN Air Transportable Electronic Reconnaissance System
TROJAN TMRRS TROJAN Mobile Remote Receiver System
TROJAN TTMS TROJAN Transportable Mini-Switch (TTMS)
TRRIP Theater Rapid Response Intelligence Package
TS-II TROJAN SPIRIT II
TRUMP Ship's Signals Exploitation Equipment
TSS Tri-Band SATCOM Sub-system
TSSAM Tri-Service Stand-off Attack Missile
TSTAR Tactical SIGINT Technology Adaptive Recognizer
T-UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Tactical
T-UAV Outrider Outrider Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
TUWVS Tethered Unmanned Work Vehicle System
TWS Trusted Workstation
U
U-2 SENIOR YEAR / AQUATONE
U-2 DGS Deployable Ground Station
U-125 PEACE KRYPTON
UAV-E Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Endurance
UAV-SR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Short Range
UAV-GCS UAV Ground Control Station
UAV-TCS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Tactical Control System
UN United Nations
UNITARY DF All-service DF requirements
USAF United States Air Force
USAFE United States Air Force in Europe
USAFE DIPS USAFE Digital Imagery Processing System
USIGS United States Imagery and Geospatial Information Systems Architecture
USIS United States Imagery System Architecture
USMC United States Marine Corps
USN United States Navy
USSS United States SIGINT System
UUV Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
V
VCATS Variable Configuration Antenna Test System
VEGA MASINT spacecraft
VISTA VISION/Very Intelligent Surveillance and Target Acquisition
VORTEX-II Advance Vortex
V/STOL Vertical or Short Take-Off and Landing
VSEL Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering LTD
VTAS Voice, Throttle and Stick
VTOL Vertical Take-Off and Landing
VTUAV Vertical Take Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
W
WIM WARSIM 2000 Intelligence Module
WIN Warfighter Information Network
WIN-T Warfighter Information Network - Tactical
WIN-T Warfighter Information Network - Terrestrial
WINTEL Warning: Intelligence methods and sources disclosed
WO Warrant Officer
WOLFERS crytptologic support system
WSO Weapon System Operator (or Weapon System Officer)
WSS Workstation Support Segment
X
(None available)
Y
(None available)
Z
(None available)
Technology Acronyms
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A
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B
(None available)
C
CDU Control Display Unit
CEA Circular Error Average
CEP Circular Error Probable
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
D
DGPS Differential GPS
DVI
1. Direct Voice Input
2. Digital Video Interface
E
(None available)
EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory
EMAIL Electronic mail
F
FDS Fixed Distributed System
FLIR Forward Looking Infrared
G
G Measure of the force of gravity
GE General Electric
GR
1. Grams
2. Grain (if talking about small arms ammunition)
H
HF Hi Frequency (Between 3 to 30 MHz)
HMI Host Message Interface
HP HorsePower
HPCC High Performance Computing Center
HPSC High Performance Scientific Computing Research System
HR Hour(s)
HTML Hypertext Mark-up Language
I
IFSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
IFSAR-E Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar - Elevation
IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
ILS Instrument Landing System
INS Inertial Navigation System
IR InfraRed
ISA International Standard Atmosphere
ISFAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
J
(None available)
K
KG Kilograms
KM KiloMeter
KM/H KiloMeters per Hour
KN KiloNewton measure of force (1,000 Newtons : 1 Newton = 0.2248 lbs of force)
KNOT Aviation and maritime unit of velocity
KT
1. Kiloton (equivalent explosive force of 1,000 tons of TNT)
2. Knot
KW KiloWatt
L
LB Pound
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LF Low Frequency (30 to 300 kHz)
LFA Low-Frequency Active
LLLTV Low Light Level Television
M
MACH Measure of Airspeed relative to speed of sound (Mach 1 = 1,223 kph/760 mph at sea level)
MAD Magnetic Anomaly Detector
MAV Micro-Air Vehicle
MFD Multi-Function Display
MIN Minute(s)
MM Millimeter
MT Machine Translation
N
NAS Network Access System
NRTD Near Real Time Dissemination
O
OSIS Open Source Information System
P
1. Page Description File
2. Portable Document Format
PROM Programmable Read-only Memory
Q
(None available)
R
RPV Remotely-Piloted Vehicle
S
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
T
(None available)
U
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UHF Ultra-High Fequency (300MHz to 3 GHz)
V
VHDL Verilog Hardware Definition Language
VHF Very High Frequency (3 to 300MHz)
VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
W
(None available)
X
XIDB Extended Integrated Data Base
Y
(None available)
Z
(None available)