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American Department of Defense Abbreviations Please note that this list has not been updated since 1982 so it is mainly of historical interest. As the list was scanned with OCR software there may be errors. (Please report any obvious mistakes). AABNCIP Advanced Airborne National Command Post (now AACP) AACOMS Army Area Communications System AACIP Advanced Airborne Command Post AAH Advanced Attack Helicopter AAM Air-to-Air Missile ABIVID Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense ABRES Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems ACC Advanced Communications Concept ACLS Automatic Carrier Landing System ACM Advanced Cluster Munitions (WASP) ACIVII Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation ACPL Atmospheric Cloud Physics Laboratory ADA Standard DoD High Level Computer Language ADAM Area Denial Artillery Munition ADAS Airborne Data Annotation System ADM Advanced Developmental Model ADSAF Automatic Data System for the Army in the Field ADSCOM Advanced Ship Communications ADVISER Airborne Dual-Channel Variable Input Severe Environmental Recorder/Reproducer AEGIS Integrated Fleet Defense System (for Missile and Aircraft Attack) AEMOS Airborne Electro-Magnetic and Optical System AFOS Automation of Field Operations and Services AFSATCOM Air Force Satellite Communications System (ASCS) AFTI Advanced Fighter Technology Integration AGM Air-to-Ground Missile AGM-65 Maverick AGM-69 SRAM AGM-86 ALCM AGTELIS Automatic Ground Transportable Emitter Location and Identification System AHAWS Advanced Heavy Assault Weapons System AHWT Advanced Heavyweight Torpedo A1AAM Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile AIDATS Army In-Flight Data Transmission System AIDS Advanced Integrated Display System AIFS Advanced Infantry Fire System AIM Air Intercept Missile AIM-7 Sparrow AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-54 Phoenix AIMIS Advanced Integrated Modular Instrumentation System AIS Avionics Integrated Shop ALARM Alerting Long-Range Airborne Radar for Moving Targets (now SOTAS) ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile ALCS Air Launch Control System ALRAAM Advanced Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile ALSS Advanced Location Strike System ALT Aircraft Lightweight Torpedo ALVIR,l Air-Launched Low Volume Ramjet ALWT Advanced Lightweight Torpedo AMARV Advanced Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle AMAS Advanced Multi-Purpose Armor System AMAWS Advanced Medium Assault Weapons System AMMT Advanced Multi-Mission Torpedo AMPA Advanced Maritime Patrol Aircraft AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile AMST Advanced Medium Short Take-Off and Landing Transport ANASP Advanced Nuclear Attack Submarine Program A.NEW Advanced Integrated ASW Avionics System AOCM Advanced Optical Countermeasures Pod APMS Advanced Power Management System ARBS Angle Rate Bombing System ARM/CM Anti-Radiation Missile/Countermeasures ARP Advanced Radiation Projectile ARPS Advanced Radar Processing System ART Automatic Radar Tracking ARTAC Advance Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Capability ARTADS Army Tactical Data Systems ARB Automated Radar Terminal Systems ARWR Advanced Radar Warning Receiver ASALM Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile ASAS All-Source Analysis System ASAT Anti-Satellite ASCL Advanced Sonobuoy Communications link ASH Aerial Scout Helicopter (also Advanced Scout) ASMD Anti-Ship Missile Detense ASMS Advanced Surface Missile System ASOJ Anti-Standoff Jammer (Missile) ASP Advanced Signal Processor ASPJ Advanced Self-Protective Jammer ASR Air Surveillance Radar ASRAAM Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile ASMS Advanced Surface Missile System ASTD Anti-Ship Torpedo Defense ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare ASWCCCS Anti-Submarine Warfare Centers Command and Control System ATAC Airborne Two-Way Acoustic Communication Sonobuoy ATACS Army Tactical Communications System ATCAP Army Telecommunications Automation Program ATIDS Air Tactical Data System ATE Automatic Test Equipment ATF Advanced Tactical Fighter ATGEMSS Anti-Tank Ground-Emplaced Mine Scattering System ATSE Airborne Tactical Signal Exploitation ATSS Automatic Test Support System AUTEC AtianVc Undersea Test and Evaluation Center AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System (E-3A) AWTSS All Weather Tactical Strike System AWADS Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery Systems BARBiCAN Battlefield Automated Radar Bearing intercept Classification and Analysis BATS Ballistic Aerial Target System BCD Binary Coded Decimal BCS Battery Computer System (Artillery) B ETA Battlefield Exploitation Target Acquisition (or B Evaluation TA) BISS Base and Installation Security System BITE Built-in Test Equipment BIVID Ballistic Missile Defense BMEWS Ballistic Missile Early Warning System BUIEC Back-Up Emergency Communications BVRM Beyond Visual Range Missile CAINS Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System CAIR Counter CAPTOR Encapsulated Torpedo CAS Collision Avoidance System CAWGS Covert All-Weather Gun System CBR Chemical Biolgical Radiological Warfare C31 Command, Control, Communicationslintelligence CILOP Conversion in Lieu of Procurement CITS Centrally Integrated System Test ClwS Close-in Weapons System CILGIP Cannon Launched Guided Projectile CIVICA Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft CONJAM Communications Jamming System CONAD Continental Air Defense CONTAD Concealed Target Detection CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet CSWS Corps Support Weapon System CTA Companion Trainer Aircraft CWW Cruciform Wing Weapon cwi Continuous Wave (or Clockwise) Jammer CX Cargo X (Airlift Aircraft) DABS Discrete Address Beacon System DAIR Direct Altitude and Identity Readout Interrogator DAIS Digital Avionics Integrated System DAME Distance Azimuth Measuring Equipment DAR Distortion Adaptive Receiver DDGX New Ship, Similar to AEGIS DECM Deception Electronic Countermeasures DEXTOR Deep Experimental Torpedo DICASS Directional Command Active Sonobuoy System DIFAR Direction Finding and Ranging Sonobuoy DIGS Delta Inertial Guidance System DIVAD Division Air Defense (Gun) DMD Digital Message Device DME Distance Measuring Equipment DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DRS Detection and Ranging Set DRVS Doppler Radar Velocity Sensor DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System DSN Deep Space Network DSP Defense Support Program DSWS Deep Submergence Weapons System DTP Design to Price DTIOT Development Test i ng/Operat 1 onal Testing DVS Doppler Velocity Sensor EAM Emergency Action Message EAR Electronically Agile Radar ECM Electronic Countermeasures ECP Engineering Cost Proposal (or Engineering Change Proposal) EDM Engineering Development Model EHF Extremely High Frequency ELF Extremely Low Frequency ELINT Electronic Intelligence EMCON Emission Monitor-Control EMF Electro-Magnetic Force Gun EMINS Electrostatic Miniature Inertial Navigation System E-0 Electro-Optical EOFC Electro-Optical Fire Control EOW Electro-Optical Warfare EPACS Environmental Programmable Acquisition and Communications System EQUATE Electronic Quality Assurance Test Equipment ERAM Extended Range Air Munition ERAPS Expandable Reliable Acoustic Path Sonobuoy ERBSS Earth Radiation Budget Satellite System ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite ESGM Electro-Supported Gyro Monitor ESGN Electrostatically Supported Gyro Navigator ETF Enhanced Tactical Fighter EVS Electro-Optical Viewing System EW Electronic Warfare EWO Electronic Warfare Officer FAALS Field Artillery Acoustic Locating System FAADS Forward Area Air Defense System FAAR Forward Area Alerting Radar FACTS FLIR Augment Cobra TOW Sight FASCAM Family of Scatterable Mines FASSN Fast Attack Sub-Surface Nuclear FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile (Submarine) FCAC Forward Control and Analysis Center FDDA Full Digital Arts Display FDM Frequency Division Multiplexed FEBA Forward Edge of the Battlefield Area F&F Fire and Forget FIST Fire Support Team Vehicle FLEXAR Flexible Adaptive Radar FLIR Forward Looking Infrared FOI Follow-On Interceptor FMS Foreign Military Sales FSR Frequency Set-On Receiver FSRS Frequency Selective Receive System FSS Flight Service System FVS Fighting Vehicle System FYDP Five Year Defense Program GBU Glide Bomb Unit GEANS Gimballed Electrostatic Aircraft Navigation System GEODDS Ground Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System GEOS Geodynamic Experimental Ocean Satellite GFE Government Furnished Equipment GLCM Ground Launched Cruise Missile GLLD Ground Laser Locator Designator GOES Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite GPETE General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment GPS Global Positioning System GPSU Global Positioning System-Users GSE Ground Support Equipment HAHST High Altitude High Speed Target HALO High Altitude Large Optics HALOE Halogen Occultation Experiment HARM High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile HAS Helicopter Armament Subsystem H EAO High Energy Astronomy Observatory HEL High Energy Laser HOE Homing Overlay Experiment HSTV1 High Survivability Test Vehicle, Lightweight HVD Head Up Display IACS Integrated Analysis and Control System (Also Integrated Acoustical Communications) IAGS Improved Aircraft Gun Systems 1 1BCS Integrated Battlefield Control Systems ICAP Increased Capability ICS Internal Countermeasures Set iDA Integrated Digital Avionics IFF Identification Friend or Foe 1ITS Intra-Theater Imagery Transmission System ILS Instrument Landing System (Also Integrated Logistics Support) IMAAWS Infantry Man-Portable Anti-Armor/Assault Weapon System IMFRAD Integrated Multiple Frequency Radar IMU Inertial Measurement Unit INT Integrated Night Tracker lOC Initial Operational Capability IONDS Integrated Operational NUDETS Detection System IR infrared IFICM Infrared Countermeasures IRST Infrared Search and Track IRT Indicator Receiver Transmitter IRWR Infrared Warning Receiver ITACS Improved Tactical Air Control System ITADS Integrated Tactical Display System JUS Inertial Upper Stage (Formerly Interim Upper Stage) IWD Intermediate Water Depth Mine JAMCCS Joint Advanced Tactical Command, Control, and Communications System JIFDATS Joint In-Flight Data Transmission System JINTACCS Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems JITF Joint inter-Service Task Force iss Joint Surveillance System JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System LAAAS Low-Altitude Air-Launched Airfield Attack System LAAT Laser Augmented Airborne TOW Sight LAMPS Light Airborne Multipurpose System LANTIRN Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting, Infrared, Night LARV Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle LATAR Laser Augmented Target Acquisition Recognition LCAC Landing Craft Air Cushion LCSS Land Combat Support System LDNS Lightweight Doppler Navigation System LHH Light Helicopter Assault LHX VISTOL Support Ship LIR Laser intercept Receiver LLILTV Low Light Level TV LOADS Low-Altitude Air Defense System LORAN Long Range Aid to Navigation LOREORS Long Range Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System LOS Line of Sight LPIR Low Probability of Intercept Radar LFICA Long Range Combat Aircraft LRR Long Range Radar LRU Line Replaceable Unit LRWR Lightweight Radar Warning Receiver LTD Laser Target Designator LVTX Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Experimental M2 Minuteman MACCS Marine Air Command and Control System MACIMS Military Airlift Command Integrated Management System MAD Magnetic Anomaly Detection System MAGI1C Mobile Army Ground Imagery Interpretation Center MAGIS See TIPI/MAGIS MAP Macro Arithmetic Processor MAPS Multiple Aim Point System MASSTER Modern Army Selected Systems Test, Evaluation and Review MATCALS Marine Air Traf fie Control and Landing System MATE Modular Automatic Test Equipment MCM Mine Countermeasures MEECN Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network MERF Mobile Emergency Radar Facilities METRRA Metal Reradiating Radar MFT Multiple False Target ~HV Miniature Homing Vehicle MICNS Modular Integrated Communications and Navigation System MICRAD Microwave Radiometric Reconnaissance System MIDAS Mine Detection and Avoidance Sonar MIFASS Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System MILCON Military Construction MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System MILS Missile Impact Locating System MIRV Multiple Independently-Targeted Reentry Vehicle MLB Main Lobe Blanking IvILFIS-TGW Multiple Launch Rocket System-Terminally Guided Weapon MLS Microwave Landing System MLU Mid-Life Upgrade IvIMW Millimeter Wave MNV Mine Neutralization Vehicle MOPMS Modular Pack Mine System moss Mobile Submarine Simulator MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPLM Multi-Purpose Lightweight Missile MPWS Multi-Purpose Weapon System (also Mobile Protected Weapons System) MRAALS Marine Corps Remote Area Approach and Landing System MRASM Medium Range Air-to-Surface Missile MRCA Multirole Combat Aircraft MRSA Multirole Strategic Aircraft MSAMS Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System IvISS Midcourse Surveillance System (also Moored Surveillance System) MTACCS Marine Corps Tactical Command and Control System MTDS Marine Tactical Data System MTI Moving Target Indicator MTU Mobile Test Unit MULE Modular Universal Laser Equipment mx Missile X (Strategic Missile) NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment System NCCS Naval Command and Control System, Share Node NCTR Non-Cooperative Target Recognition NDBS National Data Buoy System NEACP National Emergency Airborne Command Post NELIS-A Non-communications Emitter Locatin and Identification System-Airborne (Quicklook) NGTA Next Generation Trainer Aircraft NIS NATO Identification System NMCS National Military Command System NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administraton Satellites NODLR Night Observation Device, Long Range NOSS National Oceanic Satellite System NTDS Naval Tactical Data System NUDETS Nuclear Detonations NWE Nuclear Weapons Effects Program OCCSS Operations Command and Control Support System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer ORICS Optical Ranging Identification Communications System OSIS Ocean Surveillance Information System OTHR Over the Horizon Radar OTHR-B Over the Horizon Radar, Backscatter OTH R-T Over the Horizon Radar, Targeting PADS Passive Advanced Sonobouy PAM Payload Assist Module PAR Precision Approach Radar PAVE Code Name Prefix for ASD (USAF) Night Avionics Systems PDSMS Point Defense Surface Missile System (Sea Sparrow) PEP Produceability, Engineering and Planning PEWS Platoon Early Warning System PIDP Programmable Indicator Data Processor System PIPS Product Improvements PIVADS Product improved Vulcan Air Defense System PLRS Position Location Reporting System PILSS Precision Location Strike System PIVITC Pacific Missile Test Center PNVS Pilot Night Vision System pppi (p31) Preplanned Product Improvements PRIDE An ECM Suit Consisting of ANIALO-126, ANIALR-45, and ANIALR-50 PSP Programmable Signal Processor PWW Planar Wing Weapon QRC Quick Reaction Capability RAAMS Remote Anti-Armor Mine System RACE Radar Accuracy Check Equipment RAMSES Reprogrammable Advanced Multimode Shipboard ECM System RAPPORT Rapid Alert Programmed Power-Management of Radar Targets RCAG Remote Center, Air-Ground Communications RDT&E Research, Development, Test and Evaluation RDF Rapid Deployment Forces RDSS Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System REGAL Remotely Guided Autonomous Lightweight Torpedo REMBASS Remotely Monitored Battlefield Area Surveillance System RFI Radio Frequency Interference RFS/EGM Radio Frequency Surveillance/Electronic Countermeasures RFX Reconnaissance Fighter X RGPO Range Gate Pull Off RHAW Radar Homing and Warning Sytem RIS Range Instrumentation Ship RISTA Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition RIVIL Radar Microwave Link RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle RSS Remote Slave Station RTR Rapid Threat Recognition RTS Remote Tracking Station RTWS Radar Threat Warning System RWR Radar Warning Receiver S&W Surveillance and Warning SACCS SAC Automated Command and Control Subsystem SACDIN Strategic Air Command Digital Network SADARM Search and Destroy Armor SAM Surface-to-Air Missile SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SAS Survival Avionics System SASS Suspended Array Surveillance System SATC Ship Acoustic and Torpedo Countermeasures SBSS Space Based Surveillance System SCF Satellite Control Facility SCIMITAR System for Countering Interdict Missiles and Target Radars SDS Satellite Data System SEM Standard Electronic Module SEMA Special Electronic Mission Aircraft SEMOS Shipborne Electro-Magnetic and Optical Systems SERT Space Electronic Rocket Test SHELF Super Hardened Extremely Low Frequency SHORADS Short Range Air Defense System SIAM Self-initiated Anti-Air Missile SIF Selective Identification Feature SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and Air Radio Subsystem SINS Standard Inertial Navigation System Siop Single Integrated Operations Plan SIR System Integration Receiver SIRCS Shipboard Intermediate Range Combat System SIRE Space Infrared Experiment SIRES SOTAS Interactive Radar Environment Simulator SLAE Standard Lightweight Avionics Equipment SLAT Surface Launched, Aerial Targeted Missile SLAR Side Looking Airborne Radar SLBM Sea Launched Ballistic Missile Warning System SLCM Ship Launched Cruise Missile SLEP Service Life Extension Program SM Standard Missile SMM Solar Maximum Mission SMS/GOES Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite SIO Stand-Off Sois Stand-Off Jammer System SOTAS Stand-Off Target Acquisition System SPM Solar Polar Mission SPN Standard Precision Navigator SPW Self-Protection Weapon SRAAM Short Range Air-to-Air Missile SRAM Short-Range Attack Missile SSBN Strategic Submarine, Ballistic, Nuclear SSILS Solid State Instrument Landing System SSLD Single Seat Laser Designator SSS(S3) Strategic Satellite System SSW Swept Square Wave STAFF Smart Target-Activated Fire and Forget STAMP Small Tactical Aerial Mobility Platform STANAG Statement of Naval Agreement STANO Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Night Observation STARCOM Strategic Army Communications STARTLE Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement STDN Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network STM Service Test Model STP Space Test Program STS Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) SUM Shallow Underwater Missile SUP Small Unit Package SUW Surface Warfare SURTASS Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System SWATS Shallow Water Acoustical Tracking System TACOM Tactical Communications TACAMO Take Charge and Move Out TACAN Tactical Air Navigation Set TACC Tactical Air Control Center TACELIS Tactical Automated Communications Emitter Location and Identification System TACF1RE Tactical Fire Direction TACJAM Tactical Communications Jamming System TACNAN Tactical Navigation Set TACS Tactical Air Control System TACSI Tactical Air Control System Improvement TADARS Target Acquisition, Designation, and Aerial Reconnaissance System TADS/PNVS Target Acquisition Designation Systern/PHot Night Vision System TALCM Tomahawk Air-Launched Cruise Missile TAR Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (also TARPS) TASES Tactical Airborne Signal Exploitation System TASS Towed Array Surveillance System TCCF Tactical Communicatons Control Facility TCD Time Critical Data TCS Tactical Computer System TCT Tactical Computer Terminal TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System TEDS Tactical Expendable Drone System TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities TERCOM Terrain-Contour Matching Inertia] Guidance System TEREC Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance System TERPES Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance Processing and Evaluation System TEWS Tactical Electronic Warfare System TFD Tactical Fusion Division TFR Terrain Following Radar TGT Tactical Graphics Terminal TIPI/MAGIS Tactical Information Processing and Interpretation/Marine Air-Ground Intelligence System TIPS Terminal Information Processing System TISEO Target Identification Sensor, Electro-Optical TJS Tactical Jamming Systems TLAMC Tactical Land Attack Missile, Conventional TOS Tactical Operations System TOW Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided Missile TPP Total Procurement Package TRACALS Traffic Control and Landing System (also TCLS) TRAM Target Recognition Attack Multisensor TRDL Tactical Reconnaissance Data Link TffiTAC Tri-Service Tactical Communications System TSS Tactical Surveillance System TVC Thrust Vector Control TVSU Television Sight Unit TWR Tail Warning Radar UGS Unattended Ground Sensors UH Utility Helicopter ULAIDS Universal Locator Airborne Integrated Data System USAFE C&C U.S. Air Force Europe Command and Control System UTTAS Utility Tactical Aircraft Transport System (UH-GOA Blackhawk) VAST Versatile Avionics Test Shop VATS Video Augmented Tracking System VGPO Velocity Gate Pull Off VHSIC Very High Speed integrated Circuits VOR Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range VRFWS Vehicle Rapid Fire Weapons System VSS V/STOL Support Ship VISTOL Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft VTS Vessel Traffic System WAA Wide Aperture Array WAAM Wide Area Anti-Armor Munitions WASP Mini-Missile WwMecs World-Wide Military Command and Control System ZBB Zero Base Budgeting ZLS Zero Level Sparing Copyright ©2003 SatCure Created September 30, 2003 This file may be downloaded for private and personal use but NO part of it may be published in any form without the prior permission of the author. 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