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Glossary of military abbreviations

Summary

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

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  • BAe – British Aerospace
  • BAI – Battlefield Air interdiction
  • BAMCIS – Begin the Planning, Arrange Recon, Make Recon, Complete Planning, Issue Order, Supervise
  • BAR – M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
  • BARCAP – Barrier Combat Air Patrol
  • BARF – Base And Range Facilities
  • BARV – Beach Armored Recovery Vehicle
  • BAS – Battlefield Automated System
  • BAS – Basic Allowance for Substance
  • BASE – British Aerospace Systems and Equipment
  • BASOPS – Base Operations
  • BATES – Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System
  • BAT – Biometrics Automated Toolset
  • BAWS – Biological Agent Warning System
  • BB – Base Bleed
  • BB – Battleship
  • BBSP – Blowback Shifted Pulse
  • BC – Battery Commander or Battalion Commander
  • BC – Battlecruiser
  • BCC – Battery Control Centre
  • BCIS – Battlefield Combat Identification System
  • BCP – Battery Command Post
  • BCS – Bridge Crossing Simulator
  • BCT – Brigade Combat Team (US)
  • BCT – Basic Combat Training
  • BCV – Battle Command Vehicle
  • BD – Base Detonating
  • BDA – Browning Double Action or Bomb Damage Assessment
  • BDAR – Battle Damage Assessment And Repair
  • BDE – Brigade
  • BDM – Bunker Defeat Munition
  • BDU – Battle Dress Uniform
  • BE – Base Ejection
  • BFA – Blank-Airing Adaptor or Blank-Firing Attachment
  • BFV – Bradley Fighting Vehicle
  • BFVS – Bradley Fighting Vehicle System
  • BG – Border Guard or Brigadier General
  • BG – Bombardment Group
  • BH – Black Hot
  • BHOT – Black Hot (image in a thermal sight)
  • bhp – Brake Horsepower
  • BIFF – Battlefield Identification Friend or Foe
  • BII – Basic Issued Item
  • BILL – Bofors, infantry, light and lethal, referring to RBS 56 BILL or RBS 56B BILL 2
  • BIT – Built-In Test
  • BIT/ST – Built-In Test/Self-Test
  • BITE – Built-in test equipment
  • BL – Blank
  • BL-T – Black tracer
  • BLITS – Beta lighted infantry telescope system
  • BLOS – Beyond Line-Of-Sight
  • BL-T – Blank – Tracer
  • BLT – Battalion Landing Team
  • BLR – Blindado Ligero de Ruedas
  • BLRIP – Beyond Low-Rate Initial Production
  • BLWE – Battle Lab Warfighting Experiment
  • BM – Brigade Major
  • BMC4I – Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
  • BMD – Ballisitic Missile Defense
  • BMF – Belgian Mechanical Fabrication
  • BML – Battle management language
  • BMNT – Begin Morning Nautical Twilight
  • BMP – Pronounced "bimp". Former Warsaw Pact IFVs including BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, etc.
  • BMR – Blindado Medio de Ruedas
  • BMS – Battalion Mortar System
  • BMS – Battlefield Management System
  • BNCC (USAF) – Base network control center
  • BN – Battalion
  • BNS – BILL Night Sight
  • BO – Blackout
  • BOCV – Battery Operations Center vehicle
  • BOG-Dwell – Boots on the Ground – Dwell (down time)
  • BOI – Basis Of Issue
  • BOL – Bearing-only launch
  • BOLTS – Bolt-On Loading Tray System
  • BOIP – Basis Of Issue Plan
  • BOSS – Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System
  • BOSS – Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers
  • BPI – Bolt Position Indicator
  • BPS – Battery Power Source
  • BPT – Be Prepared To
  • BPS – Battery Power Source
  • BR – Battle Rifle
  • BRAC – Base Realignment And Closure
  • BRDEC – Belvoir Research and Development Engineering Center
  • BRKR – Breaker
  • BRS – Brake Release Switch
  • BRSGHT – Boresight
  • BRT – Bright or Brightness
  • BSA – Base Support Agreement
  • BSB – Brigade Support Battalion
  • BSD – Boresight Device
  • BSP – Bright Source Protection
  • BSSG – Brigade Service Support Group
  • BST – Basic Skills Trainer
  • BT – Boat Tail
  • BT – Bullet Trap
  • BTA – Best Technical Approach
  • BTA – Battle Training Area
  • BTRY – Battery
  • BTU – Bullet Trap Universal
  • BTU – British Thermal Unit
  • BTY – Battery
  • BUA – BILL Under Armor or Built-Up Area
  • BUB – Battlefield Update Briefing
  • BW – Biological Warfare
  • BW – Black/White
  • BX – Bionix AFV

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  • C/G – Contractor or Government
  • C/J – Communications/Jam
  • C&L – Capabilities and Limitations
  • C2 – Command and Control
  • C2E – Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation
  • C2I – Command, Control, and Intelligence
  • C2V – Command and Control Vehicle
  • C3 – Command, Control, and Communications
  • C3I – Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
  • C4 – Composition C-4
  • C4I – Command Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence
  • C4IEWS – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors
  • C4ISR – Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  • C4ISTAR – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target acquisition, And Reconnaissance
  • C5I – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration and Intelligence
  • C6ISR – Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-defense, Combat systems and intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  • CA – Certification Authority
  • CAA – Center for Army Analysis
  • CAB – Combat Aviation Battalion
  • CAC – Common Access Card
  • CACDA – Combined Arms Combat Development (US Army)
  • CAD – Computer-Assisted Design
    • CAD – Chemical Agent Detector
  • CAE – Component Acquisition Executive
  • CAG – Commander Air Group
  • CAGEC – Commercial And Government Entity Code
  • CAIV – Cost As an Independent Variable
  • CAL – Canadian Arsenals Limited
    • CAL – Caliber
  • CALIB – Calibration
  • CAN – Control Area Network
  • CAP – Crisis Action Planning
  • CAR – Corrective Action Report
    • CAR – Combined Arms Rehearsal
  • CARRV – Challenger Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle
  • CART – Corrective Action Review Team
  • CAS – Close Air Support
  • CASEVAC – Casualty Evacuation
  • CASTFOREM – Combined Arms Task Force Evaluation Model
  • CAT-FCS – Command Adjusted Trajectory - Fire-Control System (US)
  • CAT-LCV – Combined Arms Team - Lightweight Combat Vehicle (US)
  • CATK – Counter Attack
  • CATT – Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (UK)
  • CATT-B – Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US)
  • CAV – Cavalry
    • CAV – Composite Armored Vehicle (US)
  • CAWS – Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US)
  • CAX – Combined Arms Exercise
  • CB – Heavy Cruiser
  • CBIT – Continuous Built-In Test (BIT)
  • CBMS – Chemical Biological Mass Spectrometer
  • CPDP – Chemical, Biological Defense Program
  • CBR – Chemical, Biological, Radiological
  • CBRNE – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
  • CBS – Corps Battle Simulator
  • CBT – Computer Based Training
  • CBTDEV – Combat Developer
  • CBW – Chemical and Biological Warfare
  • CC – Close Combat
  • CCAWS – Close Combat Anti-Armor Weapons Systems
  • CCB – Configuration Control Board
  • CCC – Combustible Cartridge Case
  • CCD – Charge-Coupled Device
  • CCMA – Crew-Correctable Maintenance Action
  • CCMD – Crew-Correctable Maintenance Action
  • CCIP – Constantly Computed Impact Point
  • CCO – Close Combat Optic
  • CCP – Casualty Collection Point
  • CCP – Computer Control Panel
  • CCR – Crown Copyright Reserved
  • CCTV – Closed-Circuit Television
  • CCU – Central Control Unit
    • CCU – Climate Control Unit
  • CCV – Close Combat Vehicle
    • CCV – Command and Control Vehicle (US)
  • CCV-L – Close Combat Vehicle – Light
  • cd – Candela
  • CDA – Combat Defensive Action
  • CDD – Capability Development Document
  • CDM – Coastal Defense Missile
  • CDR – Commander
    • CDR – Critical Design Review
  • CDRL – Contract Data Requirements List
  • CDRT – Capabilities Development for Rapid Transition
  • CDS – Configuration Data Set
  • CDU – Command Display Unit
  • CDU – Computer Display Unit
  • CE – Chemical Energy
    • CE – Continuous Evaluation
  • C/E – Crew/Enlisted (enlisted aircrew member)
  • CEAC – Cost and Economic Analysis Center
  • CECOM – Communications and Electronics Command
  • CED – Contingency Exercise Deployment
  • CEFO – Combat Equipment Fighting Order (webbing contents)
  • CENTCOM – Central Command
  • CENTO – Central Treaty Organization or Baghdad Pact
  • CEOI – Communications electronics operating instruction
  • CEP – Circular error probable
  • CEPSARC – Concept Experimentation Program Schedule and Review Committee
  • CERDEC – Communication and Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center
  • CERTEX – Certification Exercise
  • CES – Engineer Services Regiment (Sri Lanka)
  • CEPP – Controlled effect police projectile
  • CET – Combat engineer tractor
  • CEU – Computer electronics unit
  • CEV – Combat engineer vehicle
  • CF – Canadian Forces
    • CF – Controlled Fragmentation
    • CF – Controlled fragmentation
  • CFE – Conventional forces Europe
  • CFLCC – Coalition Forces Land Component Command
  • CFT – Cross Functional Teams
  • CFV – Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (US)
  • CG – Commanding General
  • CGS – Crew Gunnery Simulator
    • CGS – Command and General Staff
  • CHA – Cast Homogeneous Armor
  • CHARM – Challenger Chieftain Armament
  • CHEM – Chemical
  • CHIP – Challenger Improvement Program
  • CHS – Commander's Hand Station
  • CI – Counter-Intelligence
    • CI – Commander's Interface
  • CIC – Combat Information Centre
  • CIE – Clothing and Individual Equipment
  • CIFV – Composite Infantry Fighting Vehicle
  • CIG – Cannon Interface Gear
  • CILAS – Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers
  • CINC – Commander In-Chief
  • CINCAFCOM – Commander-In-Chief, African Command
  • CINCCENTCOM – Commander-In-Chief, Central Command
  • CINCAD – Commander-In-Chief, Aerospace Defense Command
  • CINCAL – Commander-In-Chief, Alaska
  • CINCCFC – Commander-In-Chief, Combined Forces Command
  • CINCEUR – Commander-In-Chief, Europe
  • CINCHAN – Commander-In-Chief, Channel (NATO)
  • CINCLANT – Commander-In-Chief, Atlantic
  • CINCLANTFLT – Commander-In-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
  • CINCMAC – Commander-In-Chief, Military Airlift Command
  • CINCNET – Commander-In-Chief, Network
  • CINCNORAD – Commander-In-Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command
  • CINCNORTH – Commander-In-Chief, Pacific
  • CINCRED – Commander-In-Chief, Readiness Command
  • CINCSOUTH – Commander-In-Chief, Southern Command
  • CINCSTRIKE – Commander-In-Chief, Strike Command
  • CINCUNC – Commander-In-Chief, United Nations Command
  • CINCUNK – Commander-In-Chief, United Nations Force, Korea
  • CINCUSAFE – Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe
  • CINCUSAREUR – Commander-In-Chief, Army, Europe
  • CINCUSNAVEUR – Commander-In-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
  • CIO – Chief Information Officer
  • CIP – Combat Identification Panel
  • CIPR – Concept In-Process Review
  • CIS – Chartered Industries of Singapore
  • CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States
  • CITV – Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (US)
  • CIU – Commanders Interface Unit
  • CIWS – Close-In Weapons System
  • CIV – Civilian
  • CJCS – Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • CJCSI – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
  • CJCSM – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual
  • CJTF – Commander, Joint Task Force
  • CKPT – Cockpit
  • CL – Light Cruiser
  • CLAMS – Clear Lane Marking System (US)
  • CLASS – Computerized Laser Sight System
  • CLAWS – Close Combat Light Armor Weapon System (US)
    • CLAWS – Container Launched Attack Weapon System
  • CLM-E – Continuous Learning Modules – Engineering
  • CLGP – Cannon-Launched Guided Projectile (US)
  • CLOE – Common Logistics Operating Environment
  • CLOS – Command to Line Of Sight
  • CLS – Combat Life Support
    • CLS – Contract Logistics Support
  • CLU – Command Launch Unit (as used in FGM-148 Javelin)
  • CM – Counter Measures
  • CMD – Command
  • CM – Color-Marking or "continue mission"
  • CMP – Configuration Management Plan
  • CMV – Combat Mobility Vehicle
  • CMS – Common Missile System
    • CMS – Compact Modular Sight
  • CMT – Cadmium–Mercury Telluride
  • CMV – Combat Mobility Vehicle (US)
  • CNCE – Communications Network Control Element
  • CNP – Candidate Nomination Proposals
  • CNVD – Clip-on Night Vision Device
  • COA – Course Of Action
  • COB – Close of Business
  • CO – Commanding officer
  • Co – Company
  • COA – Course of Action
  • COB – Close of Business
  • COC – Chain of Command
  • COCOM – Combatant Commander
  • COE – Chief of Engineers
  • COG – Course Over Ground
  • COI – Critical Operational Issue
  • COIC – Critical Operational Issues and Criteria
  • COIN – Counterinsurgency
  • COM/INT – Communications/Intercept
  • COMARLANT – Commander, U.S. Army Forces, Atlantic
  • COMDCAEUR – Commander, Defense Communications Agency, Europe
  • COMINT – Communications Jamming
  • COMJTF – Commander, Joint Task Force
  • COMOPTEVFOR – Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force
  • COMSAT – Communications Satellite
  • COMSEC- Communications Security
  • COMVAT – Combat Vehicles Armament Technology (US)
  • COMZ – Communications Zone
  • CONOPS – Concept of Operations
  • CONUS – Continental United States
  • COP – Combat Outpost
  • COS – Chief of Section
  • CoS – Chief of Staff
  • COSCOM – Corps Support Command (US Army)
  • COTAC – Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire)
  • COTS – Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
  • COV – Counter Obstacle Vehicle (US)
  • COZ – Central Operations Zone
    • COZ – Controlled Operations Zone
  • CoZ – Counteroffensive Zone
  • CP – Command Post
    • CP – Concrete-Piercing
  • CPAWS - Charged Particle Weapon System
  • CPD – Capability Production Document
  • CPDU – Computer Power Distribution Unit
  • CPL – Corporal
  • CPO – Civilian Personnel Office
  • CPOC – Civilian Personnel Operations Center
  • CPR – Common Practice Round
  • CPS – Cardinal Points Specification (UK)
  • CPV – Command Post Vehicle
  • CPV – Commander's Panoramic Viewer
  • CPVEU – Commander's Panoramic Viewer Electronics Unit
  • CPVSA – Commander's Panoramic Viewer Sensor Assembly
  • CPX – Command Post Exercise
  • CQB – Close Quarters Battle
  • CQBR – Close-Quarters Battle Receiver
  • CR – Capability Requirement
  • CRB – Configuration Review Board
    • CRB – Capstone Requirements Document
  • C-RDAP – Civilian – Rotational Developmental Assignment Program
  • CRISAT – Collaborative Research into Small Arms Technology
  • CRM – Composite Risk Management (US)
  • CRMP – Computer Resource Management Plan
  • CROWS – Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station
  • CRR – Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car)
  • CRT – Cathode Ray Tube
  • CRTC – Cold Regions Test Center
  • CRWG – Computer Resources Working Group
  • CRU – Cable Reel Unit
  • CS – Communications Subsystem
  • CSA – Chief of Staff (Army)
  • CSAD – Commander's Situational Awareness Display
  • CSC – Computer Software Concept
  • CSCI – Computer Software Configuration Item
  • CSB – Combat Support Boat
  • CSE – Chargeable to Support Equipment
  • CSF – Combined Service Forces
  • CSI – computer-Synthesized Image
  • CSM – Command Sergeant Major
  • CSS – Combat Service Support
    • CSS – Computer Sighting System
  • CSSBL – Combat Service Support Battle Lab
  • CSSD – Combat Service Support Detachment
  • CT – Customer Test
  • CTA – Case Telescoped Ammunition
  • CTD – Concept Technology Demonstrator
  • CTC – Combat Training Center
  • CTEA – Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis
  • CTEIP – Central Test and Evaluation Improvement Program
  • CTG – Cartridge
  • CTI – Central Tire Inflation
  • CTIS – Central Tire Inflation System
  • CTO – Central Treaty Organization or Baghdad Pact
  • CTP – Critical Technical Parameter
  • CTSF – Central Technical Support Facility
  • CTR – Close Target Recce
    • CTR – Contractor
  • CTRA – Carro de Transporte Sobre Rodas Anfibo (amphibious tracking scout car)
  • CTT – Challenger Training Tank
  • CUOPS – Current Operations
  • CUP – Control Unit Panel
  • CV – Commander's Vehicle
  • CV90 – Combat Vehicle 90
  • CVAST – Combat Vehicle Armament System Technology (US)
  • CVC – Combat Vehicle Crewman's
  • CVR-T – Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance - Tracked (UK)
  • CVR-W – Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance - Wheeled (UK)
  • CVRDE – Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (India)
  • CVT – Controlled Variable Time
  • CVTTS – Combat Vehicle Targeting System
  • CW – Chemical Warfare
  • CWA – Chemical Warfare Agent
  • CWBS – Contract Work Breakdown Structure
  • CWG – Communications Working Group
  • CWO – Chief Warrant Officer
  • CWR – Continuous Wave radar
  • CWS – Cupola Weapon Station
  • CY – Calendar Year

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  • D&O – Doctrinal and Organizational
  • DA – Department of the Army
  • DA – Double Action
  • DAA – Designated Approving Authority
  • DAB – Defense Acquisition Board
  • DAC – DEFCOM Analysis Cover
  • DAE – Defense Acquisition Executive
  • DAES – Defense Acquisition Evaluations System
  • DAG – Data Authentication Group
  • DAGR – Defense Advanced GPS Receiver
  • DAHA – Dual-Axis Head Assembly
  • DAIG – Department of the Army Inspector General
  • DA IPR – DA In-Process Review
  • DAO – Double Action Only
  • DAP – Designated Acquisition Program
  • DAP – Distant Aiming Point
  • DAPS – Dismounted Assured P(osition, Navigation, Timing,) System
  • DARCOM – US Army Matériel Development and Readiness Command
  • DAREOD – Damaged Airfield Reconnaissance Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
  • DARPANET – DARPA Network
  • DAS – Deep Air Support
  • DAS Director of the Army Staff
  • DAS – Defensive Aids System/suite
  • DASP – Demountable Artillery Surveillance Pod
  • DATO – Denial Authority To Operate
  • DAU – Defense Acquisition University
  • DAWIA – Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
  • DB – Database
  • DB – Delayed-Blowback
  • DBBL – Dismounted Battle Battle Lab
  • DC – Data Collector
  • DC – Direct Current
  • DCA – Digital Control Assembly
  • DCA – Défense Contre Avions (anti-aircraft)
  • DCAS – Defense Contract Administration Services
  • DCB – Driver's Control Box
  • DCCT – Dismounted Close Combat Trainer
  • DCD – Directorate of Combat Developments
  • DCG – Deputy Commanding General
  • DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency
  • DCR – DOTMLPF Change Recommendation
  • DCS – Diagnostic Control Software
  • DD – Drivers Display
  • DD – Detroit Diesel
  • DD – Destroyer
  • DDA – Detroit Diesel Allison
  • DDS – Department of Defense Support
  • DDU – Digital Display Unit
  • DE – Data Element
  • DEAD – Destruction of Enemy Air Defense
  • DECA – Digital Electronic Control Assembly
  • DEFA – direction des études et fabrications d'armement
  • DEFCON – Defense Readiness Condition
  • DEM/VAL – Demonstration and Validation (phase)
  • DEP – Deputy
  • DEPSECDEF – Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • DERA – Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (UK)
  • DESO – Defense Export Sales Organization (UK)
  • DET – Detachment
  • DEV – Developer
  • DFAC – Dining Facility (US)
  • DFCS – Digital Fire-Control System
  • DFSV – Direct Fire Support Vehicle
  • DFV – Desert Fighting Vehicle
  • DDG – Guided Missile Destroyer
  • DG – Door Gunner (Helicopter)
  • DHA – Display Head Assembly
  • DHSS – Data Handling Subsystem
  • DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency (US)
  • DIACAP – Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process
  • DIAG – Diagnostic
  • DICON – Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria
  • DID – Data Item Description
  • DIMM – Dimmer
  • DIP – Driver Instrument Panel
  • DIPR – Detailed Test Plan in-Process Review
  • DIR – Director
  • DIS – Distributed Interactive Simulation
  • DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency
  • DISCOM – Division Support Command
  • DISNET – Defense Integrated Secure Network
  • DISUM – Daily Intelligence Summary
  • DIVARTY – Division Artillery
  • DLA – Defense Logistics Agency
  • DMC – Digital Magnetic Compass
  • DMR – Designated marksman rifle
  • DMR – Detect, Mitigate, Recover
  • DMSO – Defense Modeling and Simulation Office
  • DMU – Distance Measurement Unit
  • DN – Data Net
  • DNRS – day/night range sight
  • DoD – Department of Defense (US)
  • DODD – Department of Defense Directive
  • DODI – Department of Defense Instruction
  • DODIG – Department of Defense Inspector General
  • DOD-STD – Department of Defense Standard
  • DOE – Design of Experiments
  • DOIM – Directorate of Information Management (US Army)
  • DOP – Department of Productivity
  • DOS – Date of Separation
  • DOT&E – Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
  • DOTMLPF – Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities
  • DOTSP – Doctrinal and Organizational Test Support Package
  • DP – Data Processing
  • DP – demonstration purpose
  • DP – dual purpose
  • DPA – Defence Procurement Agency (UK)
  • DPE – Data Processing Equipment (or Element)4
  • DPEO – Deputy Program Executive Officer
  • DPG – Defense Planning Guidance
  • DPM – Deputy Program Manager
  • DPM – Deputy Project Manager
  • DPM – Deputy Product Manager
  • DPICM – Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (US)
  • DPTR – diopter
  • DPW – Directorate of Public Works
  • DQT – Development Qualification Testing
  • DR – Data Requirement
  • DR – Decision Review
  • DRA – Defence Research Agency (UK)
  • DRB – Design Review Board
  • DRI – Detection, Recognition, & Identification
  • DRM – Director of Resource Management
  • DROPS – demountable rack offloading and pick-up system
  • DROS – Date of Return Overseas (US)
  • DRP – Data Reduction Plan
  • DRT – Design Review Team
  • DS – Direct Support
  • DS/GS – Direct Support/General Support
  • DS/T – practice discarding sabot/tracer
  • DSA – Defense Supply Agency
  • DSACS – direct support armored cannon system (US)
  • DSAD – Driver's Situational Awareness Display
  • DSAU – Diagnostic Signal Acquisition Unit
  • DSETS – direct support electrical test system
  • DSM – Data Source Matrix
  • DSMC – Defense Systems Management College
  • DSN – Defense Switched Network
  • DSNET – Defense Secure Network
  • DSO – Defence Sales Organisation
  • DSRV – Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (US)
  • DSS – Direct Support System
  • DSSW – Defense Services Support – Washington
  • DST – Direct Support Team
  • DSWS – Division Support Weapon System
  • DT – Developmental Test
  • DT&E – Developmental Test and Evaluation
  • DTAT – Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres
  • DTC – Developmental Test Command
  • DTG – Date Time Group
  • DTIC – Defense Technical information Center
  • DTIP – Developmental Test Instrumentation Program
  • DTP – Detailed Test Plan
  • DTRR – Developmental Test Readiness Review
  • DTT – Doctrinal and Tactical Training
  • DTT – driver training tank
  • DTV – Driver's Thermal Viewer
  • DU – Display Unit / Detector Unit
  • DU – depleted uranium
  • DUA TST – Directory User Agent Tactical Support Team
  • DUSA – Deputy Under Secretary of the Army
  • DUSA-TE – Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for Test Evaluation
  • DUSD – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
  • DUSD(ATL) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
  • DV – demining vehicle
  • DVC – Day Video Camera
  • DVE – driver's vision enhancer
  • DVO – Direct Vision Optics
  • DVO – Driver, Vehicle, and Operator (drop zone)
  • DWFK – deep water fording kit
  • DZ – drop zone

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  • EAAK – Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)
  • EAC – Enhanced Attitude Control (warthog A10)
  • EAS – End of Active Service
  • EAOS – Enhanced Artillery Observation System
  • EBG – Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle)
  • EBR – Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle)
  • EBRC – Engine Blindé à roues de Contact
  • EC – Enhanced Carbine
  • ECB – Engineering and Construction Bulletins
  • ECM – Electronic countermeasures
  • ECOS – Enhanced Combat Optical Sight
  • ECS – Environmental Control Subsystem
  • ECV – Enhanced Capacity Vehicle
  • EDD – Explosive Detonation Disruption
  • EDS – Electric Drive System
  • EFAB – Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges
  • EFC – equivalent full charge
  • EFCR – equivalent full charge rounds
  • EFM – Explosives Factory Maribyrnong
  • EFP – Expanded Feasibility Phase
  • EFP – Explosively Formed Penetrator
  • EFV – Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV)
  • EFVS – Electronic Fighting Vehicle System (US)
  • EG – External Gun
  • EGLM – Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module
  • EI – Engineering and Installation
  • EIS – Engineering and Installation Squadron
  • EI SIT – Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team
  • ELB – Extended Life Barrel
  • ELEC – Electrical, Electric
  • ELEK – Electronic
  • ELEX – Electronics
  • ELKE – Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)
  • ELSAP – Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)
  • EM – electromagnetic
  • EMALS – Electromagnetic Aircraft Launcher System
  • EMC – Executive Management Committee
  • EMD – Engineering and Manufacturing Development
  • EMDG – Euromissile Dynamics Group
  • EMEW – Electromagnet Explosive Warhead
  • EMG – externally mounted gun
  • EMP – electromagnetic pulse
  • EMPG – Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade
  • ENGESA – Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)
  • EOC – Essential Operational Capability
  • EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • EOR – Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
  • EOTS – Electro-Optical Targeting System
  • EOW – End of Watch
  • EPC – Electronic plane conversion
  • EPC – Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank)
  • EPG – Enhanced Performance Grenade
  • EPG – European Production Group
  • EPG – European Programme Group
  • EPS – Electrical Power Subsystem
  • EPU – Electronics Processing Unit
  • ER – enhanced radiation
  • ER – extended range
  • ERA – explosive reactive armour
  • ERA – extended range ammunition
  • ERC – Engin de Reconnaissance Canon
  • ERFB – extended range full-bore
  • ERFB-BB – extended range full-bore – base bleed
  • ERGFCDS – Extended Range Gunnery Fire-Control Demonstration System
  • ERGP – extended range guided projectile
  • ERMIS – Extended Range Modification Integration System
  • ERP – Extended Range Projectile
  • ERSC – extended range subcalibre
  • ERV – emergency rescue vehicle
  • ERV – Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
  • ES – Extreme Spread
  • ESAF – Electronic Safety and Arm Function
  • ESD – Electronique Serge Dassault
  • ESLDE – Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow
  • ESPAWS – Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US)
  • ESRS – electro-slag refined steel
  • ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
  • ETC – ElectroThermal Cannon
  • ETD – Estimated Time of Departure
  • ETE – Estimated Time of Endurance
  • ETM – Electronic Technical Manuals
  • ETS – Elevated TOW System
  • ETS – Engineer Tank System
  • ETS – End of Term of Service (discharge date) (US)
  • EW – electronic warfare
  • EWK – Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Gцppner
  • EWS – external weapon station

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  • QCB – Quick Change Barrel
  • QE – Quadrant Elevation
  • QRF – Quick Reaction Force
  • QTOL – Quiet Take Off And Landing

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  • T – Tracer
  • TAAR – Tactical Air to Air Refueling
  • TACBE – Tactical beacon
  • TACMS – Army Tactical Missile System (US)
  • TACOM – Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)
  • TACP – Tactical Air Control Party
  • TAD – Temporary Additional Duty (Naval Services term) Temporary Duty
  • TADDS – Target Alert Display Data Set (US)
  • TADS – Target Acquisition and Designation System (US)
  • TAM – Tanque Argentino Mediano
  • TAS – Target Acquisition Subsystem
  • TAS – tracking adjunct system
  • TAS – Turret Attitude Sensor
  • TBAT – TOW/Bushmaster Armored Turret (US)
  • TC – Tank Commander, also Truck Commander (US Army)
  • TCO – Tactical Combat Operations
  • TCTO – Time-Compliance Technical Order
  • TCU – tactical control unit
  • TD – Tank Destroyer
  • TDCS – Tank Driver Command System
  • TDD – Target Detection Device
  • TDR – Target Data Receiver
  • TDY – Temporary Duty
  • TE – Tangent Elevation
  • TEL – Transporter-Erector-Launcher
  • TELAR – Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar
  • TES – Tactical Environment Simulation
  • TES – target engagement system
  • TESS – Telescopic Sighting System
  • TGMTS – Tank Gunnery Missile Tracking System
  • TGP – Terminally Guided Projectile
  • TGP – Targeting pod
  • TGS – Tank Gun Sight
  • TGSM – terminally guided submunition
  • TGTS – tank gunnery training simulator
  • TI – thermal imaging/imager
  • TIC – Troops In Contact
  • TICM – thermal imaging common modules
  • TID – Tactical Information Display
  • TIIPS – Thermal Imaging and Integrated Position System
  • TIM – Thermal Imaging Module
  • TIPU – Thermal Image Processing Units
  • TIRE – Tank Infra-Red Elbow
  • TIS – thermal imaging system
  • TISEO – Target Identification System Electro-Optical
  • TLC – Transport Launching Container
  • TLD – Top Level Demonstrations
  • TLE – Treaty Limited Equipment
  • TLP – Troop Leading Procedures (US)
  • TLR – Tank Laser Rangefinder
  • TLS – Tank Laser Sight
  • TM&LS – Textron Marine & Land Systems
  • TMBC – Turret Management Ballistic Computer
  • TMP – Tactical Machine Pistol
  • TMS – Turret Modernisation System
  • TMUAS – Turreted Mortar Under Armor System (US)
  • TNI – Tentara Nasional Indonesia
  • TNT – Trinitrotoluene
  • TO – Technical Order
  • TOE – Table of organisation and equipment
  • TOGS – Thermal Observation and Gunnery System (UK)
  • TOP – Total Obscuring Power
  • TOPAS – Transporter Obrneny Pasovy
  • TOTE – Tracker, Optical Thermally Enhanced
  • TOW – Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US)
  • TP – Target Practice
  • TP-FL – target practice flash
  • TP-S – or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature
  • TP-SM – target practice – smoke
  • TP-SP – target practice – spotting
  • TP-T – target practice – tracer
  • TPCM – Target Practice Colour-Marking
  • TPDS – Target Practice Discarding Sabot
  • TPFSDS-T – target practice fin-stabilised discarding sabot – tracer
  • TPTF – Target Practice Time Fuzed
  • TR – Triple Rail
  • TRACER – Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (UK)
  • TRACKSTAR – Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US)
  • TRADOC – Training and Doctrine Command (US)
  • TSFCS – Tank Simplified Fire-Control System
  • TSQ – time and super-quick
  • TSR – Tavor Sporting Rifle
  • TT – transport de troupes (troop transporter)
  • TTA – Tactical Training Area
  • TTB – Tank TestBed (US)
  • TTD – Transformation Technology Demonstrator
  • TTG – Time To Go
  • TTS – Tank Thermal Sight
  • TU – Terminal Unit
  • TU – Traversing Unit
  • TUA – TOW Under Armor (US)
  • TUR – Tiefflieger-Ьberwachungs-Radar (low-level surveillance radar)
  • TV – Television
  • TWD – Thermal Warning Device
  • TWMP – Track Width Mine Plough
  • TWS – Thermal Weapon Sight
  • TYDP – Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)

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  • V – Volt(s)
  • VAB – Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (front armoured car)
  • VAB – Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer
  • VADS – Vulcan Air Defense System (US)
  • VAE – Vehiculo Armado Exploracion
  • VAK – Vehicle Adaptor Kit
  • VAPE – Vehiculo Apoyo y Exploracion
  • VARRV – Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
  • VARV – Vickers Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • VBC – Véhicule Blindé de Combat (armoured combat vehicle)
  • VBCI – Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie
  • VBIED – Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
  • VBL – Véhicule Blindé Léger (light armoured vehicle)
  • VBM – Véhicules Blindés Modulaires
  • VBSS – Visit Board Search Seizure
  • VC – Vehicle Commander
  • VCA – Véhicule Chenillé d'Accompagnement (tracked support vehicle)
  • VCC – Veicolo Corazzato de Combattimento
  • VCG – Véhicule de Combat du Genie (armoured engineer vehicle)
  • VCI – Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie; Vehiculo combate infanteria (infantry combat vehicle)
  • VCP – Vehicle Check Point
  • VCR – variable compression ratio
  • VCR – Véhicule de Combat à Roues (wheeled combat vehicle)
  • VCR/AT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Atelier Technique (salvage)
  • VCR/IS – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Intervention Sanitaire (stretchers)
  • VCR/PC – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ)
  • VCR/TH – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Tourelle HOT (turret with four HOT ATGW)
  • VCR/TT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier)
  • VCTIS – Vehicle Command and Tactical Information System
  • VCTM – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Mortero (armoured mortar carrier)
  • VCTP – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Personal (armoured personnel carrier)
  • VDA – Véhicule de Défense Anti-aérienne (anti-aircraft defence vehicle)
  • VDAA – Véhicule d'Auto-Défense Anti-aérienne
  • VDC – Voltage Direct Current
  • VDM – viscous damped mount
  • VDSL – Vickers Defence Systems Ltd
  • VDU – visual display unit
  • VEC – Vehiculo de Exploraciòn de Caballerie
  • VEDES – Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejection System (US)
  • VERDI – Vehicle Electronics Research Defence Initiative (UK)
  • VHIS – visual hit indicator system
  • VIB – Véhicule d'Intervention du Base
  • VIDS – Vehicle Integrated Defence System
  • VINACS – Vehicle Integrated Navigation and Command System
  • VIRSS – Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System
  • VITS – Video Image Tracking Systems
  • VLAP – Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile
  • VLC – Véhicule Léger de Combat (light armoured car)
  • VLI – Visible Light Illuminator
  • VLSMS – Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System
  • VMA – Marine Light Attack Squadron
  • VMA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron
  • VMBT – Vickers Main Battle Tank
  • VMF – Marine Fighter Squadron
  • VMFA – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
  • VMFA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron
  • VMGR – Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron
  • VMFP – Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron
  • VMM – Marine Tilt-rotor (MV-22B) Squadron
  • VMU – Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron
  • VMR – Marine Transport Squadron
  • VMAQ – Marine Electronic Warfare Attack Squadron
  • VMS – Vehicle Motion Sensor
  • VNAS – Vehicle Navigation Air System
  • VRL – Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle)
  • VSEL – Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
  • VT – variable time (fuse)
  • VTOL – Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft
  • VTP – véhicule transport de personnel (personnel carrier)
  • VTT – véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter)
  • VVSS – vertical volute spring suspension
  • VXB – Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose armoured car)

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  • WAAC – Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete
  • WAC – Women's Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete
  • WAF – Women (in the) Air Force and individual members of; obsolete
  • WAM – Wide Area Mines (US)
  • WAMI – Wide Area Motion Imagery (US)
  • WAPC – Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (Canada)
  • WASAD – Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device
  • WAV – Wide Angle Viewing
  • WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (USN); obsolete
  • WES – Wing Engineer Squadron (USMC)
  • WFOV – Wide Field of View
  • WFSV – Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle (Canada)
  • WHA – Wounded Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)
  • WHA – Weapons Head Assembly
  • WHSA – Weapons Head Support Assembly
  • WLR – Weapon Locating Radar
  • WM – Woman/Women Marine(s)
  • WMD – Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction
  • WMRV – Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada)
  • WNHA – Wounded Non-Hostile Action (US Vietnam War)
  • WP – white phosphorus
  • WP-T – white phosphorus – tracer
  • WSM – Winchester Short Magnum
  • WTS – Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC)

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  • YMRS – Yugoslav multiple rocket system

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References

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  1. ^ Australian War Memorial. "Glossary". p. R. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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  • Armor and Artillery Glossary
  • Infantry Weapons Glossary
  • FM 17-97 Cavalry Troop (October 1995)
  • FM 5-19 (formerly FM 100–14) Composite Risk Management (21 Aug 2006)
  • Ministry of Defence acronyms and abbreviations
  • Military abbreviations and Dictionaries[usurped]
  • Military acronyms and military abbreviations

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